Designing and decorating a home is something that will make you feel enthusiastic and nervous at the same time. You see different designs but cannot decide on one.
In our previous blog, we stressed how hiring an interior designer can help you make that project come to life. It is a smart decision if you have already invested a good bit of money into your home. Whether you have no idea where or how to be with decorating, or you have an idea but need an extra hand in tying pieces together, hiring an interior designer is a wise and sensible choice.
Here are our top picks for interior designers and decorators in the Santa Barbara area.
Doora Collective
Website: bydoora.com
Led by award-winning designer and entrepreneur Antoinette Fargo, Doora Design is the South Coast's Premier Interior Design Firm serving the Ventura County and Santa Barbara County areas for over 18 years.
Doora Design specializes in luxury furnishings, interior design, and online design services, tailoring each product to fit your unique design needs.
Areas Served: Carpinteria, Meiners Oaks, Mira Monte, Oak View, Ojai, Oxnard Shores, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Montecito, Goleta, Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Dos Vientos, Westlake, Lake Sherwood, Bell Canyon, Malibu, Calabasas
Location: 327 E Main St, Ventura, California 93001
Typical Job Cost: $50,000 - 1 Million
DTM Interiors
Website: designedtomove.com
Aimee Miller’s passion for interiors and the trending drift from traditional to transitional turned her efforts towards another residential design branch of this enterprise, DTM Interiors. A complete sense of problem-solving and providing each client with a true sense of home and sanctuary is her laser focus. Miller was soon asked to update homes in Aspen and Jackson, so the Western Rockies divisions of DTM USA was born.
Most recently, Miller has moved her operations and curated collection of furnishings to a newly remodeled showcase and studio from which she and her team operate. The Beverly Hills Headquarters boasts transformed bedrooms, kitchens, baths, working fireplaces, and intimate outdoor spaces for patrons to shop or clients to meet and discuss designs. With an eye to the future, Miller has recently launched an e-Design division to enable clientele with limited budgets to access the design aesthetic she and her team offers.
Areas Served: Montecito, Santa Barbara, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Brentwood Los Angeles, Encino, Hollywood, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Venice, West Hollywood, 93108, 93103, Santa Barbara, carpenteria, Santa Ynez, Summerland
Location: 1470 E Valley Rd Ste 5382 Montecito, California 93108
Typical Job Cost: $20,000 - 1.5 Million
Santa Barbara Designs of the Interior
Website: santabarbaradesignsoftheinterior.com
Santa Barbara Designs of the Interior specializes in expert interior design services that result in well-curated spaces that are casually elegant, coupled with a timeless aesthetic. Equally fluent in all design styles, the firm has crafted a broad range of homes in Montecito, Santa Barbara, Malibu, Westlake Village, Pasadena, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, and all surrounding areas.
Areas Served: Montecito, Santa Barbara, Agoura, Agoura Hills, Brandeis, Calabasas, Camarillo, Casa Conejo, Malibu, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Santa Susana, Simi Valley, Somis, Thousand Oaks, Valencia, Westlake Village, Woodland Hills, Pasadena, Rancho Palos Verdes
Location: 21 E. Canon Perdido Street, Suite 215 Santa Barbara, California 93101
Typical Job Cost: $10,000 - 2 Million
Maraya Interior Design
Website: maraya.com
Maraya specializes in creating an overall design concept for your project, drawing building design plans, choosing color and finishes, and completing the project with furnishings. Working as a liaison between you and the tradesmen, contractor, and architect to help you achieve your vision. They have sources for excellent people in the trades as well as knowledge of specialty finishes and techniques that will make your project unique.
They can design to your budget and bring the best materials and ideas to you. The designs will ultimately add value to your project because their thoughtful, creative, and tasteful services result in higher quality, beautiful spaces that don’t go out of style.
Areas Served: Ojai, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Montecito, Santa Ynez, Westlake, Malibu, Calabasas, Hope Ranch, Los Olivos, Hidden Hills, Solvang, Thousand Oaks
Location: 960 E Ojai Ave #106 Ojai, California 93023
Madison Nicole Design
Website: madisonnicoledesign.com
Madison Nicole has a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture and, eventually, a Master’s of Interior Architecture degree. After spending a few years refining her skills and honing in on her personal aesthetic, she launched Madison Nicole Design, a full-service interior design firm in Santa Barbara. Since she has had the honor of helping countless clients realize their dreams for their homes and the lives they live there.
Areas Served: Camarillo, Channel Islands Beach, Oak View, Oxnard, Oxnard Shores, Ventura, Goleta, Mission Canyon, Montecito, Santa Barbara, Summerland, Toro Canyon, Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Carpinteria, Ojai
Location: Ventura, California 93004
Typical Job Cost: $50,000 - 1 Million (She also offers Design Consultations for $500)
Designology Studio LLC
Website: designologystudio.com
Designology Studio was created in Santa Barbara, CA in 2003. Our name was thoughtfully selected to represent how we constantly create and gain knowledge. At Designology Studio, they feel an interior designer's education is never finished. There is always something new to learn, discover, and create. With the interior design world in constant flux and change, they are never afraid to step outside of the box and gain a new perspective.
They believe in and promise functional living and inspired design.
Areas Served: Channel Islands Beach, Oak View, Oxnard, Oxnard Shores, Point Mugu Nawc, Port Hueneme, Port Hueneme Cbc Base, Santa Paula, Saticoy, Ventura, Carpinteria, Goleta, Mission Canyon, Montecito, Santa Barbara, Summerland, Toro Canyon, Ventura and Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez, Ojai, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake
Location: 3585 Maple Street Ste. 228 Ventura, California 93003
Typical Job Cost: $450 - 500,000.00
Andrea Schumacher Interiors
Website: andreaschumacherinteriors.com
Andrea Schumacher Interiors has won awards each year since its inception. It is with vision, creative insight, and finely tuned experience, that Andrea Schumacher Interiors creates sumptuous and imaginative interiors for clients that reflect their aspirations, lifestyles, and personalities.
Applying their extraordinary ability to bring a mélange of disparate elements together to create visual harmony, Schumacher and her team combine antiques and unusual pieces together with more contemporary items to create a look that is dramatic and unique. The design concepts are seamlessly executed with incredible attention to detail by their talented and professional team.
Areas Served: Arvada, Aurora, Berkley, Bow Mar, Cherry Hills Village, Denver, Edgewater, Englewood, Genesee, Golden, Lakewood, Morrison, Mountain View, Thornton, Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Broomfield, Vail, Aspen, Breckenridge, Timbuktu, Telluride, Santa Barbara
Location: 1117 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Typical Job Cost: Starts at $100,000
Erin Ellwood Design
Website: erinellwood.com
Erin Ellwood comes by her sense of modern design honestly. As the daughter of mid-century modern architect Craig Ellwood, Erin was exposed to fine art and high-end design from infancy. She knew an Eames chair from an Ekornes before she could ride the bus alone.
Her other set of style genes comes from her mother, actress Gloria Henry. Best known as America’s favorite TV mom on “Dennis the Menace”, Gloria taught Erin by example that style need not be expensive. As a poor starlet, Gloria would buy a cheap blouse at the Five and Dime, dress it up with fancy buttons, and turn something humble into something elegant. Erin continues to use this skill today. Combining ordinary elements to produce extraordinary results is her true gift.
If you watched any of the top TV commercials of the past 25 years, you’ve seen Erin’s work and may have been influenced by it. She made her mark first as a Set Decorator, then Art Director / Production Designer on several famous ad campaigns including the standout Levi’s 501 commercials of the 1990s.
Areas Served: Meiners Oaks, Mira Monte, Oak View, Ojai, Ventura, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Central Coast
Location: Ojai, California 93023
Typical Job Cost: $5000 - $1000000
Integrity Design Studio, LLC
Website: integrity-designstudio.com
Integrity Design Studio specializes in redesigning spaces whether you're going for a simple makeover or knocking down walls and starting fresh. They begin with a vision and inspiration and bring it to life with their full spectrum of interior architecture and design services, working closely with you to make it a fun and rewarding experience.
Their mission is simple: To help you get past those barriers that are stopping you from living and working in spaces that enable you to feel settled and happy, productive and relaxed.
Areas Served: Ballard, Buellton, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Solvang, Agoura, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Camarillo, Canoga Park, Malibu, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Woodland Hills
Location: 1860 View Drive Santa Ynez, California 93460
Typical Job Cost: $1,000 - 10 Million
Kisha Gianni Designs
Website: kishagiannidesigns.com
Kisha Gianni Designs is a Santa Barbara-based full-service interior design firm specializing in residential and commercial projects. They’re known for creating beautiful, but relaxed, spaces that reflect the individual tastes of their clients.
Their work has been described as "organic California-chic" while their design style spans from traditional to modern. Through the use of clean lines, classic design principles, a touch of nature, and adding a curated layer of both old and new, they strive to create spaces that make you feel as good as they look.
Areas Served: Goleta, Mission Canyon, Montecito, Santa Barbara, Summerland, Toro Canyon, Santa Ynez
Location: Santa Barbara, California 93105
Typical Job Cost: $1,500 - 500,000
Hiring an interior designer is very beneficial for homeowners. They have plenty of ideas and designs that make your home or office look spacious as well as elegant in every way. A perfectly designed home with creative ideas will surely fetch good value in the market. You can get a good price from the buyer even after many years of designing your home. Professional work will make your home more valuable day by day.
