Whether you enter the home from the mudroom or the corbel-framed front doors, the landings are distinctive, with inlaid, herringbone brick. This is just a hint of the details imagined by Missy and the homeowner and flawlessly executed by Jeff and his team.
“During the renovation, I went through probably five interior designers because quickly realized how much time I would be spending with this person – including long car rides and meetings – literally spending days together and I just wasn’t gelling with them,” explained the home owner. Then I met Missy in 2017 and we clicked from the very beginning. She eventually gave me pads of her graph paper so I could share my ideas. She is an amazing listener and got to know me and our entire family before she even began the concepts.”
Missy states, “Studio M has a client-centric attitude. Our brand promise is we pick you; we’re not picking the things in your house because of us we’re picking the things in your house because you are living there. I want to know all about you, your lifestyle habits, your passions; your children, grandbabies, and fur babies. When the client is gaga over something I’ve selected because they feel I truly get them; that fuels me as a designer.
“I can give my clients a better outcome if I understand how they move through the house. Who gets up first in the morning and who reads in bed at night? Then we design the house around how it is really going to be used. It’s an intimate situation and this learning experience usually develops into a personal relationship. We kid around at studio that our clients are stuck with us forever!
After a year and a half of honing in her style for the renovation, she took a 180 degree turn from cooler finishes to warm, rich champagne bronze and antique brass for this home, so I had to press my own reset button. The owner has sophisticated taste combined with casual clegance, and can carry off a little edgy chic, too, which was wonderful to dot throughout the home. Studio M had a hand in working through all the home decisions: from exterior finishes to the indoor flooring, to every piece of furniture, every pillow; every book. and accessories, Our specialty is a turnkey home so all you have to do is move your clothes in.”
Read the full article in Cosmopolitan home pages 19-30