See the home, then shape it
Because she also works in real estate, Kelly reads a property for both potential and feeling — what it can become, and how it wants to live.
Kelly Ann Design
Interiors shaped for how you actually live.
Calm, comfortable spaces along the Southern California coast — where real estate and design meet.
About
A designer returning to the work that started it all.
Kelly Norelius studied Interior Design at CSUN and began her career at Kelly Wearstler, then with a handful of small boutique studios. Those years shaped a lasting point of view: spaces should feel composed, personal, and truly livable — never staged for someone else’s life.
After stepping away from that world for more than a decade, she is building Kelly Ann Design again — this time from Orange County, alongside her work in residential real estate. The portfolio from those earlier years is gone; the eye, the training, and the craftsmanship are not.
Past celebrity and private-client work remains under NDA. What we share here is the practice as it stands now: thoughtful, grounded, and ready for the next chapter.
Approach
Design that supports daily life — not just the photos.
Kelly’s work favors quiet materials, clear proportions, and rooms that hold up to real mornings, evenings, and everything in between.
Calm over spectacle
The goal is composure: soft light, honest materials, and layouts that reduce friction instead of adding drama.
Coastal, not themed
Southern California informs the palette and pace — airy, grounded, and specific to how people actually live along the coast.
Studio
A portfolio in progress.
New photography and project stories will land here as Kelly builds this chapter. Until then, this site exists as a clear home for the practice — something you can link, share, and trust.
If you have a room, a renovation, or a newly purchased home that needs a point of view, that conversation can start now.
Alongside
Real estate & interior design, together.
Through Norelius Partners, Kelly helps clients find the right home — then make it feel like one. Kelly Ann Design is the dedicated studio for that second half: shaping the spaces inside.
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Tell me about the space.
A short note is enough — what you’re working on, where you are, and what you’d like the rooms to feel like.