
JOYFUL DESIGNS
STUDIO
We Deliver A Home Experience That Is Uniquely Yours
THE JOYFULÂ HOME
Your home should be an experience. At Joyful Designs Studio we create artful, well-crafted homes that enrich and elevate your lifestyle. We help our clients create a home experience that is uniquely theirs. Joy and her team start from an intention of form and function, hyper attention to detail, and art forward principles that are characterized by a sensitivity to culture, heritage, materiality and craftsmanship.
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Our practice involves design, concept development, budget management, project management, and furniture design in the Luxury Home Design space. While we primarily design and manage whole home projects from renovation to new construction, our clients also come to us for design assistance with a suite of rooms where we can be impactful with helping them develop their own personal design story over time.
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We believe in sustainable design and work to source from a trusted list of vendors and dealers who share our ethos. We love collaborating with clients to achieve a well-designed, well-curated home. And we are not afraid to use color, texture and unique design elements to help make it yours.

PROJECTS
We are a boutique interior design studio based in Chicago with a satellite office in Augusta, Georgia. Our team works nation wide and currently has projects in Chicago, Washington DC and the Atlanta region.
Our Founder and Principal Designer - Joy Williams - is a sought after design ambassador and trends forecaster. The firm's work and Joy's commentary has been featured industry-wide in numerous publications to include Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Luxe Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, HGTV Magazine, Sheridan Road Magazine, Oprah Daily, The Wall Street Journal, and Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles Magazine to name a few.
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Please contact us to view more of our Portfolio.

BEDROOM
Color, culture, and texture took center stage in this primary bedroom in a 1920's home. The table is a custom JDS design. The project was featured in HGTV Magazine and at Better Homes and Gardens..

HOME OFFICE/FLEX SPACE
This Chicago Greystone received a modern update. The owner wanted a place to showcase her beautiful and significant art collection.
SHORT TERM RENTAL
This Executive Short Term Rental client wanted to keep guests coming back with a design forward renovation. The property has no shortage of bookings and is in one of the trendiest areas of the nation's capital.

KITCHEN CENTRAL
Architectural details, texture, color and pattern delivered style and interest to this scullery Kitchen, Pantry and Bar we completed for the Southeastern Showhouse.



ABOUT JOY
Our Founder and Principal Designer, Joy Williams, began the firm in 2018 after a 20-year second career in real estate and the home renovation business. She's a dynamic creative and business woman whose unbridled love of design and joyful living lead her to open her studio to serve commercial and residential clients whom she had been quietly designing for privately.
Since 2018, JOYFUL DESIGNS STUDIO has served full-service interior design clients with kitchen and bath renovation makeovers, living room and basement renovations; as well as ground-up new construction clients with whole home design. We encourage clients to reach out to us at the earliest possible time for construction planning and design.
Joy and her team value a completely client-focused approach. Joy is an expert at her craft and a highly sought-after designer. She has worked with small business owners on commercial spaces such as offices, warehouses, short term rentals, boutiques, etc. Joy and her team focus on whole home renovations primarily but will consider a suite of rooms based on a minimum investment.
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Joy and her team work nationwide and have had the opportunity to work on historically significant residences and multi-million dollar new construction projects from inception to completion.
Combining their passion for great design, art and architecture, they have developed a reputation for creating beautiful yet functional spaces. Contact JOYFUL DESIGNS STUDIO today to learn how they can transform your space into your dream interior.
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Joy is an expert at her craft and is devoted to providing her clients with artful, functional, and modern interior solutions tailored to meet their standard of living.
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Please inquire below if you have a project you'd like to discuss with us.
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