Margaret Selzer’s vision transforms living spaces

Margaret Selzer, 38

Founder & Principal Designer, RIVER+LIME | Denver

As a 30-year-old starting her own business, Margaret Selzer worried that there wouldnt be room in the market for her full-service interior design firm, RIVER+LIME.

I was told, Theres always room for another good one,’” she says. This simple statement gave me a lot of confidence. It continues to give me confidence as my business grows and we stretch toward new ventures.”

Selzers firm, which works across the design process, specializes in resorts, vacation destinations and challenging projects in mountain locations like Snowmass, Telluride and Vail, as well as Big Sky, Montana, and Lake Tahoe, California. In the past three years alone, RIVER+LIME has seen 30% year-over-year revenue growth.

I attribute my own success to having a vision and creating milestone goals to get there,” Selzer says.

Projects have included Lone Mountain Ranch, one of National Geographics Unique Lodges of the World; the historic Transfer Telluride Project; and Electric Pass Lodge, a sustainable building in Snowmass set to begin construction this year.

Selzer participates in Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor 2.0 program, and her firm has transformed living spaces for people transitioning out of homelessness through the Joshua Station Spruce-a-Room program.

Her No. 1 goal: To live joyfully as an example of whats possible.”

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