Interior designer Katie Davis matches décor to each home’s ‘story’.
Article by Diane Cowen
Originally published in Memorial Lifestyle
Katie Davis may not have been thinking about interior design when she watched her parents’ kitchen get remodeled and she may not have imagined who created the beautiful spaces in shelter magazines she loved to peruse.
But years later, when she and her husband, Billy Davis, an attorney, got their first home, she knew exactly how to express her own sense of style. It impressed friends, too, because they frequently asked for help choosing tile and paint colors.
When her husband told her she was spending enough time on it that she should get paid for it, she agreed. She thought it might just be a side hustle while raising kids – they’re now 8 and 11 – but within six months, her Katie Davis Design business was a full-time job.
Now her business focuses on residential design, and ranges from helping clients with furnishings as well as remodeling jobs and full-home new construction.
“We think every house has a story. If it’s a traditional-style home, what is its feel? If it has paneling and brass fixtures, what are we going to put with it?” Katie said. “Once we know how the home will be used, we talk about color and patterns, which we use in all of our work.”
In addition to creating functional kitchens, beautiful living rooms and cozy bedrooms, Katie said that many clients are asking for something dramatically different: secret spaces, such as play spaces or storage rooms with hidden doors.
Pantries have become more important, too, with clients asking for amped up pantries that serve as caterers’ kitchens.
“We think every house has a story. If it’s a traditional-style home, what is its feel? If it has paneling and brass fixtures, what are we going to put with it? Once we know how the home will be used, we talk about color and patterns, which we use in all of our work.”
–Katie Davis
