Mary Jack Design

Mary is a rare gem! Her creativity, knowledge, patience, and flexibility are unparalleled. We love love love the room she designed and look forward to collaborating on future projects!

Mary Jack is such a pleasure to work with. I interviewed several designers in early 2020 to help with the complete remodel of our 1980’s home and I knew immediately that she was the right person. We have been having fun tackling the main floor of the house including dining room, living room, front hall, powder room and kitchen. Everything is transformed from very dark and dated to a brighter, timeless look. She took the time to help us identify our style and our needs. She also identified the home’s architectural assets and liabilities and successfully made our ceilings look higher! Mary knows where to invest in high quality and where it makes sense to go a little more practical with our young kids in mind. She worked absolute magic in the kitchen and knew just what elements to keep and which to change. Being able to save our gorgeous, but slightly eccentric, countertops was a design decision that paid off both in style and budget. Saving the countertops allowed us to have a beautiful custom designed marble mosaic above the range. The exterior was an equally dated late 70’s/early 80’s tudor-style. Mary had perfect solutions for the exterior as well. Updated colors for the exterior of the home, including roof and gutters, have earned us many compliments from the neighbors. Mary was even there with advice when I wasn’t sure what color annuals to plant around our front porch. We look forward to working with Mary in the coming year to finish our family room and then proceed to the upstairs of the home. We can’t wait to see what Mary has in store for us!

Mary Jack is a genius! Not only is she fun to work with, but she is also very knowledgeable regarding fabric, trims, carpeting, paint, tile, etc... Mary helped me to completely transform several rooms in my home from dark Tuscan decor to bright, cheerful, happy spaces. She is a true talent in the decorating industry!

Mary worked with us to completely transform our cramped, dated kitchen into an open, airy, gorgeous space that functions so much better for our family! The finished product is even better than we had initially imagined! Mary managed every step of the process, from her initial conceptions of how to reconfigure our existing space to creating detailed drawings, locally sourcing our new cabinets (Amish made), helping us select an absolutely gorgeous granite slab, helping us source all new appliances, finding us a beautiful new light fixture, and finding us the most exquisite finishes for our cabinet hardware and sink faucets. We greatly appreciated Mary's spatial sense and her ability to visualize and suggest relatively small changes--like widening some doorways--that we never would have considered but which make a huge difference to the overall feel of our space. She also has an amazing eye for color and for choosing beautiful, well made hardware, finishes, etc. She really listened to what we wanted and needed in our kitchen and designed accordingly. She was also flexible and adaptable, providing alternatives and creative solutions throughout the process. We appreciated Mary's knowledge of supply chain issues and how early we needed to choose and order appliances in order to have them by the time our project started (we ordered appliances in Feb/March 2021 and all appliances were onsite when our project started in late July, 2021). We received bids from a couple of different contractors and chose one who Mary recommended. He and his crew were excellent. Our project was on time and within his originally quoted budget. Mary was actively engaged throughout this entire project, from conception to final installation. She is client-focused and easy and fun to work with. We could not be happier with Mary her or with the end result. Highly recommend Mary Jack Design!

I worked with this very talented designer for 18 plus months on a complete renovation of our home. She listened carefully and communicated well, translating my ideas and vision into a beautiful design for our home. Mary's artistic eye and beautiful aesthetic produced a design plan which reflects our desires and lifestyle with creative flair and cohesiveness. She provided input early in the design process and collaborated closely with our architect, working with her to solve some challenging design issues. Mary is a perfectionist who is driven to produce the best possible outcome for her clients. She was mindful or our budget and was an advocate for us with suppliers when needed. Mary is a consummate professional and she has created the home of our dreams. I highly recommend her.

Mary knows her stuff! She takes the time to understand your vision and works with the contractor to achieve the desired result. I’ve remodeled without using a designer before and will not make that mistake again. Having someone knowledgeable about all aspects of a remodel project is very important. I love our new bathroom!

Mary Jack Design remodeled our Master Bath and a Jack and Jill Bath for us in 2019. She designed and chose materials for all aspects of the renovation and worked with our Contractor concerning all details of the project. She is very thorough and detail-oriented. It was a pleasure working with her and we love our remodeled bathroom!

Mary Jack is not only a pleasure to work with but a consummate professional. If you understand or want a quality designer, she would be a great fit. She valued our architectural detailing and we valued her interior design aesthetic. As a result the project was a great and cohesive success. She redesigned the kitchen, bathroom, and living room, while we focused on the exterior detailing, the front porch, and master closet. I would use Mary on my own project, I would and have recommended Mary for other projects, and I honestly can't say enough nice things about Mary.

I recommend Mary Jack highly. She has a grace and elegance that translates into her designing, and her work ethic is the best.

In 2013 and 2014 Mary Jack was our design consultant for a complete remodeling of the kitchen of our house in Princeton, New Jersey, and the new construction and furnishing of a large family room adjoining the kitchen. She worked with us in planning the layout of the kitchen, went with us and advised us in shopping for cabinets and granite countertops, and showed a wonderful sense of color in helping us choose paint. Her knowledge of granite gave us the confidence to make choices, and she guided us to just the right marble for a backstop above the granite. She was really on our wavelength and extremely responsive to our concerns and preferences. I love the kitchen; it was exactly what my wife, and I too, wanted. And the family room works beautifully for informal meals and social gatherings. She also helped us find the right paint colors and furnishings for other rooms, including our formal living room, for which she found stunning fabrics that complement the art objects we have in the room, and echo their themes.

Mary is a very talented, knowledgeable, and helpful design professional. She listened to me describe my favorite color palette and room decorating objectives, and brought beautiful fabric, furniture, and decorating ideas to me for consideration. I felt like I knew what I wanted, but had no idea how to get to my end goal, and Mary provided that pathway, with professional, prompt, creative ideas. She was able to make suggestions for decorating items that I was willing to spend a bit more on, as well as suggestions for areas and items that I could purchase more economically. I highly recommend Mary to anyone considering home decorating projects.

We have used & Mary Jack design for multiple projects, including my hair salon, our residence, and vacation cottage. I love that she always seems to find unique pieces that reflect my personality. She always goes out of her way to make sure that we are fully satisfied with the materials that she selects. I would highly recommend her for any consulting / renovation old or new.