Interior Makeovers
The Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi encourages us to find beauty in the ordinary, to celebrate imperfection.
Mary Anne remakes your interior primarily by curating your own collection of decorative objects, subtly revealing your history through diverse eras, styles and origins. With an artist’s eye, she may also identify items that can be repurposed.
In a living room lacking visual unity, created a focal point of an antique Carrera marble fireplace by flanking it with matching sofas and using a quiet, monochromatic color scheme and subdued art
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Mary Anne’s interiors are elegant, simple, uncluttered and uniquely representative of a home’s character.
--Karol Jo Kappel, Real Estate Broker, Mill Valley
Redesigned an office at the Marin Designer Showcase by specifying a painted Spanish crest, silk draperies and matchstick blinds at the window; incorporating a 19th century Spanish wall hanging to hide a soffit; and designing doors with inexpensive rustic placemat infills to obscure unsightly shelving
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After a designer furnished our living room with expensive pieces from the Design Center, it still didn’t look right. Mary Anne transformed the space in a single afternoon using her keen eye and a few additions. What a delight!
--Denise Spencer, Sausalito
To visually enlarge a narrow space, my team combined living and dining rooms into an open plan, removed a wall surrounding the fireplace and widened the kitchen entrance
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Mary Anne turned our dark, cramped A-frame into something I wanted to move back into. She was terrific working with a limited budget and emphasizing our home’s assets.
--Bibi Reber, Homeowner, Larkspur
Doubled the perceived size of a very small hair salon by adding a wall-to-wall mirror above the credenza, painting a lively pattern on the main wall and retaining existing starburst light fixtures
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From a disorderly bedroom, created a welcoming haven for guests with calm, visually harmonious furnishings and accessories
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Mary Anne made an ordinary space warm, cozy and elegant.
--Kimberly Hughes, Real Estate Developer, Mill Valley