Cathryn Lindsey Design

As a designer I’m obviously always thinking about the functional flow of a room, but something people don’t always realize is I’m also thinking about how your eye moves through it. What you see first, where it goes next, where we need a moment, and where we let things breathe.

Design: | Pearl Project
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Styling: .mckinley.stylist

we earned these May flowers out east

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Designing nurseries always brings me back to my oldest’s first room.

We were in a small rental near Zilker in Austin, and at the time there weren’t many options beyond the typical catalog nursery. (Who else had the West Elm mid-century crib and dresser to be different?) I remember wanting something that felt a little cooler than the standard, even if I didn’t fully know what that meant yet. I added green curtains, a yellow blanket, a Moroccan pouf that didn’t quite match, and a big map of Paris to stare at during 3am feedings.

It wasn’t the most interesting or design-forward space, but it was incredibly special to me.

That’s what I always come back to with nurseries. The memories made in them are already so meaningful. The design doesn’t change that. But if I can make the space feel just as beautiful as it is special, it’s always an honor to be a part of it.

Design: | Pearl Project
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Styling: .mckinley.stylist

If it feels layered, lived in, and a little unexpected, we’re on the right track. Collected always beats coordinated.

Design: | Pearl Project
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Styling: .mckinley.stylist