We’re thrilled to announce our next big venture! MAS Design was recently approached by Decorist, an online site out of San Francisco who is changing the face of interior design with high-quality ONLINE services. With 50,000 users since it’s launch only a few weeks ago, Decorist has major Buzz Cred and is being praised by everyone in the design industry, including House Beautiful, Huffington Post, Forbes, Lonny, SF Chronical, POPSUGAR, Anthology, and more. When they approached MAS and asked us to be one of their Elite Designers, of course, we accepted! What an amazing concept!

Even though we deliver our personalized designer aesthetic for our high-end clientele, at MAS we have always been committed to making interior design attainable to everyone. (And let’s be honest, a hand-picked interior design is not cheap.) Decorist allows us to hand-pick items and personalize spaces that speak to who our clients are, only with their platform we are able to do it for anyone that has a computer and the small, one-time design fee. The process pairs down what traditionally is an intensive, time-consuming process without sacrificing the individual style that our clients deserve.

We’ve been having a ball with this!  Our first Decorist client wanted a comfortable, chic, “coastal” look for their multi-functioning home office with a lot of work space and storage.  Below are our mood boards; we can’t wait to show you the chic room when it is finished!

House Beautiful called Decorist “Game-changing, affordable and fun.”  We can’t help but agree. 🙂

Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World

Oakland, CA, January 30, 2015 – MAS Design of Oakland, CA has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The up and coming Oakland based interior design firm was chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 500,000 active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Design and Customer Satisfaction. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 25 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers.” Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2014. Winners will receive a “Best Of Houzz 2015” badge on their profiles, helping Houzz users around the world who discover and love a professional’s work to learn even more about that business’ popularity and satisfaction rating among their peers in the Houzz community.

“What we try to create in our work is a mashup of space and style. We believe that your space should be an expression of who you are, and our focus is creating sophisticated spaces that allow our clients to live, relax and thrive. What we design are thoughtful compositions that are successful because they are based intrinsically on who our clients are. Coming from the perspective that tasteful design does not have to be boring, our work is design-forward and allows one to experience it in a visceral and even emotional way.”

“Houzz provides homeowners with a 360 degree view of home building, remodeling and design industry professionals, empowering them to engage the right people and products for their project,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of industry marketing for Houzz. “We’re delighted to recognize MAS Design among our “Best Of” professionals as judged by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts who are actively remodeling and decorating their homes.”

Customer Review

“Visitors to my house used to sometimes say my house was “interesting” or say nothing at all. NOW people say, “Whoah! I LOVE your house!” And it’s all from a few informed and brilliant changes suggested by MAS. MAS will trudge all over the Bay Area looking for the right thing for your space and they know it when they find it. They are prompt with e-mails and texts, and are hilarious and fun people ta boot. They will search to the ends of the earth to find the right thing for your space, and trust me, trust them. They go above, beyond, and then some. Five stars for MAS Design for their professionalism, their work ethic and most of all for their fabulous designs.”

Follow MAS Design on Houzz http://www.houzz.com/pro/moodandspace

About MAS Design

Dawn and Carol encourage their clients to join in the collaboration when possible in order to express their highest selves and to make what can be a daunting process actually enjoyable. They hope to gain insight into their clients and help them achieve dreams they might not be able to access without MAS’ knowledge and experience. Their collaboration enhances each other’s vision, and together, they create designs that surpasses a mere aesthetic, and that instead are an inspired expression of who their clients are. Welcome to MAS. High Design. Low Blah.

About Houzz

Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish – online or from a mobile device. From decorating a room to building a custom home, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community powered by social tools, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Houzz also has international offices in London, Berlin and Sydney. For more information, visit www.houzz.com

Holiday elves are busy at the office making pretty client gifts. (What’s inside is pretty fun, too). We’re so thankful for getting to do what we love, and our clients and supporters make it possible!

It’s just that simple.

Thank you all so much, and happy holidays.  Squeeze your loved ones tight.

xoxo, MAS Team

Who says MAS only does modern?!  Check out our modern classic vibe in an amazing historic home in Presidio Heights, San Francisco.
 
Photos by the incomparable Helynn Ospina Photography.

MAS Design recently escaped the clutches of office work for an afternoon at this years’ Designer Showcase house in San Francisco.  Please enjoy some of the highlights…