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At Calnin Design Studio, we believe the most meaningful homes are not only beautiful — they are deeply connected to the people who live within them.
Our work begins with the understanding that home is more than a visual experience. It is where life unfolds. Where routines take shape, memories are made, and the details of daily living either support or complicate the way we move through our days.
That belief guides everything we do.
We are drawn to homes with character, permanence, and a strong sense of place — spaces that feel layered, grounded, and reflective of the people who call them home. Whether we are renovating an older property, envisioning a new build, or furnishing a family home, our goal is always the same: to create interiors that feel personal, lasting, and deeply lived in.
At Calnin Design Studio, we believe the most meaningful homes are not only beautiful — they are deeply connected to the people who live within them.
Our work begins with the understanding that home is more than a visual experience. It is where life unfolds. Where routines take shape, memories are made, and the details of daily living either support or complicate the way we move through our days.
That belief guides everything we do.
We are drawn to homes with character, permanence, and a strong sense of place — spaces that feel layered, grounded, and reflective of the people who call them home. Whether we are renovating an older property, envisioning a new build, or furnishing a family home, our goal is always the same: to create interiors that feel personal, lasting, and deeply lived in.
Based in Madison, Wisconsin. Working across the country. Calnin Design Studio creates highly personal interiors for clients seeking an intentional and bespoke home.
For Katie Calnin, home has always been more than something to make beautiful — it is something to shape thoughtfully around the way we live.
Her work is centered on the belief that the most meaningful spaces are not built around trends, but around character, memory, and the daily rhythms of life. She is drawn to homes with history, natural materials, thoughtful restraint, and the kinds of details that make a space feel deeply personal and lasting.
Born and raised in rural Wisconsin, Katie brings a grounded Midwest sensibility to her work — believing that good design should feel both elevated and lived in, honoring architecture while supporting real life with beauty, intention, and ease.
Through a highly considered process and close collaboration with artisans, builders, and craftsmen, she creates spaces that feel layered, tailored, and unmistakably their own.
Katie Calnin
Founder and Lead Designer
Our Values
Through collaboration with skilled artisans and craftsmen, we create homes with depth and details that carry quality and longevity.
craftsmenship
Through collaboration with skilled artisans and craftsmen, we create homes with depth and details that carry quality and longevity.
craftsmenship
We often choose natural materials - the ones that weather, soften, and deepen — a room built from them only gets better with living.
honest materials
We often choose natural materials - the ones that weather, soften, and deepen — a room built from them only gets better with living.
honest materials
We believe good design doesn't ask you to change how you live. It pays close attention to how you already do.
Daily Life
We believe good design doesn't ask you to change how you live. It pays close attention to how you already do.
Daily Life
We design interiors that feel as if they've always been there — layered with history, specific to their place, with a bit of whimsy and a quiet nostalgia.
Character
We design interiors that feel as if they've always been there — layered with history, specific to their place, with a bit of whimsy and a quiet nostalgia.
Character
How We Work
We guide clients through a six-phase process and the many decisions that shape a home — managing details, coordinating with trades, contractors, and vendors, and keeping every moving part organized and on track.
From floor plans and elevations to budgeting and ongoing communication, our role is to bring clarity and structure to the process, allowing busy clients to move through it with ease and confidence.
The result is a home that feels considered, grounded, and truly reflective of the people who live within it — without compromising the integrity of the design.
