ABOUT

RIFT SAWN STUDIO is an interior design practice founded by Jamie Renee Keiser.

The studio creates spaces driven by purpose, craftsmanship, and a strong sense of place. Every project begins with a design narrative—a figurative North Star that brings intention to each decision and creates spaces that feel cohesive, honest, and personal.

Rather than following trends, the studio is drawn to materials that improve with age, details that reveal themselves over time, and interiors that hold tension between restraint with warmth. Natural textures, thoughtful proportions, and crafted design moments create spaces that feel lived in from the day they're completed.

With more than a decade of experience designing custom residences throughout the world, Jamie approaches each project as a close collaboration with her clients, architects, artisans, and builders. The result is an environment that reflects the people who inhabit it while complementing the character of the landscape and architecture that surround it.

The studio takes its namesake from rift sawn lumber, a cut celebrated for its straight grain, stability, and integrity. That same philosophy guides every project: thoughtful design, carefully crafted, built to last.

Locally serving Tahoe, Truckee, Donner Summit, Grass Valley, and surrounding areas - as well as remote interior design .

Custom Residential

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Remodels & Vintage Restoration

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New Construction

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Boutique Hospitality

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Custom Residential · Remodels & Vintage Restoration · New Construction · Boutique Hospitality ·

Process

  • INITIAL PROGRAMMING

    (This is where we get to know each other better)

    Define scope of work + project constraints (timeline + budget to name some)

    Information gathering - we dive into the nitty gritty so no detail is spared

    Collect inspo. This can be client provided or gathered from surrounding culture/history

    Define a project narrative, the driving force between all decisions

  • SCHEMATIC DESIGN

    (Look / Touch / Feel)

    Initial concepts are reviewed through imagery and materiality

    Preliminary floor plans and sketches are presented

    Feedback is gathered & we proceed on

  • DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

    (Now the design turns from concept to reality)

    Concepts are acted upon

    Elevations, plans, and 3D models are developed

    Specification selections are reviewed

    Materials & details are agreed upon

  • CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION

    (We go heads down preparing documentation for your build)

    Details are detailed

    Construction documents are refined

    All selections are documented

    Information is shared with necessary parties

    Commence construction!