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Design Tips

Have you ever referenced the words “scale” and “volume” while thinking through your home design? These two components of design may be the only critical items you are missing when processing how to design your space.

How to Elevate Your Home Design Using Scale and Volume

Must Haves

We are dedicating this month’s must haves to this back to school season we are in. My kids head back this week already… and I’m kind of excited that means Fall is right around the bend 🤫 Let’s have fun with it, shall we?!

MMDH Monthly Must Haves – August

Design Tips

When it comes to design, just like any other daunting task, it’s all about getting started and creating your own wave of momentum, and gathering purposeful inspiration. I’ve been told that I make personality-filled home design look easy. What’s my secret?  

The Secret To Gathering Purposeful Inspiration For Your Home Project

Design Tips

We’re offering up designer insights for your home design journey… one FREE guide at a time. Yep, we have now dedicated a page of our website to FREE Interior Design Guides for Your Home!

Free Interior Design Guides For Your Home

Design Tips

Welcome to the final stretch and quite possibly the most enlightening of our Top 20 List series.

The Key to Maintaining Your Thoughtfully Designed Home

Must Haves

This month’s MMDH Monthly Must Haves round-up from our Amazon storefront is all about stepping your vibe up a notch! It’s the perfect time to reach outside of your everyday style comfort zone and add something to your summertime vibe.

MMDH Monthly Must Haves – July

Design Tips

When was the last time you added a layer to your home? If your answer involved a question mark or wide eyes, it’s time. Let’s talk about the 5 ways to make your house more cozy.

5 Ways To Make Your House More Cozy

Must Haves

This month’s MMDH Monthly Must Haves round-up from our Amazon storefront is enough to make us feel like we’re on vacation every day!

MMDH Monthly Must Haves – June

this is a collage of images from Amazon. There are is a white lamp, stripped entryway rug, a door mat that says hello, a jewelry box, a box, a geometric patterned fireplace cover, a colorful floral pillow, black candle sticks, and blue candles
Must Haves

We’re super excited to round up this month’s must-haves from our Amazon storefront We love pulling together items to make furnishing your home simpler. Take a peek!

MMDH Monthly Must Haves – May

colorful living room
Design Tips

Does your home design feel complete? I promise, if you set out to purge through the excess and follow steps #1 through #6 on my list, you will feel an immediate sense of peace. 

3 Tips for Designing A Home That You Can Be Proud Of

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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(around here, we go by MMDH for short)


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