“What sets me apart, I think, is that I was a client first for many years, and I haven’t forgotten how I wanted to be treated,” says Laura Hunt, now six years into her Dallas-based practice. The self-trained decorator, who found her calling at the age of 12, when she announced to her parents that she was redecorating the family home, is known for her unpredictable pairings of objects and layering of collectibles and other objets d’art. “I take pride in all the details,” she points out, “from filling the house with flowers and candles to purchasing frames and placing photographs in them.” Otherwise, if there is a certain trademark to her work, it’s that a Hunt interior does not say Laura Hunt. She wouldn’t have it any other way: “There are certain designers who have such a signature look,” Hunt says, “that you walk in and know it’s them.

I capture my client’s personality and reflect it in the design.” Establishing such familiarity with each client, often to the degree of being able to cater to their requests for not just a new interior scheme but also a new lifestyle, is possible because Hunt maintains a boutique operation. In fact, although she takes on large-scale international projects, she does so alone. “I feel a responsibility toward my clients,” says Hunt, “in that they hired me to design, and it’s important that they know they are getting my full attention and consideration. You are hiring me, not my firm.”

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