RESIDENTIAL STYLING
Imagine a space that is filled with all the objects that you love and was a true reflection of your personality and lifestyle.
The value of investing well in your surroundings will create a timeless space that is both functional and beautiful. Your home should provide an emotive feeling of belonging, capturing time, and reflect important memories.
Look around your living spaces. Everything you see says something about you. It is your personal taste and style from the color palette and furniture selections to the decorative accents. The things you own should be a mirror of your best self.
Do you feel your happiest in your home? Does your furniture layout and plan reflect its use? Do you need a creative solution to display artwork or objects?
Our experienced interior designers and stylists curate the pieces you already own with an editorial eye and volumes of style. If the flow or floorplan is not working we can edit and craft a path. If key elements are missing, we can source the best design solution based on your budget and vision.
We engage spaces and create an emotive experience in private residences, vacation rental properties, as well as preparing homes for sale. We can also style a space for special occasions such as parties or events.
Style and Design Services
Curating Space
Floor plan and furniture layout
Artwork and mirror placement
Choosing paint colors and wall treatment
Styling Décor
Using existing pieces and advising on new
Styling rooms, spaces, surfaces
Sourcing antique and new finds
Interior Decorating and Design
Single room to full interior design projects
Private homes and boutique accommodation
Renovation or design services on finished spaces
Art Curation
Build on an existing collection
Display and installation
Where to Buy
Store and brand suggestions based on style and budget
Let’s work together
Whether your home renovation project has stalled, your living spaces need a burst of happiness, need expert guidance with paint and color choices, or style advise, we are here to help transform your home.
Interior styling services are available as Half-day or Full-day style packages for a room or multiple interior spaces. Interior design services for a single space, room at a time, or entire homes are on a project fee basis.
Ask An Expert
Design + Style
Your short-cut to remodel your space and create a home steeped with wellness, beauty, and style. Complete our Contact form and together we review your design goals, inspiration, and budget. After an in-home appointment and Style Review we provide a moodboard, concept sketches, and materials palette for one room or your entire home. You see the design before it happens.
Project based fee.
The Quick Fix
Be given the framework for any decorating challenge or room in your home. We take a deep dive into your selected space and share step-by-step what needs to be done to refresh the space and see instant results. Take away our industry contacts and resources to get started with design confidence. Essential things to buy and what to edit is also included.
90 minute package in person. $750
90 minute package over video. $450
Color Therapy
We take out the guesswork in choosing color. Share a brief description of your painting project and three images of rooms with paint colors you love. We create two color schemes and send you large swatches to review in your space. Once you have selected a scheme a detailed Paint Guide is provided with a color mock-up of your space. Like ‘paint by numbers’ but easier for interior or exterior spaces.
120 minute package. $970
Kind Words From Our Residential Clients …
“I travel for work and buy artwork, furniture, or collectable pieces. I always engage Kara to ensure my travel memories are arranged in my homes with style.
— Peter Gill, Homeowner
Kara is a creative problem-solver. She has given me many clever ideas for challenging designs. She has a great eye, both for the big picture and small details. She has made my home feel like a very special place.
— Eva Katz, Homeowner
The things you own should be a mirror of your best self.
MEET KARA
Kara Butterfield
Creative Visualist
With decades of experience in the world of editorial and interior styling, Kara brings a depth of knowledge and fountain of creativity to any project.
Kara has provided production, creative direction and styling to lifestyle magazines and commercial design firms. She has collaborated with personal clients and businesses to enrich their brand identity, visual merchandising display, and created digital content for their visual stories and imagery.
As Editor At-Large and Interior Stylist to Boston magazine, Kara sourced furniture, lighting, textiles and decoration with a grasp of global design trends. Seeking beauty in all that surrounds her, she enjoys taking photos, walking her whippet, and scrolling furniture and auction sites.
TEAM SPIRIT
Michelle Kavur
Interior Stylist
When Michelle escaped the corporate world of telecommunications, she travelled extensively tuning her observation skills and learning the culture behind architecture and design. Sourcing exotic crafts, objects and textiles along the way.
Michelle’s personal aesthetic flows into all aspects of her orbit. Her intuitive design sense and passion for beauty translates into styling spaces with authenticity, pulsing with happiness.
Growing up under leafy gumtrees on acreage in Australia, Michelle feels right at home in Southern California. Her love of flora and nature is the inspiration behind her portfolio of successful home renovations.
Gemma Picket
Interior Designer
Having spent over a decade as Vice President of Decorative Interiors in Ralph Lauren’s Global Store Development Department and then as Managing Director of FF&E for Roman and Williams, Gemma has trotted the globe creating emotionally charged interiors.
An aesthete with a laser focus on details and an instinct for channeling the essence of a space, she elevates and brings vitality to every interior design project.
When not combing through flea market stalls of Paris, walking job sites, or searching for her next renovation project, she loves to ski, and spend time in the mountains with family and friends.