Create a Home that Lives Well
Your home is the backdrop of your memories – a place where you relax, laugh and share stories.
Create a Home that Lives Well
Your home is the backdrop of your memories – a place where you relax, laugh and share stories.
Making your home live well means making it functional and practical for how you live. Making a space look pretty is easy. Making a home live well comes from experience, good communication and inspired creativity. At MDI, we uncover the most meaningful pieces of your personal story and make them our motivation. Over thirty years of design has taught us that there is very little that cannot be accomplished through heart and hustle.
We could not possibly sum up everything there is to know about partnering with us for your project in one meeting or phone call, so we encourage you to read more about us on our About page.
Making your home live well means making it functional and practical for how you live. Making a space look pretty is easy. Making a home live well comes from experience, good communication and inspired creativity. At MDI, we uncover the most meaningful pieces of your personal story and make them our motivation. Over thirty years of design has taught us that there is very little that cannot be accomplished through heart and hustle.
We could not possibly sum up everything there is to know about partnering with us for your project in one meeting or phone call, so we encourage you to read more about us on our About page.
MDI Style
At Margaret Donaldson Interiors, you will not find just one style. Even if you don’t see your dream home in our portfolio, you will see elements of quality design used in a variety of styles. No matter your vision, we can bring it to life.
February 26, 2024
Meet Heather
Please meet Heather Kates, who oversees all design projects as our Design Director here at MDI! Heather is from a small town in Illinois, but moved to Chicago to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design from Harrington College of Design. Since then, Heather has…
February 19, 2024
Condos We Love
Welcome to the world of chic Charleston condos, where size doesn’t cramp style. We always love a good challenge and we’re here to prove that condos can be just as luxurious, spacious, and functional as larger homes. With the utilization of every space, condos really…
January 30, 2024
Margaret Featured on Design Biz Survival Guide Podcast
What better way to start a new year than with a podcast feature? Design Biz Survival Guide Podcast features design professionals from all over the world. Founder Rick Campos is a former interior designer himself and enjoys spending his days chatting with other designers about…
January 16, 2024
2024 Pantone Color of the Year
2024 is a big year for Pantone, as it officially marks 25 years of the Pantone Color of the Year program. In December, the institute announced Peach Fuzz as the 2024 Pantone Color of the Year. Pantone is the leading source of inspiration and authority…
January 11, 2024
Charleston Style & Design Features Daniel Island Project
Charleston Style & Design magazine- a leading publication in all things design and lifestyle in the Lowcountry- featured one of our Daniel Island projects in its Winter 2024 issue. This project, which can also be found on the cover, had its own feature article. The…
December 11, 2023
Cozy Spaces for the Season
As the temperatures start to drop, we’re finding ourselves moving indoors searching for cozy spaces. From color and lighting to texture and materials, so much goes into creating restful interiors that are comfortable, warm, and inviting. In this blog post, we’re celebrating cozy spaces that…
December 4, 2023
2023 ASID Awards
MDI is proud to announce that we received two 2023 ASID Awards: a Silver Award for a Residential New Construction and a Silver Award for a Residential Renovation. In the world of interior design, the American Society of Interior Design (ASID) has been a leading…
November 28, 2023
Kiawah Interior Designer Featured in Business of Home
Margaret Donaldson of MDI Interior Design was recently featured in a fantastic Business of Home article focused on minimizing waste. Established in 2009, Business of Home is a leading source of inspiration for professionals in the home industry. The article discusses how to gracefully part…
November 6, 2023
Functional Spaces
Interior design is about more than making things look pretty; it’s about creating liveable and functional spaces that accommodate the needs of the client. At MDI, we pride ourselves on balancing aesthetics with practicality to cater to the lifestyle of each member of the family….
October 31, 2023
Lately at MDI
Growth has been a big key word for us this year here at MDI. In a constantly changing and growing industry, we’re always searching for ways to best serve our clients. We have some exciting new updates that we can’t…
February 19, 2024
Condos We Love
Welcome to the world of chic Charleston condos, where size doesn’t cramp style. We always love a good challenge and we’re here to prove that condos can be just as luxurious, spacious, and functional as larger homes. With the utilization of every space, condos really…
January 30, 2024
Margaret Featured on Design Biz Survival Guide Podcast
What better way to start a new year than with a podcast feature? Design Biz Survival Guide Podcast features design professionals from all over the world. Founder Rick Campos is a former interior designer himself and enjoys spending his days chatting with other designers about…
January 16, 2024
2024 Pantone Color of the Year
2024 is a big year for Pantone, as it officially marks 25 years of the Pantone Color of the Year program. In December, the institute announced Peach Fuzz as the 2024 Pantone Color of the Year. Pantone is the leading source of inspiration and authority…
January 11, 2024
Charleston Style & Design Features Daniel Island Project
Charleston Style & Design magazine- a leading publication in all things design and lifestyle in the Lowcountry- featured one of our Daniel Island projects in its Winter 2024 issue. This project, which can also be found on the cover, had its own feature article. The…
December 11, 2023
Cozy Spaces for the Season
As the temperatures start to drop, we’re finding ourselves moving indoors searching for cozy spaces. From color and lighting to texture and materials, so much goes into creating restful interiors that are comfortable, warm, and inviting. In this blog post, we’re celebrating cozy spaces that…
December 4, 2023
2023 ASID Awards
MDI is proud to announce that we received two 2023 ASID Awards: a Silver Award for a Residential New Construction and a Silver Award for a Residential Renovation. In the world of interior design, the American Society of Interior Design (ASID) has been a leading…
November 28, 2023
Kiawah Interior Designer Featured in Business of Home
Margaret Donaldson of MDI Interior Design was recently featured in a fantastic Business of Home article focused on minimizing waste. Established in 2009, Business of Home is a leading source of inspiration for professionals in the home industry. The article discusses how to gracefully part…
November 6, 2023
Functional Spaces
Interior design is about more than making things look pretty; it’s about creating liveable and functional spaces that accommodate the needs of the client. At MDI, we pride ourselves on balancing aesthetics with practicality to cater to the lifestyle of each member of the family….
October 31, 2023
Lately at MDI
Growth has been a big key word for us this year here at MDI. In a constantly changing and growing industry, we’re always searching for ways to best serve our clients. We have some exciting new updates that we can’t…
October 23, 2023
Meet Haley
We’re so excited to introduce you to Haley, one of our Design Assistants! Haley received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design from the University of Georgia. After years of visiting her sister in Charleston, she fell in love with the city and…
our team
The MDI team sees each new project as an opportunity to bring life and design together.