Sherry Toben, IDS

In-Home Designer

Experience: 10 Years

With Furniture Fair for 25 years

stoben@furniturefair.net

Miamisburg, OH

Sherry is a skilled in-home designer at Furniture Fair, admired for her ability to create timeless and functional spaces. Inspired by Joanna Gaines, Sherry appreciates the simplicity and warmth Gaines brings to her designs by using existing structural elements and incorporating client ideas into the process. In her own work, Sherry adds a touch of metals like gold, black iron, and bronze to give her designs a pop, ensuring each room is not only cozy but also visually engaging and functional.

Rooted in a love for simplicity and functionality, Sherry's approach to design emphasizes creating spaces that are both timeless and inviting. Inspired by Joanna Gaines, she incorporates existing structural elements into her designs, ensuring that each room reflects its natural beauty. Sherry listens closely to her clients' ideas, blending their vision with her own expertise to craft designs that are warm, cozy, and perfectly tailored. She adds touches of metals like gold, black iron, and bronze to bring subtle contrast and personality, creating environments that are as practical as they are visually appealing.

JoAnna Gaines stands out as Sherry’s favorite designer for several reasons:

1. Simplicity and Timelessness: Sherry admires Gaines's ability to create simple, elegant designs that are both timeless and functional. She appreciates how Gaines avoids overcomplicating spaces, focusing on clean lines and practical layouts that stand the test of time.
2. Use of Existing Structural Elements:Sherry is inspired by Gaines’s talent for incorporating a room’s natural architecture and existing structural elements into her designs. This approach creates spaces that feel authentic and rooted in the home's original character.
3. Warmth and Client-Centered Designs:Sherry loves how Gaines creates warm and cozy environments that feel lived-in and inviting. She also admires Gaines's commitment to listening to her clients and ensuring their ideas are thoughtfully integrated into the design, a practice Sherry mirrors in her own work.