The Team
Principal, Design Specialist
Through her solid reputation for innovative design, architectural integrity, and consummate professionalism, Debra Toney has earned brand name recognition as an industry leader throughout Colorado.
Debra Toney Interior Design and Architectural Finishes, is a planning and design firm with a particular focus on designing architecturally significant projects within the existing footprint of our inner city homes. The company’s kitchen and bath programs promote thinking globally by producing European Style cabinets locally. This encourages growth of our local economy and reduces the carbon footprint associated with shipping cabinets from out of state or from overseas locations. The cabinet lines represent designs that have garnered international awards and recognition. In 2009, Toney further streamlined the design and manufacturing process of her cabinet program. With the addition of her retail program Three Week Kitchens and Baths in a Week, she has packaged good design and services—and paired them with a quick delivery and a value-priced product, offering something not only beautiful and stylish but also contributing solid value to a clients home, at any budget. 3 & One, as it’s become known, is similar in concept to the Martha Stewart line of well designed home goods, and is Debra’s most popular program to date and has proven very timely for the current economy. The program is currently available to Colorado and Texas residents only. The reigning philosophy is one of exceptional beauty combined flawlessly with practicality and a desire to be attuned to the needs of the client. Debra adamantly believes that the aesthetics that surround us can change our mood and enhance our lives, and thus has applied this belief to her designs.
Her expansion during the current economic crisis reinforces Debra Toney’s reputation as a forward thinker and industry expert. She’s expanding in a down housing market and taking advantage of some downtime to retool, increase public awareness of her new expanded
services, and contribute something meaningful to the community.
We believe that an investment in good design enhances one’s quality of life and should be available to everyone and priced accordingly. It is our goal to package good design, products and services in response to our client’s needs and desires and to approach any job, large or small, with a commitment to maximize value.
Ms. Toney began developing in the Cherry Creek and surrounding market areas in 1999 and has won numerous awards for her stunning kitchen and bath designs. Her high profile projects are prominent in areas such as Hilltop, Cherry Creek, Crestmoor and Park Hill neighborhoods of Denver Colorado..
Michelle Ku
Senior Designer
Michelle embarked on her true passion, interior design, as a 2nd career after graduating from Arapahoe Community College in 2009 with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Interior Design. She also has a Bachelors of Business Degree in Computer Science from Western Illinois University. Her flair for interiors was recognized when the kitchen of her downtown loft was featured in Colorado Homes and Lifestyles. Michelle interned with the Debra Toney Family of companies in the summer of 2009 and joined the team in early 2010. She loves living in Colorado and enjoys movies, ethnic & fine dining, and traveling with her husband and son.
Since joining the Debra Toney companies, Michelle has worked on numerous projects including: selection of furnishings and accessories for the office of a local communications company; staging a condominium for resale; numerous kitchen and bath remodels; and the design of three whole home projects, two of which are new builds and one remodel.
Danna Tullis
Project Coordinator
Danna began her career as a Project Coordinator around the age of 12 in Westminster, Colorado. Designing rooms and drawing detailed furnishings at an early age was a fascination she transitioned into professional career choices. She married and moved to Oakland County, Michigan where she had an artist’s studio and while parenting her children, worked as a professional commissioned fine artist, graphic designer and book illustrator, bringing to life her client’s ideas using her illustration and painting skills.
Traveling on her career path, she lived in Salida, Colorado and worked with homeowners to create intimate environments with color schemes and furnishings that reflected their personalities and lifestyles. She started an art school and taught drawing, painting and color theory to kids and adults, while serving the community as President of the Community Center Board of Directors. One of her favorite projects that she and her husband produce annually is the Salida Riverside Fine Arts and Music Festival.
Danna is a dedicated design professional living in downtown Denver and currently continues her fascination with projects as a remodeling Project Coordinator for Debra Toney Interiors. In her free time she enjoys helping her professional artist/musician husband with his projects and playing with their LabraDoodle pet dog Joe, who gives silent but appreciative approval to their projects.
Nikki Ward
Graphic Designer
Nikki graduated from the Art Institute of Colorado and has been designing for 5 years, three of which include designing collateral for the Debra Toney Companies on a part time freelance basis. Prior to joining the Debra Toney Family of companies she worked for Veggie Graphics working on such projects as the Denver University Alumni Magazine, EAS Leading Edge Magazine and The Colorado Production & Resource Guide to name just a few. She currently resides in Boulder, CO where along with designing for DTRD she also runs a freelance graphic design firm specializing in print design. You will often find her skiing, hiking or biking the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains or hanging out with her 14 nieces and nephews.
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