--- title: "Murphy Moon — Interior Designers & Decorators | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/murphy-moon-pfvwus-pf~311356934 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~311356934.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Murphy Moon" category: ["Interior Designers & Decorators"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/bbd3037403ed1b11_0248-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "4513 Frontier Trail, Austin, Texas 78745, United States" latitude: 30.2063 longitude: -97.7956 phone: "(323) 793-0646" website: http://murphymoondesign.com rating: 5 review_count: 12 best_of_houzz_awards: 12 followers: 184 last_updated: 2026-08-21 --- # Murphy Moon Original Houzz profile: [Murphy Moon](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/murphy-moon-pfvwus-pf~311356934) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Interior Designers & Decorators - **Location:** Austin, TX - **Serves:** Austin, Bee Cave, Dripping Springs, West Lake Hills, Barton Creek, Rollingwood, Sunset Valley, Driftwood, Downtown - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (12 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 12 awards (2016–2025), for Design, Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 10,000 Ideabook Saves I've been creating innovative custom homes for clients residing in Austin, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Diego for over 18 years. My unique design perspective allows me to capture the essence of my client’s lifestyle, both current and aspirational. I pride myself on my ability to design interiors that combine style, function, and personal expression. With a critical eye for space, balance and fine details, I work closely with my clients to translate their ideals into design reality. I also thoroughly enjoy the process of design and collaboration with the building trades. I studied design at the accredited Harrington Institute in Chicago, and went on to train at some of the best design firms in Chicago and Los Angeles. In 2008 I joined forces with Carol Abbott to establish Abbott Moon Design in Los Angeles. My move to Austin in 2014 generated the launch of Murphy Moon Design, a boutique, full service interior design studio. ### Services Provided - Interior Design - Kitchen Design - Bathroom Design - Living Room Design - Bedroom Design - Space Planning - Furniture Selection - Kids Bedroom Design - Dining Room Design - Custom Cabinets - Lighting Design - Floor Plans - Project Management - Entry Design - Playroom Design - Laundry Room Design - Mudroom Design - House Plans - Custom Home Bars - Art Selection - Closet Design - Basement Design - Custom Bookcases - Custom Fireplace Mantels - Home Theater Design - Drafting - Home Office Design - Interior architectural design - Remodeling ### Areas Served - Austin - Bee Cave - Dripping Springs - West Lake Hills - Barton Creek - Rollingwood - Sunset Valley - Driftwood - Downtown ### Typical Job Cost $20,000 - 500,000 There isn't really a "typical" job cost, since it can range anywhere from just refreshing some rooms to full home design and construction management. ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Murphy Moon | | Address | 4513 Frontier Trail, Austin, Texas 78745, United States | | Phone | (323) 793-0646 | | Website | http://murphymoondesign.com | | Followers on Houzz | 184 | **Social profiles:** - LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/pub/murphy-moon/4/6b1/692 - Blog — www.murphymoondesign.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Murphy Moon](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/murphy-moon-pfvwus-pf~311356934) - **Website:** http://murphymoondesign.com - **Phone:** (323) 793-0646 ## Credentials - **Best of Houzz:** 12 awards (2016–2025), for Design, Service. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 12 reviews** *Aspect averages:* - Work Quality: 50.0 - Communication: 50.0 - Value: 50.0 ### All 12 reviews **★★★★★ — Michael Ager, March 2022** > Amazing Eye for Detail! > > You will not find a better design professional than Murphy Moon! Prior to meeting Murphy Moon, we bought nice furniture but it was always just that, a piece of furniture, and the items didn't contribute to an overall design aesthetic. Murphy Moon helped us turn our things into a beautiful home. She respects our taste, follows our style lead, and saves us time and money throughout the entire design process. Murphy Moon always picks the perfect pieces for our home, with an eye towards detail to make the room complete. We always receive compliments on our home when friends come over. I hate to give our secret away... > > Working with Murphy is a wonderful and easy process. She takes time to listen and understand our style preferences. She makes suggestions and guides us on design without imposing her style on us. Murphy has an incredible eye for detail and has saved us countless dollars by helping us find the right pieces for our home the first time. We wouldn't dare remodel or redecorate without consulting Murphy Moon first. She is the most knowledgeable and talented design professional we've ever worked with. **★★★★★ — Melissa Mason, March 2022** > I first used Murphy for apartment decorating years ago. She was so fabulous, I reached out to her again after we purchased our first home. I got so many compliments on my apartment's design and get even more with my new home. We started with initial interior decorating - furniture, repainting, things like that. Projects are still in progress - currently, we are remodeling some bathrooms, the kitchen cabinets, and parts of the living area - and when I tell friends we are remodeling, they are shocked: "but your house is gorgeous already!" She knows how to prioritize projects so that no one else notices the little things that bother you (like ugly bathrooms :). I love that Murphy has the eye to pull things together while still keeping the design authentic to the owner. I worked with a designer before Murphy who tried to throw out all my artwork and special pieces because it didn't fit with her vision. There are some pieces in my home I know are not Murphy's favorite but she figures out a way to make them work because she knows I love them. To me, that's a sign of a really great designer. I trust her completely, she has not steered me wrong thus far. In addition to my interior, she helped me pick a new exterior paint color. Eventually, we will do outdoor backyard/patio remodeling - she does it all! I can't recommend her enough. **★★★★★ — ematsui, March 2022** > If you are looking for a designer who has a great eye and is flexible and down-to-earth, Murphy is for you! We had not worked with a designer before and Murphy was simply fantastic. We have continued to keep in touch even after our large project was complete and have engaged her services for other projects as they came up. I cannot recommend her more highly! **★★★★★ — Melissa Mason, Jan. 2018** > Truly an awesome experience - I used Murphy for interior design services. I love that she gets to know YOU and your personality and then refines that style to create lovely and functional spaces. She's very responsive and available but is conscious of your time and budget. She's also just a neat person in general and I definitely recommend her services. Thanks, Murphy! **★★★★★ — Jessie Rae, July 2017** > Houzz led me to Murphy Moon. After reading other clients' 5 star reviews, I felt confident that Murphy could get the job done. Initially, I needed help choosing window treatments and updating light fixtures. From the reviews and her website, I could tell that she's talented and ultra capable, but I also needed warm & friendly, mature and evolved. She's all that and more: Murphy is deeply respectful and a skillful communicator, not pushy and funny when that's what's needed. From the first meeting with Murphy, my husband and I immediately liked her and enjoyed tossing around ideas with her. She seems to be one of those people who are actually good at and enjoy collaborating. If you get stuck during a project, she will know intuitively how to respond. > We switched from updating our east Austin home to moving to a new home in South Austin soon after hiring Murphy. Her enthusiasm and partnership during that transition made the design process meaningful and exciting. Also, Murphy is very hands on: when I was exhausted from moving, she did all the hanging of the art and photos at my new house and I couldn't be happier with the results. When she recommended having some of our art reframed, she took charge of that project and the improvement of the artwork was stunning. Additionally, she created furniture layouts before the move and collaborated with us in choosing interesting new pieces and rugs. > She is always very quick to respond to texts/emails/phone calls, and she's been on time to every appointment and has come over whenever I needed her help asap. I feel deeply grateful for Murphy's generous support and expertise. Plus, she laughed at my husband's jokes and made friends with my mean little dog. We are so happy in our new home but the best part has been getting to know Murphy. I highly recommend Murphy Moon Design! **★★★★★ — jhelms3, March 2016** > Murphy Moon is a fantastic interior designer who happens to be strikingly good at couple's counseling. As new owners of a beautiful blank-slate home, my husband and I wanted to start the interior out right by coming up with a solid decorating plan. Unfortunately, with one of us favoring modern minimalism and the other preferring traditional with a touch of whimsy, we didn't get very far on our own. Enter Murphy Moon! > > From the very start, Murphy helped us to identify styles we both loved and new ways to create a space that's functional, comfortable, cool and lovely. When we were unable to find pieces we both liked or with the ideal measurements, she simply designed them herself and had them made! And the few times we couldn't seem to agree on something, Murphy always had an entirely different idea in her back pocket that was inevitably perfect. > > My favorite part about working with Murphy is that she approaches the project as a member of the team and inspires you to do the same. She doesn't try to take over or judge you or strong-arm you into anything. She listens to what you want, she helps you identify things you love and she works with you to create a space/a home/a plan that works. It sounds cliche, but she truly made our home a reflection of BOTH of us, only better. > > Add to that her obsession with detail; fluency in all ten zillion paint colors, wallpapers and fabrics; cheerful disposition; and ability to stick to a budget and I think you'll see why we truly can't recommend Murphy enough. (Not to mention the added benefit of letting her deal with stores/etc. who don't hold up their end of the bargain. She's such a sweetheart, until you cross her or her client. It's AWESOME.) > > We'd give her ten stars if we could. **★★★★★ — ronald\_ferguson, April 2015** > Having never used an interior designer I was prepared to be intimidated and thought I would have my design choices made FOR me. I offered my projects to several businesses and chose Murphy. Her bid was specific regarding materials and hourly fees. Right decision!! Murphy provided options for furniture, window treatments, paint colors and costs. Her guidance allowed ME to make the best choices for my new home. Having more projects in mind, I will continue to avail myself of her expertise. **★★★★★ — Etienne Eckert, April 2015** > Murphy is a fantastic design professional. She has not only helped me design and decorate my own home, but has also helped several of my Real Estate clients. She is brilliant, creative, a great listener, punctual and extremely professional all around. As a Real Estate professional I have to be very careful about who I recommend and I honestly could not recommend Murphy highly enough. **★★★★★ — mmggav, April 2015** > Murphy Moon was an invaluable part of the design and realization of building our new home. It is a traditional East Coast style 6200 square ft house in Los Angeles. Murphy helped guide me and my architect with design details in the final stages of creating our plans and she continued to advise and problem solve throughout the entire process of construction, revisions, lighting, decorating, etc. Her expertise ranges from the actual design of the building to the more subjective vision of style and cohesiveness of all the elements involved in creating a home from the ground up. When issues came up during construction, it was always Murphy who was able to solve them. > Her taste is impeccable and she is very easy and fun to work with. It was so helpful to have her guidance in the areas where I was less confident, but Murphy is Especially good at striking a perfect balance between guiding me to good choices and honoring my sense of style and personal preference. > Even when Murphy moved out of state she made herself available constantly via FaceTime and quickly responded to the numerous videos I texted to her for feedback. > At the risk of making her sound too good to be true, I have to say she was truly fabulous, fun and brilliant and was by far the best thing about undertaking this huge task! > I rarely reccommened people for fear they might not live up to the experience I had, but I would not hesitate to rave about Murphy. > Our house is very near completion and I am hoping to have some final pics to post to accompany this review shortly. **★★★★★ — layton, April 2015** > We hired Murphy Moon (Abbott Moon) to work on the rebuild of our home. She worked with us on many things from the ground up (floors - cabinetry - faucets - sinks - wall colors - all decorating - furniture - room plans) and this is to just name a few .... Murphy is very knowledgeable in planning, she has an amazing eye for design, she is pleasant and a joy to work with. In addition, the pricing was fair especially for the high quality of work she provided. When we were told something would be done - it was and in a timely manner. We could not have built the beautiful home we now have without her on the team. I would highly recommend her for any project - and I have. **★★★★★ — Molly B., April 2015** > Murphy Moon helped me design this beautiful bathroom I'm now enjoying, even though I live in Indiana and she's an Austinite. We conferred via telephone and e-mail and sent photos and designs back and forth. She talked me out of some very bad ideas, ones that wouldn't fit in to the time period and style of my house - like a Japanese spa-style bathroom. Moon sent me inspiring photos of designs that would work better. When I found the copper tub I'd always longed for, Moon helped me pick tile, wall color, fixtures and vanity to compliment and complement it. She redesigned an old dresser I found at a secondhand store into the sophisticated vanity you see in my new bathroom. > The renovation was complicated, as the photos will show: the wall between the small bathroom and the laundry room was removed, the bathroom nearly doubled in size and included the tall elegant window that formerly was hidden next to the dryer. The contractor was easily able to follow Moon's excellent drawings, and the result is pretty magnificent. I think she really enjoys her work, as she was always the most prompt member of the team. **★★★★★ — allegheny15, April 2015** > Murphy Moon Design worked to solve several perplexing design problems for my home. Two bathrooms (one large and one smaller) in which previous "upgrades" involved shoddy work and materials were transformed into two lovely, modern, clean, welcoming and elegant spaces. > My kitchen had suffered the same fate, complicated even further by an inefficient layout. Murphy Moon revised the footprint to optimize the useful workspace and selected materials and fixtures that realized all of my goals for both form and function. > Murphy Moon has a tremendous sense of space, texture and color; wonderful expertise about materials and a willingness to fit her artistry into my budget. ## Selected projects - [Summit Park Baths](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/summit-park-baths-pj-vj~6873066) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 5 - [Barton Hills Modern](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/barton-hills-modern-pj-vj~6871290) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 10 - [Modern Farmhouse](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/modern-farmhouse-pj-vj~1857637) - Location: Austin, TX - Photos: 10 - [Austin Ranch](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/austin-ranch-pj-vj~807793) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 10 - Description: I created more open space in this 1700 sf ranch home in Austin's Western Trails neighborhood and renovated the kitchen and both bathrooms. - [Southern Oaks Master Suite](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southern-oaks-master-suite-pj-vj~5770346) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 10 - [Old Hollywood](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/old-hollywood-pj-vj~647098) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 10 - Description: A complete kitchen renovation with an updated powder room, guest bath, and patio successfully refreshed this 1920's Spanish revival mansion. - [Newport](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/newport-pj-vj~646782) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 12 - Description: Working collectively with the architect and builder on the design and development of this home (in collaboration with Carol Abbott Designs) resulted in a stunning yet comfortable home for this family of five. Custom cabinetry, trim, wood work, fine materials and bespoke furnishings make this 5000 square foot residence truly one of a kind. - [Sherman Oaks](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/sherman-oaks-pj-vj~5831979) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 6 - [Beverly Hills](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/beverly-hills-pj-vj~646727) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 9 - Description: This was a single story cottage style home which was transformed to a 2-story sophisticated retreat, with lots of space for entertaining, an expansive hallway library, and a custom chef's kitchen. In collaboration with Carol Abbott for interior furnishings. - [Woodland Hills](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/woodland-hills-pj-vj~1722499) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 14 [See all 10 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/murphy-moon-pfvwus-pf~311356934) ## Ideabooks - [Garrison](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/164476300/list/garrison) — 3 ideas - [Bellomy](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/159769278/list/bellomy) — 1 idea - [Glenda](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/159715714/list/glenda) — 2 ideas - [Ager](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/148937012/list/ager) — 3 ideas - [Boudoir](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/156606734/list/boudoir) — 4 ideas - [Evans Boys](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/149884814/list/evans-boys) — 4 ideas - [Mason First Floor](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/149007448/list/mason-first-floor) — 3 ideas - [Pinecrest LR](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/149007306/list/pinecrest-lr) — 4 ideas - [Pinecrest DR](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/149007337/list/pinecrest-dr) — 1 idea [See all 9 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/murphymoondesign) ## Community Q&A **Q: My Monogram pro induction range, full quartz backsplash and 24 inch ca** *(in Appliances)* My kitchen designer forgot to measure the depth of the Monogram pro induction range or factor in the 1 1/4 full quartz backsplash when designing my kitchen. This is what my stove looks like in a 38 inch walkway between the perimeter cabinets and island. I can swap out the range for a lower profile Miele induction range that would give me 1.65 inches to go back. What would you do? There is a big restock fee and the appliance costs about $5000 more than my current range. A: I am a residentail designer (for 26 years) and I just installed the same range (except gas) and was shocked/dismayed to see how far it protrudes beyond the cabinets. Standard ranges (even high end ones) are usually between 26"-28" deep. This one is 29" before the handle., so the overall depth is 31". Obviously, I should have studied the appliance specs before recommending it for a project, but after 26 years it takes crazy stuff like this to surprise me. My client is disappointed and I'm embarrassed. Thanks a lot, Monogram. Yes, I know it's not pushed all the way in yet. **Q: where is the vanity from?** *(in Photo Questions)* It was mentioned that this vanity was purchased and not custom, can you please share the maker and model? A: Here ya go: https://www.allmodern.com/bathroom/pdp/mitchell-48-wall-mounted-single-bathroom-vanity-set-a000061083.html **Q: What model and make tub did you use?** *(in Photo Questions)* What model and make tub did you use? A: American Standard 60” Evolution acrylic. I do NOT recommend it. They wasted 6” of length in the back with an extended lip. Thus the bathing space is too short. **Q: Floor tile** *(in Photo Questions)* Who makes the floor tile and what is it called? Thanks A: From TileBar.com. It’s True Terrazzo Purbeck 16x16. I love it!! **Q: Where did the rug come from?** *(in Photo Questions)* It is a grey rug in the living room A: The rug is from Jaipur Living and is item \#TOW13. **Q: throw pillows** *(in Photo Questions)* where are throw pillows from? A: These were purchased in 2019 so I'm foggy on the exact source but you should look at the pillows on the Loloi Rugs website: https://www.loloirugs.com/collections/pillows --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-21.*