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Design Tips

Let’s dive right into the easy-to-forget basics to thoughtfully accommodate your home design budget.

4 Ways To Get Creative With Your Home Design Budget

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I recently heard a stat that the average piece of furniture is kept by homeowners for 7-15 years. Let’s talk through the key steps that will have you smooth sailing through your furniture purchases.

What Are The Key Factors To Consider When Buying Furniture?

Design Tips

Did you know that furniture placement sets the tone for ANY room? I don’t think I’m going too far in saying that furniture placement is the biggest game changer for your space without having to spend a dime!

The Most Common Error In Furniture Placement

Design Tips

There is nothing better than working through a home design process in a step-by-step organized system. It can be easier said than done when you have the mindset that everything must happen at once [pro-tip: it can’t!].

8 Phases Of The Home Design Process

Design Tips

I see it happen ALL of the time. Design-ready homeowners in a frozen state before kicking off their home design project. We know a project needs to happen, we start to brainstorm the possibilities, and then…. we stall in hopes someone will just make it happen for us. Anyone else?!

Where To Begin On Your Home Design Project

Design Tips

I am sharing video 5-sessions of quick actionable tips towards building yourself a thoughtful mood board that will help you thrive and bring your goals to life serendipitously!

How To Make A Mood Board Like A Pro

Design Tips

Does your home feel like YOU live there? I’m sharing my go-to personality-add secrets via my freebie guide, 3 Simple Steps to Create a Home You Love!

3 Simple Steps To Create The Home You Love

Design Tips

Do you love the idea of a well-designed home, but don’t know how to achieve it for yourself? We’ve created the ultimate checklist for you!

Top 20 Steps to Create A Well-Designed Home

Design Tips

Get inside the mind of an interior designer and learn the rules of thumb for furniture selection and placement.

An Interior Designer’s Rules of Thumb

Must Haves

With the holidays just around the corner, we figured it was high time to share some of our favorite holiday must-haves.

MMDH Holiday Prep Must Haves – November

Like cozy fuzzy slippers on your feet after a long day.


After over a decade in the commercial interiors industry, I started MMDH to help homeowners curate a well-designed space you can’t wait to get home to and spend time in. 




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Melissa Mahoney Design House


(around here, we go by MMDH for short)


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To make your home feel lived in and complete, we tap into your unique style, infuse personality into your space and transform your endless projects into a gloriously designed home. 

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