Whitney Riter Gelinas

Principal Designer

After working in interior design industry for over a decade, Whitney founded Wit Interiors in 2016 with the goal of creating intimate, personal spaces that are both functional and fashionable. She enjoys getting to know clients and problem solving to create bright, airy, smart spaces.

Whitney lives in Oakland California with her husband and two spirited daughters whose dedication to to destroying the house in no time flat only makes her more determined to create a home that can stand up to the rigors of family life (and still spark joy). 

Tessa Poppe

Design Associate

After graduating from art school and spending a couple of years as a starving artist, Tessa began her own business designing jewelry. She built a line that was carried in over a hundred boutiques and galleries around the world.

This gave her the opportunity to buy her house in the Oakland hills where she finally had the freedom to design her dream home - and learned an important lesson; curating a space that reflects who you are is really important! The power of interior design gave her a new professional direction and, after school through UC Berkeley’s extension program, began her career with Wit Interiors.

In her free time, Tessa likes to write and draw comics, wander local trails with her puppy, garden, and work on DIY projects around the house with her handy boyfriend.

Grace Dixon

Design Assistant

A bay area native, Grace completed her BA degree in Interior Design & Architecture from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She continued to hone her design skills and learn many tricks of the trade while working at several reputable firms in the San Francisco Bay Area.

For the past 15 years, she’s been working as an independent contractor for multiple designers which allowed her to spend time with her family, and also the ability to jump in and out of projects.

Grace now lives in the Eastbay with her husband and kids. Being a mom to two active boys in travel sports, enforces her keen ability to multi-task, problem-solve and keep everything on track.