Christopher Patrick.
At a young age, Christopher Patrick knew he wanted to be a designer. “In high school, I helped friends pick colors and paint their rooms,” he recalls. “Then the moms would call me and say, ‘Would you mind taking a look at our dining room?’”
Patrick earned a degree in interior design and worked at Wentworth Inc., a Bethesda-based design-build company, for three years before launching his own firm in 2011. His mission is to encourage homeowners to think outside the box. “There’s an edge that people are starting to experience in Washington,” he says. “People my age realize that they want to have a space that speaks to them. I want to try to infuse the hip and fresh and new into my designs, all while speaking to my clients’ wants and needs.”
Experience has taught Patrick that once a client sees what he sees, “we build this bond,” he says. “I want to help them break out of their shell a little bit, push some of their boundaries.”
CHRISTOPHER PATRICK INTERIORS: CHRISTOPHER PATRICK, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Photography: Erik Kvalsvik.
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