Tom Williams

Tom Williams

Tom Williams was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. In addition to his undergraduate studies in English literature at the University of Tennessee, Mr. Williams also studied Interior Design in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1977 he formed T. Lawton Williams Interior Design in Philadelphia, PA. In 1981, he moved to England and, along with partner Robert Hale, founded Erithbond, Ltd., an interior design firm located in London. Following Mr. Williams’ return to the United States in 1983, he managed the residential design division of a New Jersey based interior design firm.

In 1987 he and Mr. Hale moved to Baltimore, Maryland and founded Federal Hill Interiors, Inc. In an effort to expand their library of new wall coverings and fabric lines and to meet the needs of their Baltimore County based clientele, Robert and Tom moved to a larger space in Ruxton and became Hale-Williams Interior Design. In May of 2000 he and Mr. Hale opened Hale-Williams Interior Design in Carmel, CA. Mr. Williams is a past President of the Carmel Chamber of Commerce and an adjunct instructor in Interior Design at Monterey Peninsula College. Mr. Williams also writes for the Pine Cone Newspaper with a series of articles entitled “ Ask Mr. Williams “. In the summer of 2004 Tom Williams appeared with his partner Robert Hale in a segment of the popular television show on the national channel HGTV called “ Designers’ Challenge “ and were the selected design team from the competition.

Located on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula, Hale-Williams Interior Design is convenient to Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Monterey, Carmel Valley and the village of Carmel. The principals, Robert Hale and Tom Williams, have over 53 years experience in the Interior Design Profession. Dealing primarily in residential design both Mr. Hale and Mr. Williams are conversant in Computer Technology and how this powerful tool can best be applied to their needs and the needs of their clients. In April of 2006 Mr. Hale and Mr. Williams opened an office in Palm Springs, California and spend a part of each month working with clients in Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, La Quinta.