"I had a much bigger home before moving here, so what filled a two-bedroom home now has consumed my two-room studio," she says. "It feels like a Southwestern reprieve from the concrete jungle right outside."

By filling her space with meaningful pieces, Jones has created an oasis that incorporates all of her favorite things. Her father passed away about a year and a half ago, and she keeps his lasso, field knife and veteran's flag on her mantel. "Having those pieces out where I can see them daily makes me feel like he's still with me," she says.

"If you collect things you love, they will inevitably work together, because they speak to you," Jones says. She also likes to use color as a way to pull together many ideas into a consistent aesthetic, and has used mostly shades of brown, red and blue here.

Jones is always inspired by the bones of a space, the light and the architectural elements and flow of a room. These all inspire her to think about how to create a warm, eclectic and inviting space that will inspire relaxation and creativity at the same time.

"I look through interior magazines, websites and friends’ homes for quirky ideas that make huge differences in living. And then somehow, that all mashes up in my head and is spit out in a new and organic way that’s fitting for just me and my spaces," she says.

To deal with the tiny kitchen and cherrywood cabinets, Jones painted the walls a contrasting color. She describes the hue as "a spectacular acid green to create a warmer and more inviting feel."

The absence of windows in the bedroom created the biggest design challenge for Jones. She painted the space a very light gray to make it feel bigger and then reevaluated the layout.

"I created a closet on one side of the space, allowing the actual closets to become long-term storage that is now blocked by my bed ... a luxury in New York, I must say," she points out.

Now the bed sits in front of the French doors, overlooking the living space so it gets some of the natural light trickling in through the windows.

At any angle in her space, you are able to view into the other rooms, so Jones found it important to "create a symbiotic flow from one area to the next," she says. She made sure that the colors of each room complemented and contrasted to give each area its own importance while also fitting in with the overall feel.

"Found objects from all of my travels [and] textiles and trinkets from my beloved Southwestern roots seem to always have a place in my home and remind me of where I come from," Jones says.

Jones, shown here, likes to tie her rural Western roots into her work. She enjoys working with natural materials and is involved with the Save the Garment Center, an organization devoted to saving and preserving New York City as the fashion capital of the world. "I think being a fashion designer has helped me think of my spaces as extensions of my overall way of looking at the world aesthetically, and they will always complement and inspire each other," she says.

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