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The Styled Domicile-Interior Design Out-of-the-ordinary interiors for those who dare to stand out.

The Styled Domicile offers highly personalized interior design in Northern Virginia & beyond for unapologetic women. Jess Harrell, founder and lead designer, creates more meaning in your home by celebrating who you are.

Welcome to my weird brain!And that last one could also totally be a cat butt, as SO MANY of you pointed out when I share...
10/21/2026

Welcome to my weird brain!

And that last one could also totally be a cat butt, as SO MANY of you pointed out when I shared it in my stories šŸ¤£ But I refrained from putting a cat butt in this post.

Youā€™re welcome for that!

Iā€™ve been getting curious about what the things Iā€™m drawn to are telling me about myself and what Iā€™m craving in my own ...
10/13/2026

Iā€™ve been getting curious about what the things Iā€™m drawn to are telling me about myself and what Iā€™m craving in my own creative expression. So this roundup of whatā€™s been catching my eye lately is going to go deep.

What keeps showing up over and over?

The tension and surprising harmony between contrasting elements. (Cannot get over the electric yellow chaise paired with the traditional lace.)

Ordinary things made extraordinary through imagination. (That person-shaped cuphard!)

Things that feel like someone actually made them, rather than manufactured them to appeal to as many people as possible. (The embroidered sofa, itā€™s like tattoos for furniture!)

Movement, irregularity, nature. Things that donā€™t feel overly polished or predictable. (The beauty of the trees shadows on the side of the building KILLS me.)

Creativity that inspires wonder and delight. (That lizard carved into the chair leg, come on!)

I think all of these things remind me of how much possibility exists when people give themselves permission to be imaginative.

And Iā€™m realizing just how much Iā€™m craving things that feel deeply human. Complexity, contrast, things that refuse to fit into one category. Moments that feel a little magical. Beauty that doesnā€™t just look beautiful, but makes me FEEL something. That stops me in my tracks, gives me goosebumps, makes me gasp in delight.

And maybe thatā€™s what this little exercise has revealed to me. The individuality I celebrate in design is something I want to embrace more fully in how I express myself, too.

Anyways, thanks for getting deep with me āœŒšŸ¼

*Most images from Pinterest and Iā€™ve tagged sources I could find

Installation progress at this quietly playful, nature-inspired townhouse in Vienna. Phase 1 is 99% complete šŸŽ‰Next up: co...
10/07/2026

Installation progress at this quietly playful, nature-inspired townhouse in Vienna. Phase 1 is 99% complete šŸŽ‰

Next up: converting their unused formal dining room and an awkward vestibule/hallway just outside it into a hardworking space thatā€™s part butlerā€™s pantry, part library.

The vibe: like standing underneath a canopy of mature trees. Think secret garden, but one where you can make yourself a cup of coffee and pull down a few cookbooks while it brews to figure out what the heck everyoneā€™s eating that week.

Last pic is a little peek at the inspiration for where weā€™re headed šŸŒ³

If this powder room could talk, it would say, ā€œI know, I know. You came in here to take care of business. But that doesn...
09/29/2026

If this powder room could talk, it would say, ā€œI know, I know. You came in here to take care of business. But that doesnā€™t mean I canā€™t make your day a little better while youā€™re here with my stunning good looks and killer personality.ā€ šŸ˜‰

Oh, and also ā€œI was just born!ā€ because before the reno, this bathroom didnā€™t even exist. First order of business for reno was reworking the floor plan to improve the houseā€™s overall flow, make room for a bigger, better kitchen, and create a new mudroom. That meant relocating the bathroom to the end of the hall, and saying see ya to the tub and shower. (Donā€™t worry, thereā€™s still plenty of tubs and showers in this home šŸ˜˜)

The goal for this new space? Create something playful and charming that felt like it was always a part of this 1948 Cape Cod home.

Vertical wall paneling, a vintage-inspired console sink and sconce, and classic 4x4 floor tile feel rooted in the houseā€™s history. And the bold pomegranate wallpaper, funky squiggly wood mirror, and deep, saturated blue on the vertical paneling add plenty of personality.

Stay tuned cause this house still has a lot more to say!

Photography: Amanda Archibald | Interiors Photographer
Styling: Amy McCoy Penner

Sometimes you get wallpaper samples in the mail, and youā€™re just so f*cking tickled over them that you have to play and ...
09/15/2026

Sometimes you get wallpaper samples in the mail, and youā€™re just so f*cking tickled over them that you have to play and build entire worlds around them. Or maybe thatā€™s just me!

But oh my god, I wish you could see the texture of the Dune Flowers wallpaper! It looks and feels like a treasured drawing your 5-year-old made on construction paper that youā€™ve kept safe in a drawer for years and years. Itā€™s so damn good.

Anyways, in this wild AI-infiltrated world we live in, I find myself more and more drawn to things that feel hand-made, expressive, and imperfect. So here are three wallpapers that feel like an artist went to town on your walls, and what they inspired me (a human, not AI) to create.

Which oneā€™s calling your name??

PS-I think the last one has finally pushed me into my ā€œok, maybe red isnā€™t the worst thing everā€ era. šŸ« 

Itā€™s been 3 weeks since this project shoot, and Iā€™m still on cloud 9. Amazing clients who trusted my vision, and a ridic...
09/08/2026

Itā€™s been 3 weeks since this project shoot, and Iā€™m still on cloud 9.

Amazing clients who trusted my vision, and a ridiculously talented team (Amy McCoy Penner & Amanda Archibald | Interiors Photographer ā¤ļøā¤ļø)who cared just as much as I did about getting every damn shot right. The kind of people who catch the tiniest details, who you trust completely, and who somehow make a long day of obsessing over every little thing genuinely FUN. Feeling very freaking lucky. šŸ„¹

So Iā€™m gonna ride this high for as long as I can and give these behind-the-scenes pics a permanent spot on my feed.

And when I get the final edited photos? Oh, itā€™s all over. YOUā€™RE GONNA BE SO SICK OF THIS CLASSIC CHARACTER-FILLED CAPE COD. Jk that could never happenšŸ˜‰

09/08/2026

ā€œIs this Lisa Frank pencil case timeless?ā€

ā€œWill I still like this sweet purple polka-dot vest and pant set in 10 years?ā€

ā€œAre three scrunchies in my ponytail too much?ā€

Nope. You didnā€™t second-guess your taste with bs questions like that! You just loved what you loved.

And then the inevitable happened: other peopleā€™s opinions got involved šŸ˜©

You started learning what was cool and what wasnā€™t. What other people liked, and maybe more importantly, what they didnā€™t. And little by little, your taste started getting tangled up with approval. Liking something stopped being enough.

And naturally, all of that followed you into your home too.

Which is kind of wild when you think about it. Because home should be the one place where you donā€™t have to worry about being palatable to anyone else!

I think good design can help us find our way back to some of that 7-year-old certainty. Not by filling your house with Lisa Frank šŸ¤Ŗ but by paying attention to what genuinely lights you up.

The things youā€™re drawn to for reasons you canā€™t quite explain. The stories that matter to you. Your quirks. Your preferences. The stuff that makes you go, OH MY GOD I LOVE THAT.

Thatā€™s the stuff I want to know.

And then I turn all of that very specific-to-you stuff into a home thatā€™s beautiful, cohesive, functional, and unmistakably yours.

Because home should be the place where you feel the least pressure to edit yourself. šŸŽ‰

Why yes, I am trying to bring back the Ryan Gosling ā€œhey, girlā€ meme trend from 2016.We deserve it.
05/18/2026

Why yes, I am trying to bring back the Ryan Gosling ā€œhey, girlā€ meme trend from 2016.

We deserve it.

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