Melissa McLay Interiors

We highly recommend Melissa. She was an absolute pleasure to work with and always showed up with a smile on her face. She made things as easy as possible for us (being there for deliveries while we were at work, getting pictures framed and hanging them etc) and was always quick to respond when we had questions. We love the finished product! Our home is bright and modern but still feels very homey and comfortable. Thank you Melissa!

Melissa helped us with a whole-home renovation. Having worked with other designers before, we felt that Melissa was the best we had ever worked with. Not only was her design skill very deep, she also knew the nuts and bolts of the trades and even made some architectural improvements to our plan! She was able to channel our taste and bring incredible resources to us, from fabrics to lighting, furniture and hardscape materials. She was easy to work with, and developed creative solutions when there were issues with some of the suppliers due to COVID and the supply chain crisis. Her wholistic approach went beyond the finishes to help us create the overall space and feel we had dreamed of. We would recommend her to anybody who wants to create a sophisticated, beautiful home.

We’ve been working with Melissa for over two years now in challenging conditions. Every aspect of trying to build a new place and then make it into a home has just been hard. But her professionalism has made sure everything will work in a space, in ways that fit us well, and her personal warmth has been reflected in her attention to how we’d like to feel in our home. It hasn’t been easy but without her it would have been almost impossible.

We have been working with Melissa McLay for two years in updating our home. Projects so far include replacement of lighting fixtures in our family and sitting rooms as well as our kitchen. The choices she presented were beautiful and striking. Anyone who visits our home immediately notices and comments on the new fixtures asking where we found them. We could never have selected/located these fixtures on our own. Melissa has also updated/upgraded our family room. What was before perfectly serviceable is now gorgeous. Each piece of furniture perfectly complements the other. The couches and chairs have details and quality not found in furniture at Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel, and the like. The specially designed throw pillows are gorgeous. The new coffee table and rug pull it all together. When Melissa first visited our home, she made suggestions that we were immediately able to implement like flipping rugs from one room to another; placing the rugs a certain way; and placing the existing furniture in a better position to balance the room. She selected a new rug for our dining room that makes the room. Melissa is wonderful to work with. She takes care of all of the details and was at our home to supervise when the furniture and rug were delivered. We very much enjoy working with her and plan to continue to work with her on updating our kitchen and other rooms in the house. She is obviously a very experienced designer who loves fabrics, textures, and colors, is detail-oriented, and runs a well-managed business. I am so thankful I selected her as our designer.

Melisa has transformed our home. Redecorating and even redesigning our office, mud room, living room, portico, and family room. She can think creatively about use of space, works to find a design style appealing to your preferences, pays attention to detail, is easy to communicate with, and works till the last part of the job is perfect. Simply put, she creates spaces to live in that make you happy. (Here’s a before and after of FMRM).

Melissa was so helpful as we downsized from a large single family home to our new townhouse. We were able to use some of our old pieces, mixing in with new. We love everything she helped us choose. Our home has a lovely look, calming neutrals with some pops of color on pillows. I would definitely use her again and highly recommend her design company! She was easy to work with!

This is the second time we have worked with Melissa and are extremely happy with the results. We were looking to update our first floor which included window treatments, reupholstering furniture, new hardwood floors and staircase. Melissa suggested we change our wall colors and it created a dramatic new look. She was creative, thoughtful and fun to work with on both projects. We look forward to working with her in the future.

My wife and I had the absolute pleasure of working with Melissa on our new construction home in Annapolis, MD. Melissa helped us every step of the way, from initial design ideas, all the way to final placement of décor. She was always organized, detailed, and kept the process moving, even when it came to communicating directly with our builder. I cannot say enough good things about Melissa. Though we finished our home in November 2018, we continue to value her opinion immensely and still look to her for guidance. Melissa really did help us turn our new house into our dream home.

Melissa is fantastic! We could not be happier with how our home looks. Melissa was so easy to work with. She has incredible style and came up with some great design changes for our first floor. She connected me with top notch craftsmen who helped with our flooring and kitchen renovations. She is so talented when it comes to colors and putting the finishing touches on a project. She deserves every one of the five stars!

We have had the pleasure of working with Melissa on multiple projects in our home, and would highly recommend her. She has a true talent for taking your ideas about how you want to feel and live in your space, and making that a truly spectacular, turn key, finished product. She is creative, organized, and detail oriented, but more than that she is just a lovely person to work with. We have two projects going at the moment, and I know it won't be our last!

Melissa is the best! We had an exceptional experience working with Melissa. Her interior design services were creative, intuitive and beautiful. She was mindful of our budget and met every deadline. She listened to what we had in mind and offered many options to help us fulfill our vision for our home. We highly recommend Melissa and are thrilled with the results.

We hired Melissa to renovate a guest bathroom and complete our family room. Melissa was a pleasure to work with and very professional. We have 3 kids and a dog and wanted something stylish but functional. The bathroom is beautiful and unique. The family room pulled the rest of the house together perfectly. We feel that Melissa understood our style and needs from the beginning. I would highly recommend her.