Miles Redd’s designs are not for the aesthetically meek. Bright colors and bold patterns prevail in the New York–based decorator’s work, along with a certain fearlessness and an undeniable sense of fun. Above all, though, he’s dedicated to creating something special for every client. His rooms surprise and amaze and delight, but they also feel very much like home.

Redd tented and lined the dining room of a Bahamas vacation retreat with a zigzag Oscar de la Renta for Lee Jofa fabric. “A lot of people are afraid of color and shy away from anything that might be considered extravagant,” says one of the homeowners, “but Miles is like a magician. He really knows how to celebrate the fantasy aspect of this fantasy island.”

“I like interiors that are rich and layered and personal,” Redd told AD in 2014. “And I like disparate things next to each other—something crumbling next to something slick, contemporary art and 18th-century furniture, and always a mix of high and low.”

In this Greenwich, Connecticut, home , Redd enlivened a guest room with a plethora of patterns, from a Farrow & Ball wallpaper to a vintage fabric on the Louis XVI settee and chair.

“A big mosquito in an elegant room lets you know these people have a sense of humor,” Redd told AD in 2014, referring to the 1940s French sculpture that he mounted on the living room ceiling of a Houston mansion . “It’s also chic. I love insects and the feeling of a cabinet of curiosities. They’re usually a tiny bit grotesque, often beautiful, and always unexpected.”

“You need someone bold who’ll keep things from being boring but who can also be a ruthless editor,” Redd said in a 2015 AD interview. “You need someone bold who’ll keep things from being boring but who can also be a ruthless editor.”

In this Bahamas bedroom , the floral Paule Marrot wallpaper is by Brunschwig & Fils.

“I tend to like rooms where there’s a tension,” Redd explained to AD in 2012 of the cheeky juxtaposition of elements that has become his signature. “Grand-humble, slick-crumbling, strong-quiet—it’s that push-pull that makes for interesting design to me.”

This Houston mansion ’s dining room is lined with a Fromental silk wall covering; a Brunschwig & Fils silk taffeta was used for the curtains, the Oscar de la Renta Home for Century Furniture chairs are upholstered in a Turkish velvet, and Agustin Hurtado custom painted the Patterson Flynn Martin sisal.

“A very wise lady once told me that every room needs a little pale blue, and she was right. If you look at all the great rooms that people love, you will find some, maybe only in an artwork’s French mat, or on a cushion, or even on the ceiling. I find it to be an essential color,” Redd told AD in a 2015 interview.

Stripes of Benjamin Moore white and blue paints animate this bedroom in a San Francisco–area home ; the curtains are trimmed with a Samuel & Sons border, and an Alan Campbell pattern covers the chairs, ottoman, and bench.