MEET RILEY
FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL DESIGNER
Charleston, South Carolina
My path into interior design looked a little different. Before founding RBI, I spent years in the corporate financial world, building systems, managing projects, and living in the details many would overlook.
I’ve always been drawn to homes that feel warm, interesting, and deeply personal. The kind that balance polish with comfort, mix old with new, and have enough character to feel like they could only belong to the people living there. That tension between refinement and real life is what continues to shape my approach to design.
As it turns out, my previous career has become an unexpected advantage. The creative side of design is what makes my heart sing, but bringing it to life requires thousands of decisions, timelines, and moving pieces. Bridging the creative vision with the logistical realities of a project is where my strengths really come together.
My goal is to pair a strong design point of view with an organized, transparent process, giving clients clarity and confidence from concept to completion.
Because our homes should make our lives better. They should be beautiful, comfortable, full of personality and signs of life. And I believe the process of creating one should feel fulfilling, too.
Design Philosophy
We believe the best homes are beautiful
without being precious.
They have character, a little levity, and enough polish to feel special, but never at the expense of actually living in them.
Homes are where dinner stretches late, friends gather in the kitchen, dogs make themselves comfortable, and the
people you love keep coming back.
We design with those moments in mind, balancing beauty with comfort, personality with restraint, and
refinement with real life.
Joyful Refinement
Beautiful homes should have a little life in them. We pair classic foundations with color, pattern and personality to create rooms that feel polished, uplifting and memorable.
Welcoming Sense of Ease
We want home to be the place everyone wants to come back to. Comfortable, inviting and easy to live in, with a warmth that makes people feel at home the moment they walk through the door.
Connection & Togetherness
Design can shape how we spend our time. We create homes that encourage people to gather, linger and connect, making more room for the everyday moments and traditions that become memories.
Let’s make home your
favorite place to be
Let’s create a home that brings more of what matters into everyday life.
