Michael Norpell gives an interview for his featured design work on “Lifted Wings”, a home in the historic Twin Palms neighborhood in South Palm Springs.

Whether it’s your first time working with an interior designer or your 20th, there’s an art to the process of partnering with a design expert to find out which mid-century pieces, palettes and patterns suit you. Palm Springs designer Michael Norpell gently guides his clients through a series of specific questions to ensure they will feel right at home with their MCM décor. Here, he walks us through the steps he walks with them to guide you through the process of planning your own mid-century marvel.

One of the hallmarks of Mid Century Modern design is the emphasis on the connection between interior and exterior spaces. Yet when it comes to home renovations, the focus can tend to be on the interior space, with the exterior being a necessary afterthought. For Michael Norpell, designer and owner of Michael Norpell Wall To Wall, the key to a successful MCM home remodel is to design from the “outside-in and the inside-out”.

This mid-century kitchen renovation is a perfect example of blending the best of old and new design. The home where it is based is in Palm Springs, California’s Villa Roma condominium community built in the 1960s. It sports Greco-Roman Hollywood Regency style, with columns on the façade and a fountain with a sculpture of Venus. The community was recently approved by Palm Springs as a historic district, thanks to its unique architecture.

True to the original design aesthetic of your home, Michael Norpell creates a space enhancing your personality through a simple, clean-line approach with a comfortable warmth. The results transcend all expectations. To help accomplish that goal, we are now announcing our enhanced line of products and services.

“Sometimes the most critical element of design is making sure the minutia of details come together cohesively, on-time and under-budget,” said Michael Norpell, who announced hiring Oliver Girodat as a design assistant.

Michael Norpell is proud to announce Timothy State is joining the Wall To Wall team in a role overseeing client services and business operations. He brings with him more than 25 years of experience building teams and organizations, producing measurable results.

Landscape architect/interior designer Michael Norpell made the list for Best Of Houzz Design 2021. This exclusive award recognizes just three percent of the more than 2.5 million active home professionals and interior and architectural photographers on the Houzz platform. This represents the third time Norpell has won the Best Of Houzz Design award.