Kira is the founder and owner of Zestful Design. She understands that an uninspired and disorganized space can leave you feeling stressed and even embarrassed. No one needs to live or work in a place that has disorder and lacks personal style. She wants her clients to feel energetic and amazed by radical transformations in their living and working environments. Her specialties include decluttering, staging, organizing and interior design. Zestful Design provides services for commercial, residential and government clients across the Twin Cities.
Zestful Design was recently a finalist for Best Interior Designer in Maple Grove. Kira’s interior design work has been featured in Maple Grove Magazine. She has written articles on home organizing, decluttering and design for Maple Grove Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, Lake Minnetonka Magazine, UMBRA and Minnesota Parent Magazine. Kira speaks regularly on podcasts about home organizing and decluttering. She has also taught staging and decluttering classes for realtors throughout the Twin Cities.
Media & Publications
August 13, 2023
Zestful Design was voted a Minnesota’s Best 2023 winner
July 27, 2023
Maple Grove designer brings ‘zestful’ approach to clients
Best of 2023
Zestful Design won “Best Interior Design Firm” in Maple Grove.
Podcast discussion “Decluttering, Organizing Spaces, & the Connection Between Wellbeing and Design”
Season 3 Episode 45
Kira sits down with Stephanie Hanson to talk about home staging, organizing, and decluttering.
Best of 2022
Zestful Design was recently a finalist for “Best Interior Designer” in Maple Grove.
July 2022
Contributed to this article by answering the question: “What impact do tidiness and cleanliness have over the peace and harmony of a home or room, and how can I achieve it?”
April/May 2022
Organize column titled “Home Organizing”
April 2022
Organize column titled “Open Up Style Possibilities”
March/April 2022
Organize column titled “Downsize”
February/March 2022
Organize column titled “Dress for Success”
January/February 2022
Organize column titled “Decluttering Can Help Reduce Stress”
January/February 2022
Organize column titled “Clutter is One of the Easiest Stressors to Fix”
December 2021
Organize column titled “Taming the Toy Turmoil”
December 2021/January 2022
Organize column titled “Wrap Up Seasonal Décor”
December 2021
Organize column titled “Wrap Up Seasonal Décor”
November/December 2021
Organize column titled “Save Space and Time with Easy Tips”
Organize column titled “Tackle the Top Three ‘Problem’ Areas to Organize”
Organize column titled “Tackle the Top Three ‘Problem’ Areas to Organize”
August/September 2021
Organize column titled “Help Aging Parents Prepare for Moving From Their Homes”
Organize column titled “Help Aging Parents Prepare for Moving From Their Homes”
Organize column titled “Tidy tips for the Best Gifts”
May 2021
Organize column titled “Get A Handle on Returning College Students’ ‘Stuff'”
May 2021
Organize column titled “Get A Handle on Returning College Students’ ‘Stuff'”
April/May 2021
Organize column titled “Before You Play ‘Go Fetch’, Tidy Up”
April 2021
Organize column titled “Before You Play ‘Go Fetch’, Tidy Up”
March/April 2021
Organize column titled “Think Green”
March 2021
Organize column titled “Think Green”
February/March 2021
Organize column titled “Think Outside the Plastic Box”
January 12, 2021
This episode is an interview with Kira from Zestful Design on what it means to mindfully declutter and organize. We chat about what over-owning is, how to decide if you really need multiple items of one kind, what to do about family heirlooms and more.
January 2021 issue
Noteworthy feature article in Maple Grove Magazine that highlights the Zestful Design transformation of local teacher’s study.
January 2021 issue
Regular column in Lake Minnetonka Magazine with organizing tips.
January/February 2021
Regular column in Maple Grove Magazine with organizing tips.
November 3, 2020
Kira Vanderlan shares her mompreneur journey offering insight and inspiration on everything from taking the leap from corporate to starting your own business to how she’s finding balance during COVID.
October 27, 2020
In collaboration with Umbra, to help provide tips for creating a peaceful and productive work environments at home.
September 17, 2020
I share tips and tricks to make your home a happy place.
September 17, 2020
I share tips and tricks to make your home a happy place.
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