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Design Tips

There are a few key design tips that will organically ramp up your home in ways you may not even feel possible… let’s review.

6 Quick Ways To Ramp Up Your Home Design

Design Tips

There is a definite art to getting your house feeling like a cohesive and cozy home that speaks YOU, although It is not something that needs to be daunting, or that all needs to happen at once. The thoughtful layers of a home make it feel lived in, cozy, personal, loved, and ultimately cohesive.

How To Design A Cohesive Home

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I love when I walk into a home with nearly empty built-ins or free & clear tabletop surfaces because there is no doubt that the space will feel fully transformed by the time I leave.

How To Style Surfaces Throughout Your Home

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There’s lots to think about when ramping up your surroundings, Friends! That’s why there are experts! They are out there, running full fledges businesses to help you help yourself! Let’s talk thru how to make this happen.

How to Build The Right Team For Your Home Design Project

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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

Must Haves

You know I love a good design knowledge share. As a member of the #mmdhcommunity you get a front-row seat in my business, so you are the first to know about everything I am up to over here… including THIS.

MMDH: A New Opportunity Is Coming

Design Tips

You know what I mean?… Does your home put a smile on your face when you walk in the door? Do you feel cozy in your home as you close out your day? Does your home inspire you?

MMDH: Does Your Home Have Personality?

Design Tips

Bringing Personality Into Your Home Doesn’t Need To Be A Challenge. Learn My Quick Tips To Make Achieve It Yourself.

Bringing Personality Into Your Home

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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