BDG Construction Team
From simple makeovers to complete renovations of large and small spaces, the skilled team at BDG Construction can cover your Construction Service and Design needs quickly and affordably. Changing and upgrading your home or receiving corporate space design services can have a dramatic impact on your environment and state of mind!
Our team has spent years developing relationships with the top resources in the industry, ensuring our professionals have the ability to deliver cost effective solutions for your home, office or retail space. This extensive time in the industry has afforded clients of our construction and design team with a deep reservoir of selection and excellent pricing.
Linda Baker
Linda Baker is an Award Winning Dallas Interior Designer known for her passionate approach on life, relationships and design. With over 25 years of experience in the design industry, Linda and her team are known in Dallas for their custom high-end design in both residential and commercial properties, while still creating a comfortable environment for all to enjoy. Stunning design residentially has garnered her firm to win repeatedly in Dallas and Texas, and Linda also has designed for commercial clientele such as Oil and Energy, Medical, Financial Firms, Restaurants and Legal Offices, and has the privilege of renovating several Dallas Republic Title offices throughout the DFW area.
Her enthusiasm for her profession is reflected in her ability to help clients achieve their goals. She combines her passionate approach to life with her remarkable design talent. It gives her great pleasure to see her clients embrace their newly designed spaces and how the design impacts the way they view and enjoy their environment. Baker Design Group has been the recipient of numerous Dallas and Texas ASID and DHome awards the past five years.
Prior to launching Baker Design Group in 2005, Linda launched the nation’s leading artificial plant and permanent tree company, The Creative Branch in Houston, Texas. She was a pioneer in and branded the name for the “permanent interiorscape” industry, which garnered the attention of the Houston Business Journal, ABC TV, and the Houston Chronicle. Her experience with floral design and incorporating permanent interiorscapes into interior design has shaped her accessorizing philosophy and benefits clients today. Sold in 2004 Linda has brought this entrepreneurial approach to another branch of Baker Design Group: Curate Florals by BDG, the latest addition to the firm, which sells wholesale floral artistry to design professionals. Baker Design Group is also well known in the DFW Region for their outstanding full-service Christmas.
Heather brings her business skills to BDG from the television, radio and retail industries. While earning her Bachelor in Communication from Texas A&M University, Heather developed her business acumen in various internships for Universal Pictures, KPRC-NBC Television in Houston and Disney Radio. After graduating, Heather joined Zale Corporation as an Assistant Buyer and was quickly promoted to Merchandise Planner for the colored stone and pearl division where she took on the roles of handling store allocations and financial planning for her departments. After three years with Zale Corporation, Heather brought her understanding of business development, planning and marketing to Baker Design Group in 2007.
Heather has worked closely alongside Linda for the past 15 years in creating and developing new corporate and residential interior design business along with growing and managing the Seasonal Department. Over the past fourteen years, Heather has seen a growing need in the construction industry for better quality and attention to detail, all while keeping to the importance of good design. Heather now leads our construction department, BDG Construction, while keeping to her love of business development that includes all four arms of Baker Design Group.
Heather Mattox
Kay Ainsworth
Interior Designer
Award-winning designer Kay Cosby Ainsworth believes design is personal. Your home or business is a reflection of you. It’s not simply about building a room or collection of furnishings; it’s about building relationships. We leverage our God given talents and organizational skills to create spaces to love and be loved in. We renovate lives and connect our clients with top tier furniture and accessories. Our goal is to create a space that’s uniquely yours and she is excited to help grow BDG Construction to its fullest by taking on the Project Manager role and working alongside Heather and the construction team.
In 2006, Kay graduated with a Bachelor of Interior Design from Texas Tech University. Her first position out of school was working for Architecture Demarest. AD specializes in multi-family and student housing work. This position was an excellent foundation for understanding the built environment and engineering behind construction documents. While at AD she obtained her Texas (RID) and National (NCIDQ) licenses. After working at AD, she relocated to a position with Redstone Kitchens. Her work with Redstone allowed her to master kitchen design and material specifications while working directly with clients. A majority of 2015 was spent with extra freelance work for friends and referrals. It’s this work that’s led her to begin her own interior design firm full time. She looks forward to working with homeowners, architects, and contractors in order to deliver new homes, existing home renovations and commercial spaces that fit the client’s needs and personal style.
Claire Morgan joins Baker Design Group as the Marketing and Client Relations Manager after she had the opportunity to take her skill set to Highland Park Village, where she assisted in managing marketing, events and advertising. Originally from Florida, Claire attended Florida State University where she majored in Sociology, but quickly developed a passion for marketing upon graduating. Claire’s greatest strengths are her creativity, drive and leadership, and is highly experienced with coordinating and overseeing a variety of different marketing activities, such as meeting with clients, discussing branding strategies and establishing marketing goals.
With several years of experience in the industry and a passion for interior design, Claire looks forward to bringing new and exciting ideas to the marketing and seasonal department and the opportunity to grow substantially with BDG. Over the last few years, Claire has had the opportunity to work alongside our designers, going behind the scenes of the work we do, which has given her an edge on what our followers want and need. In her spare time, Claire enjoys spending time with her Golden Retriever puppy, trying new restaurants around Dallas, reading, playing golf and tennis, and relaxing at the pool.
Claire Morgan
Lisa Floyd
Dallas Interior Designer, Lisa Floyd, developed her passion for design at a young age with a perfectionist eye and a constant craving for all things creative. She took that passion to Baylor University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. The four year, accredited program developed her knowledge on materials and finishes, skills in various computer drafting programs, abilities to sketch and render as well as her unique design perspective. She also carried involvement in the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) into postgraduate leadership roles with both the Dallas chapter of ASID and the DFW chapter of the Interior Design Society (IDS). Lisa served as Chair of the ASID TX Dallas Design Community multiple years.
Before joining Baker Design Group in 2011, Lisa’s love for the fast paced, ever-changing field of design grew immensely, along with her skill set as she was able to use her strong presentation skills with client meetings and especially her rendering skills, presenting beautiful hand drawings with each new project. Interning with Dallas designer, Denise McGaha, working as a freelance designer in San Antonio, and designing and executing stage backdrops for Baylor, including award winning work, add to her diverse artistic experience.
Her experience even reaches to commercial Christmas design and décor, being awarded the opportunity to design and install the Christmas decorations for Baylor University’s Student Union.
Lisa is right at home as Senior Designer at BDG, bringing her professional ideas to life with a fresh, innovative, artistic design eye. A big people person, she loves collaborating with the BDG design team and bringing visions to fruition for our fabulous client-base. In 2012 she took home the ASID DesignOvation First place award for Emerging Designer, and continues to see success for the design team, in industry awards and accolades for all their hard work, both locally and nationally. Lisa, and the Baker Design Group team, has been named a D Home Best Designer multiple years running, and featured along with Dallas’s best and brightest in Interior Design.
Jessica’s passion for design began as a child while helping pick out wall paper and flooring for a kitchen remodel. Since then she can’t help but to walk into a room and envision how to make it better – whether it be more functional or aesthetically pleasing. Jessica went to school at the University of North Texas and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Interior Design. While at UNT, Jessica interned with the UNT Facilities Management and Construction office where she gained experience in commercial design and helped conduct LEED research for the recently built and LEED accredited Business Leadership Building.
After moving to Seattle, Jessica switched her focus to residential design and began interning at Kristine Donovick Interior Design. There she was able to further develop her skills while assisting designers with various projects in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, Jessica moved back to the Dallas area and began working for Baker Design Group. She is now an allied member of ASID and her diverse client background has cultivated her appreciation for many different design styles. Since then, she has worked on many of our award winning projects and is looking forward to continuing to work with clients to transform their living and work spaces.
Jessica Warren
Amanda Tarango
Amanda Tarango joins Baker Design Group as an Interior Designer after she had the opportunity to take her skill set to Waco, Texas, where she worked as an assistant designer for HGTV’s Fixer Upper. Her love for Interior Design came about at a young age when she would beg her mother to help her rearrange their furniture. Ever since, she’s had an enthusiasm for space planning and creating layouts. Amanda graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Interior Design. During her time at UNT she interned with a non-profit interior design organization where she developed floor plans and selected furniture options, and designed graphics for marketing and development activities. Her excitement for style and unique designs, as well as her can-do attitude, is always attractive to our clients; and, creates a fantastic asset for our design department.
Henrieta Imrie joins Baker Design Group as an Interior Designer with a background in Architecture. Growing up in a family of builders, she enjoyed watching construction process, and learning problem solving on the go. This, and her love for all things creative, led her to attending Slovak University of Technology, where she graduated with a Master’s degree in Architecture. She worked in the hospitality design industry in Prague, Czech Republic, developing a variety of restaurant concepts before moving to the U.S., where she continued this path. Her passion for transforming homes and creating unique personal spaces has brought her an array of residential projects. Henrieta loves fashion, arts, and nature, and has fun incorporating these influences into her designs. Her experience in architecture, remodel and overall sense of taste brings a perfect balance to the BDG design team and to our clients.
Henrieta Imrie
Mary Pat Sadlowski
Mary Pat is Baker Design Group’s Office Manager and the first smiling face you see when entering the office. After several years of administrative support for another interior design company, she has blended her previous experience in the industry with the energy of the Baker Design Group team. We are amazed with the way Mary Pat has stepped into her role and takes care of the entire staff. Any connecting with Baker Design Group through Mary Pat will appreciate her attention to detail, responsiveness, and care. Providing professional and courteous assistance to both clients and business contacts in addition to the variety of staff and office needs keeps Mary Pat on the go.
Before beginning her career at Baker Design Group, Tracy spent an extensive 22 years in retail management and sales, including managing one of the top rated Chico’s stores in the United States. Now, Tracy manages and oversees our entire BDG warehouse, communicating with our receiving warehouse and interior designers. She works alongside our interior designers and vendors to make sure all items are arriving on time and are in perfect condition so that installs are well prepared and run smoothly. Drawing from prior experience of managing employees and retail stores, Tracy also manages all BDG Christmas crews. The busy holiday season wouldn’t be the same without her diligence and highly organized inventory system. Tracy fills an important role here that allows each project to run as seamless as possible. When she isn’t running around keeping everything in place at BDG, Tracy loves spending time at home on her farm with her 3 beautiful children, amazing husband and beloved animals.
Tracy Raye
Taylor Payne
Taylor Payne joins Baker Design Group as our Warehouse Associate. Known for her formidable work ethic and dedication to excellence, Taylor’s journey has been filled with diverse experiences. In 2015, Taylor obtained her Associates of Arts degree from Brookhaven College. This educational milestone laid the groundwork for her future success. While Taylor initially ventured into customer service roles following college, it was her transition into the world of warehouse management and logistics that truly defined her professional path. With an innate talent for streamlining operations and maximizing efficiency, she assumed leadership roles, orchestrating teams and optimizing supply chain processes.
Family time holds a special place in her heart, and she cherishes every moment spent creating lasting memories with loved ones. Whether it’s a cozy night in, a fun gathering, or embarking on exciting adventures, Taylor revels in the joy of togetherness. To unwind and recharge, Taylor finds solace by the pool, loves playing the guitar and listening to music, and spending time with her fur babies.