Amazing ceiling detail can mean the difference between “okay” and “wow” in any space. I had a professor while I was in college who always told us to look up and never forget about the ceiling, yet this spot is the most boring and under-utilized surface in a home. Think of how a ceiling can transport you. For example, the Renaissance beauty of the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.  I know your home is not…

My cousin just bought a new home last week.  It’s a typical 1980’s construction with dry wall and clamshell moulding on the windows, doors, and base.  It has flat non-descript ceilings, a dated chair rail, and a tiny crown detail in the “formal” dining room.  The house is wonderful- the rooms are spacious and the layout in conducive for a wonderful renovation when the time is right.  But the overall home is so vanilla that you wonder…

I give thanks every day for the wonderful clients that let us into their lives.  Their trust in us is amazing!  Without their dreams we would not have such wonderful jobs. I give thanks every day for the talented designers that have come my way.  The eclectic mix of artistic talent, technical expertise, and unique personalities have given me a very special place to call work.  We all honor the space that we share and…

City life. It’s amazing. I will probably blog about this for at least another year. I forgot how much my mind and body loved the city. From a good art opening (on the docket) to a late night stroll through the park, the life a city offers is endless in its ability to surprise and delight. I am not the young part of the city anymore, instead I get to be the voyeur of the…

Welcome back….it’s been a long time since I blogged and I missed all of you!  As you can see, MDG got a fresh new look, logo and design!  After fifteen years in the design business I would like to say that we finally “made” it, but I am realizing as I have entered into my 40’s that “making it” and “made it” are always one in the same. There is never a finish line in…