Lemontine Design

Nicole Karnes

Nicole is the founder and principal designer of Lemontine Design, a boutique interior design studio based in Portland, Oregon, serving residential clients locally and beyond. Lemontine specializes in creating layered, personality-filled interiors that feel collected rather than simply decorated.

Lemontine offers a range of ways to work together, including comprehensive furnishing and room design services as well as focused consulting through VIP Design Therapy and Design Advocate services for clients who want professional guidance while taking a more hands-on role in their project.

Nicole approaches each project with the belief that a well-designed home should tell the story of the people who live there, not the designer who created it. Her work is driven by how a space should feel and function, creating homes that are not only beautiful to look at, but meaningful to experience and comfortable to live in.

For Nicole, the most memorable interiors aren't defined by a particular style or trend, they're the ones that reveal something about the people who live there, through the art they love, the stories they want to preserve, and a few unexpected moments that make the space unmistakably their own.

Whether transforming an entire home or helping a client find clarity for a single space, Nicole and the Lemontine team bring intention, creativity, and a distinctly personal point of view to every project.