MEET DANA
Dana Lacuesta is the founder and principal designer of Dana Grace Interiors. For more than a decade, she has created thoughtful, enduring interiors defined by understated luxury, layered character, and a strong sense of place. Her work spans new construction, renovations, historic restorations, boutique commercial spaces, and the art of furnishing and curation.
After leading a successful full-service design firm in Nashville for 7 years, Dana relocated to Traverse City in 2019, where she collaborates closely with architects, builders, and craftspeople she trusts. Known for her clear communication and steady creative leadership, she guides each project with intention, care, and an editor’s eye.
Dana’s signature style balances polish with personality, creating spaces that feel curated, collected, and unmistakably individual.
Julia Kline, Senior Designer
Julia Kline brings a rare blend of artistic intuition, technical precision, and imaginative problem-solving to Dana Grace Interiors. A graduate of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Interior Design, she has more than a decade of experience spanning high-end residential design, large-scale public art, and immersive international installations. Her background includes builder-led residential projects, cruise ship and themed environments, miniature golf experiences, and hands-on education initiatives across New Orleans and northern Michigan.
Equally fluent in Vectorworks, AutoCAD, hand rendering, and 3D modeling, Julia elevates every project with thoughtful drafting, design development, and visual storytelling. Her experience leading custom fabrication projects and collaborative sculptural installations brings a level of craft and care that resonates in every detail. Warm, whimsical, and mindful of sustainability, Julia balances precision with playfulness, helping create interiors that are both refined and unmistakably alive.
Cammie Buehler, Studio Manager
Cammie brings more than 25 years of hospitality and operations experience to Dana Grace Interiors, with a career spanning corporate events, weddings, film and print production, private service, and work as a private chef. Her hands-on experience in fast-paced, detail-driven environments has shaped a sharp project management skill set and a trusted national network of collaborators.
At Dana Grace Interiors, Cammie ensures every project runs seamlessly, applying her hospitality-driven expertise to the studio’s operations with care, precision, and calm leadership. Based in Traverse City with her partner Tyler and their pup Pip, she balances her studio role with a love for gardening, fly fishing, hiking, and entertaining — bringing the same warmth and attentiveness to both her personal and professional life.