If you’re lucky enough to have a room with a view, you want the scenery to take center stage – not the furniture. Here’s some inspiration for highlighting an outside focal point:
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Adding a Sense of Place
You may have heard a designer say that a home should have a “sense of place.” That means homes just feel more comfortable when the materials, furniture, and decor elements relate to the home’s environment.
Two Tone Kitchen Cabinets
Two-tone kitchen cabinets are a lovely design trend that has classic staying power. The trick is getting the split balanced with enough contrast so that you notice, but not so much that it’s jarring. Some of our favorite kitchen interior design projects are on Kiawah Island, and many of them feature two-tone cabinets.
The Beautiful Home Office
Whether you work at home or just like to have a command post for running the household, your home office can, and should, blend with the rest of your home.
Decorating with Oriental Rugs
If you’ve got a couple of inherited oriental rugs stashed in the attic, it’s time to get them out. Persian and oriental rugs were once a staple of traditional interiors, but over the last couple of years they’ve been making an appearance in every type of design.
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:
Post & Courier: Margaret Donaldson Interiors is honored at ASID Design Awards 2014
Last week, the Charleston’s Post & Courier announced our wins from the ASID Design Awards 2014Â here. We couldn’t be more proud to be recognized in our hometown. Here’s a recap of why MDI was honored.
Best of Houzz 2015: 5 projects that helped us win, again
Well, we’ve done it again! Since 2013, MDI has racked up both design as well as service awards with Houzz, a leading platform for home remodeling and design. We received the announcement this week that we can officially add 2015 to the list of years our designs have been favorites for Houzz readers.
Award-Winning Design for a Singular Space
Among two other awards, we received an Honorable Mention for design for a singular space at the ASID conference a few weeks ago. MDI received the recognition specifically for the work we did on a home at Turtle Beach, Kiawah Island.
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.