Shannon Willey, Founder of Sea Green Designs

Sea Green Designs started ten years ago as Broken Colour Works with the purpose of providing individual home owners and interior designers alike with custom finishes on home furnishings and walls. It began in a small space of 550 square feet, off the beaten path, in the village of Sag Harbor, NY in 2000. Originally, Shannon Willey hand-finished all of the furniture sold. Ms. Willey came to the east end of Long Island in order to earn money to return to school for a degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Buffalo after graduating with a degree in Fashion Design from FIT in New York City. She fell in love with the East End, and it has been quite an amazing evolution. She never could have imagined that she would be able to combine two very different degrees, but Sea Green Designs,  the evolution of Broken Colour Works, has allowed her to do that, by allowing Ms. Willey to work with colors and textures and to work with local artists and craftsmen, as well as, other businesses that have sustainable practices. A recent certification in Sustainable Interiors by the Sustainable Furnishings Council has given Ms. Willey the ability to help clients make good design choices, as well as “green” design choices for their homes.

Ms. Willey started providing interior design service by retail customer request about seven years ago. While inspired by their own coastal environment, Sea Green Designs does whatever they can to help clients get the look they want to suit their lifestyle and environment. The decorative painting service and interior design service is an important part of the business in addition to the retail location where one can find everything from sofas to outdoor furnishings to linens. Broken Colour Works opened a new location in the village of Southampton, NY about three years ago and is ever evolving with the home furnishings and services it provides to both individuals and designers, always with a coastal vibe and increasingly offering products that look great and are eco-friendly, too. This is what prompted the recent change in the business name from Broken Colour Works to Sea Green Designs.

You can always find courteous and resourceful assistance at Sea Green Designs. Whether you are an individual or a designer looking for pieces for a client, Sea Green Designs can help you get the right pieces, in the right color and if they don’t have what you’re looking for, they can usually help you find it.