aurie Heffernon founded Done in a Day Decorating in 2004. She has worked with homemakers, realtors, doctors, entrepreneurs, lawyers, accountants, and many other types of professionals, helping them to love their homes on their own budget, or sell their homes quickly and profitably.

aurie is the only redesigner whose work has been featured in New England's Yankee Magazine. The "How'd They Do That" column in the Nov/Dec 2007 issue featured a redesign Laurie did in a home in Sudbury, Massachusetts. She has also been interviewed for the Comcast Network's "New England Newsmakers" show on "cool jobs" and has been featured or quoted in several articles in local print media over the years.

he has been immersed in interior decorating and home renovation for over 30 years. She and her husband have owned 5 homes during that period, and she has always done her own wallpapering, painting, window treatments, upholstery, antique refinishing, and even carpentry. In the years that decorating took back stage to other endeavors, she was often hired out by friends and family as a "jack of all trades" to advise them on their decorating choices and to do the manual labor for them.

aurie has a B.A., and M.A. in economics from Boston College, and her first career was in the corporate world, where she acquired transportable talents in business development, business management, marketing, and, ease in undertaking and directing large projects involving multiple parties from multiple companies.

hen the time finally came for her to do what she loved most, interior decorating, Laurie augmented her natural talents by receiving her professional training in the decorating field from one of the country's leading redesign and staging experts, JoAnne Lenart-Weary of Waterford, PA (students have traveled from as far away as Australia to attend her courses). Laurie earned her certification in redesign from the international organization Interior Redesign Industry Specialists, and is a member of One Day Decorating Alumni Association from which she was awarded first place in the 2005 Interior Redesign Challenge in the category of Office Redesign. She has also earned certifications in redesign and staging from The Society of Decorating Professionals. These industry relationships provide her with monthly opportunities to learn new techniques and keep up with the latest trends.
 

aurie is a member of the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the 1776 Chapter of Business Networkers International. Weekly networking meetings with other home services trades has translated to strong working relationships with skilled and reputable trades people, something her clients can count on.