Our clients asked us to design their Kiawah Island marsh view vacation home with the natural beauty of the outdoors in mind. Taking inspiration from the colors of the marsh, ocean, and sky, we used a soft color palette of blues, spring greens of the marsh and oyster shell white. The palette is accentuated by warm woods, natural texture and metal.
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Recently we’ve been introducing you to some of the most important members of our team: our designing dogs. The MDI design studio is dog-friendly, so we bring our furry family members to work whenever we can. Not only do we enjoy having them around, they help us test the latest pet-friendly fabrics and rugs.
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Please meet Jeanne Clement, MDI’s Quality Control Specialist. Jeanne was born and raised in Charleston. She went to Ashley Hall and then to Hollins University in Virginia where she received a BA in Art History. Later she attended the New York School of Interior Design for a year and earned their Certificate.
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We’re all cooking at home more so this week we thought we’d share our favorite Southern Cookbooks. If you have a favorite, be sure to let us know!
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Please join us in congratulating Ryan Vaughn on achieving her LEED Green Associate Certification. For our clients interested in sustainability, this credential affirms Ryan’s proficiency in designing spaces that have improved air quality, are energy-efficient, and conserve natural resources.
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For the last 20 years Pantone, a cornerstone of design across industries, has announced a Color of the Year. To choose the color the company hosts representatives from various nations’ color standards groups for a two-day summit at a secret location in a European city.
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Please meet Lily Cannon, Lead Designer at MDI. Born and raised in Charleston, Lily spent a few years as a Psychology major at USC in Columbia, then moved back to Charleston to earn a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Charleston.
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Bunk rooms are big news right now! There’s nothing better than the weeks or weekends that extended family and far-flung friends make time to get together at the beach house. Lazy days full of kids, grandkids, dogs, friends, and friends’ dogs make some of life’s best memories.
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At MDI, our dogs are part of the family. We have a dog-friendly design studio and on any given day there will be at least a couple of our furry friends hanging out with us. Today we’d like to introduce you to Benji, a six-year-old Morkie Poo who belongs to Abigail, our office and design assistant.
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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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