Alexandria, VA – For more than three decades, Claire Schwab has fashioned a career that looks less like work and more like a calling. As the founder of Claire Schwab Interior Design, she says, “I really do have a dream job.” Every day brings new people, new spaces, and new opportunities to make a home feel beautiful and deeply personal. Many clients have become longtime friends, and some have hired her repeatedly. That loyalty, she says, “means everything.”

Schwab’s love and appreciation for design and craftsmanship began in childhood. Her grandfather, E.R. Wilkerson Sr., was a furniture maker, antique dealer, and interior design studio owner in Buckhead, Atlanta. Schwab loved wandering his shop, soaking up the scent of wood and seed oil.

Though Schwab’s father became an eye surgeon, he

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