Kelly Cleveland grew up in northern Wisconsin, watching her parents build businesses from the ground up. That early immersion in entrepreneurship shaped her belief that creativity and discipline belong in the same room. At twenty-one, she launched her first company representing photographers, digital artists, and designers. ISoon she realized her true calling wasn’t managing creative people—it was being one.

After earning a B.A. from Millikin University and a degree in Interior Design from Harrington Institute of Interior Design, Kelly founded Kelly Cleveland Interiors in 2002. The Chicago-based firm specializes in luxury design for residences, commercial offices, and branded retail spaces. Her clients describe her work as timeless yet personal—refined without rigidity and designed for real life.

Over two decades, Kelly has built a trusted network of makers, craftsmen, and artisans. Together, they create interiors that feel as considered as they are beautiful. She believes collaboration is the foundation of every successful design.

Kelly is an active member of the Interior Design Peer Alliance and ASID. Additionally, she serves on the VIP Luxury Gala Host Committee for The Design Center at the Mart and is a proud Brand Ambassador for Brizo.

Outside the studio, she balances life with travel, writing, and sketching—often surrounded by foodies, rowers, campers, actors, and Sam, the family’s outspoken Schnauzer. Meanwhile, Kelly and her family volunteer with Housing Forward©, helping organize blanket drives and shelter support. Her firm also champions Designs for Dignity through Chairs for Charity and Carpets for a Cause—because beautiful spaces should lift everyone who enters them.