“I’m happiest making this happen in collaboration with the owner or unleashed to design around the client’s vision. That is where I find the most fulfillment…defining your taste, not mine.”
Welcome to Interior Decorating
I love design, space planning, textiles, shapes, forms, and color. I was introduced to commercial design as I embarked on a career in advertising . After twists and turns, living abroad, rearing children, and furthering my design knowledge I finally landed at home…in interior decorating. And home is where my heart is.
I believe in the energy of a space, its surroundings and inhabitants and how they relate to one another. I’m happiest making this happen in collaboration with the owner or unleashed to design around the client’s vision. That is where I find the most fulfillment…defining your taste, not mine.
I work in residential and commercial settings and would love the opportunity to collaborate with you. I also do staging for an upcoming real estate sale. There is no job too small and I am more than happy to work with those things you love while incorporating new or repurposed items.
I am a mother (empty nester), an artist, a certified interior decorator, a believer in unseen energy, and a lover of life. Enjoy my before/after* photos!
Best, Maureen McHugh
*Some “before” photos may look perfectly fine to your eye as they are. The “after” photos represent my client’s current design wishes.
Fun facts and what makes mmc designs different
The average decorator charges $100-200 per hour with higher end decorators charging $200-300/hour (huffpost). mmc designs keeps their rates below average for both residential and commercial projects to make it more affordable.
Most decorators and designers can purchase furnishings, accessories, and fabrics for a discounted price and charge their clients the retail price. mmc designs tries to share their designer discounts with their clients depending on the scope of the project.
A designer can decorate but a decorator doesn’t design. As an interior decorator, I will happily work with a designer and execute their plans for extensive renovations.
Color has a definitive effect on both our emotions and moods.
Lighting can suppress your immune system due to its positive or negative effect on your natural sleep cycle.
“I can’t afford an interior decorator.” Sometimes it’s all the more important to hire one when your budget is limited. You don’t want to make expensive mistakes. An interior decorator can recommend unique ways to make what you have work or change it within your budget constraints.