Featured Collector
Modern · Sleek · Coastal
Nicole Cooley & family — Point Loma, San Diego
Nicole with Kaylee & Hanna
Where They Call Home
Point Loma — San Diego, CA
Favorite Color
Turquoise
Favorite Travel Destination
"Praiano on the Amalfi Coast, Italy — a beautiful hillside town with color and flowers around every corner."
Bucket List
"Traveling the world! I want to explore new places with my girls, Kaylee & Hanna, each year."
"Stefanie is a friend I met when our family first moved to San Diego in 2017. Her work caught my eye, and a couple of years later we were able to purchase our first original piece."
Their Collection
Three originals — including I Left My Heart in Italy, a custom commission titled California Dreaming, and a third piece the girls hand‑picked themselves.
The First Piece
"I fell in love the first time I saw it — it reminded me so much of my first visit to Italy."
The Cooleys knew I Left My Heart in Italy would be a beautiful addition to their new home in Point Loma. Today it hangs in their dining room.
"Our second piece was a custom work Stefanie created for our living room — California Dreaming — a focal point when you enter our house for all to see. It's an ode to our life in San Diego; we're both originally from the Pacific Northwest."
"Our third piece was for our daughters — and one they hand‑picked themselves!"
What They Look For
"I have to know right away that it's something we want. When you see a piece and are immediately drawn to it, you just know. It also needs to fit the aesthetic of our home."
"We wanted them in spaces anyone coming into our home would have the privilege to see — the dining room, the living room, and the hallway just outside our guest bath."
The First Piece
I Left My Heart in Italy
In the Studio
California Dreaming
The Girls' Piece
Hand‑picked by Kaylee & Hanna
"The colors — and the way each painting pulls you in to somewhere you've seen or been."
"Joy each time I look at them!"
Explore more of Stefanie's work — where color, place, and memory converge
"When you see a piece of art and are immediately drawn to it, you just know."Shop the Collection →
