Interiors
Collected, Not Decorated
I believe the most compelling interiors feel collected over time rather than decorated all at once.
My approach begins with the people who live in a space—the way they want to live, the things they love, and the feeling they want their home to evoke. From there, I layer art, color, pattern, texture, vintage and contemporary pieces to create rooms that feel personal, sophisticated, and a little unexpected.
A beautiful room should never feel like a formula. It should feel like you.
The La Jolla Home
A Home Designed to Be Lived In
My own home in La Jolla is perhaps the most personal expression of my design philosophy.
Rather than designing around a particular style or moment in time, I created the house as a collection—bringing together pieces from different periods, original art, bold pattern, color, natural materials, and objects gathered over time.
Throughout the home, my artwork is part of the architecture of each room. From the black-and-white series above the bed in the primary bedroom to paintings placed throughout the living spaces, art was never treated as a finishing touch. It helped shape the rooms themselves.
The result is a home that reflects how I believe interiors should feel: layered, individual, collected, and alive.
Featured in AD Italia, House & Garden SA, and ELLE Decoration. Photographed by Douglas Friedman.
The Design Details
It’s Not One Thing. It’s the Conversation Between Everything.
Great rooms are rarely defined by a single beautiful piece. They come from understanding how scale, proportion, color, art, lighting, pattern, texture, and materials work together.
I’m drawn to interiors that balance refinement with surprise: something old beside something new, an important piece of art against an unexpected pattern, or a humble object given prominence simply because it has meaning.
These contrasts are what give a room personality.
Art & Interiors
Art Should Be Part of the Conversation
I don’t think of art as something chosen after a room is finished.
Art can establish the mood of a space, introduce color, create tension, or become the element around which an entire room develops. In my own work, painting and interior design continually influence one another.
The goal isn’t to find art that simply “matches” a room. It’s to choose work that adds another layer to its story.
Learn My Approach
Learn to See Your Home Like a Designer
Beautiful interiors aren’t created by instinct alone. Behind rooms that feel effortless are decisions about scale, proportion, color, balance, lighting, materials, art, and editing.
As a former professor of Interior Design, I believe those principles can be taught.
At The Lori Brunner Interior Design Academy, I teach you the thinking and process behind professionally designed rooms—so you can make more confident decisions and create a home that feels uniquely yours.
The Art of Living Beautifully
Your home doesn’t need to look like anyone else’s.
It should tell your story.