84th Street Living Room

For you 90s children, like myself, you probably grew up watching That So Raven. I like to compare my design brain to Raven’s visions: when I walk into spaces, the rest of the world disappears in psychedelic waves and I stare off into the distance trying to see rooms not for what they are, rather for what they could be. 

In design, there really is no other way to tackle it; you have to be forward thinking. See the future or bust. Staying loyal to my vision is a non-negotiable. Making my life harder than necessary? Also non-negotiable (lol). 

Instead of copy-and-pasting my personal aesthetic, I lead with the client’s story and let the style reveal itself.

Naturally, I’m an earthy-neutral kind of girl. My 84th Street clients? Color lovers. Contrast enthusiasts. Raven was absolutely not Ravening when I walked into their space on day one.

But because I enjoy a challenge, I leaned in. Hard. My brain went into overdrive until—boom—Raven started Ravening. I saw a space drenched in color and texture. Jewel-toned blue walls against a rusty orange sofa. Velvet fighting it out with eggshell paint. It was bold. It was tactile. It made your eye work—and I loved that.

Contrast became the throughline. Varied wood tones against a high-gloss, wine-colored game table. The “color-inside-the-lines” Ginkgo wallpaper pushing back against a room already bursting with pigment. Even the stairwell joined the party: warm wood floors made richer by high-gloss, paint-drenched steps, walls, and banister.

This project lived well outside my comfort zone. Half the time, I couldn’t even articulate the vision yet. But the lesson was clear: keep moving forward. Because the future of a space is what every designer should be fighting for.

Xo, Maggie

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