Chaddock is an American furniture designer and manufacturer headquartered in Morganton, North Carolina. The company is well known for their customizable furniture designed by notables such as Larry Laslo, Mary McDonald and David Easton. They are perfectionists, and it shows in the quality of their work. (We’ll tell you more about that in our next blog post about the MDI team field trip to the factory.)
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Alexis Finds Life and Design Inspiration in India
As much as we love Charleston, we believe that getting out of our comfort zones is the best way to find design inspiration. In February, MDI interior designer Alexis Wilks had a fantastic opportunity to travel through India and Nepal with family. Her stepfather founded an eye clinic in the area that serves the poor, and she was able to do a little humanitarian work as well as sightseeing.
Wallpaper Trends We Love
Wallpaper gives a room a big shot of personality and energy, and we’re loving the new trends. Modern wallpaper is ultra stylish, easy to install, and easy to remove when your tastes change. There are nearly infinite choices these days – so many in fact that we have an entire room devoted just to a library for wallpaper samples. Here’s how our team, some of the best interior designers in Charleston, used wallpaper in recent projects:
3 Beautiful Paint Colors for 2018
Our favorite paint colors are like our favorite people: Always nice to be with and never overbearing. When choosing paint, it’s important to try a big test patch in the room, both near a window and in the darkest part.
MDI’s Favorite Accessories
Accessories can inspire an entire space or can be the perfect finishing touch. We definitely have our favorites, and our new design studio gives us plenty of room to display all of the decor accessories that we love. Here are some of our favorite accessories:
Meet Liz Fraser!
Liz Fraser is a Hilton Head native but, after years spent here on vacation, has always considered Charleston her home away from home.
Hurry! Just a few rooms left for Margaret’s private tour of Mexico’s art & design mecca
Earlier this year Margaret toured San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and had the time of her life. Have you ever wished you could spend a week learning from the best interior designer in Charleston? Now you have the chance to join her for a private tour of this art and design mecca.
Design Studio Tour: Margaret Donaldson Interiors Expands
We’ve put the finishing touches on our newly renovated and expanded design studio and we couldn’t be happier. Our studio is our home away from home. It’s where we develop relationships, create, dream, and get inspired. This larger space gives us plenty of room to spread out vision boards, meet with clients, and display one-of-a-kind treasures and favorite accessories. (Stay tuned for a post on our current favorite accessories!)
Meet Beth Black!
Beth Black is a Pontotoc, Mississippi native who graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in Interior Design. Beth’s experience in the industry makes her a great addition to the MDI team.
MDIs Favorite Houseplants
Houseplants are enjoying a massive resurgence in interior design, and rightly so.