Eclectic Home Design Ideas

This VIP Design Day project transformed two key spaces in a DC-area home — a dining room and powder room — into rooms that feel both curated and livable. The dining room balances warm walnut tones, mixed seating, and bold artwork against moody gray walls and classic wainscoting, creating a space that's elegant without being precious. The powder room makes a strong first impression with floor-to-ceiling botanical wallpaper, a navy reeded vanity, Calacatta marble countertop, and antique brass fixtures layered with vintage equestrian art.
Margaret Carroll Interiors specializes in architecture-informed interior design for homes in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Every project integrates spatial thinking with intentional material selection — the result is interiors that look professionally designed and feel deeply personal.
This project is an example of our VIP Design Day service, a focused one-day design experience for homeowners ready to elevate specific rooms quickly and decisively.
Services: Residential Interior Design · VIP Design Day · Space Planning · Furniture Selection · Art Curation
Location: Washington DC Metro Area · Maryland · Virginia · DMV

Architect: Charlie & Co. | Builder: Detail Homes | Photographer: Spacecrafting
Inspiration for an eclectic kitchen remodel in Minneapolis
Inspiration for an eclectic kitchen remodel in Minneapolis
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94 year old mother's birthday surprise! Wheelchair bound, her family spruced up her bathroom to accommodate her.
Fully wheelchair accessible shower
Handicap accessible bathroom and shower, Bethesda, MD
Wheelchair accessible renovation
Wheelchair accessible bathroom
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Accessible shower
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ADA bathroom
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Master bedroom makeover designed around our client's Asian Heritage and her husband's request for a coastal style retreat.
Bedroom - mid-sized eclectic master carpeted bedroom idea in Charlotte with green walls and no fireplace
Bedroom - mid-sized eclectic master carpeted bedroom idea in Charlotte with green walls and no fireplace

A navy blue and white kitchen with brass hardware from Schoolhouse Electric. We let the bold blue speak for itself and keep everything else neutral and simple.

Rachel Rardon
Living room - small eclectic open concept carpeted living room idea in Other with blue walls, a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace and no tv
Living room - small eclectic open concept carpeted living room idea in Other with blue walls, a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace and no tv

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Photography by Miranda Estes.
Foyer - mid-sized eclectic medium tone wood floor, brown floor and wood wall foyer idea in Seattle with a dark wood front door and white walls
Foyer - mid-sized eclectic medium tone wood floor, brown floor and wood wall foyer idea in Seattle with a dark wood front door and white walls

Inspiration for a small eclectic medium tone wood floor dining room remodel in Houston with blue walls and no fireplace

Large eclectic formal ceramic tile, green floor and wallpaper ceiling living room photo in Los Angeles with a standard fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Breakfast nook - eclectic medium tone wood floor, brown floor and wallpaper breakfast nook idea in New York with multicolored walls

Designed by Nathan Taylor and J. Kent Martin of Obelisk Home -
Photos by Randy Colwell
Basement - large eclectic walk-out concrete floor basement idea in Other with beige walls
Basement - large eclectic walk-out concrete floor basement idea in Other with beige walls

Inspiration for a large eclectic medium tone wood floor, brown floor, coffered ceiling and wallpaper enclosed dining room remodel in St Louis with blue walls, a standard fireplace and a tile fireplace

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South Riding, VA
Interior Style, LLC
Northern Virginia Interior Designer - Best of Houzz 2013-2020!

Our client has two very active cats so to keep them off the counters and table; we created a cat walk out of reclaimed barn boards. On one wall they go up and down and they can go up and over the cabinets in the kitchen. It keeps them content when she is out for long hours and it also gives them somewhere to go up.

Modern Cottage Girl's Bedroom
Completed while at Michelle Tumlin Design
Photo Credit: Adam Barbe of Colab
Bedroom - small eclectic carpeted bedroom idea in Austin with gray walls
Bedroom - small eclectic carpeted bedroom idea in Austin with gray walls

Emily Minton-Redfield
Bedroom - mid-sized eclectic guest concrete floor and gray floor bedroom idea in Denver with multicolored walls and no fireplace
Bedroom - mid-sized eclectic guest concrete floor and gray floor bedroom idea in Denver with multicolored walls and no fireplace
Eclectic Home Design Ideas

Unique kitchen layout with cabinetry in two different finishes. Cabinetry is Darby Maple by Kemper and finished in "Palomino" and "Heirloom Oasis". This kitchen features a large L-shpaed island with integrated bench seat.

This transformation started with a builder grade bathroom and was expanded into a sauna wet room. With cedar walls and ceiling and a custom cedar bench, the sauna heats the space for a relaxing dry heat experience. The goal of this space was to create a sauna in the secondary bathroom and be as efficient as possible with the space. This bathroom transformed from a standard secondary bathroom to a ergonomic spa without impacting the functionality of the bedroom.
This project was super fun, we were working inside of a guest bedroom, to create a functional, yet expansive bathroom. We started with a standard bathroom layout and by building out into the large guest bedroom that was used as an office, we were able to create enough square footage in the bathroom without detracting from the bedroom aesthetics or function. We worked with the client on her specific requests and put all of the materials into a 3D design to visualize the new space.
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The layout of the bathroom needed to change to incorporate the larger wet room/sauna. By expanding the room slightly it gave us the needed space to relocate the toilet, the vanity and the entrance to the bathroom allowing for the wet room to have the full length of the new space.
This bathroom includes a cedar sauna room that is incorporated inside of the shower, the custom cedar bench follows the curvature of the room's new layout and a window was added to allow the natural sunlight to come in from the bedroom. The aromatic properties of the cedar are delightful whether it's being used with the dry sauna heat and also when the shower is steaming the space. In the shower are matching porcelain, marble-look tiles, with architectural texture on the shower walls contrasting with the warm, smooth cedar boards. Also, by increasing the depth of the toilet wall, we were able to create useful towel storage without detracting from the room significantly.
This entire project and client was a joy to work with.

Photos by Dana Hoff
Small eclectic 3/4 white tile and ceramic tile ceramic tile and blue floor bathroom photo in New York with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, a two-piece toilet, white walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops and gray countertops
Small eclectic 3/4 white tile and ceramic tile ceramic tile and blue floor bathroom photo in New York with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, a two-piece toilet, white walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops and gray countertops
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