Sarina Galu

PRINCIPAL INTERIOR DESIGNER

Sarina turned her lifelong appreciation for architecture and interior design into a “passion career” in 2013, after spending 20 years as a marketing executive working with top national consumer brands.

With creative vision and self-taught technical skills, Sarina can masterfully create inspiring finished spaces. Unaffected by popular trends, she designs timeless spaces defined by a layered mix of textures, tones, patterns and furnishings. None of Sarina’s projects look alike because she designs for each individual client.

While Sarina has years of professional leadership experience, clients love her vibrant, youthful and fun personality. Sarina understands that in design work there is often give and take with multiple stakeholders (husbands, wives, teens, etc) and she is skilled at keeping everyone's needs and priorities in mind during the process. 

Mainly through word of mouth, Sarina continues to garner the attention of discerning clients spanning areas across CT, NY, VT, FL and beyond. These relationships last far beyond the completion of a project. Clients become friends and most rehire Sarina to design additional areas of their home, new homes or vacation homes. Projects vary from single room makeovers to new home construction.

Skilled tradesmen, craftsmen, builders, and architects also enjoy working with Sarina because of her in-depth knowledge and understanding of what they do. This trust and communication results in smoothly run projects, which clients appreciate and value. 

When not interior designing, Sarina is curating home decor items for her consignment business on Instagram called @nooishhome (see more info on SHOP tab), staying active with yoga/barre, channeling her creativity in various projects, and cheering on her two boys at their high school games.

Sarina and her family live in Darien, CT.


Elizabeth Zhang

DESIGN OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

A life-long lover of the arts, Elizabeth has been passionate about all things “design” since childhood. After college, she spent several years in wholesale-supplier sales and worked with many NY/CT trade contractors and interior designers, selling premier floor coverings for commercial and residential interiors.

Elizabeth assists Sarina in all phases of the design process, but primarily manages project management tools and coordinates deliveries and installations with clients. With her experience in business sales/operations and a background in music, Elizabeth combines problem-solving and organization skills with creative talents, to successfully expedite projects and ensure superior client satisfaction - never skipping a beat.

In her free time, Elizabeth is the Director of her church choir and enjoys drawing, playing volleyball, and spending time outdoors. Elizabeth lives in Easton, CT.

Acclamations

Our passion and purpose are to enhance the lives of our discerning clients.

  • "Sarina and her entire team at SG Interiors turned our house into a home. I forever struggled with the daunting task of the execution and commitment of buying furniture and art. Working with Sarina was so simple and stress free. From her over the top presentations to her countless hours of brilliant research, Sarina always came up with the perfect designs at the perfect cost. She never gave up until we were happy and she was satisfied with every detail of the room. We now have this house that she turned into our home. I can not recommend Sarina and SG Interiors enough!"

    Darien, CT

  • “Sarina Galu has a style and eye like no other. We have so many wonderful things to say about this very talented woman. She transformed our dining room, living room and bedrooms into rooms we love, admire daily and receive constant compliments on. Gently pushing us out of our comfort zone, Sarina helped us execute a vision we couldn't have seen on our own - an amazing mix of edgy-cool and transitional design elements that provide high style as well as high performance."

    Darien, CT

  • “Sarina is a joy to work with and has a beautiful eye for design! We couldn’t be happier with how she helped us reimagine the first floor of our house. While she pushed us to think about creative solutions we never considered, she also partnered with us, always listening to our own preferences and style. We were so happy with her work that we have already started working with her on another larger project!"

    Larchmont Manor, Larchmont NY

  • Sarina has been a delight to work with on decorating my home, and I cannot recommend her highly enough. Sarina is the whole package: smart, hard-working, creative, stylish, thorough, proactive and, on top of it all, a genuinely nice person and pleasure to be around!

    Greenwich, CT

  • "Sarina worked with us on designing all aspects of our new home. She really took the time to understand our vision and style before proposing several options for each room. She has exquisite taste and the entire process was collaborative. Her strong vendor relationships helped make the process easier as we moved from design to execution. We could not be happier with the end result and strongly recommend Sarina."

    Old Greenwich, CT

  • "Sarina Galu’s designs are elegant and timeless. She helped me transform my dining room into something I had dreamed of. She pays attention to the big picture and how one room flows into another as well as every little detail. Sarina has great style and taste and is an absolute pleasure to work with!"

    Tokeneke, Darien CT

  • From the moment Sarina entered my home for the first time, I noticed her approachable style, attention to detail, professionalism and interpersonal skills. Turns out these positive initial impressions were reinforced throughout her design process from the start to the finished projects. Sarina works with her clients to ensure that the end result reflects their lifestyle and needs, always gently but confidently directing the process to ensure these goals are met. Sarina works with capable and responsive vendors and contractors, and manages the “behind the scenes” coordination that makes the process appear seamless. Working with Sarina was such a pleasure, we have collaborated on many more projects after that initial meeting and she has continued to design spaces that are chic yet comfortable... and perfect for our family.

    Noroton Bay, Darien CT

  • "Sarina is extremely talented and always a pleasure to work with. We have worked on multiple projects in our home with Sarina and have always been thrilled with the results. Not only is she super easy to work with and organized, she has incredible vision for what a room can be. She listens to your needs and expectations and gets it done, beautifully. Cannot recommend her enough!"

    Darien, CT