Suzanne has a extensive knowledge and experience of furniture, decor and decorative objects from the 1960's to the present. In 2012, Suzanne opened The Refind Room in St. Louis, Missouri, a luxury furniture consignment store offering fine furniture, home decor and art. Since its founding, The Refind Room has expanded to include interior design services, bespoke home staging services, and complete concierge downsizing and senior move management for individual clients, wealth managers, estate attorneys, banks and estate executors.
She also founded and currently operates House & Home, Concierge Move Managers, a company focused on providing complete support from evaluations and appraisals to moving, packing, and selling of luxury estate personal property.
As founder and co-owner of Woodard Lipe, Suzanne applies her management and operational knowledge and experience to ensure that all clients receive outstanding customer service and maximum value for their personal property. Her extensive knowledge and passion for the modern furniture and home decor market also enables Suzanne to accurately assess valuation and to curate Woodard Lipe's Fine Furniture and Contemporary Decor Auctions.
Suzanne graduated from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign with her JD and was a practicing attorney for 20 years before following her passion for buying and selling exquisite, handcrafted furniture and objets d'art.