Interior Design Expert, Author & Practitioner
About Ed
Ed Shears is a veteran design professional with over 35 years of hands-on experience in transforming spaces with precision and creativity. With a deep love for structure, detail, and thoughtful aesthetics, Ed combines both creative intuition and technical rigor to help homeowners, DIYers, and design professionals make design decisions that are both beautiful and smart.
Expertise & Skills
- Space planning & layout optimization
- Material & finish selection
- Accurate measurements: flooring, paint, lighting needs
- Project cost estimation & resource planning
- Creative problem solving: working with challenging spaces, lighting, and architectural constraints
What Drives Ed
Ed believes every space tells a story, and that every design should measure up. His philosophy is simple: if it can’t be built or measured, it wasn’t fully designed. He’s committed to teaching interiors that balance what you want the space to feel like with what it needs to do in reality.
How Ed Works
- Evidence-based design: Ed researches performance and durability, reviews finishes, and tests products in real environments.
- User-focused approach: He considers the lifestyle, budget, and priorities of users in every project.
- Hands-on method: From layout sketches to final detail work, Ed is in the trenches, measuring, planning, adjusting.
Credentials & Highlights
- 35+ years in interior design and spatial planning
- Worked on a wide variety of projects: residential, hospitality, small commercial
- Known for creating design content that’s both inspiring & practical
- Recognized by peers for clarity, precision, and honesty
Selected Publications & Posts
Here are some of Ed’s recent PebasDesign articles, but include whichever are applicable:
- “How to Calculate Paint Needed for Any Room”
- “Optimizing Natural Light in Compact Spaces”
- “Flooring Layouts: Tips to Reduce Waste & Cost”
Connect with Ed
Want to reach Ed with a design question, collaboration idea, or for speaking/workshop requests? You can email him at support@PebasDesign.com (put “For Ed Shears” in the subject line so it gets to him directly).