Local Biz Cast Weekly Spotlight on Business Leaders

Dr. Pete Wohl of The Spine and Health Centers of New Jersey proudly presents the LocalBizCast, a weekly podcast featuring conversations with prominent business owners, entrepreneurs and influencers throughout the area. Tune in every week for new insights, stories, and success strategies from local entrepreneurs making an impact in the community.

Designing Homes, Not Just Rooms: The Journey of LA Home with Lindsay Altieri

In this episode of LocalBizCast, Dr. Pete sits down with Lindsay Altieri, the creative force behind LA Home, to unpack her inspiring path from New York’s Garment Center to building a thriving interior design business of her own.

Lindsay is originally from Tenafly, NJ and studied Business and Communication at Arizona State University before returning to New York to work in NYC. After stepping away from the workforce for six years to raise her children, she re-entered the business world in 2011—this time through her family’s furniture and retail store in Ridgewood, NJ. What started as helping in the store quickly evolved into something bigger.

Clients began asking for more than furniture. They wanted vision. They wanted guidance. They wanted someone who could see the whole space.

That’s where Lindsay’s design niche was born.

Over the years, her interior design work grew organically through the store—until it became clear it deserved its own spotlight. In 2022, LA Home officially launched, and the business has been taking off ever since.

In this episode, Lindsay breaks down one of the biggest misconceptions in interior design:
you don’t need to be doing major construction to hire a designer.

Sometimes, a room can be completely transformed with:

• New paint

• Updated lighting

• Thoughtful furniture placement

• Fresh art, textures, and flooring

She also explains why, when you are tackling a larger project, working with a designer who has trusted vendor and contractor relationships is a massive advantage—saving time, money, and frustration.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Lindsay’s early career in NYC’s Garment Center

• Taking time off to raise a family—and reentering the workforce with purpose

• Growing a design business organically from a retail furniture store

• Launching LA Home and scaling a passion into a thriving brand

• How designers add value to both small refreshes and major renovations

• Why thoughtful design is about function, flow, and feeling—not just aesthetics

This conversation is packed with insight for homeowners, creatives, and entrepreneurs alike—and Lindsay’s passion for design shines through every story.