If you love this designer’s work, you’ll be thrilled to hear Texas-based Cathy Kincaid has a new book launching soon. Cathy Kincaid Memorable Rooms: Artisanal Collaborations (Rizzoli, 2026) is now available for pre-order and overflows with graceful interiors you will not forget. We’ll peek inside her portfolio at a few favorites until the new book releases.
Cathy Kincaid Timeless Favorites
Photos: Cathy Kincaid Interiors
Cathy Kincaid MEMORABLE ROOMS (Rizzoli, 2026)
MEMORABLE ROOMS treats us to incredibly diverse projects including a ski retreat, a Boston townhouse, a penthouse in NYC, a Charleston home, and a house in the Hamptons.
Fresh yet timeless collaborations await! Page after page of romantic memorable interiors that somehow strike that elusive balance of uncommon luxury and living comfortably. – Hello Lovely
Who is Cathy Kincaid?
This designer founded her Dallas firm Cathy Kincaid Interiors in 1977. She is the recipient of multiple ICAA John Staub Awards and has designed rooms in the prestigious Kips Bay Decorator Show Houses in New York and Dallas.
Her work is published internationally, and she is known for her exquisite sense of color and intricate design detail. Her work through the decades established her as one of America’s top designers and an editorial favorite.
Why do so many of us find her rooms unforgettable?
They are truly one of a kind as well as luxurious, refined, and set apart. Set apart? I can’t tell you the number of folks who ask about sourcing a particular fabric they see in one of her published rooms or wonder where she snagged that lovely sofa, etc.
I am ever the bearer of sad news to the masses…oh, kittens, the bespoke designs she thoughtfully creates and sometimes shares are inspiring to behold but not rooms to duplicate or reduce to a shopping list.
The internet’s appetite for professionally customized rooms is mighty (yet too many are mighty naive about the process and expense).
Why You’ll Love the New Book
You’ll love MEMORABLE ROOMS (Rizzoli, 2026) since it is indeed an education for classic design lovers.
Sure we have grown accustomed to wonderful home tours on social channels, but a book goes deeper and its authority stretches wider. We’re treated to stunning photography which reveals up close, exquisite design details.
We learn the names of the artisans handcrafting fine materials so critical for each layer making up the whole.
Selections for Kincaid’s decor, colors, and furnishings entail much contemplation and collaboration with established contributors such as de Gournay, Lisa Fine, Farrow & Ball, Penn & Flether, and Leontine Linens.
Actionable Ideas Within Memorable Rooms
I especially appreciate how Cathy Kincaid stays down to earth despite her legendary status. She graciously addresses those of us working with a small budget:
“…Concentrate on one special element: a powder room wrapped in hand-painted paper; a single bespoke detail on the bed–your favorite flower embroidered across the headboard, a vivid monogram on the shams, or a handwoven rug tailored to the exact colors, pattern, and feel you want. Price the dream version first, then edit down to what you can afford, keeping the details you love. That is what true collaboration buys: a room that belongs to you and no one else.” – Cathy Kincaid (in Memorable Rooms, p. 13)
Veere Grenney wrote the lovely forward for the book…
Find more Cathy Kincaid goodness HERE and HERE.
Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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