Winter Wonderland

As the holidays approach, our office is full of discussion regarding our favorite holiday decor. Putting our creativity to use, while staying true to our seaport location, we decided to take a navy and white approach to decorating our home decor boutique, Bespoke Abode.

Warm with winter white - whites and creams in the winter can be quite warming, actually. Inside it keeps your decor bright and evokes the feeling of coziness that is highly coveted.

White wash frames with chalked holiday wishes

Make it personal and customized -  bespoke your holiday decor. We created our own lighted garland with navy burlap ribbon, navy and white ticking, and white light strands. 

Add texture and accents - we intermingled mercury glass and burlap. The Mercury glass helped to magnify our pretty lights, and the burlap adds an unexpected rustic texture.

Saving your Navy and Whites for the summertime? See our ideas on utilizing beautiful natural materials for the season from a past post.

 And remember, a little lighting goes a long way. We leave you with some of our favorite images of sparkle inspiration:

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Liz Stiving Nichols: Cues from the View

Liz Stiving Nichols: Cues from the View

An interior designer’s philosophy on creating synergy with interior design, architecture, and the exterior surroundings

Click on the link above and check out the Liz's spot as a Guest Blogger for New England Home Magazine.

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Designer Insider

Check out the Fall/Winter Issue of Martha's Vineyard Magazine (on newsstands tomorrow).
The article titled Designer Insider (pg 40 to 45) features a few recent projects Liz has completed as well as a little insight on her life and our three companies Martha's Vineyard Interior Design, Bespoke Abode, and Martha's Vineyard Furniture Company.

 

 

 

Liz's work is also featured in other sections of the magazine.

Check out the article titled North Shore Heritage (page 23-29) to see a project completed during her time with Hutker Architects as well as Creative Chandeliers (page 38-39) featuring the dining room in the West Chop Residence.

Many thanks to Martha's Vineyard Magazine for deeming our work worthy of your pages!

Liz Stiving-Nichols Honored at 5 Under 40 Awards Ceremony!

Liz Stiving-Nichols was awarded New England Home’s 5 Under 40 award for excellence in design at an awards ceremony on September 13th in Boston. The much anticipated event, held at Laundry & Arcari's Boston Showroom, was attended by over 400 individuals and professionals from the New England design community.

Each winner was challenged with creating their own rug - deciding on

concept, material, and design. Sponsored by Landry & Arcari, the

recipients were coached through the carpet design phase, seeing their creation through to completion. The five rugs were auctioned off at the event, with all proceeds benefiting Barakat, Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.–based charity promoting educational opportunities for women and children in central and south Asia. Truly a great cause, and the 5 rugs were successfully auctioned to some very lucky winners! 

The MVID Team was in attendance to support Liz, and it was pleasure to put faces to names that we work with on a daily basis. Thank you to New England Home, Landry & Arcari, and our sponsor BayPoint Builders for such a wonderful evening. Congratulations Liz! 

Here are some pictures from the event:

 Landry & Arcari's featured photo booth! 

 Liz's parents, John and Susie Stiving!

Liz with MVID team members and friends

 The display of Liz's work and finished rug

 Liz and her mom Susie, husband Kevin, and business partner & brother in-law, Billy! 

 Lauren, Alicia, Erin, Claire, and Lauren

 Lauren & Liz

MVID Group enjoying a great dinner!

Liz' 5 Under 40 Rug - The Oyster Shell

We hope that you will join the Martha's Vineyard Interior Design Team this coming September 13th for New England Home's 5 Under 40 Celebration, honoring our very own Liz Stiving-Nichols! Landry & Arcari, a partnering sponsor for the event, challenged each winner with the task of designing their own rug. We're excited to share with you the beautiful carpet that Liz created, and to let you know that it will be available for bidding at the event. Proceeds will benefit Barakat, a charity that works to strengthen education and literacy in Central and South Asia.

"Inspired by a shell commonly found in the waters of Martha's Vineyard, I wanted this design to evoke the gently sloping contours and subtle color variation of the oyster shell. By creating an organic design that gives a nod to the island where our interior design firm is based, the design takes a personal approach. I often draw inspiration from the natural surroundings of each project. The textures of wool and silk, as well as transitions in height from cut pile to loop, reflect the shell's coarse waves and natural ombre. The field is raw, cut-pile hemp creating a more earthy hand, embodying a sandy beach. There is so much depth and structure in this often overlooked shell. I like to think the pearl isn't the oyster's only treasure."  
-Elizabeth Stiving-Nichols, for New England Home 

Celebrate With MVID!

Come Celebrate with Martha's Vineyard Interior Design

in honor of 

Liz Stiving-Nichols, named as a 2012 Recipient of

New England Home's 2012 5 Under 40 Award! 

Join New England Home and the Martha's Vineyard Interior Design team on September 13, 2012, for drinks, small plates and fun! 

Please see the New England Home website for event details and tickets!

The Galleria at 333 Stuart Street, Boston

 Ceremony 6:30 / Party 7:00pm

MVID in Boston Globe Magazine today!

Our Stonewall Beach project was featured today in the Boston Sunday Globe.
Check out the article titled "White on White Decor" which was spotlighted in this issues Style Watch.

Principal and Senior Designer Liz Stiving Nichols displays tricks of the trade when working with an all white palette and offers tips to combining rustic elements in a clean modern interior.

To read the full article, click on the link below...

http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2012/08/04/white-white-decor/hGyk3IhCm7DK5VVyTmSW8L/story.html

To view our entire portfolio of work please visit www.mvidesign.com

New MVID Portfolio Additions featured on Design Shuffle

The latest additions to our portfolio have been featured on Design Shuffle's Blog!

We recently added images to our website of two island residences, both of which are truly works of art. One home boasts a spectacular ocean view, matched by equally beautiful contemporary interiors. The other home, though traditional on the outside, transitions into a transfixing display of modern design once inside.

Stonewall Beach Residence

Deep Bottom Pond Residence

Liz Stiving-Nichols in Cape Cod Home!

Liz Stiving-Nichols was featured in an article focusing on tricks to create an amazing bathroom! See the article, Breathtaking Baths, written by Nancy Berry for the Early Summer issue of Cape Cod Home - Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket.

Liz's work is also mentioned in the cover story "A Camp Charmer in Chilmark." Be sure to pick up the issue to best and latest from Mrs. Stiving-Nichols! 

Liz Stiving-Nichols Named One of New England's Top Designers of 2012!

Martha’s Vineyard Interior Design is thrilled to share that Liz Stiving-Nichols is the recipient of New England Home’s 2012 5 Under 40 award for excellence in design!  At a private event yesterday evening in Boston, Liz and 4 of her peers were recognized for their superb work in residential design.

“The 5 Under 40 awards spotlight the hottest emerging talent in residential design in New England, including architecture, interiors, furniture, and home design products and accessories.  – New England Home Magazine

Please join MVID in congratulating Liz on this wonderful accomplishment. We look forward to more great things to come in 2012!

 

MVID Featured on Cultivate

Brought to you by Williams-Sonoma, Cultivate is a new "online resource for kitchen inspiration and design." We are so excited to have this new virtual library of beautiful kitchen design to peruse, and we are even more excited to be featured! Please be sure to read "Contemporary Island Kitchen" featuring Liz and her work on this beautiful island home.