Wide shot of a DC apartment interior, Libby mid-motion reaching toward a shelf packed with vintage ceramics and layered textiles, golden-hour light streaming through a window, lime-green velvet chair visible in the left foreground, walls dense with pattern and color
Wide shot of a DC apartment interior, Libby mid-motion reaching toward a shelf packed with vintage ceramics and layered textiles, golden-hour light streaming through a window, lime-green velvet chair visible in the left foreground, walls dense with pattern and color
Work with Libby
/ DC-based color creator

Bold rooms start with a $40 flea-market find.

Libby Rasmussen layers vintage pieces, pattern-clash textiles, and disco-era metallics into real DC apartments — proving small spaces have no obligation to stay quiet.

Close-up overhead flat lay of thrifted vintage objects — a brass candlestick, a patterned ceramic bowl, a folded velvet textile in deep teal, arranged on a warm wooden surface under soft natural window light
Close-up overhead flat lay of thrifted vintage objects — a brass candlestick, a patterned ceramic bowl, a folded velvet textile in deep teal, arranged on a warm wooden surface under soft natural window light
— Origin story

Thrift stores, not design school.

Libby's color education happened at weekend markets and Goodwill aisles across Washington, DC — stacking eras, mixing patterns, and building rooms that feel lived-in because they actually are.

She is rooted in the DC creative community — the neighborhood, its makers, its flea markets — and that specificity is what separates her work from remote influencer aesthetics.

More pattern, more eras, more joy per square foot.

Small-space maximalism is a discipline: every vintage layer earns its place, every color clash is a conversation. The apartment doesn't need more room — it needs more confidence.

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From brand collaborations to interior styling sessions, Libby works with brands and individuals who are done apologizing for loving color. See what's possible.