Kensington Design House

Kensington Design House We are a Charleston-based studio blending architecture, interiors, and curated collections. Defined by design. Curated to keep. Launching Summer 2026.

We create spaces that feel elevated yet effortless — where every detail is crafted with intention. See my digital profile! https://blinq.me/8p0wmM17YhxH?bs=db

06/16/2026

This week has been an absolute whirlwind.

Between a beautiful graduation and the bittersweet reality of our family stepping into a new chapter, there’s a lot to process. At the same time, the Daniel Island project is charging forward, alongside meaningful conversations in Charleston about how deeply architecture and well being are intertwined.

Everything is starting to connect. The vision for Kensington Design House has never been clearer.

Next week, we leave for Greece and Italy. It is our final graduation trip with our daughter, a deeply personal milestone for us. We plan to soak up every second with her, while also using the time away to study the timeless way raw materials and architecture can naturally support social connection and community.

Photos goldwnohotoschs

06/10/2026

Someone recently asked about the story behind Kensington Design House.

At 22, I moved to London and lived in South Kensington. It was my first real job and the first time really on my own, and it forced me to grow up in the best way possible.

We later gave our daughter the middle name Kensington as a little reminder of that independence.Now she is graduating and packing up for her own adventure, right as Rich and I are launching ours.

This is a throwback of our kids looking into my old London flat. Standing where I am now and looking back at where it started is a really beautiful full circle moment.

I have so enjoyed getting to know the amazing Charleston community and connecting with so many who are navigating new chapters of their own. If you’re stepping into something new right now, I would love to hear about it!

06/08/2026

People try to explain the quiet of an empty nest, but you never truly understand it until the hats are thrown and you’re standing in it yourself.

The house doesn’t know she is leaving, but we will feel it.

For years, we designed our homes around the chaos of kids. We prioritized playrooms, extra storage, beautiful ways to display their art and managing the endless schedules.

Now we’re trying to soak up gratitude for this season of life. We’re no longer designing for the season behind us, we are designing for the season ahead. For spaces meant for community to rooms that inspire creativity and wellness.

Read the new journal entry on navigating this milestone via the link in our bio.

06/02/2026

Sample delivery for the Daniel Island project!

In a smaller space with limited natural light you have to be intentional about bringing in warmth. We’re testing out these wood panels to go behind the dining banquette. Instead of a flat painted wall, the wood adds a layer of depth and gives a natural foundation for open shelving and a few pieces from the Living Showroom.

It’s a quiet detail, but will completely change how the dining area feels.

Which finish do you like best?

05/27/2026

The Global Wellness Institute recently named the built environment as the next frontier in wellness.

And honestly? It’s about time.

We spend 90% of our lives indoors, yet most homes are exclusively designed for how they look not how they feel. Your nervous system is constantly scanning your environment. Some spaces restore you, while others quietly deplete.

Science is now linking our surroundings to sleep, longevity, stress and emotional well being. The home is no longer just a place to live, its preventative health infrastructure.

05/22/2026

You know that feeling where once something enters your life that is all you see?
When you’re thinking about getting pregnant and suddenly notice babies everywhere.

That’s fractals for us right now.

We’ve been finishing up our Science of Design certification while our daughter has been studying fractals in her science class. Now we see them everywhere.

Fractals are repeating patterns found throughout nature like trees, leaves, coastline and clouds. Researchers have found these patterns actually help reduce stress and support nervous system regulation.

This photo was taken during a walk through the trails of Daniel Island. The light through the trees stopped me. My body felt it.

Some researchers are now describing the built environment as preventative health infrastructure.

New journal now live ** The Home is Becoming Health Infrastructure**

05/19/2026

With any project, we start by reverse engineering the experience.

How do you want the space to feel?
What is creating tension?
Where does the environment feel disconnected or difficult to settle into?

From there, we start thinking about how architecture and design can support a different emotional experience within the reality to a space. There is real science behind many of the decisions we’re exploring. How the body responds to enclosure and refuge. How layered lighting affects mood and nervous system regulation. How movement, materiality, texture and visual breathing room influence emotional experience inside a home.

Even something as small as a banquette can change how supported and grounded a space feels. We’re still early in the process, but will share more as the project evolves.

05/15/2026

Working within the lines, we’re keeping the footprint (yes even the peninsula)and leaning into intentional storage and visual breathing room. It’s definitely a puzzle, but we’re making every inch count.

Still a few tricks up our sleeve for the counter space! Stay tuned.

05/13/2026

One of the things we have realized through building Kensington Design House is that we approach spaces very differently.

Rich tends to think about what is possible. I tend to push outside the box.

Somewhere in the middle is usually where the best ideas happen.

But getting to that middle ground takes time. Honestly being a husband and wife design team requires endless patience and occasionally wondering if couples therapy covers floor plan disputes.

For this project, it means obsessing over raw materials and how to drag nature into a space that desperately craves it. It’s passing ideas back and forth at 10 at night when my brain wants to shut down but it can’t.

This next project is a smaller space with a lot of constraints. We are keeping much of the existing footprint while trying to make it feel more functional, more settled and more beautiful all at once.

Two different ways of thinking slowly merged into one clear vision.

As we get deeper into it, it is a reminder of why we started in the first place.

We are better together.

04/21/2026

Cliff House in Maine wasn’t always a place to relax. Historically, this stretch of jagged coastline was used to scan the Atlantic for submarine threats. Watching the horizon wasn’t about the view; it was about survival.

Now we come here for the opposite reason. We step away to let our body settle. But the reason the architecture works is exactly the same.

We are drawn to the views, but require the security of solid structure to truly enjoy.

We started to study this spatial friction more intensely in the places we’re drawn to. A successful interior isn’t just a passive frame for a view. It’s what allows you to stay with a room like that.

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