“Palm Beach is timeless, it has always been beautiful, clean, full of flowers and Southern friendliness.  Our family has been here for more than 120 years.”  – Mimi McMakin

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Kemble Interiors, Inc. was founded in 1982 by Palm Beach native Mimi Maddock McMakin. McMakin has been recognized for her distinctive fusion of whimsy with respectful restoration in many a storied Mizner, Volk, and Urban designed estate or club. She has over 40 years of experience bringing comfort and beauty to the homes of her clients across America.

“In life as in design, it is not perfection you should be after.  There’s beauty in the faded and worn, the well loved, and the sentimental… After all, life has seams. Your home should be like a loosely woven fabric of desires, memories, practical, notions, and even compromises.”  – Celerie Kemble

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Mimi’s daughter and partner in the New York office of Kemble Interiors, Celerie Kemble claims her childhood was in many ways a design tutorial spent around construction sites, antique stores, and in the unique homes designed by her mother. A graduate of Harvard, Celerie worked briefly in film production before quickly succumbing to what she calls a compulsion for design and the creation of thoughtful interiors that “put the person in the place.”

Since then, she has spent the past fifteen years cultivating a portfolio of much publicized residential and commercial interiors that are as unique and diverse as her clientele.

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The firm’s success is a reflection of both Mimi and Celerie’s quirky design ethos, which balances the aesthetic integrity of the project with the needs/personality of the client.

To create a successful interior, the process must be well-managed, the client’s needs and dreams carefully considered, and the budget respected.