Featured Designer

Tom Williams
Hale-Williams Interior Design
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Biography

Tom Williams was born and raised in Memphis, TN. In addition to his undergraduate studies in English literature at the University of TN, Mr. Williams also studied Interior Design in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1977 he formed T. Lawton Williams Interior Design in Philadelphia, PA. In 1981, he moved to England and, along with partner Robert Hale, founded Erithbond, Ltd., and interior design firm located in London. Following Mr. Williams' return to the United States in 1983, he managed the residential design division of a New Jersey based interior design firm.

In 1987 he and Mr. Hale moved to Baltimore, MD and founded Federal Hill Interiors, Inc. In an effort to expand their library of new wall coverings and fabric lines and to meet the needs of their Baltimore County based clientele, Robert and Tom moved to a larger space in Ruxton and became Hale-Williams Interior Design. In May of 2000 he and Mr. Hale opened Hale-Williams Interior Design in Carmel, CA. Mr. Williams is a past President of the Carmel Chamber of Commerce and an adjunct instructor in Interior Design at Monterey Peninsula College. Mr. Williams also writes for the Pine Cone Newspaper with a series of articles entitled, "Ask Mr. Williams". In the summer of 2004 Tom Williams appeared with his partner, Robert Hale, in a segment of the popular television show on the national channel HGTV called, "Designers' Challenge," and were the selected design team from the competition.

Affiliations
Best Practices Network
Designing Profits, Inc.

What is your favorite luxury?
18 days at Sea on a luxury cruise ship.

What do you sing in the shower?
I don't sing, period.

Do you have a favorite design TV Show?
Mad Men

What is something about you that would surprise other people?
I was an ice dancer.

What is your favorite source of inspiration?
This lovely world

What do you think the most overdone trend in design is right now?
In California, it's the Tuscan look of homes, both inside and out.

Where did you get your sense of style?
My Mother

What is one of the techniques that you use first in any space that you design?
A client interview.

What makes you a successful designer, besides the obvious?
My business practices.

What do you love about the business?
The great selection of materials and finishes.

Who are your favorite designers?
Mark Hampton & Billy Baldwin

How do you promote your business?
Editorial Press & word of mouth.

What is the best testimonial or comment about your work?
Baltimore Sun, "Hale-Williams design is a signature, not a trade mark."