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About the Firm

Your home should reflect your story, honor your memories, and inspire your future. With a commitment to thoughtful design, refined aesthetics, and enduring functionality, we transform spaces into havens that enhance the way you live, work, and feel.

Our process begins with listening. We take time to understand your unique lifestyle, desires, and the season of life you’re in. From there, we craft bespoke designs that weave elegance with emotion, comfort with sophistication, and individuality with timeless beauty.

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Guided by a love of texture, color, and form, we collaborate closely with contractors, craftspeople, and a trusted network of vendors to bring your vision to life with care and precision. Whether it's reimagining a single room or designing a home from the ground up, we ensure every detail is considered and every decision reflects your needs.

With Miles and Kirk, design is a conversation, a dance, and a delicate balance of past, present, and future. It’s a process we guide with confidence, creativity, and a commitment to making every step enjoyable for you. The result? A space that feels uniquely yours—inviting, beautiful, and enduring.

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    Ryan Kirk Kopet

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    Ryan Kirk Kopet brings a singular blend of passion, intuition, and lived experience to her role as Principal of Miles and Kirk. With a lifelong love of architecture and a designer’s eye that simply won’t turn off, she approaches every project with the deep belief that interior design should honor the people who live within it.

    A born creative with a strong foundation in architecture, Ryan’s early sketches as a child gave way to formal training in architectural design, followed by a detour into political science and collegiate athletics. Her unique career path—from fundraising and admissions in independent schools to years spent quietly renovating homes—equipped her with not only the creative vision but also the operational savvy to launch Miles and Kirk.

    What sets Ryan apart is her ability to fuse emotional intelligence with spatial expertise. She imagines how light will fall across your kitchen in the afternoon, how your family will move through each space, and how your home can quietly support your lifestyle. To her, design is not just visual—it's visceral.

    Ryan is guided by the belief in always doing “the next right thing.” That principle, combined with a deep respect for her clients, translates into thoughtful, collaborative relationships and spaces that feel like home from day one. She's fiercely committed to her community, serving on the Chattanooga Public Art Commission and supporting local nonprofits and schools. When she’s not designing, she’s likely on the golf course with her family or hunting for vintage coral in a tucked-away estate sale.

    Her dream? To one day open a second Miles and Kirk studio in Florida. But for now, she’s focused on crafting spaces that feel deeply personal, entirely functional, and undeniably beautiful—always with a touch of warmth and a wink of whimsy.

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    Esmé Oehmig

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    With a stylist’s eye and a steady hand, Esmé Oehmig brings a unique mix of creativity, calm, and clarity to her role as Studio Director at Miles and Kirk. A former photo stylist with a background in French studies, Esmé’s world is one where elegance and efficiency meet, where beauty is never fussy, and where function always has a seat at the table.

    Since joining the firm in 2023, Esmé has become the steady heartbeat of the studio—organized, honest, and endlessly thoughtful. She approaches each project with the belief that every detail matters and every client deserves to feel seen, heard, and supported. Whether she’s overseeing schedules, managing communications, or sourcing the perfect piece, her sensitivity and wisdom quietly shape the experience clients have with Miles and Kirk.

    Esmé is as comfortable digging through estate sales as she is digging in her garden, with an equal appreciation for an antique French commode and an IKEA classic. That blend of high and low, classic and contemporary, perfectly mirrors the studio’s signature balance of sophistication and soul.

    Married with two children and one cat, Esmé brings a sense of groundedness and gentle humor to everything she does. She’s the kind of person who makes you feel at ease from the first phone call—and whose quiet intelligence and taste elevate every project she touches.

    Her goal? To help bring more incredible clients into the Miles and Kirk fold—and to make sure every one of them feels like they’re in exactly the right hands.

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    Anna Stewart

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    Raised in North Carolina, Anna Stewart moved to Chattanooga in 2002.  Working for luxury design firms throughout the southeast, Anna initially discovered her talent for design at the University of East Carolina, earning her degree in Interior Design.  

    Well-travelled, Anna’s style incorporates her experiences into sophisticated yet livable interiors. An organizational whiz, Anna serves Miles and Kirk both as support to Ryan, and as project lead on several projects.   

    Passionate about serving others, you may often find Anna hosting dinner parties thru her styling company or volunteering for charities.

  • “They were a joy to work with, thoughtfully considering both my husband's and my interests, preferences, and style inclinations. I'd highly recommend them to anyone looking to create a space that is comfortable, livable, and elegantly designed.” 

    —Julie and Bobby Gettys

  • “What a grand experience it was working with the Miles And Kirk team! They are not only talented designers and great communicators, but also delightful women, that made the process a joy. And Wow! POW! Did they ever deliver ~transforming a dated, tired space into a gorgeous, knockout home.”

    —Zane Brown

  • "M&K is easy to work with. Ryan is super passionate about what she does. Always brings a smile and full of laughter! Very talented! As a general contractor, I look forward to every project I get to work with Ryan and Esmé. "

    —Owen Maclellan, Build Forza