Customized Home Design Service

Looking for some new ideas, inspiration, and direction? Mad River offers a variety of customized design services with a strong commitment to quality, excellence, and service. Our team is ready to help you plan your space from furniture to accessories. Whether you are building, remodeling, looking to revive one area or create a whole new vision for your home, our Mad River Design team will guide you through the design process. Pricing based on the size and scope of the project. Contact us for an initial consultation.

Interior Design Services

Making the rooms you live in the rooms you love!

In Home Styling
Interior Design Scaled Floor Plans
Mood Board and Conceptual Design Presentations
Art Consultation and Installations
Paint Color Consultation

Furnishings and accessories – From Selection to Installation

Renovation Guidance
New Build Selections – fixtures, lighting, flooring, cabinetry, finishes and paint colors
Design Project Management

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Meet our Design Team

Gwen Tanner

Since 2014, Gwen has been bringing her distinct eye for interior design to the Southport community with the opening of Mad River Design Studio and Store. Her long experience in ground-up construction, coupled with a keen eye for color and space utilization brings to life our clients’ dreams for their interior spaces. A lifelong “southerner” who loves the water and Southport’s uniqueness, Gwen understands how to make a house “home."

Michele Hall

Michele joined the Mad River Team in 2021 after moving to Southport from California. While in L.A., she honed her interior design and client services skills with the online home design retailer, Layla Grayce, and subsequently worked alongside principal designer, Tiffany Harris of Tiffany Harris Designs. With a uniquely classic modern style, Michele loves helping clients find “joy” in their surroundings. She brings an attention to detail in furniture selection and layouts to the team.

Sara Gallagher

After many years in the cosmetology industry, Sara followed her heart and changed careers to interior design, receiving an interior design degree from The Sheffield School of Interior Design and Art in New York. Sara's full-service design firm was featured in "The Best of the Berks County Living" magazine, in Berk's County, PA. She focused on home renovations, restyling, interior furnishings, and accessorizing. Sara joined the Mad River Team in 2023. She has an exceptional sense of color and style and loves creating classic coastal homes which blend "old and new."