As accomplished as she is thus far, Markie has always had a love for anything design related. From a young age, her passion for design developed into more than just a hobby and she started applying her personal design style to participate and even win awards. It was there, that she realized her true passion in design was working with interiors and she started her post-secondary education focusing on that.

Once starting her college education, Markie had another realization, she didn’t love all things interiors but cabinetry and kitchens were her forte. She then aimed to use her co-op experience to learn more about kitchen design and cabinetry and from there was hired full-time right out of completing her education. She worked very closely with a well-known, published kitchen designer who took her under her wing to learn and grow as an individual for several years. From working in her small home-town of Midland, Ontario - Markie craved more, so she moved to the GTA and started designing and project managing for her own set of builders. Growing more and more as a leader, she was recruited to manage a team of designers and projects for a growing kitchen design firm and even designed two of their showrooms in the GTA. Entrepreneurship was always craved by Markie, so she moved to Windsor in 2018 and started her business and from there Timber + Plumb was born.

Her biggest inspiration to get into the field of design was her Nana. As a young child Markie was consistently influenced by her grandmother's love of decorating and turning a house into a home. Markie currently lives in Windsor, Ontario with her husband Steve and their two dogs and two cats.