Debby Cooper has always had an eye for design, and for good reason. It runs in the family.

Her grandmother was an avid mid-century modern art collector who commissioned two houses by Marcel Breuer, a Bauhaus architect. Aesthetics were always paramount: furniture, artwork, linens, and even utensils had to meet a rigorous standard of minimalism and functionality. Her brother, also in the design field, inspired her to join the industry. Other family members are architects, art collectors, and art consultants.

Debby studied art history extensively at Columbia University and earned her J.D. from Georgetown Law School. After years of practicing environmental law at a large New York firm, she decided to take time off to raise her three children in Bethesda, Maryland where she has now lived for almost 30 years.

Debby oversaw numerous renovations and redecorations of her family’s 1940s brick colonial until she felt it had reached its maximum potential. An exciting move to their new Bethesda home near the Potomac provided a blank canvas for Debby’s imagination. She immediately set to work finding the best furniture that was reasonably priced and able to withstand their three kids, pets, and busy lives. While working on this project, Debby realized that interior design is her real calling! She earned an Interior Design diploma with distinction from RHODEC, an ASID-certified interior design program, and built her portfolio working for friends and other clients in the DC area and beyond. DC Interiors officially began in 2013, allowing Debby to combine her work ethic and commitment to excellent customer service with her love for interior design. She is now a licensed Interior Designer in DC and Maryland, becoming an ASID Professional and NCIDQ Certified, which is the gold standard of interior design certification.