Road Trip: Southern Living Idea House 2014, Palmetto Bluff

A few weeks ago, all of us at MDI road-tripped to Bluffton to visit Sunbrella’s Design Night at the Southern Living Idea House, Palmetto Bluff. Architect  Ken Pursley and Interior Designer Suzanne Kasler, who we blogged about earlier this year, worked together to create a refreshing look for this year’s idea house.

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Perspective New York: 5 Reasons to Stay at the Maritime Hotel

During our trip to New York last month, we stayed at the Maritime Hotel, which left a lasting impression on all of us. From the rooftop Cabanas to the porthole-window rooms, this place thought of everything! We couldn’t get over the incredible Maritime Hotel design, which was truly inspirational.

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Perspective New York: 5 Inspired Ways to Design a Manhattan Apartment

During our visit to Perspective New York, five designers were asked to create vignettes, or real-room mock-ups, of how they would transform an NYC loft using Sunbrella fabrics.

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Perspective New York: How to design a loft using Sunbrella fabrics

MDI’s weekend in NYC at Sunbrella’s Perspective New York event was, well, eventful! It was such an honor to be invited to participate in this national platform.

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MDI Inspirations for Sunbrella’s Perspective Event in NYC

Alexis and Margaret recently returned from an exclusive event called Perspective New York hosted by Sunbrella. MDI was one of only 13  interior design firms chosen to participate.

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5 Things We Loved about Our ASID Weekend

Last week, the MDI crew headed from Charleston, SC to Greensboro, NC for the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) conference. Getting out of town with the girls is always fun, and it was great that we could experience this cool little city together. Here’s what we loved about the weekend.

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Our Charleston Design: Rutledge House for Global Studies

After 18 months of our hard work in designing the interior of 179 Rutledge Avenue, it’s finally finished! We’re excited to show you the photographs of Ashley Hall School’s new Rutledge House for Global Studies.

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MDI does New York: How to Design a Charleston Home Using Manhattan Resources

Alexis and I took a little trip last week. Because clients of ours based in NYC are renovating their Kiawah Island home, it made more sense for us to work around their busy schedule and head north to discuss all of the design details at a time and place most convenient for them.

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Taste and Tour Kiawah: Kiawah Interior Design

MDI is thrilled to be involved with this weekend’s Taste and Tour Kiawah. There are 6 featured homes that feature Kiawah interior design and architecture. MDI’s home is one of our most notable and popular houses that we feature on our website and Houzz. Take a peek at the images below. We’d love to see you out and about this weekend!

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