Custom Furniture, Lighting & Art Curation

Living room with white sofa, decorative pillows, black metal and glass bookshelf, patterned area rug, glass coffee table, wicker chair, potted plant, wall-mounted TV, fireplace, window with blinds, wall sconce, wall art.

Your personality, translated into every surface and selection

Trade Sourcing Produces a Different Result

The furniture available to the public — even at high-end retailers — represents a fraction of what's accessible through the trade. We source from vendors, showrooms, and makers that simply aren't available without a designer, which means better quality, more distinctive pieces, and customization options that don't exist in consumer channels. Our clients across Bethesda, Potomac, and Washington DC get homes that look genuinely original because they are.

Tailored Furniture & Décor for Every Space

We believe every space deserves a tailored design that reflects your personal story. From custom-crafted furniture and architectural millwork to built-in cabinetry, luxury flooring, and statement lighting, we create interiors that blend beauty, functionality, and timeless style. Whether designing a cozy reading corner or an expansive open-concept living area, our bespoke layouts and styling ideas bring harmony and elegance to every detail.

A modern home interior with black walls, large windows showing green trees, a round white table with four white and orange chairs, a black pegboard with toy guns, a wooden chair with a striped pillow, a globe on a shelf, and a life-sized LEGO Chewbacca figure in the corner.
A modern home interior with black walls, large windows showing green trees, a round white table with four white and orange chairs, a black pegboard with toy guns, a wooden chair with a striped pillow, a globe on a shelf, and a life-sized LEGO Chewbacca figure in the corner.

Art That Belongs in the Room

Art is the most personal element of a home and the one most commonly placed wrong — too small, too low, wrong frame, wrong relationship to the furniture. We help clients find, select, and hang artwork that fits the space, the budget, and the person living there — whether that means sourcing from local galleries, working with existing pieces, or commissioning something original.

  • You can, but you'd be missing the most valuable part of what we do. Through our trade relationships we have access to vendors, pricing, and product lines that aren't available to the public. More importantly, we select furniture in the context of the full room - scale, proportion, material, finish - so everything works together rather than competing.

  • It means we help you find, select, and place artwork that fits your space, your budget, and your personal taste - whether that's sourcing from galleries, commissioning original pieces, or working with what you already own and repositioning it intentionally. Art is the way we start a project and one of the most personal elements of a home.  Also - one of the most common things done wrong.

  • We handle it. We manage all purchasing, track lead times, coordinate delivery, handle damages and returns and oversee installation. You don't receive a single invoice from a vendor - everything runs through us, documented and tracked.

  • We do this all the time. We'll inventory your existing pieces, determine what stays, what goes, and what the room still needs - then fill the gaps with curated selections that make everything feel cohesive.

We Handle Everything

Procurement, lead time tracking, delivery coordination, and installation — we manage it all. Our clients don't receive vendor invoices or coordinate delivery windows. For homeowners across Bethesda, Potomac, Chevy Chase, McLean, Georgetown, and Northern Virginia who want a home that's genuinely finished, our full furnishing service is the most direct path there. Contact us to get started.

Frequently Asked Questions

Interior design showroom with a round mirror, lamps, and decorative animals on a buffet, logo for Margaret Carroll Interiors.
Interior design showroom with a round mirror, lamps, and decorative animals on a buffet, logo for Margaret Carroll Interiors.

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MCI is here to make the process of furnishing a new build or upgrading an old room easy and beautiful. Let's turn your design problem into a dream home with furniture, lighting, and art that all work together perfectly.

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