--- title: "Howard Interior Design — Interior Designers & Decorators | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/howard-interior-design-pfvwus-pf~1829278401 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1829278401.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Howard Interior Design" category: ["Interior Designers & Decorators"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/1773eb0f02cb7eab_7948-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "PO Box 33683, San Diego, California 92163, United States" latitude: 32.7154 longitude: -117.1565 phone: "(619) 846-7604" website: http://howardinteriordesign.com rating: 5 review_count: 9 best_of_houzz_awards: 2 followers: 94 last_updated: 2026-09-23 --- # Howard Interior Design Original Houzz profile: [Howard Interior Design](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/howard-interior-design-pfvwus-pf~1829278401) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Interior Designers & Decorators - **Location:** San Diego, CA - **Serves:** San Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, Vista, La Mesa, Santee, National City, Poway, La Jolla, Lemon Grove, Imperial Beach, Coronado - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (9 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2015–2016), for Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - Recommended on Houzz - 500 Ideabook Saves Mike Howard is the owner and principal designer for Howard Interior Design, an award winning design studio specializing in residential design with a focus on projects in San Diego California and Honolulu Hawaii. Mike believes that a home should reflect the personality of his clients and function specifically for their everyday needs, creating clean and classic design solutions for efficient living. ### Services Provided - Remodeling ### Areas Served - San Diego - Chula Vista - Oceanside - Escondido - Carlsbad - El Cajon - Vista - La Mesa - Santee - National City - Poway - La Jolla - Lemon Grove - Imperial Beach - Coronado ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Howard Interior Design | | Address | PO Box 33683, San Diego, California 92163, United States | | Phone | (619) 846-7604 | | Website | http://howardinteriordesign.com | | Followers on Houzz | 94 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/pages/Howard-Interior-Design/725885154088481 - LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-howard-allied-asid-akbd-a39a40101?trk=nav\_responsive\_tab\_profile - Blog — http://www.howardinteriordesign.com/blog.html ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Howard Interior Design](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/howard-interior-design-pfvwus-pf~1829278401) - **Website:** http://howardinteriordesign.com - **Phone:** (619) 846-7604 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Mike Howard is member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) as well as the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) with an AKBD certification. A proud recipient of the 2014 NKBA Star Award for small Bath and the 2011 CARE award for Bath Design under $25,000 - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2015–2016), for Service. **Affiliations** - [American Society of Interior Designers](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/american-society-of-interior-designers-pfvwus-pf~1510192642) - [National Kitchen & Bath Association](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/national-kitchen-and-bath-association-pfvwus-pf~1351084655) ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 9 reviews** ### All 9 reviews **★★★★★ — P Brown, Jan. 2019** > I recently used Howard Interior Design for kitchen, living room, and half-bath design projects. Mike assessed my style preferences and design goals. He delivered great ideas for finishes, space planning, color schemes, and sourcing options. He optimized our time in a well-paced manner. Mike is enjoyable to work with and demonstrates the utmost of customer focus. I loved many of his ideas and will continue to use his services through different stages of my home refresh. Mike is a valuable asset for any size project and will exceed your expectations ! **Comment from Howard Interior Design:** > Thank you for the kind words– I enjoyed working with. I loved the energy and excitement you brought to the project. I look forward to our continued design collaboration - Mike **★★★★★ — FDK Design, July 2016** > Mike Howard is talented professional. He has an innate sense of style and of what makes good design. His keen eye and extensive travels bring a fresh perspective to each environment that he creates. > > Mike is incredibly detail oriented and will provide clients and tradespeople with a comprehensive and beautifully detailed set of documents which they can use to obtain accurate bids and follow to complete the design as envisioned. > > Mike stays current on new products and advances in the industry, seeking out the best for his clients. His blog is a great source of inspiration and information. http://www.howardinteriordesign.com/blog > > I highly recommend Mike and look forward to our future adventures in collaboration! **Comment from Howard Interior Design:** > Fiona, it was a pleasure to join forces with you on a design. Your expertise was truly beneficial to the overall proposal. Your sense of design and style truly advanced the project. I’m looking forward to future collaborations. **★★★★★ — ahuimanuhale, March 2016** > What I liked about Mike Howard is that he is dedicated to meeting your needs at anytime! He has great ideas and his eye for maximizing useable space is invaluable. > > He is very professional and was able to recommend reputable contractors that got the job done right. We had issues with our master bathroom and his skills helped us solve space issues. Overall, I highly recommend Mike Howard for your design needs. **★★★★★ — hwai, May 2015** > I hired Mike Howard as a consultant to update our 1960's Ranch House in Clairemont, San Diego. He listened for our needs then gave us many great ideas including modern design concepts and how to make small spaces appear larger for our project. Mike's professionalism, elegant taste of style along with his listening and communication skill makes him an excellent designer. **★★★★★ — Rick Longman, Jan. 2014** > After buying a one-bedroom (795 sq. ft.) condo in San Diego, I hired Mike to advise me on choosing paint colors and buying furniture. His help was invaluable. I love the way everything turned out. He has a real talent for designing small spaces in such a way as to make them appear spacious and refined. It was a pleasure working with Mike...always friendly and very professional. **★★★★★ — lisawestly, Jan. 2014** > Mike has the gift of designing spaces with limited resources that are functional works of art. He is the Richard Diebenkorn of the interior design world. **★★★★★ — Bertha H, Jan. 2014** > Mike Howard Interior Design is a consummate professional design firm. They were hired to provide support to my firm on a client's project. From the programming phase, through the design development phase to providing construction documents, the work was of high quality, timely, and represented my firm well. **★★★★★ — bfeldman, Jan. 2014** > Mike Howard is a skilled Interior Designer who has numerous specialties including a keen eye for color and a natural sense of scale and design. With exceptional interpersonal skills, Mike works comfortably with clients of all ages. His dedication to giving clients the best service is evident as his presentations are thorough and targeted to fulfill the clients requirements. He delivers above and beyond what is asked of him. **★★★★★ — lstahlsd, Jan. 2014** > Mike continues to work with me as time and funds become available. This summer he helped find furniture for the dining room and living room. He found ways to re-arrange art work and add color with chairs to move forward in the dining room. He designed a sofa and added pillows to lighten up the loving room. His endless ideas and resources have been a huge help. > I'm very proud of his San Diego Home & Garden, "Small Bath" award. Not only is it beautiful, but I get to live with it every day. > I can't wait to keep working on he house and see what else Mike comes up with. ## Selected projects - [Denver CO](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/denver-co-pj-vj~415784) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 8 - Description: Eliminating outdated architectural features to the 1950’s split-level ranch modernized the Denver home. Removing walls between three small rooms created an open floor plan with dramatic results. Natural light drawn throughout the first floor, with muted hues helped to enhance the now-bright airy space. A “less is more” approach to furnishings ensured that collected treasures were well displayed while modern built-in cabinets created a worthy home for vintage finds. The original kitchen was moder… - [San Diego CA](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/san-diego-ca-pj-vj~415821) - Location: San Diego, CA - Photos: 5 - Description: Re-configuring this 1950’s San Diego ranch-style home produced a more efficient layout, while bargain shopping for the client yielded stylish accessories on a modest budget. Borrowing three feet from an adjacent office space helped to expand the master suite and create a custom bed niche from recycled boat lumber. The narrow master bathroom cleverly notches out space from a large closet to create a dramatic glass-enclosed walk-in shower. The dual floating mail-order vanities reveal more of the f… - [Honolulu HI](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/honolulu-hi-pj-vj~1023717) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 10 - Description: Honolulu Asian inspired home Redesigning a contractor grade floor plan to produce efficient space resulted in a stylish newly built home. One of the client’s major objectives was a kitchen with a large inviting feel that incorporate activities and work zones. That was achieved with a banquette and an office area as well as providing plenty of storage surrounding a large island and prep space. The adjacent open living room includes two French doors providing breath taking views of Maunalua Bay. W… - [Mission Hills CA](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/mission-hills-ca-pj-vj~2504087) - Location: San Diego, CA - Photos: 6 - Description: Light and Airy Modern Bath An unfortunate water leak in a condominium provided the home owner an opportunity to get the upgraded modern bath he’s always wanted. The original Spanish style bathroom was outdated, dark and lacking natural light. We started by removing a partial shower wall that blocked the natural light from reaching the vanity, this visually opened up the dim space, making it feel much larger. A dark cabinet was removed and replaced by a modern Italian double bowel vanity in an as… - [Scrips Ranch CA](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/scrips-ranch-ca-pj-vj~1849095) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 3 - Description: The confined 50 sq. ft. bathroom was in dire need of storage and an update. Containing no medicine cabinet or vanity and only one small wall mounted cabinet; the key to finding more storage was between the wall studs. Borrowing the space between the walls provided several opportunities. Concealed behind the entry door are two tall custom 8” deep semi-recessed wall cabinets. Further storage was obtain by installing two recessed Robern medicine cabinets, one at 4” deep above the vanity and the sec… - [Carlsbad CA](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/carlsbad-ca-pj-vj~1970899) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 3 - Description: Alluring Master Bath This Carlsbad master bathroom was formerly dark and hampered with divided areas, now with a redesign it had been transformed into a bright open alluring space. The owners wanting to ready the house for resale decided to update the original 1985 room without spending lots of money. To cut coast we kept the original cabinetry and worked with the plumbing locations. By removing a wall and flipping the tub and shower locations we were able to create one large open space. The low… - [La Mesa CA](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/la-mesa-ca-pj-vj~2583330) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 8 - Description: Contemporary Hillside Revival What started as a desire to enlarge the kitchen island, latter became the catalyst for sprucing up the rest of this La Mesa, California hillside home. By redesigning the kitchen island to obtain additional prep room we also gained space for a larger cook-top and an area for a wine chiller. We created a balance in the kitchen by enlarging the buffet which now serves as a statement piece to the room. The owners chose a dark grey tone for the island to anchor the space… [See all 7 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/howard-interior-design-pfvwus-pf~1829278401) ## Ideabooks - [painted cabinets](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/117980533/list/painted-cabinets) — 25 ideas - [lincoln](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/119703870/list/lincoln) — 1 idea - [B&L](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/117701612/list/b-l) — 5 ideas - [Wall Panels](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/112801861/list/wall-panels) — 1 idea - [GH](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/112568267/list/gh) — 12 ideas - [Kids room](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/112274127/list/kids-room) — 20 ideas - [JR](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/109061851/list/jr) — 6 ideas - [Goff](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/106133840/list/goff) — 5 ideas - [Fangmann Fireplace](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/32653234/list/fangmann-fireplace) — 3 ideas - [Hexagon Tile](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/80015705/list/hexagon-tile) — 13 ideas - [Laundry room](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/76047674/list/laundry-room) — 33 ideas - [Banquette](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/55579679/list/banquette) — 12 ideas - [Hawaiiana](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/53071340/list/hawaiiana) — 16 ideas - [Master Bath](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/32663848/list/master-bath) — 17 ideas - [Gibbson Sofa](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/29031195/list/gibbson-sofa) — 16 ideas - [Eclectic](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/30235142/list/eclectic) — 8 ideas - [Traditional](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/30235019/list/traditional) — 6 ideas - [Contemporary](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/30234854/list/contemporary) — 13 ideas - [Modern Home](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/30234759/list/modern-home) — 8 ideas - [Bar stool PW](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/28638688/list/bar-stool-pw) — 9 ideas [See all 24 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/howardinteriordesign) ## Community Q&A **Q: What type of wood and stain is used on the cabinet? It’s beautiful!** *(in Photo Questions)* Perfect wood and stain. A: Cherry wood with a clear finish. **Q: Hello! What type of Wood Flooring is that?** *(in Photo Questions)* I was wondering what type (species and stain) is the wood flooing? Thanks! A: Hi Tiffany, the flooring is from Duro Design and is Canadian Maple –Leather finish 5” width. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-23.*