Mary McDonald, one of Bravo TV’s Million Dollar Decorators, certainly knows a thing or two about making a room look great. The award-winning interior designer gave us some exclusive tips on how to make your home beautiful. Check them out:
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McDonald manages to make a very large room feel intimate by creating different sections of seating. She ties it together with the same shade of red throughout the entire space.
Tip: “First I start with a vibe–A goal ‘look’ we want to attain. Then I look at what the best floor plan is for the needs of the client as well as any construction changes that are necessary to reach our goal. After a floor plan is developed, I populate how to tie the tones, textures and hues together through case goods and textiles. There are lots of other little tangents in between but this is the basic order of things in the broadest form.”
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This bedroom features so many details, and they all work together wonderfully. We like how the cornice on the bed and the window mimic each other, creating a cohesive look.
Tip: “I love a layered bedroom. Start with some sort of bed treatment and always have some sort of slipper chair by the bed for books. Add a bench/settee at the end of beds with pillows and throws and a wall montage of some little moment above the bed.”
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Black is one of those colors that many of us love to use in our wardrobe, but don’t utilize it properly when decorating. Here, McDonald has made a room pop with the color in a variety of patterns.
Tip: “A couple of pieces of black furniture or accessories really go a long way. Black creates tonal punctuation in a room and is best used in a variety of material elements such as a lacquer coffee table, a pair of noir porcelain vases and a black marble box or metal sconces.”
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What an inviting bathroom this is! The hues used in the space exemplfy our prediction that Renaissance-inspired color palettes will be all the rage this year. Here, McDonald accents the functional aspects of the bathroom with an Asian-inspired chair adorned with a chinoiserie print pillow and an ornate tabouret.
Tip: “Using too much chinoiserie in varying ways is busy and unsophisticated. Start by accenting one or two places. Then it will be the magical delight chinoiserie IS!”
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