Residential & Environmental Design in Central Virginia

REDHOUSE

KRISTIN O’CONNOR

Dining room with a wooden table, seven chairs, a patterned area rug, and a modern light fixture with multiple glass globes hanging from the ceiling. The walls are painted white with decorative wall art and a sideboard with pictures and bottles. Two w

Living room with large windows, sofas with colorful pillows, a patterned rug, a coffee table, and a view of the kitchen in the background.

Kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel appliances, light green walls, hardwood floors, and a large sliding glass door leading to an outdoor patio with trees and a swimming pool.

A bedroom featuring a bed with a colorful floral bedspread, a wooden bedside table with a lamp, a vintage-style blue and gold armchair, and large glass sliding doors with light gray curtains revealing green trees outside. There is a modern chandelier

A modern bathroom with a large mirror above a wooden vanity with a white marble countertop, two sinks, and brushed nickel fixtures. There is a chair with an orange cushion and white fur throw in front of the vanity. The bathroom has a pink wall with

Interior of a modern home with a wooden staircase, large window, and a chandelier resembling antlers hanging from the ceiling.

Interior of a home with a dark wooden door, a framed art print on the wall, a staircase with wooden steps and black metal railing, a large green glass vase on the floor, and a chandelier with antler design hanging from the ceiling.

A bright kitchen with large windows, a white marble island with a sink, three red chairs, a wooden ceiling with pendant lights, and a small decorative fireplace with artwork above.

Bright kitchen with white cabinets, marble island, stainless steel sink, and orange barstools, featuring a wooden ceiling and decorative lighting fixtures.

Modern kitchen with white cabinets, marble island with red barstools, stainless steel sink, white appliances, large window, and wooden ceiling

A bathroom with tropical leaf-patterned wallpaper, a white toilet, and a vintage-style pedestal sink. There is a large ornate framed mirror and a small lamp on a side table. Bathroom essentials like soap and lotion bottles are on the sink.

Living room with light green walls, white window frames, a gas fireplace, built-in bookshelves, a gray vintage-style loveseat with an orange and green pillow, a glass coffee table with books and a drink, a patterned area rug, and an open view into a

Dining room with a wooden table, wire chairs, and a blue vase. Large windows with wooden shutters, dark blue walls, and a white ceiling with a chandelier. French doors lead to a living room with a sofa and a TV.

Living room with yellow painted walls, hardwood floors, a staircase with wooden railing, a glass side table, a white radiator, and an open black-framed glass door leading outside. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

Modern kitchen with wooden cabinets, marble countertops, stainless steel oven, and large window showing trees outside.

A bathroom with dark patterned wallpaper showcasing tropical trees and plants. There is a window with bamboo blinds, a modern white toilet, a wooden vanity with a marble countertop, a sink, gold hardware, and a large gold-framed mirror. Above the mir

View of a bathroom sink with a marble countertop, two silver faucets, and a large mirror with a decorative gold frame. The wall behind the sink has blue wallpaper with gold tropical plant patterns. Items on the countertop include a pink glass, a bott

A bedroom with a bed dressed in colorful floral and geometric-patterned bedding, topped with a fluffy white throw blanket and multiple decorative pillows. On each side of the bed, there are matching turquoise lamps on wooden nightstands. Large window

A cozy bedroom with a peach-colored wall. There is a window showing green trees outside. The bed has colorful, patterned pillows and a floral blanket. A fluffy white rug covers part of the bed. To the right, there is a wooden nightstand with books, a

Rustic wooden utility cart on wheels holds two white textured vases, a wooden tray with glassware, a plant, and bottles, in a room with wood-paneled wall, mirror, and sliding glass door showing outdoor greenery.

A white vase with orange and pink tulips is placed on a dark wooden table in the foreground. Behind it, a bookshelf with various books and decorative items is visible. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling, and there are window blinds on either side of

A dining room with a wooden table surrounded by six white cushioned chairs. On the table is a white vase with orange and pink tulips. Behind the table is a built-in black bookshelf with colorful books, framed pictures, and decorative items. There are

Living room interior with a wood-burning stove, beige curtains, and a large glass sliding door leading to an outdoor patio with outdoor seating and a fireplace.

A modern kitchen and living room with a marble island, a vase of tulips, built-in bookshelves, a chandelier, and a sliding glass door with sunlight streaming in.

A black kitchen cabinet with glass doors displaying dishes and glassware, situated above a marble countertop with a gold tray and liquor bottles, and a wine cooler built into the lower section, on a wooden floor.

A bedroom with a bed, two lamps, a window, and curtains.

I've always known that I did not choose my homes. My homes chose me.

In the search for a place to live, there is often a moment when a house simply speaks. If it is meant to be, as they say, so mote it be. Every property I have loved has, in return, nourished me—often tenfold. It is a mutual exchange of art and heart.

This is an intuitive kind of knowing: a form of house whispering. A home is more than shelter or square footage. It is sanctuary—your own vortex, temple, church, refuge, and place of return. There is a particular magic in a dwelling that welcomes you, holds you, and becomes more beautiful through the life lived within it.

Home truly is where the heart is.

The Spirit of Place

Every home carries its own energy signature. Its spirit is shaped by more than architecture, furnishings, or finishes; it lives in the land, the light, the orientation, the materials, the history, and the people who inhabit it.

That life force may be felt in a rural valley farmette, a historic house with worn floorboards, or a modern 400-square-foot flat suspended halfway up an urban high-rise. Each space has its own inherent character, rhythm, and potential.

This is not a new way of thinking. Across cultures and traditions, people have named this vital presence in different ways: Ch’i, Prana, Ki, Mana, and more. Thoughtful design can work with these qualities rather than against them.

The path of sunlight throughout the day and across the seasons; the compass orientation of the entrance; the surrounding landscape; the geographic setting; the natural elements already present—all can inform a design from the beginning. When these qualities are considered with care, a home engages the senses more fully and supports the people who live there in meaningful, often subtle ways.

Design With Intention

What is the fundamental vibration of your home beneath the trimmings?

Are you creating an atmosphere that reflects who you are, supports what you desire, and gives form to your purpose? Does your home restore you, inspire you, and make room for pleasure, beauty, connection, and enchantment?

My work is a collaboration with both the homeowner and the home itself. Together, we create environments that are beautiful, deeply personal, and integral to well-being—spaces that feel sacred without being precious, inspired without being performative, and aligned with the natural world, the spirit of place, and the truer heart of those who live there.

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Process

A generous budget can certainly make a design project easier. With unlimited resources, it is possible to layer a room with luxurious materials, beautiful color, custom furnishings, and significant art.

But beautiful design is not simply the result of spending more.

The real art—and the real pleasure—lies in working intelligently within the realities of a space: an established budget, existing architecture, inherited furnishings, practical constraints, and the particular ways you live. This is where thoughtful design becomes transformative. It is where resourcefulness, discernment, imagination, and a well-trained eye matter most.

Your home should not resemble someone else’s vision of what is stylish. It should be curated to reflect you—not as an exercise in ego, but as an expression of your values, desires, rhythms, memories, and the life you are creating. The goal is a space that feels personally resonant: one that mirrors and strengthens what matters most to you.

Where I Can Enter

I can join a project at nearly any point in its evolution:

Before construction, during planning, material selection, and pre-build decisions
During a renovation, redesign, furnishing, or installation
When a room is nearly complete but somehow does not feel resolved
When an overlooked or misunderstood space needs renewed purpose
When a home simply needs to function better, feel more alive, or bring more joy to everyday life
For a spontaneous reboot, focused refresh, or a complete transformation

Together, we identify the highest potential already present in your home, then make deliberate, beautiful choices to bring it forward.

Let’s make an art of discovering what your space can become—and then create the results.

May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp and peace in your heart.
-Unknown Eskimo

Exterior view of a modern house with a swimming pool in the backyard. The house features large glass doors, white siding, and a wooden ceiling on the patio. There are outdoor furniture pieces and a partial view of a second story with windows.

A backyard patio with a pool, outdoor seating, and view of trees and water in the distance.

Outdoor patio with seating overlooking a swimming pool, with white wall, black-framed glass door, and potted plants.

Outdoor patio area with white sofas, small round stools, a swimming pool, glass sliding doors, and a modern house with large black-framed windows.

Modern two-story house with white exterior, large windows, and a pitched roof surrounded by a garden with stepping stones and small bushes, situated in a green, wooded area.

A vibrant garden with various colorful flowers and green foliage near a body of water, with trees and a docked boat in the background.

A modern two-story house with large glass windows, a backyard patio with outdoor seating and a small pool, surrounded by a yard with bushes and a stone path, set against a backdrop of leafless trees during twilight.

A modern backyard with a swimming pool, outdoor seating, and a house with large windows and a gray roof. There are trees in the background and landscaped bushes in the foreground.

An aerial view of a backyard featuring a house with a gray roof, a small swimming pool, a patio area with chairs, surrounding trees, a gravel driveway, and landscaped garden beds with rocks.

Front view of a modern house with a mix of white and gray exterior, multiple large windows, a gable roof, and a small landscaped front yard with shrubs under a blue sky.

Backyard with a wooden deck, patio furniture, a small pool, a white umbrella, and lush green trees in the background.

A colorful garden with orange and pink flowers in the foreground and green trees and blue sky in the background.

On-Site Design Session Includes

Two to six Hours On-Site Design meeting to consider space & assess factors
Meet together at location: your home, build site, commercial location or materials showroom
Discuss your stylistic goals, how you want to feel and interact with your home
A report with recommendations and boards will be provided for your keeping.

All-In Design Services Includes

Discovery period refining your individual style
Lighting, elements & measurements assessment
Develop strategy and budget
Furnishings, fixtures, colors and textures
Renovation Management, vendors & providers
Timeline and installation stages
Final adjustments, minor revisions nearing final stages
Project completion + Client Binder
**Costs determined by scope **

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General & Speciality Services

Finding just the right pieces; furnishings, art & fixtures
Selecting the right color palette for you and your space; textures, wall & window treatments
Natural light and lighting plans
Identifying/being true to your individual style; what will energize you, promote mindfulness, sensuality, or all of the above
Feng Shui assessments, incorporated into workable plans featuring recommendations
Energetic cleansing and/or rebalancing, grounding rituals
Miscellaneous alchemical home design protocols
Garden/landscaping design/outdoor rooms/layout recommendations

Partners from projects featured above:
Perkinson Homes https://www.perkinsonhomes.com
Kip Dawkins Photography https://www.kipdawkinsphotography.com
SMS Architecture https://www.smsarchitect.com
Wendell Welder Lanscape Designer https://www.wendellwelder.com
Aaron Money Photography https://moneyimages.net

Residential & Environmental Design in Central Virginia

REDHOUSE

KRISTIN O’CONNOR

The Spirit of Place

Design With Intention

Process

Where I Can Enter

May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp and peace in your heart.

-Unknown Eskimo

KRISTIN O’CONNOR

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