We at Ecru & Ebony believe that giving back to the community is not only a civic duty, but a way we can transform environments through design. When the opportunity presented itself to design the art room for Valerie’s House, we gladly accepted the challenge along with several other area interior designers who provided their talents to other rooms of the facility.

Opening in 2016, Valerie’s House provides open-ended peer support groups and activities for children to heal after a significant loss in their life. Valerie’s House is not a formal counseling center, it is a community and a platform for individuals to come together, and share and mentor one another through grief. There is nothing of this kind in Southwest Florida — Valerie’s House was the first organization between Tampa and Miami focused on supporting grieving children on an ongoing basis.