the nja way
OUR PHILOSOPHY & APPROACH
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We believe in living and working from a place of gratitude, kindness, and joy.
Our deeply held belief that we’re part of something larger than ourselves informs our every attitude and action. Practicing our craft and serving our clients to the best of our abilities is our way of saying ‘thank you’ for the talents, skills, knowledge, and resources we’ve been given.
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Advocating for you is just as important as designing your spaces.
Embarking on a design project of any size can be a little scary and overwhelming. You need a partner who’s as invested in your project as you are to go to bat for you, keeping your project moving forward and making sure your priorities are represented accurately to everyone involved. We see this as an equally important role for us to play as being the creative idea people. We’re equally seasoned in both areas of expertise.
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We believe that one of the most loving things we can do for ourselves and our families is to create a home that encourage us to feel proud of who we are.
Our homes have such profound effects on us. Home isn’t just the place where we’re meant to feel safe and sheltered; it’s also the place that reflects, represents, and reveals how we view ourselves. We create environments that showcase your personality, your heritage, your accomplishments, and your interests.
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OUR AESTHETIC​​
Our aesthetic is best described as ‘curated eclectic’
That’s exactly how we approach designing your spaces. We cherry pick the best parts of the styles and eras you love, as well as items that are meaningful to you and bring them together in a unified way, creating something all your own.
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Naïka
meet
Naïka Andre is the founder and principal designer of NJA Interiors, a Connecticut-based full-service interior design firm. Born in Montreal, a vibrant melting pot of cultures, Naïka grew up surrounded by diverse influences that continue to inspire her work today. Her design journey has taken her from an early internship at a local firm to a transformative experience in India, where she deepened her appreciation for global architecture and design.
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Today, under the NJA Interiors moniker, Naïka uses her 15+ years of design experience to approach every client’s project as an opportunity to discover (and tell) their unique story. She works to form meaningful connections with her clients, knowing that understanding them and how they live in a deep way is the key to achieving spaces that feel personal and authentic to them and that function ideally for how they live.
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Naïka Andre is a lover of sustainable fashion, curator of antiques, and world traveler. She loves discovering amazing vintage finds (bonus points if it’s brass or it’s gold barware!).
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A design force to be reckoned with, Naïka’s colorful, edgy work has been editorialized in Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Good HouseKeeping, HGTV and more.​
