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Table - Dining room
Table - Dining room

A dining room in a Georgetown duplex features a custom David Iatesta table and an antler chandelier by Roll & Hill.

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Dress -

Kate Ballou. Photo © Michael Ventura.

Interior Design Services - Design
Interior Design Services - Design

Ballou created a seating area in a CityCenterDC condo with A. Rudin chairs and a cowhide rug from Timothy Paul.

Interior Design Services - Floor
Interior Design Services - Floor

In the bedroom, a suede-paneled wall creates a dark and cozy backdrop.

Wall - Real Estate
Wall - Real Estate

Ballou furnished a duplex terrace with a sectional from Harbour Outdoor for easy entertaining.

Living room - Carpet
Living room - Carpet

Kate Ballou brought warmth to a living room with petrified-wood nesting tables from Chista and a Lapchi wool rug.

Hot Talent: Kate Ballou

Hot Talent: Kate Ballou Ever since she fashioned “rooms” in the bamboo forest near her childhood home in Silver Spring, Kate Ballou knew she wanted to be a designer. Her mother, a ceramics artist, encouraged her to take art courses at the Corcoran during high school and build a portfolio. “I was lucky to have that push from home,” she recalls.

Ballou studied textile design at the Rhode Island School of Design before earning an interior design degree at Parsons. After college, she landed prestigious positions at Matthew Baird Architects in New York and, following a move back to DC, Jacobsen Architecture and Robert Shields Interiors. “I couldn’t have asked for better experience,” she reflects. “I learned very quickly what to do and what not to do.”

Since launching her own studio in 2013, Ballou has completed residential projects and is also designing The Avery Georgeton, a boutique luxury inn opening this fall.

Working with Baird and Jacobsen, both minimalists, shaped Ballou’s design process. “I’ve been trained to look at furniture in a very specific way,” she explains. “I like basic forms and that definitely stems from those influences.”

Interior Design: Kate Ballou, Hendrick Interiors, Washington, DC. Photography: Aboudi Kabbani.

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