“I am going to make everything around me beautiful - that will be my life.”
Elsie de Wolfe
Transforming houses into homes.
With over 30 years of international experience in property styling and a sharp eye for design, Dawn Kingsbury is known for creating interiors that are as unique as the people who live in them.
Since founding DK Lifestyles in 2015, Dawn has worked on an extensive range of projects—from hotels and spacious family homes to compact one-bedroom apartments—across Singapore, Sydney, and beyond. Her thoughtful, intuitive approach and signature style bring warmth, sophistication, and individuality to every space.
Clients value Dawn’s ability to go above and beyond, delivering not just beautiful results, but a genuinely collaborative and enjoyable experience. Every project is approached with fresh eyes, an open mind, and a clear focus on meeting your needs, timeframe, and budget.
From concept through to completion, we offer hands-on guidance and practical, personalised advice to ensure every step of your design journey is seamless.
Whether you’re preparing your home for sale or ready to reimagine your space, we’re here to help you bring your vision to life.
Property Styling
Stand above the rest of the market by restyling or renovating your home to lease or sell.
While it has become almost compulsory to style a home for sale, especially in Sydney, many stylists use the same rented furniture and accessories, resulting in a cookie-cutter approach that is both expensive and wasteful. Our philosophy revolves around trying to use the client’s own furniture and accessories, to personalise their home while updating it for sale.
Our home restyling services include minor cosmetic or colour changes, decluttering, redesigning room layouts, artwork and accessories, sourcing new furnishings, fabrics, fixtures and fittings, addressing lighting problems, and more.
Restyling your home for sale or furnished lease is a worthy investment. Time and again, homes that are ‘dressed to sell’ have shown to have the best chance of selling quickly and at higher prices.
Residential Design
We offer comprehensive design services to revamp the spaces in your home that matter the most.
From single room styling to entire home renovations, we collaborate with you to create stunning, inviting spaces reflecting you own style. Through conversations, we will plan your space, selecting finishes, furniture, and lighting for aesthetic balance, comfort and personality.
Fall in love with your home all over again.
Design Consultation
Not ready for a full interior design service? Need someone to bounce design ideas off or just looking for some practical styling advice from a qualified designer?
Use this one:one 30 minute consultation to pick our brains, to workshop your ideas and gain clarity on your home objectives.
Perfect for homeowners on a budget or those curious to start their interior design journey.
“I have worked on interior design projects with Dawn Kingsbury for a number of years. She has been a constant source of good ideas and practical good sense.”
“From guiding me through my own bedroom and bathroom renovations to styling my poolside patio.
I have recently engaged Dawn to assist me with a major hotel development in Kuala Lumpur. She has guided me through the difficult task of selecting hotel lobby and bedroom fixtures and finishes that blend local and ethnic styles that fit with our vision of the property. She has helped us to capture the ambiance we were keen to create and we have had tremendously positive response from our client partners and early guests.
Dawn is highly professional and very collaborative. She is a good communicator and, importantly, an excellent listener. She is also orgainsed, practical and flexible in the way she works with clients. She is currently helping me with my relocation to my new home in Los Angeles, including designing the layout of the property and selection and modification of existing and new furniture, fixtures and fittings.
I love her work!”
— Shabnam, Singapore/Los Angeles