Interior designer for Northern Virginia, Washington, DC and Maryland
We design single rooms, whole homes and second homes, in person around DC and by virtual design anywhere in the U.S. Our founder, Debbi Porter, spent more than 20 years as a fashion designer before interiors.
Start your project
Two minutes. We reply within one business day.
Prefer to talk? Call or text (703) 555-0142
- NYSIDInterior Architecture degree
- 20+ yearsin fashion design
- Since 2010designing interiors
- VA, DC, MD, DEin person, virtual anywhere
- Complimentarydiscovery call
Selected rooms
Living rooms, kitchens, primary suites and family rooms by Debbi Porter Interiors.
Debbi Porter
Debbi spent more than 20 years as a fashion designer, living and working across Europe, Asia and North America and designing men's, women's and children's collections for labels in specialty and department stores. She designed the fabrics before she designed the clothes.
She earned a degree in Interior Architecture from the New York School of Interior Design and founded the studio in 2010. Every project still runs the way a fashion house would: we get to know you first, then build the room like an outfit, with the art and accessories as the jewelry.
Ways to work with us
Single rooms are welcome. So are whole homes, beach houses and clients who live a thousand miles away.
Full-service design
Design, ordering, delivery, installation and styling, handled from the first plan to the last pillow.
Room design
One room or a few. A living room, a primary suite, a dining room, an office. No whole-home minimum.
Virtual design
For clients outside the DC area. Video consultations, a full design plan and a shopping list you order from anywhere.
Decorating and styling
Color, fabric, art and accessories, built around the furniture and the collections you already love.
Bath and small remodels
Tile, stone, vanities, lighting and fixtures for baths and smaller remodels, drawn up for your contractor.
New construction selections
Finishes, fixtures, lighting and millwork chosen alongside your builder and architect, before construction starts.
Ready to talk about your rooms?
A complimentary discovery call is the first step. Tell us what you're planning and we'll take it from there.
Color, fabric and texture
Every room starts as a board of real fabrics, finishes and color, the same way Debbi started every fashion season. You see how the velvet sits next to the linen, how the wallpaper reads beside the trim, before a single thing is ordered.
We love color, and we are happy to push a client a little further than they planned. The room still has to look like you.
How a project works
- 01
Discovery call
A complimentary call by phone or Zoom. You tell us about the house, the rooms and how you live, and we decide together if we are a fit.
- 02
Exploration
We meet, in your home or by video. We learn your style, the colors you are drawn to, what you collect and what you can't stand, and we set the scope, the investment and the timeline.
- 03
Design
Floor plans, color palettes, fabrics, furniture, lighting, art and custom pieces like window treatments, presented together so you see the whole room before anything is ordered.
- 04
Ordering and installation
We order, track, receive and inspect everything, schedule the painters, paperhangers and installers, then style the room down to the art and the last accessory.
Debbi immediately treated me like a partner.
From our first consultation, she read my aesthetic, then offered bold ideas that took my initial design to a new level. With her help, we've transformed my home into an elegant, comfortable, and functional space that is truly one-of-a-kind. I couldn't be happier!
Beach houses and second homes
Many of our clients have a second or third home: a house at Rehoboth or Bethany, a condo at the Maryland shore, a place in Florida. We design them so they are ready to live in the day you arrive, and you don't need to be there while the work happens.
A condo we designed in Millsboro, Delaware was selected for a Parade of Homes event.
Where we work
In person across Northern Virginia, DC and the Maryland suburbs, on the Delaware and Maryland shore, and virtually everywhere else.
Northern Virginia
- Fairfax
- Alexandria
- Arlington
- Great Falls
- McLean
- Vienna
- Falls Church
- Reston
- Leesburg
- Middleburg
Washington, DC and Maryland
Second homes on the shore
- Delaware Beaches
- Rehoboth Beach
- Lewes
- Bethany Beach
- Ocean View
- Millsboro
Everywhere else
- Virtual design
- New York City, the Midwest and Florida
Kind words
From clients in McLean, Millsboro and Sanibel Island.
Debbi immediately treated me like a partner.
From our first consultation, she read my aesthetic, then offered bold ideas that took my initial design to a new level. With her help, we've transformed my home into an elegant, comfortable, and functional space that is truly one-of-a-kind. I couldn't be happier!
Debbi is a visionary.
We knew the style we wanted in our homes, and Debbi took our ideas and added to them, giving us a finished product that exceeded our expectations. Thanks to her work, our condo was selected to be in a Parade of Homes event and our house is now used by the builder to showcase the quality and potential beauty of their homes.
I absolutely love our new home!
Debbi helped me design our Florida home from start to finish, inside and out. She took my vision and put it all together with careful thought to each and every piece. She presented new, fresh ideas which completed the look I was going for. Debbi is also very precise in her measurements and her process, which was very much appreciated.
Questions
Do you take on single rooms?
Where do you work?
How does virtual design work?
What does an interior designer cost?
Do I need to buy furnishings through you?
Can you work with the furniture and art I already own?
Prefer to talk now?
(703) 555-0142
debbi@debbiporter.com
Start your project
Tell us about your home and the rooms on your mind. It takes about two minutes, and we reply within one business day.