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Burnham Design is known for elegant, urbane, and comfortable interiors that honor high style in a livable, colorful, relatable way. Principal designer Betsy Burnham has over two decades of experience marrying her classic Connecticut sense to a California cool sensibility. By importing a time-honored, East Coast eye to the canyon, beach, and hillside homes of Southern California and beyond, Betsy curates sophisticated, livable, and timeless spaces that are always personalized to her client’s lifestyles.

Comfortably conversant in haute couture, vintage, travel, and the arts, Burnham Design prides itself on elevating the traditional with the unexpected; drawing inspiration from diverse influences and emphasizing color, pattern mixing, layering, and tailoring to create a rich collection of inviting, memorable, and beloved rooms.

From conceptualizing and space planning to kitchen and bath design, through furnishing and accessorizing, Burnham Design provides full-service interior design for residential construction projects in California and across the country. For projects smaller in scope and budget, Burnham Design offers a secondary service called Instant Space, popular since its conception in 2005.

A custom DeVol kitchen in Santa Barbara, with BDDW pendants, a La Canche range, O&G counter stools, and Vintage Timberworks beams.Photo by Ye Rin Mok
A neutral palette, soft prints, textural fabrics, and caning/quilting details in a primary bedroom. Plus a pendant from Cuff Home.Photo by Laura Hull
Hightly decorative elements pair with clean lines in the dining room of our Mt Olympus project.Photo by Sarah Dorio
Custom white oak cabinetry and Country Floors mosaic tile in a primary bath in Santa Barbara. The sconces are by Soane.Photo by Ye Rin Mok
Limestone floors and modern Moroccan details, with a lantern by Paul Ferrante and vintage Chinese zodiac sculptures on the stairs.Photo by Sarah Dorio