Palu: Beds, baskets, and more

Palu is a home furnishings company out of Seattle, and their pieces have popped up in our designs quite a bit of late. We admire their pristine craftsmanship and affordable prices, prices that make it possible to accommodate tight budgets but still provide beautiful products that our clients adore. I’d love to share with you some of the specific pieces we’ve used around town and hopefully introduce you to a new collection that you and your home may connect with and enjoy someday, too.

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Designer Spotlight on Jimmy Evans, Charleston, SC

Jimmy Evans has always had an eye for design, long before Margaret Donaldson Interiors found him and began working with him years ago. At 90 years young, Jimmy is rich with stories about the old days of design, from Paris to South Carolina, and how things have changed within Charleston’s design world alone.

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Hickory Chair: A favorite in furniture design

Hickory Chair is a fine furniture manufacturer based in Hickory, North Carolina—only about four hours away from our humble headquarters in Charleston, South Carolina. We at Margaret Donaldson Interiors have long been fans of the exemplary craftsmanship the furniture design company has produced over the past 100 (yes, 100!) years, and we’re proud that they’re not only in the USA but also in the South.

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