Chris Barrett Design

What Chris Barrett Design does

Chris Barrett Design is a privately held, founder-led interior design firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with a secondary office in Palm Desert. The firm provides full-service high-end residential interior design, including complete home redesigns, architectural coordination, and finish specification for affluent property owners, with a documented portfolio spanning coastal California (Manhattan Beach, Santa Monica, La Jolla), Hancock Park, the Coachella Valley, Manhattan, and Cabo San Lucas. The founder, Chris Barrett, personally anchors the firm's identity through a signature California aesthetic and an established media presence in leading shelter publications including Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, The Los Angeles Times, Luxe, and Coastal Living.

The firm's core offering is professional design services billed per project on a custom-quoted basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing. In parallel, it has built a proprietary textile product line consisting of The Coastal Collection (performance prints inspired by California coastline cities), Couture Golden (a tweed fabric inspired by Chanel), Nomad Golden Raven (a hand-stamped linen), and Gordon Stripe & Tattersall patterns. These textiles are not sold directly but distributed to the trade through an exclusive concierge partner, Theodecor, which handles samples, reserves, and orders. This represents a secondary, licensing-style revenue stream that extends the brand without proportional headcount.

The firm employs between 11 and 50 people and generates its business primarily through word-of-mouth referrals within the luxury real estate community and earned editorial media. It has no disclosed outside funding, parent company, or institutional ownership, and it has not made any disclosed acquisitions, partnerships beyond Theodecor, or product launches beyond the textile line. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and there are no AI, software, or platform technology components to the business.

Name

Chris Barrett Design

Legal name

Chris Barrett Design

Website

https://chrisbarrettdesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chris Barrett Design is a privately held Los Angeles-based interior design firm founded in 2000, providing full-service high-end residential design for affluent clients across California, New York, and Mexico, complemented by a proprietary textile collection distributed through Theodecor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Interior Design

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Residential interior design
• Luxury home design
• Interior design services
• Textile design
• Decorative fabrics

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Interior Design Services: Full-service interior design for high-end residential properties including complete home redesigns, new construction design consultation, and architectural collaboration. Projects range from coastal California homes to Manhattan penthouses and international villas.
2. Textile Sales: Sale of proprietary textile collections including The Coastal Collection (performance fabrics) and Couture Golden tweed fabrics. Distribution handled through Theodecor as a concierge partner for samples, reserves, and orders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chris Barrett Design is a Los Angeles-based interior design firm providing full-service residential interior design for high-end homes, including complete redesigns, architectural collaboration, and furniture/finish specification. The firm also develops and sells a proprietary line of textiles, including The Coastal Collection performance prints and couture-inspired fabrics, distributed through Theodecor as a concierge trade partner.

Product overview

Chris Barrett Design is a Southern California-based interior design firm offering residential interior design services and a proprietary textiles collection. The core business is interior design for high-end residential properties, while the product portfolio includes The Coastal Collection (Performance), Couture Golden, Gordon Stripe & Tattersall, and Nomad Golden Raven textile products sold through The Odecor. The design firm works on projects ranging from California beach houses to Manhattan penthouses and modern villas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interior Design Services Full-service residential interior design for high-end properties, including complete home redesigns, architectural collaboration, furniture and finish specification, and space transformation. Projects span California (Los Angeles, Palm Desert, Santa Monica, Manhattan Beach, La Jolla) and extend to Manhattan and Cabo San Lucas. Intended for affluent residential property owners seeking comprehensive design services.
• The Coastal Collection (Performance) Proprietary performance print collection consisting of patterns inspired by iconic cities on the California coastline: Big Sur, Cambria, Carmel, Mendocino, Montecito, Monterey, and Ojai. Each design captures the personality of its namesake city. Available to interior design trade clients through Theodecor concierge distribution.
• Couture Golden Chunky, nubby tweed fabric offered in four colors with a soft finish, originally inspired by a Chanel jacket. Brings a couture-level aesthetic to residential interiors and is available to trade clients through Theodecor concierge distribution.
• Nomad Golden Raven Deconstructed camouflage pattern hand-stamped with black and metallic gold blend on natural linen burlap, representing a nomadic design aesthetic that bridges refined luxury and basic comfort. Available to trade clients through Theodecor concierge distribution.
• Gordon Stripe & Tattersall Coordinated stripe and tattersall fabric patterns available in fig, celery, robin's egg, hazelnut, and flour colorways. Available to interior design trade clients through Theodecor concierge distribution.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects featured in leading shelter magazines including Architectural Digest, Coastal Living, and Interior Design

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TheodecorcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTheodecor serves as the exclusive distribution and concierge partner for Chris Barrett Design textile products. They handle all inquiries for samples, reserves, and orders related to the textile collections including The Coastal Collection, Couture Golden, and Nomad designs. This partnership enables the design firm to serve interior design trade clients through established distribution channels.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kelly Wearstler: Kelly Wearstler is a Los Angeles-based interior designer known for luxury residential and hospitality projects and a branded product line of furniture, textiles, lighting, and home accessories. Comparable as a celebrity-led, California-rooted luxury design practice with adjacent product extensions.
• Martyn Lawrence Bullard Design: Martyn Lawrence Bullard is an LA-based interior designer serving high-end residential and boutique hospitality clients, with branded home product lines distributed through trade channels. Directly comparable founder-led luxury practice with proprietary product sales.
• Mary McDonald: Mary McDonald is a Los Angeles interior designer specializing in high-end traditional and modern residential projects with strong shelter-magazine presence. Closely comparable in city, clientele, and editorial positioning to Chris Barrett Design.
• Windsor Smith: Windsor Smith is an LA-based interior designer working on luxury residential projects with editorial coverage in Architectural Digest and Elle Decor. Comparable boutique principal-led practice serving affluent Southern California clients.
• Jamie Bush + Co. Jamie Bush + Co. is a Los Angeles interior design firm focused on high-end residential projects with a noted minimal, modern California aesthetic. Comparable boutique LA luxury practice with principal-led creative direction.
• House of Hackney: House of Hackney is a British lifestyle and interior brand designing and selling proprietary prints and textiles through wholesale and direct channels. Closely analogous as a designer-led textile product business distributed to the interior design trade.

Broad incumbents

• Nate Berkus Associates: Nate Berkus heads a national interior design practice serving high-end residential clients across the U.S. with a branded product line. A broader incumbent in luxury residential design with national reach rather than an LA-only boutique.
• Studio McGee: Studio McGee is a Salt Lake City-based interior design firm with a national residential client base, brand partnerships, and a sizable product line sold at retail. Comparable as a luxury-leaning interior design brand with product extensions, though operating at materially larger scale.
• Restoration Hardware (RH): RH operates a multi-category luxury home furnishings business with interior design services and proprietary product lines including textiles. A broader incumbent serving overlapping affluent residential customers at much greater scale.

Emerging players

• The Inside (by Havenly): The Inside is a design-driven custom textiles and wallpaper brand offering print-on-demand fabric collections by interior designers. Adjacent as a designer-monetized textile platform, though positioned more mass-market than Chris Barrett's trade/wholesale model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cbarrettdesign
• Facebookfacebook.com/106822119366139
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chris-barrett-design

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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