A Welcome Home - by Alexandra Kaehler & Hadley Keller (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Interior designer Alexandra Kaehler shares her secrets for creating beautiful, livable, and sophisticated family homes

Interior designer Alexandra Kaehler is renowned for her deft hand with color, pattern, fabrics, and finishes; her clever decorating solutions; and the undeniably pretty spaces she creates for her clients. To Kaehler, function is as important as form, and designing homes that are authentic to the day-to-day lives of those who live in them is an indispensable part of her work.

In A Welcome Home, Kaehler invites readers to explore eight stunning homes created for young families. Richly illustrated with more than 200 photographs, the book underscores her exceptional ability to blend style with practicality and create rooms that are skillfully tailored to everyday life.

Across all her projects, Kaehler combines playful prints of various scales and motifs, incorporating vibrant wallpapers and fabrics by celebrated design houses such as Schumacher, de Gournay, and Lee Jofa.

Featuring an elegant design that reflects her penchant for pattern, A Welcome Home offers a masterclass in creating gorgeous, functional living spaces.

Review Quotes

One of 'The Best Design Book Releases' of Fall 2025 - Architectural Digest

'[A Welcome Home] features eight family homes, including her own, that balance traditional architecture with modern-day needs, with lots of pretty patterns and palettes inspired by nature.' - Frederic, Design Books Fall Reading List 2025

'Alexandra Kaehler opens the doors to her design philosophy in her debut book filled with warmth, inspiration and lived-in beauty.' - Modern Luxury Interiors Midwest

'In designer Alexandra Kaehler's world, form carries as much weight as function, and both are crucial in creating a beautiful family home. The evidence lies in her 256-page tome.' - House Beautiful, Best New Design Books of 2025

About the Author

Founded in 2011, Alexandra KaehlerDesign specializes in high-end residential design, focusing on homes that truly reflect their inhabitants. Kaehler's work has been featured in magazines such as FREDERIC, House Beautiful, Luxe, Interiors + Design, Interiors, and Domino.

Hadley Keller is a writer, editor, and the Design Leadership Network's Director of Editorial and Community Engagement. Previously she was Digital Director of House Beautiful and founding editor of AD PRO.

Aimée Mazzenga is an interiors photographer whose work has been featured in Architectural Digest, FREDERIC, and Traditional Home, among other publications.

Cate Ragan is an interior stylist whose work has appeared in Architectural Digest, FREDERIC, Milieu, Veranda, Traditional Home, Elle Decor, and House Beautiful, among other publications.