Local Flowers from Tea Lane Farm

It is often said that Fall is the best time of year on Martha's Vineyard. While this is up for debate, we can't argue that it is the best time of year for the last of the glorious local flower harvest!

In preparation for a photo shoot up-island this past October, we took to Tea Lane Farm.  Three buckets packed of hand-picked Dahlias later, we had more than enough local color to fill our photos.

Check out their beautiful website, and know you can find them during summer months at the West Tisbury Farmer's Market. Thanks to Krishana for helping us out for the photo-shoot!

Color your Kitchen

Liz was just interviewed by Cultivate.com for their recent article 10 Designer-Approved Paint Colors for Your Kitchen. Read the do's and don'ts or 10 professionals' painting strategies when it comes to your place of cooking. 

Liz's advice? "A quick and cost effective way to transform any space is to try a new coat of beautiful white paint." 

Are you  looking for more paint color advice? Revisit this article on New England Home's Blog, where she talks about taking "cues from the view" - transforming indoor spaces by creating a synergy with the natural surroundings of the home, painting included! 

New England Home: Cues From The View

Black & White, and Read All Over

MVID is excited to share Designer Liz Stiving's black and white Mudroom picks for Design New England's "Selections" article.

Pick up a copy and read about Liz's tricks of the trade for working with a black and white pallet. Challenged with designing a mudroom, Liz layered texture into her scheme to "strike a balance of hard and soft."

Open Year Round: BespokeAbode.com

We are sad to see many of our clients, customers and friends head off island, but we wanted to happily remind you that www.bespokeabode.com is always open and accessible to you from where ever your next destination may be! 

A direct reflection of the style MVID works to create with clients in their homes, BespokeAbode.com allows you to do the same in your own home!

 Remember, true to Bespoke Abode's philosophy, we will always work with you to customize your order! Call us at 508-693-0722 or email us at bespoke@mvidesign.com anytime.

Summer News from MVID

We hope this finds you well and enjoying the hot summer! Martha's Vineyard Interior Design has been busy completing projects and starting new ones. Main Street in Vineyard Haven has been bustling, and Bespoke Abode is stocked full for all our summer visitors.

We'd like to share with you some exciting press MVID & Bespoke Abode has received earlier this season. As always, thanks for everyone's continued support!

Cape Cod Home, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket

Summer 2013 - "Island Modern" 

Martha's Vineyard Magazine 

July 2013 - "Best of the Vineyard 2013"

 Cape Cod Home, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket

Spring 2013 - "Beautiful Abode" 

 

New England Home, Cape & Islands

Summer 2013 - "New in the Showrooms"

Travel & Leisure

June 2013 - "Our Destination Guide to Martha's Vineyard"

Staging Secrets: Flowers, of course!

Fresh Flowers: For our recent photo shoot, we created multiple floral arrangements that could be interchanged from room to room. Having options on hand ensures you get the right shot, or that you present the room with the best matched arrangement. 

 Buying single stems can add up quickly, so get creative. Look around your home for indigenous, seasonal plants you can utilize. The hydrangeas we used were all hand picked by Liane from her very own yard! 

Additionally, with larger spaces you might need some height. We purchased plotted plants that had tall blossoming stems, and hand cut them. You can get more stems out of a single plant, and cutting them yourself allows you more control of how they can be presented and used. 

 "I must have flowers, always, and always." - Claude Monet

On Site with MVID & Eric Roth Photography

MVID recently had the pleasure of working on a photo shoot with photographer Eric Roth at our client's home on Cape Cod. A fun day full of staging, flower arranging, and positioning, Eric took some beautiful photos of the residence. We are looking forward to sharing those with you as soon as they arrive! 

In the meantime, we'll be sharing some tips of the trade for staging your home - whether it's because your home is on the market, for interior photos, or just for optimum beautiful living. Stay tuned!

Thank you!

We are the proud recipients for Martha's Vineyard Magazine's "Best of the Vineyard" award for Interior Design in 2013! Thank you for your votes and continued support of not only Martha's Vineyard Interior Design, but also of Bespoke Abode and MV Furniture Co. 

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday week!