“For decades, we have created spaces that incorporate elements ranging from storytelling antiques to trend-setting focal points, both residential and commercial.”
— Julie Estes, Owner & Principal Designer
About Carlisle Design
Based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and founded in 2005 by Julie Estes, Carlisle Design is a full-service interior design firm serving residential and commercial clients throughout Pennsylvania and extending to New Jersey, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. Ever since its beginning, Carlisle Design has built a reputation for creating timeless spaces using luxurious color combinations, patterns, and textures. Carlisle Design’s talented team collectively brings over 35 years of experience to the table. From the onset of the creative process through the final touches of our seamless installations, we are dedicated to our clients throughout the entire scope of the project, large or small. With thoughtful attention to each client’s individual needs, we utilize design to solve problems, promote wellness, and enhance lives through beautiful design. Achieving this goal requires working collaboratively with clients and leaning into the expertise of valued builders, architects, and craftspeople, all of whom are integral to the success of our projects. We can’t wait to work with you!
Carlisle Design has been voted Best in Interior Design by Susquehanna Style Magazine for four consecutive years (2020–2023), Cumberlink in 2022, and Harrisburg Magazine in 2021, and was featured in Susquehanna Style Magazine (March 2023).
Meet Our Team
Our History
Carlisle Design was created to give Central Pennsylvania one complete source for renovation and interior design needs. We serve homeowners and business owners looking to improve their spaces, whether through new construction, additions, commercial design, or refreshing an existing interior. Our services are tailored to each client’s goals, creating functional, polished spaces that reflect individual needs and, for businesses, consistent branding. Long-standing partnerships with workrooms, builders, and skilled tradespeople allow us to deliver well-planned projects and provide informed guidance throughout the process. Our goal is to create spaces that are elegant, refined, discerning, and, of course, functional.
Connection is the Heart of Our Work
For us, nostalgia isn’t a styling choice; it’s a way of living. It’s the belief that spaces carry meaning and grow richer through memory, routine, laughter, and time. This philosophy shapes how we work with our clients and the extended network of designers, craftspeople, and tradespeople who bring each project to life. Nostalgia isn’t about remaining in the past, but moving forward with intention, creating homes and workplaces that invite gathering, encourage rituals, and feel grounded in the people, patterns, and continuity that make life meaningful, rather than trends alone.
Nostalgia isn’t about holding on. It’s about making room…
Room for memories to form, families to grow, teams to connect, and life to unfold. Above all, it reflects our optimism and belief that what we build today will matter tomorrow.