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INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES

* You get the look you want at a price that’s affordable – and avoid costly mistakes.

WINDOW TREATMENTS

* Martin Durr Caldwell specializes in custom-made window fashions & blinds with no two orders exactly alike.

UPHOLSTERY

* Complete the look of any room with beautiful, comfortable upholstered furniture.

WALLPAPER

* Choose from thousands of different colors, patterns in wallpaper and coverings.

HOME ACCESSSORIES

* You can make any room feel comfortable with accessories that complement both your décor and your own personality.

FLOORING

* The flooring and hard surface market has exploded over the last few years.

About

"Servitas cum Fidelitas"-- Service with Faithfulness.

Hi! My name is Mary Cynthia Martin. I have been involved in the world of design my whole life, my father and aunt were designers. I sort of grew up in the business, you might say. I've been a professional designer for over 37 years. I've worked on over a thousand homes. I've also been teaching live do-it-yourself decorating classes for thirty six years, to over 6,000 students.You might ask yourself, "Why would she give away her trade secrets? Isn't that bad for business?" Here's the deal: I love my job. It's great to flex my "creative muscle" (which I'll help you do, too-think of me as your "personal design trainer"!). My greatest thrill, though, is when I see the light come on in people's eyes when they discover the joy of self-expression, when they realize they can create the home of their dreams themselves, with less money and less effort than they ever thought possible!

    The information on this website contains the very essence of how I have created design projects for lots of people just like you, and taught other to do the same. This website will teach you not only to decorate like a pro, but also re-connect with parts of yourself that, perhaps, lay long dormant, like memories of a long-forgotten love song.

    As for me, I'm writing a love letter to my father, my clients, Class students and my husband.

    I Feel the need to tell my father's story, to pass along my family legacy to you. Joe Martin, ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) has mentored over 20 designers, helping them to pass the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) - no small feat, and one he has been honored by his peers.

    Since 1953, our company's motto has been "Servitas cum Fidelitas": Service with Faithfulness. This is more than a motto; for us, it is a way of treating our client and meeting our commitments.

    I feel so blessed to have had Joe Martin as a father and professional role model.
                                                                                                                               Thanks, Daddy!


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    RICHMOND KENTUCKY

    A classic stone house featuring the stylings of chippendale, hepplewhite and sheraton furniture has added a punch of color thru window treatments, wallpapers and new upholstery. The owners who have a teenage duaghter wanted a bedroom design that would carry thru to her adult future. A home office and a downstairs formal bathroom was added to fit the couples lifestyle. The key to this project was finding multi-colored prints whose scale was large enough to carry the size of the rooms and create focal points.

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    Country Cottage

    With a POP of COLOR Harrodsburg, Kentucky

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    Stone Cottage

    Lancaster, Ky

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    Farmhouse in Mercer County, Kentucky

    Blending traditional pieces with transitional fabrics and rugs. Except for kitchen - Travel color is PINK!! Excited to see silver metallic dining room ceiling!!

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    Traditional

    Lexington, Kentucky

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    Traditional Furniture Styled with Transitional Upholsteries, Bedding & Wallpaper

    Harrodsburg, Kentucky

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    Richmond, Kentucky

    Fresh start in Richmond KY! Sitting high on a hill with a lake view sits this soon to be completed project. My favorite Design project is when we start with blueprints before breaking ground with the clients. Jointly with clients our firm selected roof color, brick color, stone work, outdoor lighting, ect. This client likes a Country French Design with a bow to modern i.e. black windows. The inside is a continuation of Transitional & French. The key for these lay-outs is to work around her antique oriental rugs and infuse French & polished nickle furniture. Many of our projects are a combination of several styles blended together, it can be complicated, but possible! The best aspect, is this house captures their personalities! Tip from the Top – Remember black is a nuetral and can be used just like white. It is a great pop of color that compliments cabinets, woodwork and furniture. Clients are coming around to using black, but honestly, I’ve been pushing the idea for 40 years.

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    Historic Maple Street Home

    Danville, Kentucky

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    Kentucky Homes & Garden Featured Martin Durr Caldwell Design

    Fair Oaks Historic Home Harrodsburg, Ky.

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    Kentucky Homes & Garden Featured Martin Durr Caldwell Design

    Meadow Creek Farm Lebanon, Kentucky

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    Kentucky Homes & Garden Featured Martin Durr Caldwell Design

    Color in Lexington, Kentucky

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    Kentucky Homes & Garden Featured Martin Durr Caldwell Design

    Mt. Sterling, Kentucky

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    Kentucky Homes & Garden Featured Martin Durr Caldwell Design

    Palm Beach Glitz Meets Kentucky Hearth Lexington, Ky.

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    Bluegrass Allergy Lab

    Lexington Kentucky

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    Getty Law Group

    Lexington, Kentucky

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    Lexington Dentist

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    The Lawrence Firm, PSC

    Main Strauss, Kentucky

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    Wesley Village

    Retirement Community Wilmore, Kentucky

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    Wesley Village Holloway Cottage

    Memory Care Wilmore, Kentucky

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    Wesley Manor

    Retirement Community Aldersgate Memory Care Louisville, Kentucky

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    Wesley Manor

    Retirement Community Louisville, Kentucky

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    Morning Point Retirement Community

    Retirement Community Danville, Ky.

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    Combs Parsons Collins Funeral Home

    Richmond, Kentucky

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    Spurlin Funeral Home

    Danville, Kentucky

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    OLD OWL TAVERN

    AT BEAUMONT INN Harrodsburg, Ky.

  • Saul Good Restaurant & Pub

  • St. Dominic Church

    Springfield, Ky.

  • First Christian Church

    Danville, Ky.

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Meet Mary Cynthia Martin

A Personal note from Mary Cynthia Martin.

LIVE CLASSES

YES! You asked for it. Martin Durr Caldwell is having our Interior Decorating Classes again in February check back for details in January!

ONLINE CLASSES - COMING SOON!

Take online classes with the Decorating DIVA Mary Cyntia Martin

LISTEN TO MARY CYNTHIA'S PODCAST!

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