The Refined Home

About the Author

Sheldon Harte, founder of Harte Davis Interior Design, is an award-winning interior designer whose distinguished career began in the creative enclave of Laguna Beach, California, in 1984. With over 350 full-scale interior design projects in his portfolio, Harte's work has garnered national and international recognition and has been featured in ArchitecturalDigest.com, House Beautiful, Elle Decor, Luxe Interiors + Design, international editions of Architectural Digest and ELLE Decoration, The Wall Street Journal, California Home+Design, HGTV's Top 10, and more. He is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).

Mitchell Owens, editor in chief of The Magazine Antiques, was formerly American editor of The World of Interiors and decorative arts editor of Architectural Digest, where he hosted The AD Aesthete podcast. Owens has been a reporter and columnist at The New York Times, was a founding editor of the LGTBQ magazine Out, and held editorial positions at Nest, Elle Decor, Traditional Home, and Travel + Leisure. He is also cofounder of Irwin & Lane vintage furniture dealers. He lives in Cooperstown, New York. Hadley Keller is the director of editorial and community engagement at the Design Leadership Network, a community of top interior designers. Previously the digital director of House Beautiful, she has been writing about design, interiors, and culture for over ten years. In 2021, she authored Vendome's Beachside. Keller is on the board of the Oasis Alliance and a member of the White House Historical Association's Next Gen Leaders cohort. She divides her time between New York and Washington.