M.J. Lanphier Interior Design - MJLID

11/19/2014

MJLID featured in the Chicago Tribune's Sunday Style section!http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/home/sc-home-1110-design-dining-chairs-20141110-story.html

Some say the dining room is dead — we say it has already been reincarnated. The key detail that makes today’s dining rooms up-to-date? A chic, savvy mix of chairs.

09/02/2014

MJLID is featured on Bob Vila's website today! "8 Decorating Rules Meant to Be Broken":

http://www.bobvila.com/monochromatic-living-room/47779-8-decorating-rules-meant-to-be-broken-and-1-to-live-by/slideshows #!2

So many of us hesitate over decorating decisions, fearing that we might break an unwritten design rule. And it's true that, though largely unwritten, there are a host of best practices espoused by experts (and by people who are definitely not experts). The truth is that every so-called

03/12/2014

MJLID is featured on Houzz's write up on 10 Outdoor Rooms today!

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/24405322/list/10-Relaxing--Restrained--Themes-for-Outdoor-Rooms

Set the pink flamingos free. Give your patio the air of a far-flung resort or down-home getaway instead with these tasteful looks

02/20/2014

This guest bedroom from our Dickens Road project is featured in Redbook's March 2014 issue, page 137. It's from the book "Remix" by Aphrochic. :)

02/10/2014

Was just awarded "Best Of Houzz 2014" for my profile having some of their most popular images. Pretty cool :)

http://www.houzz.com/pro/mjlanphier/mj-lanphier

5 reviews of MJ Lanphier. "M.J. Lanphier infuses the design process with studied architectural application, thorough knoweledge of the history of the decorative arts, and a...

10/31/2013

MJLID's completed "Coldwater Resdience" is the first photo featured on HuffPo's article today! The entire residence will be in the book "Remix" by the bloggers of AphroChic out later this year.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30/aphrochic-remix-choosing-color-photos_n_4178365.html?utm_hp_ref=huffpost-home&ir=HuffPost+Home

On the spectrum of culturally-inspired design, you have Afrocentric and you have AphroChic.

10/15/2013

MJLID's work is now featured on the fabulous Emily Henderson's blog today!

http://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/james-franco-pop-up-house-designed-by-matthew-lanphier/

Oh this guy? Yeah, that's Bearcats dad, being held by that guy, Sir. James Franco, one of the most popular and yet controversial actors in Hollywood. He, in conjunction with Matthew Lanphier, desi...

10/03/2013

MJLID's work is featured in ELLE magazine for the James Franco project!

http://www.elle.com/news/culture/james-franco-hello-la

The consummate multi-hyphenate tells us what makes him tick.

10/01/2013

A view of room done with James Franco at the Hollywood Cemetery for AirBnB.

09/23/2013

Here is a write up on Curbed LA, one of my favorite blogs, on the James Franco project. Yay!

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/09/heres_james_francos_temp_yolo_house_at_hollywood_forever.php

It's Monday and actor/artist/highly-educated person James Franco is making something weird in a cemetery as a marketing stunt for a company that takes a cut of people renting out...