Designed to be lived in.
Homes designed for the rhythms and rituals that shape everyday life.
A different way of
thinking about home
Most interior design begins with a room.
Or a design style.
At Mary Maldé Interior Design, every project begins with Earth States® — a design philosophy expressed through a methodology for understanding the relationship between people and the places they inhabit.
Because each of us has an innate relationship with colour and the wider elements of space. We don't all respond to their qualities in the same way.
And that isn't simply a matter of taste.
Rather than beginning with the question,
“What design style do you want your home to be?”
Earth States® seeks to understand something more fundamental:
Which qualities of colour and space feel instinctively right to you?
At first, you may not consciously know the answer.
You may simply know that you're consistently drawn towards some places and less comfortable in others, without necessarily understanding why.
That's where the process begins.
Earth States® identifies patterns in how you naturally respond to colour and the wider elements of space.
Your Earth State encapsulates the pattern of affinity with particular qualities of colour and the wider elements of space.
That understanding becomes a foundation for the design — bringing greater clarity to the decisions that follow.
Colour, space and self brought into congruence.
Creating places that feel instinctively right.
A beautiful home isn't measured by how it looks on the day it's finished.
It's measured by how naturally it becomes part of the rhythms and rituals of everyday life.
That's why Earth States® begins with people, not photographs.
Because a home is experienced—
not simply observed.
Design begins with
understanding.
Every design decision shapes how a place is experienced.
Earth States® identifies patterns in how you naturally respond to colour and
other elements of a space.
That understanding becomes a foundation for the design.
For those who sense there is a better place to start than a
design style.
There is nothing wrong with design styles.
Your home may naturally come to reflect one or more of them.
But Earth States® begins somewhere else.
A recognisable style is often the outcome.
It isn't the starting point.
What matters isn't what the style is called, but whether its qualities are right for you.
If you've ever felt there must be a better way to begin creating a home than by choosing a design style, the answer isn't to look for another style. It's to begin by understanding your relationship with colour and the wider elements of space.
In their words…
“I’m so delighted with the transformation of my dressing room and ensuite. It now feels calm, comfortable, cohesive and entirely right—a space I love
spending time in.”
Hertfordshire: Dressing Room & Ensuite
Where colour, space & self align®
Earth States® begins by understanding your natural relationship with colour and space.
From there, the design can be shaped around what feels instinctively right to you — supporting the rhythms and rituals of everyday life.
Designed around you.
Never imposed.
I'm Mary Maldé, founder of Mary Maldé Interior Design.
Earth States® grew from years of noticing that people don't all respond to the qualities of the places they inhabit in the same way. What feels instinctively right for one person can feel completely wrong for another.
That's why every project begins by understanding how you naturally respond to colour and the wider elements of a space.
From there, I guide each decision with clarity and care, bringing that understanding together with the things that matter to you — how you live, what you love and the story you want your home to tell.
The result is a place that feels instinctively right and unmistakably yours.
The story is always yours.
Ready to create a home that feels instinctively right and unmistakably yours?
Let's begin by identifying the qualities of colour and space with which you have a natural affinity.
Start with a call and I’ll guide you from there.
Hertfordshire -
Renovation Project
Designed to be
lived in.
A different way of thinking about home.
Most interior design begins with a room.
Or a design style.
At Mary Maldé Interior Design, every project begins with Earth States® — a design philosophy expressed through a methodology for understanding the relationship between people and the places they inhabit.
Because each of us has an innate relationship with colour and the wider elements of space. We don't all respond to their qualities in the same way.
And that isn't simply a matter of taste.
Rather than beginning with the question,
“What design style do you want your home to be?”
Earth States® seeks to understand something more fundamental:
Which qualities of colour and space feel instinctively right to you?
At first, you may not consciously know the answer.
You may simply know that you're consistently drawn towards some places and less comfortable in others, without necessarily understanding why.
That's where the process begins.
Earth States® identifies patterns in how you naturally respond to colour and the wider elements of space.
Your Earth State encapsulates the pattern of affinity with particular qualities of colour and the wider elements of space.
That understanding becomes a foundation for the design — bringing greater clarity to the decisions that follow.
Colour, space and self brought into congruence.
Creating places that feel instinctively right.
Because a home is experienced—
not simply observed.
A beautiful home isn't measured by how it looks on the day it's finished.
It's measured by how naturally it becomes part of the rhythms and rituals of everyday life.
That's why Earth States® begins with people, not photographs.
Design begins with
understanding.
Every design decision shapes how a place is experienced.
Earth States® identifies patterns in how you naturally respond to colour and the
elements of a space.
That understanding becomes a foundation for the design.
For those who sense there is a better place to start than a design style.
There is nothing wrong with design styles.
Your home may naturally come to reflect one or more of them.
But Earth States® begins somewhere else.
A recognisable style is often the outcome.
It isn't the starting point.
If you've ever felt there must be a better way to begin creating a home, that's where Earth States® begins.
Where colour, space
& self align®
Earth States® begins by understanding your natural relationship with colour and space.
From there, the design can be shaped around what feels instinctively right to you — supporting the positive rhythms and rituals of everyday life.
Designed around you.
Never imposed.
I'm Mary Maldé, founder of Mary Maldé Interior Design.
Earth States® grew from years of noticing that people don't all respond to the qualities of the places they inhabit in the same way. What feels instinctively right for one person can feel completely wrong for another.
That's why every project begins by understanding how you naturally respond to colour and the wider elements of a space.
From there, I guide each decision with clarity and care, bringing that understanding together with the things that matter to you — how you live, what you love and the story you want your home to tell.
The result is a place that feels instinctively right and unmistakably yours.
The story is always yours.
Ready to create a home that feels instinctively right & unmistakably yours?
Let's begin by identifying the qualities of colour and space with which you have a natural affinity.
Start with a call and I’ll guide you from there.