From a bohemian 1960s beach house in Malibu, California, to a grand nineteenth-century manor on the coast of Normandy, France, the diverse collection of Kathryn M. Ireland interiors showcased in this book move up and down the sliding scale of formality. No matter the client, the style idiom, or the degree of playful unorthodoxy, Timeless Interiors demonstrates that a Kathryn Ireland-designed space is always inviting and livable, original and appealing. While Kathryn's design mind may have blossomed in the hothouse of cool California style, her roots are unapologetically European. The result is a highly evolved personal style that marries a deep reverence for tradition with the blithe spirit of fresh reinterpretation. As her eponymous fabric design business thrived and expanded, so too did Kathryn M. Ireland's interior style begin to incorporate elements from her travels--patterns of paisley, ikat, and madras in vivid colors stories picked up in South America, Northern Africa, and the Indian subcontinent. As the book clearly reveals, her talent with cross-pollination creates chic home environments with lively globe-trekker appeal.

Despite Kathryn M. Ireland's wide spectrum of work--a film director's screening room in Santa Barbara, a playwright's home in Santa Monica, a formal estate in Brentwood and a Roland Coates-designed Spanish Colonial Revival in Palos Verdes--all the homes she decorates bear the unmistakable imprimatur of her signature look--comfortable and stylish habitability. KATHRYN M. IRELAND stars in Bravo TV's Million Dollar Decorator. Named by Elle Décor in 2012 as one of the top 25 design stars in the U.S., Kathryn enjoys an international reputation for her expertise in the "sympathetic restoration" of older properties with important architectural origins. A well-established fabric designer, Kathryn has been invited to design a collection for the venerable fabric house Scalamandré based on vintage patterns from their voluminous archive of textiles.

Though based in Los Angeles, Kathryn continues to travel the world, collaborating with clients, sourcing furnishings, and conducting design seminars. Kathryn is the author of Summers in France, Creating a Home, and Classic Country. She and her three sons divide their time between a Spanish Colonial Revival home in Santa Monica, California, and a farmhouse in Southwest France.