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.
Inspiration
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:
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!)
MDIs Favorite Houseplants
Houseplants are enjoying a massive resurgence in interior design, and rightly so.
Home Tour: Oceanside Luxury on Kiawah Island
When the homeowners first set foot on their Kiawah Island oceanside property, they stood with their arms outstretched. They knew they wanted to build a house that embraced the view – and their friends and family. Inspired by the open arms them, they built the house in a V-shape, as if it, too, was embracing the view.
Home Tour: Mountain Interior Design
In Charleston’s August heat, we love thinking about cool mountain interior design inspiration. We’ve been giving you a sneak peek of some of our new projects recently, and today we’re excited to give you a full-on tour of one of our favorites.
Home Tour: Relaxed River View on Kiawah Island
The Kiawah River was the focal point for this relaxed family getaway on Kiawah Island. There are sweeping marsh views from every room, and we incorporated plenty of the homeowner’s favorite colors: blue.
Inspiration Trip: San Miguel de Allende – Shopping
This spring Margaret took a trip to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. This is part II: Shopping
Inspiration Trip: San Miguel de Allende Scenery
This spring Margaret took a trip to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. San Miguel is an art and design lover’s paradise, and it was so inspiring she wanted to share some of her photos with you:
High Point Market Inspiration – Part 2
In our last blog post we shared our inspiration from High Point Market in North Carolina. The High Point Market is incredible – it’s 11.5 million square feet of show space, installations, furniture, accessories, and more.