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“We’re all just walking each other home.”
AS RAM DAAS SAYS,
I never thought of myself as a creative person.
As a daughter of two mathy scientists (technical term), and a natural do gooder (also technical term) it took me a while to figure out how a love for interior design fit into my story.
But once I acknowledged my true passion, I dove in head first. After getting a Masters Certification from Heritage School of Interior Design and working for a stint at a boutique design firm, I officially created my own studio in 2023— Karyn Wingard Design.
I believe that when you surround yourself with beauty and objects that bring you inspiration and deep belonging, you become your best self. My intention as a designer is to walk you home — a place of soulful delight, rest, and rejuvenation.
My favorite part of design is connecting with clients on a level far deeper than most designers have time for.
The more I get to know how you live and breathe in your home, the richer the design.
I thoughtfully curate packages to allow for just that. I design with an emphasis on soulfulness — infusing texture, color, and materiality with the patina of antiques and vintage pieces. I love to collaborate with other folks in the trade — architects, seamstresses, carpenters, electricians, painters, photographers, artists. It all comes together to create a home that is unapologetically unique to you.
A few things about me…
Our family of four packed small carry-ons and traveled the world for three months in the summer of 2023. We loved the adventure!
I get appropriately excited when folks bring in a design element that feels a little risky. Those are the conversation starters. Every time.
I’m an enneagram 4 -- I crave authenticity in all of my interactions and find the best expression of truth and beauty to lie in the arts and artists of the world.
Guacamole is the food of gods. Put it in anything and I’m all in.
I don’t like to take myself too seriously and get uneasy when things start to feel too self-important... especially in the design world. That’s why I try to bring in at least one whimsical element to everything I put my hands on.
Favorite parenting hack: apologizing when I make a mistake. I go from, “they’ll need therapy for this” to “I should write a book” in like 5 minutes.
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