Don’t ask Carol McFarlane for her trend handbook.

She doesn’t have one.

“I don’t design based on trends. I custom create spaces for people who really want to live in them. And I do everything possible to take the angst out of the process.”

As one of North America’s preeminent designers, Carol McFarlane has an inherent understanding of exactly how things work. In her design process, she expends a great energy and focus on the light, proportion and spatial layering of a residence in order to offer the better idea on how to make it look its best.

Carol works closely with clients to translate lifestyle into tangible form. Whether it’s big event entertaining, or nights when the family gathers in the dining room, it’s design that speaks quietly to it all. Rooms that work. Rooms with elegance, style and comfort. Rooms that embrace rather than intimidate.

She makes it all seem so easy.

Ultimately, for the exclusive clients who have experienced her warmth and creativity, Carol becomes the ‘Designer in Residence’ to build their homes from the inside out – be it a country retreat, a New York pied à terre or a sunny southern estate.

“Whether it’s uptown, or out of town, the total view is vital to the success of the home.”