“The biggest compliment I’ve received is that I create rooms with personality. Not mine: Yours.”

Hi There.
I’m Heather, the Mix Master and Principal Designer behind the layered interiors at Heather Peterson Design. Through our collaborative approach, my team and I work with clients to translate their individual taste and lifestyle into a home that is personal, functional, and effortlessly stylish. Our clients even say we’re pretty fun to work with.
I am a Columbia University-trained curator and a former photo editor for Real Simple magazine. I have produced photo shoots for major brands, edited books with major architects, and collaborated on public art installations with major artists. Today, I use my visual sensibility and sense of story to create thoughtful, immersive, and collected spaces for my clients.
At Heather Peterson Design, our work encompasses a variety of styles which reflect our wide-ranging passions in interior design. We love the challenge of blending all of the things you love, want, and value into a cohesive design.

Our Team

Pam Ackerman

Procurement & Project Manager

Kate Andersen

Business Development Manager

While every project is unique, there are some elements we consider truly transformative. Some (or all!) of these make their way into every project:

Mantras

Negative Space

The eye needs a place to rest and rooms need room to breathe. We plan focal points and blank space before we source any specific items.

Counterpoint

We pay close attention to the balance of opposites: round and straight; hard and soft; edgy and traditional. Everything is more itself when placed next to its opposite.

Scale

Right-sizing the pieces in a room can be the single most transformative move, and it happens outside any ideas of "Style."

Art

Whether it’s a piece purchased during your travels or a significant piece from a favorite creator, original art tells your story.

Pattern

Wallpaper, animal print, and textiles are just a few of our favorite things.

Color

In every project, a whole-house color palette emerges. Colors are deployed at different levels and with different saturation to create a narrative throughout the home.

Statement Lighting

Interesting fixtures, especially when large scale, elevate even basic finishes.

Vintage

There is no better way to impart soul than with pieces that have lived many lives. Not only do we “let” you keep that interesting piece from Grandma, we encourage it.

“I tell everyone I refer to Heather that she is unlike any other designer I’ve ever met or worked with - her process, thoughtfulness, and eye truly differentiate her.”

— Sara, San Francisco, CA

Our Team

While every project is unique, there are some elements we consider truly transformative. Some (or all!) of these make their way into every project:

The eye needs a place to rest and rooms need room to breathe. We plan focal points and blank space before we source any specific items.

We pay close attention to the balance of opposites: round and straight; hard and soft; edgy and traditional. Everything is more itself when placed next to its opposite.

Right-sizing the pieces in a room can be the single most transformative move, and it happens outside any ideas of "Style."

Whether it’s a piece purchased during your travels or a significant piece from a favorite creator, original art tells your story.

Wallpaper, animal print, and textiles are just a few of our favorite things.

In every project, a whole-house color palette emerges. Colors are deployed at different levels and with different saturation to create a narrative throughout the home.

Interesting fixtures, especially when large scale, elevate even basic finishes.

There is no better way to impart soul than with pieces that have lived many lives. Not only do we “let” you keep that interesting piece from Grandma, we encourage it.

Find your style. Take some risks.
Let’s connect.

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Our Team

While every project is unique, there are some elements we consider truly transformative. Some (or all!) of these make their way into every project:

The eye needs a place to rest and rooms need room to breathe. We plan focal points and blank space before we source any specific items.

We pay close attention to the balance of opposites: round and straight; hard and soft; edgy and traditional. Everything is more itself when placed next to its opposite.

Right-sizing the pieces in a room can be the single most transformative move, and it happens outside any ideas of "Style."

Whether it’s a piece purchased during your travels or a significant piece from a favorite creator, original art tells your story.

Wallpaper, animal print, and textiles are just a few of our favorite things.

In every project, a whole-house color palette emerges. Colors are deployed at different levels and with different saturation to create a narrative throughout the home.

Interesting fixtures, especially when large scale, elevate even basic finishes.

There is no better way to impart soul than with pieces that have lived many lives. Not only do we “let” you keep that interesting piece from Grandma, we encourage it.

Find your style. Take some risks. Let’s connect.

Location

connect

Find your style. Take some risks.
Let’s connect.