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For over 15 years, Barclay Butera has been the quintessential California voice of interior design. From an early age, he has been immersed in the business of design, watching and working with his mother who had clients all over the world. Barclay has grown his own empire based upon his philosophy of “livable luxury” and creates classic interiors and furnishings with an edgy element.

Celebs love his style—he’s worked for Renée Zellweger, Sharon Stone, Josh Groban and Jessica and Ashley Simpson, to name a few. His recent achievements include a line of textiles for Kravet; a rug line for Kravet Carpets; his first coffee table book, Living in Style; and new lines of upholstery and pillows for the Hearst Castle Collection®. House Beautiful calls him one of their “Top 125” designers.

Barclay took a moment out of his impossibly crazy schedule to share his thoughts about nesting for the first time.