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Glam in South Jersey

Posted by Bridget McMullin on July 10, 2019

A case study in kitchen renovation budgets. Our Sicklerville client wanted to break out of the typical kitchen renovation.  They wanted to move their kitchen to their unused dining room and create a large open plan design. They also knew they wanted to add a little bling!     Our client’s budget was initially too low for their goals, which we discussed at our first meeting.  To help them understand the budget, we created several…

Creating the Perfect Home Workspace

Posted by Bridget McMullin on June 27, 2019

  I hate working from home.  This feeling comes from a few places.  First, I am not interested in making my home an office.  I want my home to be a place of relaxation.  Second, I just don’t have an efficient space to work!  Having a dedicated space to spread out, I believe, is the key to a successful home workspace. We have helped many clients transform their home offices into efficient home workspaces.  At…

MDG Welcomes Sara Mass!

Posted by Bridget McMullin on June 06, 2018

When looking for new team members, I am always in search of the triple threat!  In the theater world, this would be someone who can sing, dance and act equally well. In the context of an interior designer, this would mean he or she could develop new clients, service existing clients with amazing and fresh designs all while project managing multiple jobs from beginning-to-end. Recently, I was lucky enough to be introduced to Sara Mass though…

Confident Color: Furniture for your Future

Posted by Bridget McMullin on February 02, 2018

I am always advocating for my clients to take chances with their style and think outside-the-box. Not scary outside-of-the-box, but to try something that expands their horizons and surprising. It would be a waste of our services not to encourage our clients to try something they never thought of before. It may be a new pattern or textured fabric they’d never considered before. Or, it may be a colorful and fun piece of furniture! In…

Ten Rugs to Make You Happy

Posted by Bridget McMullin on January 24, 2018

I promise, by the time I finally finish this blog your views will change when it comes to “oriental” rugs. Let’s just break down the term “oriental rug”. In the context of rug weaving, this usually envelopes India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Nepal as your custom producers. The rug designs that are “typical” in the traditional sense belong to tribes in these regions. Different patterns weave stories of the people who make the rugs. The patterns…

Pictures of us Sitting in Things – Trust us, We’re Professionals

Posted by Bridget McMullin on January 04, 2018

As we get ready for the High Point market season we’d like to remind you about our shopping expertise. As skilled sitters, we have special knowledge, gained from years and years of professional-level sitting on things. We know what makes furniture ideal for a good loungin.’ McMullin Design Group’s experts know what the most important features are in a chair are determined by its purpose. For example, a statement chair versus a TV chair will…