Michelle Ku is the founder and principal designer of Ku Interior Design, a luxury interior design studio based in Denver, Colorado. With a passion for transforming spaces into livable sanctuaries, Michelle is known for her elegant, space-smart interiors that blend beauty and function. She primarily works with professionals, retirees, and second-home owners residing in high-rise condos and modern mountain retreats.
Leveraging her background in computer science and software development, Michelle brings a rare combination of strategic thinking and creative intuition to every project. Since launching her firm in 2010, she has become a trusted expert in thoughtful, personalized interiors that reflect her clients’ lives, values, and aspirations. Her design philosophy emphasizes the importance of function, beauty, and timeless design.
Michelle’s approach starts with a deep understanding of each client's specific needs and preferences, ensuring every project is a true reflection of their identity. Whether transforming a high-rise condo or refreshing a room, she adopts a collaborative approach that guarantees a smooth and enjoyable experience. Over the years, Michelle has built her expertise in reimagining urban homes and mountain properties and adeptly navigating the challenges of small spaces and HOA regulations, resulting in refined interiors that balance aesthetics and practicality.
As a Certified Living in Place Professional (CLIPP) and a member of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), Michelle is dedicated to creating homes that support her clients' lifestyles while providing comfort and timeless style. Her studio collaborates with respected builders and trades across Colorado, serving clients in the Denver metro area and the state's most sought-after resort towns.
With an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Interior Design and several prestigious accolades, including the NKBA PEAK Awards for exceptional kitchen and bath designs, her expertise speaks for itself. Michelle is deeply committed to helping clients unlock their home’s full potential, crafting timeless spaces defined by elegance, thoughtful details, and functionality. Her dedication to quality ensures that clients will love their spaces for years to come.
We worked with Michelle to redesign and renovate our old and non-functional kitchen. We loved our new kitchen from day one and continue to love it! Michelle was amazing to work with. We had a couple of "must-have" items and Michelle was able to incorporate everything we wanted with a lot more. The design process was great as well. She really takes the time to understand what you are looking for in the space and what your needs are. She took our tiny kitchen with zero storage and made it the centerpiece of our home with tons of storage! We highly recommend working with Michelle!
Michelle was instrumental in creating a space that reflects our mom perfectly. Michelle hit it out of the park with her selections of drapery fabric and hardware, living room and bedroom furniture, bed coverings including pillows, dust ruffle, linens and towels, and floor rugs. She designed the space layout, recommended paint, and coordinated the entire project from start to finish including set up and delivery. It is such a beautiful, comfortable place for our mom to be content and she feels peaceful in. Alll the staff of the nursing home comment on how lovely her room is decorated. Our family is so grateful for Ku Interior Design - what an easy process: no stress for our family, as we moved our mom in from across the country and it was all set up for her when she arrived. This service was so valuable and brought us so much peace of mind. Thank you Michelle! You are an awesome professional interior designer.
We did an afternoon of design guidance in our home. Michelle was professional, and so helpful. We have confidence that we'll have a waaay better result with her help.
Working with Michelle was such a great experience. Her creativity, expertise and eye for detail are truly second to none. From start to finish, she guided the entire process with professionalism, passion and care. The final result exceeded all of my expectations. The condo is absolutely stunning. Michelle not only brought my vision to life but also elevated it beyond what I could have imagined. Her support and guidance throughout the project were invaluable, and she consistently went above and beyond to ensure everything was perfect!
When we met with Michelle from Ku Interior Design, we knew from meeting one, she was the designer for us! She helped us with the layout of the new kitchen and made the material selection process so incredibly easy. It was like she knew what we wanted almost before we could tell her. Our kitchen turned out exactly, if not better, than what we had envisioned. Not only would I use Michelle’s services again, I would highly recommend her to anybody looking to do a renovation project!
We loved working with Michelle. Her creativity made the process fun and it was easy to identify exactly what we wanted. She helped with any questions along the way, and we’re so happy with the results!
Michelle has a natural talent for design that makes her stand out. Her use of color and texture immediately demand attention, but it is her consideration of small details that brings a room to life. She draws you into a space and it’s so comfortable, so right, you never want to leave. Michelle carefully listened to our wants, and needs and our preferences. With that information in mind, she was able to draw on her experience and knowledge of design to transform our living space into a functional yet visually appealing reflection of our own taste and style. She transformed our vision into reality. We couldn’t be happier!
Michelle seemed to understand my desire for the unique and have found me items I would have never dreamed of finding that satisfy my need for the unusual, the funny, the beautiful, the elegant, and the ethnic. Not an easy combination. So far, she's the only designer that’s actually stuck with it and pulled it off. She has given me the ability to roam and introduced me to items I’d never considered yet ground the quirkiness, with classic design elegance.
Michelle was enthusiastic, professional, and wonderfully gifted in her ability to put patterns and colors together to match the decor of the rest of my home. She visited once and the second time she showed up she had more than enough delightful fabrics to choose from to please both myself and my husband. Her choices far surpassed the professional service that had originally designed my roman shades and curtains. Her ability to propose a variety of solutions at various price points gave us room to play with new solutions that we had not considered before. She is creative and fun to work with to boot. We highly recommend her for anyone looking to re-create their living space. She loves what she does and her abilities transformed a project that was initially overwhelming into a delight!
