Press + Features | Design With Refinement
Portland Interior Designer
Design With Refinement has been recognized for sustainable interior design, sourcing-driven storytelling, and projects that prioritize craft over trend. A selection of recent features, interviews, and recognition:
Structure + Style Awards: Oregon Home Magazine
Our first recognition from Oregon Home Magazine's Structure + Style Awards came in the 2024 issue, a fireplace project nominated in the Interior Design Other category. Small updates can have such large impact.
The Story Behind Design With Refinement: Bold Journey Magazine
A conversation with Bold Journey Magazine about the origins of Design With Refinement, the sourcing philosophy that drives the studio, and the path from project management to interior design.
Top Interior Designers in Portland: From Where Finds
Named one of Portland's top interior designers by From Where Finds — a curated list highlighting studios with consistent five-star reviews and distinctive design points of view.
Serving Our Community: CanvasRebel
CanvasRebel spoke with Refinement Wagner about how pro bono work for nonprofits, including the JoyRx Alexandra Ellis Caring Cabin on the Oregon Coast, is central to how the studio operates.
Rent Magazine
Featured as a home office design expert by Rent Magazine, sharing strategies for creating workspaces that support both focus and calm.
Eurofase, Details in Design
July 2026, Alameda Powder Room
A designer's perspective on the Sue-Anne vanity light, featuring our Portland powder room renovation.
Three Nominations: Oregon Home Magazine Structure + Style Awards
Recognized in three categories of Oregon Home Magazine's juried 2025 Structure + Style Awards, our Alameda powder room and Fairmount bathroom in Interior Design Bath category, and our Vancouver WA dining room in Interior Design Other category. The awards are judged by a panel of working Oregon designers and architects.
Winner: 2026 Oregon Home Structure + Style Awards
The Armadillo was named Winner, Best in Design, in the Furniture Design category of Oregon Home Magazine's juried 2026 Structure + Style Awards. A custom walnut coffee table designed as the final, anchoring piece for a client's living room, the Armadillo was created in collaboration with Portland maker Kris Kirkman of Kirkman Original. A single blank of continuous-grain walnut wraps its entire circumference, softened into a rhythm of triangular columns, and it was built to be passed down for generations. The awards are judged blindly by a panel of working Oregon designers and architects.
Recognition
Four-time nominee, Oregon Home Magazine Structure + Style Awards (2024 and 2025) — Interior Design — Bath and Interior Design — Other categories
Active member, Interior Design Society — Portland chapter
5.0-star rated on Google and Houzz
Pacific Northwest Leadership Council, Children's Cancer Association (JoyRx) — including pro bono design of the Alexandra Ellis Caring Cabin meditation pavilion on the Oregon Coast
Former Chair, Ambassador Board, CASA for Children
Former Communications Committee Member, Multnomah Athletic Club
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