10 Home Décor Experts We're Loving

Grant K. Gibson

City: San Francisco, CA Website: www.grantkgibson.com

Favorite Item In Your Home: "A pair of Swedish Gustavian chairs that I recovered in a caramel leather. It's a perfect place to sit for a cup of tea."

Biggest inspiration: "Recent trips to Stockholm, Paris and Sicily have really inspired me."

Splurge or Save: "I would prefer to spend more on the piece of furniture then save money with the fabric."

Tracie Butler

City: Los Angeles, CA Website: www.TracieButlerDesign.com

Favorite Item In Your Home: "A 17th century chandelier from Spain that hangs beautifully in my kitchen."

Biggest inspiration: "Fashion, music and culture all play large rolls in my designs."

Splurge or Save: "I splurge on fine fabrics and rugs. The way I cut corners is to look for the best prices."

Nicole Gibbons

City: New York City Website: www.SoHauteStyle.com

Favorite Item In Your Home: "A pair of reverse glass Chinese Emperor and Empress paintings that I inherited from my grandmother."

Biggest inspiration: "So many things from architecture, nature, books and magazines to the work of interior design legends of the past."

Splurge or Save: "I would splurge on a great sofa with good bones [that] can always be recovered."

Max Geiser

City: El Cerrito, CA Website: www.wallter.com

Favorite Item In Your Home: "A collection of wooden 3D puzzles properly displayed on the mantel. I like to work on them because it clears my mind."

Biggest inspiration: "I am inspired by other companies that are able to design products that are truly timeless."

Splurge or Save: "I splurge on bathroom hardware, good paint, and I tend to be frugal with kids furniture as a parent of two young boys."

Jeanine Hays

City: San Francisco, CA Website: www.aphrochicshop.com

Favorite Item In Your Home: "Right now my dining room table. It’s made from rosewood, and it’s perfect for hosting big dinner parties."

Biggest inspiration: "I am inspired by cultures. The colors, textures or patterns but it can also be the music that expresses a culture, the flavor of a popular dish, the feel of a city or even its history."

Nicole Nassib

City: Beverly Hills, CA Website: www.nicolenassib.com

Favorite Item In Your Home: "A large painting I completed just over a year ago, Untitled Lilac – along with my purple Hermès mohair blanket."

Biggest inspiration: "As a child my father would bring me on his antique shopping trips to Paris, his taste for superb quality and craftsmanship is imbedded in me."

Victoria Smith

City: San Francisco, CA Website: www.sfgirlbybay.com

Favorite Item In Your Home: "I really love my dining nook, off the kitchen. I painted it Chalkboard Black which makes the white Victorian molding stand out."

Biggest inspiration: "I love Scandinavian design. I love the eclectic and a mix of vintage and new."

Splurge or Save: "I tend to splurge on an excellent vintage find."

John McDonald

City: Los Angeles, CA Website: www.ahandmadehome.com

Favorite Item In Your Home: "A mirror above the sofa that I made from a slab of fallen lumber.

Biggest inspiration: "Most of my inspiration comes from magazines, listening to what a client truly needs, as opposed to wants."

Splurge or Save: "Chairs I'll spend money on. I'm frugal when it comes to groceries."

Julie Khuu

City: Santa Ana, CA Website: www.hautekhuuture.blogspot.com

Favorite Item In Your Home: "A vintage Chinese console that I rescued from Salvation Army for $99!"

Biggest inspiration: "Fashion. I love that personal style can be interpreted in the way you dress and live."

Splurge or Save: "I splurge on anything that I can't live without. I am more frugal with throw pillows and drapery."