about me

Founded by Sandy Yen, Yen Collective is a boutique interior design studio based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with projects spanning Los Angeles, New York, and beyond. We specialize in helping busy professionals create beautiful, entertainment-worthy homes without the overwhelm, time commitment, or endless decisions.

Rooted in the ease and warmth of California living, our studio combines modern sensibility with personal comfort. Sandy is known for her thoughtful blend of high and low, old and new, contemporary and classic, resulting in spaces that feel lived-in, elevated, and effortlessly welcoming. With a full-service design approach and a structured, guided process, we make transforming your home seamless from start to finish.

Sandy’s work has been featured in Sunset Magazine, Apartment Therapy, Home & Garden, Good Housekeeping, and more.

When she’s not designing, Sandy can be found enjoying life in Oakland with her wife and their rescue pup, Lucky.

 

  • Working with Sandy was like finding my design soul-mate. She would take our inputs (both my husband and I are quite opinionated), and find a way to bring it to life in a way that exceeded my initial vision.

    Suchi & Tarun

  • Working with Sandy was first and foremost FUN. She did such an excellent job of asking questions and targeting in on what our family and home needed. She values sentiment, aims to make existing pieces work before buying new and most importantly knows her stuff when it comes to creating a dreamy and functional space.

    Alison & Kevin

  • Sandy is an absolute joy to work with. I do not have an eye for design, and before hiring Sandy, I on my own struggled to have a good sense for what made sense for my home. Sandy helped me craft a vision for what I liked and transformed my blank rooms into a place I could call home.

    Alice

  • Working with Sandy has really opened my eyes to how much small changes can make a house feel like a home. Sounds cheesy, but it is true. My house is more comfortable, comforting and beautiful. I love it.

    Citabria

  • I had been trying for months, unsuccessfully, to decorate our living room so I asked Sandy for her help…Each time she transformed the rooms from a random collection of things to a warm, welcoming space that feels like home. Sandy is such a gift and I wish I had met her earlier in my life!

    Megan

  • It was an absolute pleasure working with Sandy on the redesign of my home office. Before the update the space was not productive and it felt dark all day, now the space is multi-functional, bright and one of my favorite rooms in the house!

    Heather

  • We are SO GRATEFUL for Sandy’s help through the years, and we absolutely LOVE the calm and beauty you've brought into our home and lives.

    Shannon & Mark

  • Sandy is an absolute ray of sunshine, she glows in everything she does, the type of person you’re just happy to see every time you see them because of the positivity she brings to the situation, combined with incredible competency, effectiveness, and commitment to the outcome. If you have a chance to work with Sandy jump on it, quick!

    Luke and Urvi

  • We had a fantastic experience working with Sandy and her team to redesign two of our executive office spaces. From start to finish, the process was seamless—communication was clear, planning was thoughtful, and execution was smooth.