NYC
HOUSTON
coming soon
LOS ANGELES
So
why
MHLI?
Radical
individuality
is the ultimate
luxury
Radical individuality
is the
ultimate luxury
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Signature is our standard.
AWARD-WINING, LUXURY, CUSTOM RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS
Premium renovations without the stress.
You grant approvals, we handle the rest.
FULL SERVICE, BLACK OWNED
CREATIVE BOUTIQUE BASED IN
NYC & HOUSTON AND SERVING CLIENTS WORLDWIDE
FULL-HOME FURNISHINGS
RENOVATIONS
NEW CONSTRUCTION
KITCHEN & BATH DESIGN
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Your success is extraordinary - your home should be too.
At MHLI, we craft fully-bespoke residences of rare distinction for families who build for generations, not trends. Our work balances artistry, craftsmanship, and modern innovation delivered with absolute discretion and a white-glove experience from inception to completion.
For 15 years, we've partnered with TV personalities, CEOs, film directors, real estate developers, private equity managers, and beyond to deliver iconic spaces defined by vision, precision, and flawless execution. At MHLI, we design with intention and deliver with certainty.
Entrust your home to a firm who understands its significance.
Featured Project
INTERIOR DESIGN + ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY:
MILLWORK DESIGN, LIFESTYLE CURATION
DEFIANTLY
Different
We 're obsessed with hunting rarities beyond compare. On this ride, expect the thrill of cutting-edge.
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DISCIPLINED
to
Detail
We sweat the small stuff because the details are the design. Every element we select is deliberate. Every puncutation we place is precise.
MHLI is a NYC based interior design studio
with a compulsion to create never-before-seen,
not-to-be-forgotten spaces. From Boston to
Los Angeles, our award-winning designs for the
nation's most discerning clientele have earned
us a reputation for confident, cosmopolitan
homes fashioned with unparalleled detail
and built for modern luxury living.
For the past 15 years, MHLI has partnered with
TV personalities, CEOs, fim directors, real
estate developers, private equity managers and
beyond to craft fully bespoke residences of rare
distinction, built for generations not trends.
From Boston to Los Angeles, our award-
winning designs have earned us a reputation for
confident, cosmopolitan environments that set the standard for modern luxury living.
Your success is extraordinary - your home should be too.
At MHLI, we craft fully-bespoke residences of rare distinction for families who build for generations, not trends. Our work balances artistry, craftsmanship, and modern innovation delivered with absolute discretion and a white-glove experience from inception to completion.
For 15 years, we've partnered with TV personalities, CEOs, film directors, real estate developers, private equity managers, and beyond to deliver iconic spaces defined by vision, precision, and flawless execution. At MHLI, we design with intention and deliver with certainty.
Entrust your home to a firm who understands its significance.
Featured Project
INTERIOR DESIGN + ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY:
MILLWORK DESIGN, LIFESTYLE CURATION
Your success is extraordinary - your home should be too.
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We craft fully-bespoke residences of rare distinction for families who build for generations, not trends. Our work balances artistry, craftsmanship, and modern innovation delivered with absolute discretion and a white-glove experience from inception to completion.
For 15 years, we've partnered with TV personalities, CEOs, film directors, real estate developers, private equity managers, and beyond to deliver iconic spaces defined by vision, precision, and flawless execution. At MHLI, we design with intention, and deliver with certainty.
Entrust your home to a firm who understands its significance.
MHLI is a NYC based interior design studio
with a compulsion to create never-before-seen,
not-to-be-forgotten spaces. From Boston to
Los Angeles, our award-winning designs for the
nation's most discerning clientele have earned
us a reputation for confident, cosmopolitan
homes fashioned with unparalleled detail
and built for modern luxury living.
MHLI is a NYC & Houston based interior design
studio with a compulsion to create never-before
seen, not-to-be-forgotten spaces. From Boston to
Los Angeles, our award-winning designs for the
nation's most discerning clientele have earned
us a reputation for confidently cosmopolitan,
visionary homes fashioned with unparalleled detail
and built for modern luxury living.
MHLI is a NYC & Houston based interior design studio with a compulsion to create never-before-seen and not-to-be-forgotten spaces.
From Boston to Los Angeles, our award-winning designs for the nation's most discerning clientele have earned us a reputation for confidently cosmopolitan, visionary homes built for modern luxury living.
DEFIANTLY
Different
We 're obsessed with hunting rarities beyond compare. On this ride, you can expect the thrill of cutting-edge.
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DISCIPLINED
to
Detail
We sweat the small stuff because the details are the design. Every element we select is deliberate. Every puncutation we place is precise.
SIGNATURE
is our
Standard
We find our greatest opportunity in impossibility, even though it's harder. You're worth more than cut-and-paste, seen-it-already spaces.
WORTH
the
Wait
We won't sacrifice quality for speed or artistry for convenience. Your long-term
satisfaction with your home is our priority.
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DEFIANTLY
Different
We 're obsessed with hunting rarities beyond compare. On this ride, you can expect the thrill of cutting-edge.
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DISCIPLINED
to
Detail
We sweat the small stuff because the details are the design. Every element we select is deliberate. Every puncutation we place is precise.
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The designer is skilled in discovering the nuances of a building and its spaces and using these as points of inspiration to highlight and celebrate.
His talent, his training, his eye...
all point towards a long, impactful career.
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SIGNATURE
is our
Standard
We find our greatest opportunity in impossibility, even though it's harder. You're worth more than cut-and-paste, seen-it-already spaces.
WORTH
the
Wait
We'll never abandon quality for speed. We take the time to do things right because your long-term satisfaction with our vision is our priority.
SEEN IN
FULL SPECTRUM SERVICE
Deluxe renovations without the stress. You grant approvals, we handle the rest.
PRODUCTION
CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
PROCUREMENT
Production
No fretting about the wrong size sofa or keeping track of thousands of project details. We orchestrate all necessary third parties for custom furniture, lighting and millwork and oversee installations to ensure they meet design intent.
Procurement
No waiting around for furniture deliveries that may arrive late or be canceled without notice, or spending hours on hold to remedy a damaged shipment. We manage the entire purchasing process, handle claims, and transport all goods to your home in a single delivery.
Construction Support
No 7am site meetings with contractors or mediating disputes between electricians and painters. We administer the entire bidding process for our clients and act as their liaison for construction matters related to spaces we design.
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CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
PROCUREMENT
PRODUCTION
FULL SPECTRUM SERVICE
Deluxe renovations without the stress. You grant approvals,
we handle the rest.
Production
No fretting about the wrong size sofa or keeping track of thousands of project details. We orchestrate all necessary third parties for custom furniture, lighting and millwork and oversee installations to ensure they meet design intent.
Procurement
No waiting around for furniture deliveries that may arrive late or be canceled without notice, or spending hours on hold to remedy a damaged shipment. We manage the entire purchasing process, handle claims, and transport all goods to your home in a single delivery.
Construction Support
No 7am site meetings with contractors or mediating disputes between electricians and painters. We administer the entire bidding process for our clients and act as their liaison for construction matters related to spaces we design.
Step Into Your New Life
Just browsing Sotheby's? Perusing options from your broker? Already working with an architect or builder? Contemplating upgrades to your forever home?
In whatever stage you find yourself, let's talk it through.
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Private Consultation
Entrust your home to someone who understands its significance.
Clients We Serve
HOMEOWNERS
Primary Residences & Vacation/Secondary Homes
We attend walk-throughs with your real estate broker to assess prospective properties and advise you in new construction planning meetings with your architect or builder
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPERS
Single Family & Multi-unit Dwellings
We establish aesthetic direction for premium standalone residences, condominiums and rental units including selection of finish materials, plumbing fittings and lighting fixtures
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS
Hospitality, Retail & Workplace
We develop holistic experiential concepts for restaurants, hotels, boutiques and corporate headquarters including brand strategy, furnishing packages and art curation.
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Marc understood my style and what made me feel at home, perhaps even better than I did. Any change that he suggested in the early days felt radical to me, but once I made the leap, he helped me find a sense of freedom in a space that had come to feel more like a museum than a home.
SIGNATURE
is our
Standard
We find our greatest opportunity in impossibility, even though it may be harder. You're worth more than cut-and-paste, seen-it-already spaces.
WORTH
the
Wait
We won't sacrifice quality for speed or artistry for convenience. Your long-term satisfaction with your home is our priority.
A completely purple apartment?
Absolutely! Imagine Alice fell down that rabbit hole to find Tom of Finland and Salvador Dali as guests at the Mad Hatter's after-hours tea party. That was our pitch. Chesire cat sold separately.
Our Vision
We dream of immersive, transportive experiences that stimulate the senses, summon emotion, and conjure entirely new worlds of surprise and delight to explore... then we bring them to life wherever it is you call home.
GO BEHIND THE DESIGN
Why'd we select this carpet?
Like impasto strokes on a painted
canvas, the oblong wool-and-silk
surface ripples of this custom living room rug echo the tiny footsteps of the trio of toddler girls who routinely skim its surface. At MHLI, every detail is deliberately calibrated, never an afterthought.
OUR VISION
We dream of immersive, transportive experiences that stimulate the senses, summon emotion, and conjure new worlds of surprise and delight... then we bring them to life wherever it is you call home.
BEHIND THE DESIGN
A completely purple apartment?
Imagine Alice fell down that rabbit hole to find Tom of Finland and Salvador Dali as guests at the Mad Hatter's after-hours tea party. That was our pitch after discovering our client's exuberantly patterned wardrobe. Chesire cat sold separately.
Why'd we select this carpet?
Like impasto strokes on a painted
canvas, the oblong wool-and-silk
surface ripples of this custom living room rug echo the tiny footsteps of the trio of toddler girls who routinely skim its surface. At MHLI, every detail is deliberately calibrated, never an afterthought.
GO BEHIND THE DESIGN
OUR MISSION
We're obsessed with creating spaces so emphatically and fundamentally customized to you that you won't find them anywhere else... ever.
For us, your design is that personal.
BEHIND THE DESIGN
Why'd we select this carpet?
Like impasto strokes on an artist's canvas, the oblong wool-and-silk surface ripples of this custom living room rug echo the tiny footsteps of the trio of toddler girls who routinely skim its surface. At MHLI, every detail is deliberately calibrated, never an afterthought.
Why'd we select this carpet?
Like impasto strokes on a painted
canvas, the oblong wool-and-silk
surface ripples of this custom living room rug echo the tiny footsteps of the trio of toddler girls who routinely skim its surface. At MHLI, every detail is deliberately calibrated, never an afterthought.
Our Mission
We're obsessed with creating spaces
so emphatically and fundamentally customized to you that you won't find them anywhere else... ever. For us, your design is that personal.
GO BEHIND THE DESIGN
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Like a bespoke garment that
accentuates every curve,
we tailor your home to the
contours of your life.
"THE DESIGNER IS SKILLED IN DISCOVERING THE NUANCES OF A BUILDING AND ITS SPACES AND USING THESE AS POINTS OF INTEREST TO HIGHLIGHT AND CELEBRATE."
- ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
AS SEEN IN
"Marc is like your favorite therapist: kind and patient when you're feeling hesitant, yet always nudging you towards that one-of-a-kind vision."
We have a single aim: to inspire our clients with a distinctive, revolutionary experience of home where utility, fantasy and luxury effortlessly coexist.
From new acquisitions to new builds, legacy residences to summer escapes, we deliver a poetic, never-to-be-repeated vision that captures exactly what they never knew they always needed.
Featured Project
INTERIOR DESIGN + ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY:
MILLWORK DESIGN, LIFESTYLE CURATION
We have a single aim: to inspire you with a distinctive, revolutionary experience of home where utility, fantasy and luxury effortlessly coexist.
From new acquisitions to new builds, legacy residences to summer escapes, we deliver a poetic, never-to-be-repeated vision that captures exactly what you never knew you always needed.
MHLI is a NYC based interior design studio
with a compulsion to create never-before-seen,
not-to-be-forgotten spaces. From Boston to
Los Angeles, our award-winning designs for the
nation's most discerning clientele have earned
us a reputation for confident, cosmopolitan
homes fashioned with unparalleled detail
and built for modern luxury living.
Marc Houston
Founding Principal & Creative Director
"A RISING STAR WHO PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES."
- NEW YORK COTTAGES & GARDENS
WHO WE ARE
We're not just designers. We're advisors, partners and advocates. You can trust that we've got your back.
For the past 15 years, from Boston to Los Angeles, I've collaborated with TV personalities, CEOs, real estate developers, film directors, private equity managers and beyond to imagine bespoke residences of rare distinction — cinematic, transportive environments that champion quality and innovation and set the standard for sophisticated, 21st century living.
But above all, it's my unwavering commitment to protect our clients' time, peace of mind, and investment. By earning their trust, we unleash their inner explorer, allowing us to helm a once-in-a-lifetime expedition and marshal our instinct, experience and expertise to bring these award-winning, critically acclaimed, one-of-a-kind designs to life.
15
Years
in
Business
53
Clients
Served
12
Project
Cities
67%
Average
Post-Renovation
Increase
in Property
Value
16
Average
Length of
Full Home Gut
Renovation
Construction
( in months)
$355
Average
Furnishing Costs
per sq/ft
MANIFESTO
We're compelled to create utterly transformative homes.
We blend visionary design, architectural precision, avant-garde artistry, and exclusive amenities into fully immersive experiences that elevate daily routines into anticipated rituals of ease and delight.
With a strategic approach that incorporates expert project management, seamless production, and hands-on construction support, we deliver emphatically individualized and impeccably tailored residences that challenge convention and defy categorization. Run-of-the-mill is our worst enemy.
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"I'd never worked with a designer before. Yet, once Marc and I started to talk, I quickly came to trust that he understood my style and what made me feel at home, perhaps even better than I did."
NEW YORK, NY
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INTERIOR DESIGN + ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY:
MATERIALS & FINISHES, LIFESTYLE CURATION
THE MHLI EXPERIENCE
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS.
PRIORITY STATUS.
CONCIERGE CARE.
When you partner with us, you'll be granted rare access to a private ecosystem of world-class artisans, master builders, and specialist dealers. And through our premium, fully-integrated interior design and architectural advisory services, you'll benefit from decades of leveraged experience, influence and global resources to relieve the complex logistical burden of renovations, new builds, and full-home furnishing projects.
We make superior living simpler, smarter, and unmistakably better.
THE MHLI EXPERIENCE
Exclusive access.
Priority status.
Exceptional care.
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Our Lifestyle Curation service provides comprehensive final layering of hand selected linens, soft goods, dishware, art and decor to augment our architectural and furnishing selections.
HOUSTON, TX
Featured Project
INTERIOR DESIGN + ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY:
MATERIALS & FINISHES, LIFESTYLE CURATION
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NEW YORK, NY
Featured Project
INTERIOR DESIGN + ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY:
MATERIALS & FINISHES, LIFESTYLE CURATION
FAQ
WORKING WITH MHLI
We specialize in high-end residential interiors, including primary residences, vacation homes, penthouses, estates, and legacy properties. Our work primarily involves full-scale renovations, new construction, and comprehensive furnishing projects, though we selectively accept furnishing-only engagements when aligned.
Our approach is rooted in exceptional craftsmanship, definitive artistry, and the pursuit of innovation. Every project begins with understanding how you live, entertain, and retreat, resulting in interiors precisely calibrated to feel both elevated and deeply personal. We favor longevity over trends and believe true luxury is as radically individual as it is effortless.
While our work is recognizable for its refinement and attention to detail, we do not impose a signature look. Each home is designed as a distinct reflection of its owner, architecture, and setting. Our role is to translate your vision into a cohesive, enduring environment.
We value mutual trust, decisiveness, and open communication. The most successful projects are true partnerships built on shared vision and respect.
PROCESS, EXPERIENCE & COMMUNICATION
We understand the demands of busy professionals and our priority is to ease rather than labor their existing commitments. Our process is highly structured and fully managed from concept development and spatial planning to sourcing, procurement, and white-glove installation. We fulfill roles as adviser and liason for all project matters, acting as your single point of oversight to coordinate with architects, builders, and artisans. Clarity, efficiency, and excellence at every stage are our ultimate aims.
Our clients value a concierge-level experience, where decisions are streamlined and thoughtfully curated. We guide you through key milestones while handling the details and managing complexity behind the scenes so you don’t have to sacrifice your time or energy.
You can expect clear, concise, and timely communication throughout the project whether through written updates, mutually scheduled meetings, or direct contact. Emergent communication is made through a private, team-managed digital forum while weekly updates are furnished via email.
INVESTMENT & FEES
We believe transparency and alignment are essential to a successful partnership. Our fee structure is customized based on project scope, scale, and complexity and are clearly outlined prior to engagement.
Our clients understand that thoughtful design is an investment in quality of life, property value, and longevity. During our consultation, we discuss expectations, priorities, and investment ranges to ensure alignment. We establish budgets early and manage them proactively throughout the project while carefully tracking expenditures as the project evolves. Our team provides clear guidance on where to invest for maximum impact and long-term value.
PRIVACY & DISCRETION
Yes. We regularly collaborate with estate managers, personal assistants, security teams, and household staff to ensure smooth execution with minimal disruption.
Discretion is fundamental to our practice. We do not share projects publicly without explicit permission, and we are happy to work under NDAs. Many of our most notable projects remain entirely private.
GETTING STARTED
The process begins with a brief questionnaire, Clarity Call, and private consultation to explore your goals, timeline, and scope. This allows us to determine alignment and ensure we can deliver an experience and result that exceed expectations. You can begin the process here.
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