Shop Birdie by Nina Liddle Design on Nantucket

Interior designer Nina Liddle opened Birdie on Washington Street in April 2025.

Birdie by Nina Liddle on Nantucket features a mix of home and lifestyle goods, including Gemma Orkin Ceramics and Ortigia soaps from Sicily.

A vignette showcases Summerill & Bishop linens, trays, and placemats

Liddle painted the shop’s custom cabinetry Farrow & Ball Yeabridge Green, her signature color.

Lifestyle brands include Alex Mill Cashmere, Rupert Sanderson, Marie Oliver, Irene Forte, and Wandler.

A Nantucket Interior Designer Opens Her Dream Home Store

Nina Liddle had dreamt of opening her own store for decades, long before she launched her eponymous interior design firm on Nantucket in 2007. And when she dove into the world of residential design, she constantly came across brands and artisans she could
envision in her shop: lacquered furniture from London, pottery from France and South Africa, ceramic lamps from Brooklyn. In 2024, when space became available on Washington Street just a stone’s throw from the iconic Handlebar cafe, she decided it was time for her vision to become reality.

The one missing piece? A name.

That dilemma was solved during lunch with a group of designer friends in Philadelphia. Liddle mentioned her childhood nickname was Birdie, and someone quipped that she’d just found the name for her new store. It stuck, and Birdie by Nina Liddle Design opened its doors in April 2025.

Birdie Reflects Nina Liddle’s Personal Design Style

The shop, which House Beautiful named one of the twenty-five best home stores in America in 2025, features Kravet and Lee Jofa upholstery, Fermoie lampshades, Marie Daâge porcelain, Jean Roger ceramics, and artwork by Blythe Harris and Mary Maguire alongside clothing, jewelry, handbags, and skincare. “I emailed my design clients and asked them what they thought was missing on Nantucket,” says Liddle, who’s been living on island year-round for more than thirty years. “The overwhelming response was ‘things you don’t see everywhere else.’ ”

Aside from those unique labels and makers, Birdie showcases Liddle’s own style. “I love my design work, but I was looking for a way to challenge myself creatively,” she says. “Not every home I design is an expression of me, but this space is.” Birdie by Nina Liddle Design, Nantucket, ninaliddledesign.com