About Us - Kristyn Harvey Interiors

About Us

Kristyn Harvey Interiors is a full-service residential design studio creating refined, soulful homes throughout Southern California and select destinations. We specialize in new construction, comprehensive renovations, and whole-home furnishings for primary and secondary residences.

Rooted in symmetry and intuitive space planning, our interiors unfold through natural materials, handmade details, vintage pieces, custom furniture, and art. The result is warm, collected, and deeply personal — designed to support everyday life, bring families together, and become more meaningful with time.

With a thoughtful, highly organized process, we guide each residence from its earliest plans through final installation, allowing our clients to remain involved in the decisions that matter without carrying the weight of every detail.

Our Mission

Homes that reflect what you have built, and make room for what comes next.

Kristyn Harvey
Principal Designer & Founder

Kristyn Harvey Interiors was founded on a simple belief: your home should make your life easier, not harder. Kristyn’s approach treats design as both an art and a discipline — spaces that are beautiful, but also engineered around how your family actually lives, so daily friction disappears and you’re left with more time for the people and pursuits that matter most.

Kristyn lives in Solana Beach, CA, with her husband Scott and their two sons. Her own experience raising a young family shapes how she designs for yours — with a deep respect for how much a home’s environment influences the people growing up inside it.

“I want your house to be an extension of your family — the place everyone instinctively returns to, year after year, celebration after celebration.”

Our Team

Daniel Merk-
Benitez

Director of Design Operations

Daniel brings two decades of experience at an award-winning residential design firm, where he served as Vice President of Operations. At KHI, he leads the systems and coordination that keep complex projects moving with clarity. He oversees studio operations, quality control, project workflows, and procurement strategy while supporting communication across clients, consultants, vendors, and the internal design team. His depth of operational experience allows the creative team to remain focused on design while every detail is managed with rigor and care.

Julia Swart

Lead Designer

Julia creates refined, story-driven interiors that balance classic sensibilities with a contemporary point of view. She spent five years in creative strategy and high-stakes brand partnerships before bringing that experience into luxury residential design, where she has spent the past five years refining her creative and technical expertise. Alongside Kristyn, she translates the studio’s vision into detailed models, documentation, furnishings, and coordinated execution while keeping each family’s functional needs at the center.

Daniel Jenkins

Lead Designer

Daniel’s work is rooted in thoughtful space planning and layered materiality, resulting in interiors that feel elevated and effortlessly livable. With over a decade of experience across high-end commercial and residential design, he brings a deep appreciation for craftsmanship and a strong architectural point of view to every project. Having previously led multi-location operations and directed interior design services throughout Southern California, Daniel merges creative vision with strategic precision, ensuring beauty and functionality are equally prioritized through sourcing, vendor coordination, and execution.

Our team pairs creative vision with disciplined execution. We work collaboratively across design, documentation, procurement, and project operations, giving each client a cohesive experience from the first conversation through final installation.

Kristyn Harvey Interiors is a full-service design firm specializing in custom new builds and large-scale renovations. We are located in Southern California and serve clients nationwide.

We believe your home is more than a backdrop, it’s the environment that shapes how your children grow up, how you show up for your work, and how your family gathers for every celebration that matters. We handle the design, the sourcing, the craftsmanship, and the execution, down to the last detail.

We specialize in light-filled rooms, natural materials, and furniture chosen to be lived in and passed down — not replaced in five years. We work in true collaboration with you: listening first, guiding always, and holding the same exacting standard for craftsmanship and detail that you hold in every other part of your life. From your primary residence to the vacation home where your family’s traditions continue, we design spaces meant to be gathered in for generations.