Marcelle Guilbeau is an award-winning designer who has been featured in StyleBlueprint, Elle Decor, USAToday, Rue Daily, Nashville Lifestyles Magazine, nFocus, Apartment Therapy, and DesignSponge.
She has received Best of Houzz for the last five years and was asked to curate Wanderlust and Whimsy, a popular Joss and Main event.
Marcelle has accreditation through the National Council for Interior Designers Qualification and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
5 things to Prepare for when Restoring a Historic Victorian Home
Sneak Peek: Historic Victorian Home Kitchen Renovation Historic register Victorian house in historic Murfreesboro, TN just off the main square. This Victorian home was previously a bed and breakfast. We're currently gutting it...
Outdoor Living
After the hibernation of a long winter we turn our attention to the sunshine and much needed Vitamin D. In celebration of spring, today I bring you outdoor living design ideas to play with as you step outside and enjoy the abundance of the season....
Before & After: A Stunning Belle Meade Home Makeover
Delighted by its charming historic feel and luscious garden surrounding, Marcelle Guilbeau’s client chose this Belle Meade home as her family’s first in Nashville. And while it was perfect for the previous owners, it needed to be totally transformed to channel the passions, dreams and lifestyle of its new occupants. Enter, Marcelle.
5 Common Furniture Buying Mistakes You’re Probably Making
I had the honor of being interviewed by Stacey Weidower of StyleBlueprint the other day, about adventures in furniture snafoos. I was so impressed with her insightful and probing questions, so I thought I would share the article with you, dear...
Maximalist Minimalism
Maximalism for the Minimalist... So what to do with this “maximalist trend” if you are a minimalist at heart? Well, nothing if you don’t want to – for trends are simply for you to play with! But if there’s something about maximalism that pulls...
The Maximalist Trend: A Q&A with Royal Circus
So what is this “maximalist” trend? And what is it all about? To find out more, I asked my friends Michael and Geoffrey with Royal Circus, in my estimation, the best new shop for furniture and décor that Nashville has seen in a long, long...
2019 Design Trends
The Maximalism Momentum... Going forward into the New Year, we are seeing “maximalism” – the idea that more is more, gaining momentum. This may seem a bit of a departure from the Hygge/Cosegach of recent years, but there is a common...
The Charlie Brown Christmas Tree is Back
Sparse and Gorgeous... Just as I was thinking of my annual trip to pick out a woodsy, leggy “Charlie Brown Christmas Tree” with my ten-year-old son, and decorating it to the sound of Charlie Brown Christmas music in the background - I came across...
Adventures in Holiday Decorating
Holiday Decorating Ideas and Inspiration... There's never a shortage of holiday decorating ideas during the season and usually starts in early October. You walk into a department store and it's everywhere... And like many of you, I too meet it...
The Retro Design Trend
Mid Century Nostalgia… I’ve recently completed a project for NIIDO in Nashville, a design project that is bringing 'retro & cozy' to hospitality while evoking fun to a visitors experience. Armed fresh with this in mind, today I’m writing about the...
