If you follow our social media posts you know we love dogs. We enjoy helping our clients make their homes a haven for their furry friends, and our design studio is dog friendly, too. In fact, if you’re visiting us you may get to meet Folly, one of the newest members of the MDI Designing dogs crew.
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The Kips Bay Decorator Show House kicks off the spring design season with flair. Designers from all over the country flock to New York City to be inspired by their colleagues. This year the show house featured a luxuriously renovated 22-room, 12,000 square foot Upper East Side townhouse.
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On May 2nd Margaret hosted a beautiful party to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of her business, Margaret Donaldson Interiors, a.k.a. MDI. In her speech she shared that she decided to opened her own business just a few days before she was due to give birth to Robert , her first son. With one adventure after another she grew her business into what it is today – a busy, beloved and respected design firm.
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Margaret and Rob took a well-earned break over Easter to the small village of Placencia, Belize. Placencia was settled in the 17th century by settlers from Nova Scotia but eventually resettled by Spaniards. Mangroves, white sand beaches, and the Caribbean Sea surround the peninsula.
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Our designers are always looking for inspiration – even when we’re Netflix binging! Today we’re sharing some of our favorite interior design from TV and movie sets:
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Arden Climbs Kilimanjaro
Recently our office assistant, Arden McKenzie climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.
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Hi friends. It’s Abby, MDI’s official designing dog, UPS greeter, and sofa tester. If you’ve been following along, you know we have a dog-friendly office where all the staff dogs are treated as members of the family.
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Have you ever wondered about the difference between an Interior Decorator and an Interior Designer? Do decorators design, or do designers decorate? It turns out there’s a big difference and The Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ) wants consumers to know.
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About this time last year, Margaret and her husband Rob had the opportunity to travel to New Zealand for a wedding. The trip from Charleston to “The Land of the Long White Cloud” takes about 24 hours, but is well worth the effort!
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Ashley Hall, Charleston’s all-girls day school, has been a beloved part of Charleston’s history for more than a hundred years. Our founder, Margaret, grew up in Charleston and attended Ashley Hall from grades 9 – 12. We were pleased and proud to be the interior designer for the Warren Street House, part of Ashley Hall’s “From Here to There” renovation program.
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