About Award-winning Interior Designers | Design Lifestyles, Dallas TX

Creating beautiful
spaces since 2004

At Design Lifestyles, we provide elegant, timeless, and functional spaces that reflect the individual in a luxury design that lasts. Delivering personalized luxury through thoughtfully curated interior designs, our experienced designers love letting your personality shine through.

Established in 2004 by award-winning designer Kim Bailey, our goal is to always overdeliver and truly “wow” our clients with the level of ease, value, and design talent we provide. From our impressive 2D/3D design visualizations to our strong project management skills, we’re here to take the stress away from the interior design experience.

With our buying power, we offer custom furniture services and furnishing installation, giving our clients access to the most unique and varied options for design projects directly from over 300 manufacturers and a complete, end-to-end interior design service.

9-time national award winner from the Interior Design Society, awarded Best of Houzz for 8 years running, and recognized as one of Dallas’ Top Ten Design firms since 2015, we’ve garnered a lot of recognition for our first-class service and design talents over the years. We’ve even been featured in Architectural Digest, Luxe, Kitchen Bath Trends, Haven, Fort Worth magazine, and Kitchen and Bath Design News.

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Kim Bailey Interiors is Now...
‍Design Lifestyles

Kim Bailey

CEO & Design Director

IDS Professional, NKBA, & Certified Living in Place Professional

Kim is an award-winning interior designer and since founding her own firm in 2004, she has won the Interior Design Society’s prestigious national Designer of the Year (DOTY) awards nine times. Combining creativity with her passion for interiors, Kim offers innovative solutions to enhance clients’ everyday lives, reflecting their personalities, and maximizing each home’s value. She guides the firm’s work across the North Texas region, proudly serving the communities of North Dallas, Frisco, Allen, Fairview, Prosper, and Plano, among others.

Kim is a highly sought-after interior designer who is known for creating beautiful and workable spaces for her clients, tailoring each design to the way they live—both now and in the future. With strong visualization skills and an eye for the details, Kim effortlessly balances style, function, and accessible design standards in her projects, often surpassing clients’ expectations.

Kim has 19 years of experience in the interior design industry and is certified by the Interior Design Society as an IDS Professional. She is an active member of this organization at both the national level as well as the local chapter of IDS-DFW. She is a Certified Living in Place Professional and a Top 10 Dallas member. Previously, she has served as treasurer of the IDS DFW board, co-chair for the IDS DFW Dwell with Dignity project, and co-chair for three years of the DOTY Awards Committee for IDS National.

Design Lifestyle’s (formerly Kim Bailey Interiors) work has been featured in national and regional media publications, including Architectural Digest, Haven, KENW-New Mexico PBS, Kitchen & Bath Design News, Luxe Interiors + Design, Furniture, Lighting & Décor, and The Donna Drake Show, among many others.

Lauren Bailey-Rude

Senior Designer & Business Operations Manager

Member, Interior Design Society

Lauren is Kim’s daughter and a fellow interior design enthusiast. She started out at the firm in 2014 as a Design Assistant. Today, she is a Senior Designer as well as the firm’s Business Operations Manager. Lauren leverages her strong organization and communication skills to keep our interior design projects running smoothly.

A professional member of the Interior Design Society (IDS), Lauren’s imaginative design ideas combined with her knowledge in the design field provides a fresh perspective and balance to the team. Lauren is extremely passionate, insanely organized, and relentlessly committed to the satisfaction of our clients, always finding ways to deliver more value. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Katie Whelan

Junior Designer

Member, International Interior Design Association

Katie joined Design Lifestyles in 2022 as a Junior Designer. She has quickly become an invaluable member of the team thanks to her resourcefulness and collaborative nature. She has expertise in sketching, project management and trend identification, and is also highly skilled in drafting, space planning and model building.

Katie holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Brigham Young University–Idaho and an associate’s degree in design from Collin College. She will complete her bachelor’s in interior design at University of North Texas by May 2024. Katie is a member of her university’s Interior Design Student Alliance (IDSA-UNT) as well as the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).

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"I had a wonderful experience working with Design Lifestyles, and I love how they have transformed my home! Kim and Lauren are extremely talented and really good at discerning and respecting a client’s likes, dislikes and personal style.

I love how they presented me with options. I could choose furnishings and materials, without being overwhelmed with too many choices. It was fun, and it felt good to participate in the process of creating a pretty, cozy home for my family. Their attention to detail is amazing. Every color, fabric, pattern and accessory is coordinated and intentional, without being too “matchy,” if that makes sense. I also have to say, Kim has a calm, reassuring demeanor that really helps in the midst of a remodel.

Kim and Lauren are kind, talented ladies, and they are a joy to work with. Stephanie and Kelly are lovely to work with as well! Thank you, Design Lifestyles team! I hope I get to work with you again on future projects!"

Luisa A.

"Kim Bailey and Lauren Bailey Rude are amazing designers. We have worked with them on a number of projects at our home and we have been so pleased with everything they have done. Their eye to detail is unmatched. We highly recommend Design Lifestyles for all your decorating needs."

Billie Lind

"We absolutely LOVE Design Lifestyles!! Shortly after moving into our brand-new house, we had some an idea of how we wanted it to look inside. However, we soon found ourselves extremely overwhelmed by all the options at our local furniture stores, along with the thousand of ideas from social media sites. To add to our challenge, we have 3 young children that keep us very busy throughout the week. We really needed some professional help, so we contacted Design Lifestyles. After our initial meeting with Kim, we knew we wanted to work with her. Throughout the entire process, Kim really listened to our desires and took detailed notes of our vision. She also challenged us to think through the process since we had never hired a design firm before. Kim brought a tremendous amount of creativity and suggested amazing ideas/layouts/colors that we never thought of or imagined we would love. She and her team were very professional, kind, upfront with expectations and on top every single detail of our project. On our reveal day, we were blown away by how Kim had turned our house into a beautiful warm and inviting HOME. There is no way we could have ever done this without Kim’s expertise, hard work and commitment to her clients. Our words of gratitude do not adequately express the joy we feel each day living in our new home.

We highly recommend Design Lifestyles to help anyone looking for assistance with your interior design needs. She is amazingly talented at what she does and is truly a treasure to work with. Looking forward to working with her again in the future!"

Jason H.

"We had the opportunity to work with Design Lifestyles earlier this year to remodel our kitchen and fireplace wall. I had been following these very talented women on Instagram for nearly two years so I was familiar with their design aesthetic and could not wait to finally have the chance to see them in action. Starting with a very comprehensive in home meeting we discussed what we loved and what we wanted to change in addition to our budget. Based on this meeting and our Pinterest boards, they created two very thoughtful and gorgeous design renderings for our home. This is truly where the magic happened and we were blown away with their ideas from materials, fabric, and reworking the functionality of our kitchen. They provided us with a detailed budget and a work schedule that stayed on track. We have never had a project that went as smooth as this. The attention to detail from small gadgets to proper tile placement, was 100% handled by Kim, Lauren, and Kelly. Let's talk about the contractors they hired for our project, every single one of them who bid and completed a job was truly a professional. Not one person didn't show up or came late and we would happily work with anyone of these trades again. There is so much value in hiring this talented team, we look forward to doing it again when we re-do our master bath. Thank you ladies for bringing the love of what you do to our home. We have enjoyed the new space immensely."

Susan Holdrich