Some homeowners are building from the ground up. Others are reworking a kitchen, finishing a renovation, or wondering whether one room needs a fresh eye. Mudan Interior Design offers six interior design services for homeowners in Bethesda and across the Washington, DC metropolitan area — described below, so you can begin with the one closest to your project.
Each service below addresses a different kind of project. The descriptions are deliberately brief, and each one links to a page that explains the work in full.
Full-service means the same designer stays with the project from the first conversation through the day the furniture is placed – planning, drawings, selections, coordination with your builder, procurement, and installation. Esther Chi is an NCIDQ Certified and Maryland Certified Interior Designer and a LEED Accredited Professional, with a graduate degree from Pratt Institute and eighteen years of residential practice in Bethesda, Potomac, Chevy Chase, and McLean.
You do not need to define your scope before getting in touch. The right recommendation depends on your goals, the complexity of the work, and how much involvement you want — and many projects touch more than one of the services above.
Good design begins with understanding — the home, the people in it, and what the project needs to accomplish. From there the work follows a considered sequence rather than a rush toward selections. The Design Process page walks through how a project unfolds, from the first conversation to the day everything is installed, so you know what to expect.
Every project involves three investments: the planning that shapes the decisions, the professional design services that guide them, and the home itself. How they balance depends entirely on scope. The Design Investment page explains how design fees are structured, what influences the cost of a project, and how to think about where your budget will do the most good.
“She always explained the reasoning behind her recommendations. She wasn’t trying to impose a particular style, but to create a home that suited our family and respected the architecture.”
Often. A whole-home renovation usually includes the kitchen and bathrooms, and frequently ends with furnishing. The services are described separately so you can find the one closest to your starting point, not because projects divide neatly.
Usually by talking it through. A consultation suits a defined question or a single room; ongoing support suits projects involving construction, multiple spaces, or many decisions that must hold together. Esther will say plainly which one fits, including when the smaller option is enough.
Mudan Interior Design is based in Bethesda, MD, and works throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area — Potomac, Chevy Chase, Rockville, McLean, Great Falls, Arlington, and the District among them. If you are just outside the region, it is worth asking.
No. Mudan designs the project and coordinates it — drawings, selections, and construction administration — while your builder, contractor, and trades carry out the work. Many homeowners find a full-service interior designer most valuable precisely because someone independent is watching the design all the way through construction.
Yes. Residential interior design services are the focus of the practice, from a single room to a whole house being built from scratch. The focus is deliberate: homes carry routines, storage, and daily patterns that commercial work does not.
Usually by talking it through. A consultation suits a defined question or a single room; ongoing support suits projects involving construction, multiple spaces, or many decisions that must hold together. Esther will say plainly which one fits, including when the smaller option is enough.