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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Pip Rich

'Given Where the World Is Right Now, I Want My Work to Bring People Joy' – Sheila Bridges Is as Fearless and Original as Ever and Knows How to Fill Spaces With Personality

Shelia Bridges looking to camera wearing a green coat in a grand palazzo.

Few designers have shaped the conversation around American interiors quite like Sheila Bridges. For more than three decades, she has forged a career defined by confidence, intellect, and an unshakable belief in the power of personal style.

From her pioneering Harlem Toile to her celebrated textiles and bestselling books, Sheila has consistently challenged the idea that good taste must be safe, neutral, or polite. Her work is layered, narrative-driven, and unapologetically expressive – proof that interiors can be both deeply individual and rigorously considered.

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