Refined Interiors

Benjamin Johnston’s work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Luxe, Traditional Home, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. A 2024 recipient of the John Staub Award from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) and the national 2025 Palladio Award for Interior Design, Johnston has translated his aesthetic into product designs with Chaddock Home, Madison Lily, and S. Harris.

ELLE DECOR'S 17 New Design Books We're Reading This Spring: "The Houston-based designer’s debut monograph includes eight rarely-before-seen residences—plus Johnston’s own home—to demonstrate his belief that refinement isn’t about formality but about the harmony of intention and ease.""A background in architecture often guides Ben Johnston to think of homes in terms of proportion and volume...his first book features eight of his recently completed residences, and showcases how he is experimenting with balance." — BUSINESS OF HOME"Featuring Johnston’s own home alongside eight rarely seen residences, the volume highlights the thoughtful principles and refined aesthetic that have defined his work over the past two decades. Published in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Benjamin Johnston Design, the book marks a milestone moment for the sixth-generation Texan." — CURATED TEXAN"Classical design principles meet modern livability across the pages of Houston-based designer Benjamin Johnston’s first-ever book. The eight unique projects presented show Johnston deft use of crisp lines and tailored furnishings, as well as his ability to infuse a youthful vitality into more traditional spaces." — VERANDA"This Tudor Revival project by interior designer Benjamin Johnston reimagines traditional architecture through a softer, more modern lens, using curves, plaster finishes, and dramatic light to create a sculptural, calming atmosphere. A thoughtful mix of antiques, contemporary pieces, and unexpected materials keeps the design feeling layered and timeless rather than tied to one era. Bold, unconventional color combinations and intentional imperfections add personality and energy, creating spaces that feel collected, expressive, and alive. See it and more in Johnston's coffee-table book, Refined Interiors." — VIE MAGAZINE"In a design world often obsessed with more: more color, more pattern, more spectacle, Benjamin Johnston has quietly and successfully built a career on the radical elegance of less. Less noise. Less clutter. Less trend-chasing. And, in doing so, the Houston-based interior designer has created some of the most enduring, livable, and quietly luxurious homes in Texas today." — CURATED TEXAN"Johnston's projects reveal a gift for holding contrast and cohesion in the same room, across styles, periods, and cultural influences, always in service of how his clients actually live." — INTERIORDESIGNMASTERCLASS.COM