--- title: "McRae Lambert Dunn — Design-Build Firms | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/design-build-firms/mcrae-lambert-dunn-pfvwus-pf~880967781 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~880967781.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "McRae Lambert Dunn" category: ["Design-Build Firms"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/c5c328d900c25317_4734-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "12 Via Loma, Laguna Niguel, California 92677, United States" latitude: 33.5145 longitude: -117.7084 phone: "(949) 495-6101" website: http://mcraelambertdunn.com rating: 5 review_count: 13 best_of_houzz_awards: 10 followers: 338 last_updated: 2026-09-16 --- # McRae Lambert Dunn Original Houzz profile: [McRae Lambert Dunn](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/design-build-firms/mcrae-lambert-dunn-pfvwus-pf~880967781) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Design-Build Firms - **Location:** Laguna Niguel, CA - **Serves:** Irvine, Huntington Beach, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Lake Forest, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point, Laguna Hills, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Coto De Caza, Corona del Mar, Portola Hills, San Joaquin Hills, Trabuco Canyon, Capistrano Beach, El Toro, Newport Coast - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (13 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 10 awards (2015–2026), for Design, Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 50,000 Ideabook Saves - Award winning - Published locally - 23 years in business McRae Lambert Dunn is a full service Interior Design firm known for its innovative, approachable environments that are a stylish reflection of their clients’ discerning tastes and lifestyles. Their objective is focused on providing clear and concise solutions that improve and capitalize on the fullest potential of a space. Their goal is to create timeless stunning living environments that are a reflection of their clients’ personalities, while enhancing their quality of life. Every venture is a true strategic collaboration, taking in full consideration the clients discerning wishes, needs, and budget. Their distinguished designs result in repeat long-term relationships with their satisfied clientele. With our background experience stemming from corporate and retail work, we typically take a more architectural and practical approach to the design of an interior space. Whenever possible, we prefer to be involved in a project from the initial stages, working closely with the Architect and Builders in defining a space functionally as well as visually. We are committed to creating a “visually seamless” result throughout a project. Our “hands-on” approach to design and installation assures quality and excellence in all phases of the project, and to the needs of our clients. Working as a team on every project, we believe that our clients benefit from our combined experience as well as service. Regardless of a projects size and scope of work, each job receives both Partners attention. ### Services Provided - Home Remodeling - Custom Homes - New Home Construction - Kitchen Remodeling - Home Additions - Kitchen Design - Home Extensions - Bathroom Design - Architectural Design - Building Design - Guesthouse Design & Construction - Architectural Drawings - House Plans - Pool House Design & Construction - 3D Rendering - Project Management - Floor Plans - Universal Design - Outdoor Kitchen Design - Laundry Room Design - Space Planning - Home Gym Design & Construction - Mudroom Design - Drafting - Staircase Design - Construction Drawings - Whole Home Design ### Areas Served - Irvine - Huntington Beach - Mission Viejo - Newport Beach - Lake Forest - Laguna Niguel - San Clemente - Aliso Viejo - Rancho Santa Margarita - San Juan Capistrano - Dana Point - Laguna Hills - Ladera Ranch - Laguna Beach - Laguna Woods - Coto De Caza - Corona del Mar - Portola Hills - San Joaquin Hills - Trabuco Canyon - Capistrano Beach - El Toro - Newport Coast ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | McRae Lambert Dunn | | Address | 12 Via Loma, Laguna Niguel, California 92677, United States | | Phone | (949) 495-6101 | | Website | http://mcraelambertdunn.com | | Followers on Houzz | 338 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mcrae-Lambert-Dunn/133847610113765 - Blog — https://www.mcraelambertdunn.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [McRae Lambert Dunn](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/design-build-firms/mcrae-lambert-dunn-pfvwus-pf~880967781) - **Website:** http://mcraelambertdunn.com - **Phone:** (949) 495-6101 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - ASID OC Home of the Year Platinum Award - Under 3,500 sq. ft. 2013 - ASID OC Home of the Year Gold Award - Over 3,500 sq. ft. 2014 - Published in LUXE & California Homes Magazines - **Best of Houzz:** 10 awards (2015–2026), for Design, Service. **Affiliations** - [American Society of Interior Designers](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/american-society-of-interior-designers-pfvwus-pf~1510192642) ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 13 reviews** ### Reviews **★★★★★ — adv4song, July 2018** > Audrey and Ladd are amazing. They did such a great job for my new house not only design wise but also supervise on site. They are so professional and creative, my house was totally transformed to what can possible dreamed of. Highly recommended. **Comment from McRae Lambert Dunn:** > We would like to thank you very much for your kind words. It was such a pleasure, and we truly enjoyed working with you and your family on creating this lovely home for you to enjoy and entertain family & friends. > Warm Regards, > Audrey & Ladd **★★★★★ — OC Installs, Dec. 2017** > Have worked with McRae Lambert & Dunn on several projects. We have worked with many contractors and design firms over our 23 years of existence and McRae Lambert & Dunn are one of the most professional we have ever dealt with. They do a great job of turning the customer's vision into reality. They do a great job from their design, execution and constantly stay in communication with the trades and home owners, throughout the process. Thus insuring the project stays on course and every detail is done correctly. > > We highly recommend their service and look forward to continuing our great, working relationship with them. Keep up the fantastic work, Ladd & Audrey! **Comment from McRae Lambert Dunn:** > Thank you--to the entire group at O.C. Installs for your review. > We truly appreciate having you as a reliable and professional colleague that we value and enjoy working with. Your workmanship and professional standards have made us proud, as a team member, on every project that we have worked on together. > Thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule to compliment us, as it's also a compliment to you, in working together as a team to satisfy our clients needs! > Warmest regards- Audrey and Ladd **★★★★★ — roger4783, Nov. 2017** > I never thought my house could look like it does! I walk in and feel like I live in a magizine. They were incredible to work with!!! **★★★★★ — MK Blake, Oct. 2017** > McRae Lambert and Dunn are outstanding design professionals. They create beautiful plans and then oversee every aspect of the project: kitchen, master bath, new flooring and paint, updated exterior, new pool, deck, and landscaping. Their attention to detail is much appreciated - they are as invested in the project as their client. They have very good relationships with numerous trades and you will feel comfortable with the professionals hired to be in your home. I receive so many compliments on my gorgeous house and I am so thankful to Audrey and Ladd for helping create the home of my dreams. **Comment from McRae Lambert Dunn:** > Hi MK, > Thank you so much for the kind words and taking the time in your busy schedule to acknowledge us with a review. It was a pleasure working together with you as a team, and we hope you are enjoying your home and lovely backyard. > Warmest regards, > Audrey and Ladd **★★★★★ — Afshin Rashtian, Sept. 2017** > Audrey and Ladd were an amazing team. Our dream home wouldn't be what it is without them. Besides their creativity and vision, their responsiveness was truly appreciated. Building a new house is no easy task. The dynamic was one of team work where they really listened to what we wanted and the final result was simply amazing. We would hire them again for our next project and as a matter of fact we actually have. Thank you **Comment from McRae Lambert Dunn:** > Hi Afshin & Golareh, > We wanted to thank you again so much for you review. We really appreciated it and your time. > > Warm Regards, > > Audrey & Ladd **★★★★★ — Gibson Family Construction, Nov. 2014** > McRae Lambert & Dunn are one of GFC’s most valued trade partners. Audrey and Ladd are unequivocally A-List talent with captivating design skills and a proven track record of bringing those designs into reality. They work closely with builders to ensure each project is executed in a way that satisfies their client’s design objectives. **★★★★★ — nwbernstein, Aug. 2014** > A team of exquisitely gifted talents who offer creative insight and detail reflective of their precise understanding of the client's style and delivered in an unintimidating, openly communicative, fun style. This team listens expertly to how the client defines personal style while adding value to the overall aesthetic to achieve form, function and budget goals. They are cost conscious, and timely, they bounce ideas off each other from initial sketches and layout to fabrics and colors, to furnishing selections and even in teaching the client that space is a furnishing. They are flexible, honest direct and trustworthy professionals, constantly seek to improve the client's experience during the rigors of executing their craft while honoring individual wishes within a family. The bonus is their superb problem solving skills with contractors and how well-respected they are throughtout the industry. Working on our project with Ladd Lambert and Audrey Dunn was a great investment in high quality, results oriented design education. They are the best designers we could find who invested themselves in our ultimate satisfaction and in our being thrilled and at home upon completion. **★★★★★ — janeeallegre, Feb. 2013** > I would highly recommend this company for interior/exterior design. Audrey and Ladd were so great to work with. They were very concientious about my concerns to keep the costs down. We were remodeling our house ourselves, but when we were almost to completion the outside of our house looked very plain. They were highly recommended to us, so we hired them and they turned our very plain house to one of the nicest houses in our track. They listened to our likes and dislikes and came up with great suggestions and colors for the whole house. Our house looks like a custom home in the middle of track houses. The money was so well worth it!!! It was such a pleasure to work with them both. I will definately hire them again. **★★★★★ — beach111, Jan. 2013** > Audrey & Ladd worked on our home remodel. They are both so easy to work with, have creative suggestions and are extremely talented. Audrey & Ladd take the time to get to know the style your are looking for and provide options, with also provding a high level of expertise. I receive so many compliments on the work they did for us. It is difficult to find quality people to work with and I highly recommed McRae Lambert & Dunn. **★★★★★ — Prestige Builders, Jan. 2013** > It was a privilege to work with the designers at McRae Lambert & Dunn. The level of professionalism and consideration they brought to the project surpassed other designers that we have worked with. They were committed to working closely with all members involved, while always maintaining the client's vision. Ideal team players. It would be a pleasure to work with them again in the future. **★★★★★ — mamr, Jan. 2013** > Excellent company and top notch designers with Ladd Lambert and Audrey Dunn. Very good team. They will prevent you from making mistakes. They are a dream to work with and extremely easy to get along with. They clearly understand what you want and they stay with the program and do not try to lead you off of your budget or goals. > It was my pleasure working with them. They made the decisions easier and no hassle and excellent design choices and decisions always within your budget. They do what they say they are going to do. Their sub contractors are excellent choices and very reliable and great talent also. > > It was my pleasure working with them, it was a very positive and happy time with the results that I continue to love more and more each day. > I can highly recommend them both. Great people. I did not make any mistakes in the total job and it went smoothly and on time. **★★★★★ — Masterworks Construction Services, Inc., Jan. 2013** > I have worked with hundreds of designers over a 40 year career and Mcrae Lambert and Dunn are the best I have worked with. They are very knowlegeable and really listen to the clients needs and vision. They work very well within a given budget and understand construction and details better than any designers I have worked with. They bring great energy to a project and are good team players. They leave their egos at the door and are willing to discuss solutions and ideas to better the project. They are the best. ## Selected projects - [Newport Coast](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/newport-coast-pj-vj~6959137) - Location: Newport Beach, CA - Photos: 22 - [San Juan Capistrano](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/san-juan-capistrano-pj-vj~6030342) - Location: San Juan Capistrano, CA - Photos: 20 - Description: New Modern Farmhouse with a stylish industrial edge in the canyons of San Juan Capistrano. - [Huntington Harbor](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/huntington-harbor-pj-vj~2700440) - Location: Huntington Beach, CA - Photos: 19 - Description: This home exudes a contemporary transitional style reflective of a Hampton's style home. It incorporates a casual mix of furnishings, with a color pallet based around neutrals, accented with blue and white. The key is balance, as a home that contains too much contemporary furniture will not fit in with the beach vibe, and likewise, a home that is too rustic or shabby will not reflect the sophistication of the area. We have used a mix of leather, velvets, chrome and rich walnut wood. This is a ve… - [Hidden Canyon](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hidden-canyon-pj-vj~3965886) - Location: Irvine, CA - Photos: 23 - [Corona Del Mar](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/corona-del-mar-pj-vj~5505805) - Location: Newport Beach, CA - Photos: 15 - [Emerald Ridge](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/emerald-ridge-pj-vj~6959117) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 11 - [California Oceanfront](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/california-oceanfront-pj-vj~124218) - Location: Newport Beach, CA - Photos: 15 - Description: This oceanfront home is a relaxing contemporary beach retreat with a Balinese influence. The property is shared by a Main House and an adjacent Guest House with a private elevator access. The entry's processional leads guests through a stone gateway, across a wooden plank bridge flanked by stone water wall features on each side, leading to an unexpected large grassy lawn. The gracious entertaining features include a 16 person infinity edge spa on a second floor deck positioned for both privacy a… - [Monarch Point](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/monarch-point-pj-vj~2745856) - Location: Dana Point, CA - Photos: 11 - Description: This transitional coastal home is in a prestigious coastal community overlooking a golf course. It features a more traditional architectural genre, which the client wished to contemporize. Our design challenge was to “update” the interiors and furnishings while maintaining the original architectural shell, and provide a more contemporary environment that was current, warmer and more relaxing and inviting for entertaining. A new color pallet re-invented the space and painting out the crown moldin… - [Beachfront Dana Point](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/beachfront-dana-point-pj-vj~124230) - Location: Dana Point, CA - Photos: 12 - Description: Upon entering through a five foot wide pivoting glass door, this inviting space opens up to a continuous wall of frameless glass that slides open to reveal the ocean, as if you were walking onto the deck of a "floating residence" Situated directly above the sand, the home ingeniously stacks five different levels of living onto a narrow lot to maximize the views and square footage. Three levels of decks provide unobstructed views for lounging, spa facilities, water massage and steam room, and a r… - [Newport Beach Medical Office](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/newport-beach-medical-office-pj-vj~6144144) - Location: Newport Beach, CA - Photos: 5 - [Corporate Office - Utah](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/corporate-office-utah-pj-vj~124299) - Location: Salt Lake City, UT - Photos: 4 - Description: This office space was designed for a client of ours, that we had done several residences for, and we were asked to do the Interior Design for his company's corporate offices. As this client is a general contractor who specializes in building retail centers and stores, we applied design elements that reflected more of a "retail and theatrical presentation" to the design and lighting of the reception space. We used a mix of natural finishes and raw construction materials, even integrated into the… [See all 11 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/design-build-firms/mcrae-lambert-dunn-pfvwus-pf~880967781) ## Ideabooks - [Wish List](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/117682269/list/wish-list) — 2 ideas - [Modern mountain home](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/142476573/list/modern-mountain-home) — 30 ideas [See all 2 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/mcraelambertdunn) ## Community Q&A **Q: where is the chandelier from?** *(in Photo Questions)* Hi! Design is amazing. My wife NEEDS to know where she can find this chandelier. I’m terrified to ask where and how much :). Thank you A: Hi Joe, This Chandelier was purchased from Restoration Hardware, however unfortunatley it is no longer available. **Q: Can I use your image on my blog page? Thanks** *(in Photo Questions)* Can I use your image on my blog page? Thanks A: Hi Koray, Thank you for inquiring to use our photo for your blog, that is very kind. If we could please request you to tag our company name for credit, that would be great! **Q: stunning stairs** *(in Photo Questions)* Love all the details here. Extended treads, along with the metal work are gorgeous. A: Thank you for your kind words, we truly appreacite it 😊 **Q: Can I use your image on my blog page? Thanks** *(in Photo Questions)* Can I use your image on my blog page? Thanks A: Hi Koray, Thank you for sending us the link to your blog. Thank you for asking in advance before using the image 😊 That would be great to use the image , would apprecaite tagging us in the credit line. **Q: Love this light. Where can I find it or something similar?** *(in Photo Questions)* I'm interested in the tiered light fixture that is in this photo, for my foyer. A: They are from Hubberton Forge Lighting **Q: what is the stone veneer used** *(in Photo Questions)* A: EastWest Stone: Color-Classic Honey Gold, through Thompson Design Center, Orange CA --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-16.*