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Modern living room with black oval dining table, woven chairs, green plant arrangements, brass mobile sculpture, and contemporary artwork on white walls by Sheila Bridges Design.
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Sheila Bridges Design

Interior Design FirmEst. 1994

Sheila Bridges is a Harlem-based interior designer who moved to New York in 1986 and opened Sheila Bridges Design, Inc. in 1993. Named America's Best Interior Designer by Time magazine and CNN, she is recognized for her classic yet versatile design aesthetic and narrative-rich interiors. Her projects include the Harlem offices for former President Bill Clinton, the redecoration of One Observatory Circle for former Vice President Kamala Harris, and design work at Columbia University and Princeton University. Bridges is the creator of the iconic Harlem Toile de Jouy pattern. Her designs are included in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and The Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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Projects

  1. President Bill Clinton's Harlem offices

    2001

    Workplace · Harlem, Manhattan

Awards & press

  • America's Best Interior Designer

    Time magazine and CNN

  • Elle Decor A List

    Elle Decor · 2011–2026

  • AD100 Hall of Fame

    Architectural Digest · 2026

  • AD100 List

    Architectural Digest · 2021–2025

  • House Beautiful Top 100 Interior Designers

    House Beautiful

  • Forbes 50 Over 50

    Forbes · 2023

  • Wallpaper* 300 and 400

    Wallpaper* · 2023–2026

  • 1stDibs 50

    1stDibs · 2021–2024

Selected work