ERIN LEAF

PRINCIPAL DESIGNER + FOUNDER

Wisconsin-born, and bread in Interior Architecture from Columbia College Chicago, Erin has made Nashville home for nearly a decade. Since 2016, EL has cultivated a diverse portfolio, creating thoughtful and distinctive spaces in both commercial hospitality and residential design, with projects spanning the U.S. and abroad

ELEA is founded on designing spaces that balance bespoke craftsmanship, fresh eclecticism, and a timeless dialogue between textured heritage and the contemporary experience - Creating beautiful and functional interiors

Professional Tenure of Note

F+B Spaces - Sinatra’s Bar + Lounge, The Southern Turf Club, House of Cards, Johnny Cash Country Kitchen + Saloon, Schulman’s, E3 Chophouse, Chief’s on Broadway, Martin’s BBQ Joint, Biscuit Love, Hugh Baby’s

Boutique Hotel - Coral Sands Inn + Cottages, Hotel 1928, Field + Stream Lodge Co, The Chloe Nashville, Graduate Hotels, Memoir Nashville

Retail - Faherty, Stoney Clover Lane, Beauty School, Gold Lion Pilates, SHED Fitness, BODYROCK

A woman with long blonde hair wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and white ruffled top, sitting on a patterned sofa, looking to her left while holding a smartphone, in a cozy cafe setting with a wall decorated with framed pictures.