As fall approaches our attention naturally shifts to focusing on our interiors. Now is a good time to take a look and assess how you feel when entering your home. Is your home welcoming, or cluttered? Is something off, maybe your furniture and artwork have been in the same spot [...]
Hello Friends! I hope that your summer is filled with fun, relaxation and travel. I find myself daydreaming of the beach. My son and I lived in Naples, Florida for a few years. We enjoyed our proximity to the Gulf, with its soft waves, clear water and white sand. We [...]
Summer is such an exciting time! The days are longer, the weather is warmer, and some of us have already started taking vacations. Growing up, my family would be away the whole month of August, as all the suppliers for my parents' business closed shop. These five weeks of [...]
We are lucky to have longtime clients who trusted us for years with their interior design needs. Some have lived in their current home for 20-30 years. Overtime, we have redone their kitchens, bathrooms, family rooms and patios. While some designs require construction, others call for a design refresh. One of [...]
Want to add a French flair? Here at Montague Design, we love colors -- and use them liberally in our designs. Sometimes, though, our clients are concerned about committing to them. An easy way to add color (with minimal commitment) is by incorporating throw pillows into home decor that can be switched with the seasons. [...]
By Catherine Montague, Montague Design founder/principal designer Do you know what the word French-sational means? It’s a style that’s at the heart of what we do at Montague Design. While I don’t expect it to be included in the Webster dictionary, using it for our own purpose is just [...]
By Catherine Montague, Montague Design founder/principal designer February is the month to celebrate love. I enjoy reflecting on the many aspects of love, from romantic relationships to family and friends, colleagues, community. But what about our love relationships with ourselves and our environments? How much time do we [...]
We all have that one space in our homes or apartments where the room, or your stuff, just doesn’t seem to fit. Whether you have an apartment in Portland, OR, with low ceilings, a bedroom with lots of angled walls, or you live in a unique home like a railroad [...]
It's February, and love is in the air! And since it takes two to tango, our color for this month was inspired by love, a dynamic duo in the color world, pink and orange. We chose Sherwin William's Coral Reef and Saffron Thread for our picks. This color couple [...]
It’s January, and the interior design color trends for 2022 have all forecasted that greens, specifically muted tones, will be big this year! While everyone in the industry confirms their trending green paint color, we wanted to get in on the fun and choose ours. We looked at Sherwin Williams, [...]
