Keep Your Books

E-reader aficionados are often faced with a dilemma: Keep their pre-Kindle book collection or convert to digital and donate their stash. Margaret says – keep your books.

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Decorating with Black Accents

No matter what your color scheme, using black accents can help define your space. Black helps anchor light or bright colors and gives the eye a place to rest – sort of like the period at the end of a sentence. Here are some ways we’ve used black accents in our interior design projects:

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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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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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