For the fifth year in a row, MDI has won a Best of Houzz award for Design. 2020 is our fourth year in a row of winning a Best of Houzz award for Service. Best of Houzz awards recognize the top-rated designers on Houzz across the country and around the world.
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We’d like to introduce you to Abigail Carr Botero, MDI’s Design Assistant, Design Librarian, and Office Assistant. Abigail was born in Locust, North Carolina, a small town east of Charlotte. When Abigail says “small town” she means it. There were “a whopping 4 stop lights in the whole city,” she says.
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This Kiawah Island home was designed to be durable for the large extended family to enjoy with ease and comfort. From distressed woods, stain treatments and the use of indoor/outdoor fabrics, to the focus on function throughout the design, each room captures the essence of practical island living.
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Today we have a wonderful home tour of one of our recent projects on Fripp Island. This oceanfront property has a sophisticated, island elegance. With four adult children, a posse of grandchildren, and an open-door policy for their large extended family, this Fripp Island home had to be user-friendly, low maintenance, durable, welcoming and beautiful.
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Last year we shared our team’s favorite interiors for Netflix shows. Today we’re sharing the team’s favorite movies, shows, and documentaries to help you get through our safe-at-home time:
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Earlier this month Arden, Lily, and Ryan attended Chaddock College, a two-day immersive experience at the factory campus in Morgantown, North Carolina. This experience allows designers to see how Chaddock furniture is made and upholstered, and we love it when our MDI designers get to attend.
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This fun, colorful Kiawah Island vacation home quickly transitioned to a full-time residence as the owners loved the laid-back lifestyle the island provided. Having space for their kids (and fur kids) and plenty of visitors was very important for this sociable family.
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Today we’re taking you along on our recent Kiawah Island home Sip & See tour. When we finish a design project, we host a small gathering at the client’s home. We bring in wine and cheese and invite the rest of the MDI team so they can see the results of their colleague’s innovation and hard work. This gives everyone a chance to celebrate the completion of the project and allows us to relax with the clients, who by now are friends.
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Every year the Southeaster Wildlife Exposition brings a three-day celebration of wildlife and all things natural to Charleston. Each February, our city is full of visitors attracted to SEWE’s educational conservation programs, social events, sporting demonstrations, and fine art fairs. In honor of SEWE this weekend, we’re reminiscing about some of our favorite natural motifs in past projects.
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As we start planning our inspiration and shopping trips for the year, we’re reminded of this fun trip from the fall when some of the MDI team went to the Merchandise Mart (a.k.a. theMart or The Mart) in Chicago.
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