Kelley Proxmire, Principal

Kelley Proxmire’s lifelong passion for interior design began in her parents’ living room. In her pre-teen years, she was fascinated by the transformation of rooms by interior designers. “I would sit for hours,” recalls Kelley, “studying the fabric mix, the scale of the furniture, the interplay of color. When everyone else bought Seventeen, I was buying House Beautiful.”

 

She went on to immerse herself in the designs of rooms by classic greats such as Billy Baldwin, Mark Hampton, Frances Elkins, and Michael Taylor. These influences laid the foundation for a style defined by what is beautiful and enduring, pretty yet practical.

 

Interior Design Approach

In her 20-plus-year career, Kelley has developed a matchless eye for crafting what she describes as “tailored traditional” interiors. Her projects suffuse warmth and hospitality while maintaining excellent balance, proportion and scale. Her love of color is combined with an appreciation for the fresh sophistication of white and the daring elegance of black. Adept at mixing traditional pieces with unexpected finds, Kelley creates environments that are attuned to the client’s world and faithful to the architecture and setting of a home.

 

Press and Project Accolades

Kelley was named the 2016 Designers’ Choice Hall of Fame Designer by Home & Design magazine and inducted into the Washington Design Center Hall of Fame in 2009. Kelley has participated in 25 show houses since 2001 and has garnered local and national coverage for her contributions to the Washington Design Center's Design Houses, as well as those benefiting local charities such as Women’s Committee of the National Symphony Orchestra. She was selected as a designer for the DC Design House benefiting Children’s National Health System in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017. These projects, as well as residential projects throughout the Eastern Seaboard, have been showcased in publications such as Traditional Home, Southern Home, Southern Living, Luxe, Coastal Living, Washingtonian, Home & Design, Bethesda, The Washington Post, and The Georgetowner, among others