Sharon left her successful career as a CPA in 1999 for the world of interior design. Apprenticing with two interior design firms while pursuing her design education provided a solid foundation for founding her own firm. Sharon formed Sharon McCormick Design, LLC (formerly Fairchild House Interiors) upon graduating from Paier College of Art in 2002. Her firm has since grown to include the talents of interior designer Sara Hartley, office administrator Melissa Hill, and newsletter editor Kendra McCormick.

Sharon is an Allied Member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), for which she is a National Spokesperson. She has also completed the National Leadership program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Sharon McCormick Design, LLC is a member of the International Furnishings and Design Association and the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce. Sharon won the Outstanding Achievement in Design Award for her graduating class at Paier College of Art. She also has a B.A. in psychology from Williams College and an M.B.A. from Western New England College.

Sharon's work has been featured in many publications, including the cover of Connecticut Home and Garden, Country Sampler Decorating Ideas, Distinctive Kitchen and Baths, Natural Home, Home Living Connecticut, Ridgefield Magazine,  Fairfield County Homes, and The Hartford Courant.  She is interviewed frequently for various newspapers and websites, including the Associated Press, BobVila.com, and HomeFurnishings.com.   Her work is featured in Spectacular Homes of New England, published by Panache Partners in May 2007. She ia a past a member of the "Room for Improvement" design team for NBC Channel 7 News in Boston, MA.

Sharon designed the master bedroom for the prestigious Junior League of Hartford Showhouse 2009. She  designed the "Elegant Glamour" powder room for the prestigious Junior League of Hartford Showhouse 2006, and the family room  for the Kinderwood Designer Showhouse 2005, which was held in Ridgefield, CT. and participated in the Guilford Shoreline Foundation Showhouse (2002) and the YWCA Lyman Homestead Showhouse (2000).