What Studio MH does

Studio MH is a privately held, full-scale residential and commercial interior and architectural design firm founded in 2008 by Melissa Hall Simmons and headquartered at 24 E Meadow Street, Suite 1A, Fayetteville, Arkansas. The firm serves discerning clients across Northwest Arkansas, delivering services that span architectural drawing and space planning through to interior design, custom home design, historical renovations, and décor oversight. Project types include new residences, urban condominiums, rural farmhouses, healthcare facilities, and upscale commercial spaces.

The business operates as a professional services firm with a team of seven specialized professionals, including dedicated leads for interior design and architectural design, a studio director, a finance director, and supporting designers. Studio MH generates revenue through project-based design fees, with pricing determined via a quote-based inquiry process and engagements structured as multi-year contracts. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and direct: prospective clients submit project inquiries through the website, and the firm engages those deemed a fit given capacity and project type.

The firm's competitive positioning rests on the founder's hybrid creative-engineering background (interior designer mother, civil engineer father) and sustained earned media presence across regional and national design publications from 2008 through 2025, including Southern Living, Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Lady Magazine, and At Home in Arkansas. The firm was previously known as MH Design, Inc. and maintains no external investors, parent company, or subsidiary relationships. No AI/ML, software, or platform technology components are part of the offering.

Name

Studio MH

Legal name

Studio MH

Website

https://studio-mh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio MH is a privately held interior and architectural design firm in Fayetteville, Arkansas, founded in 2008 by Melissa Hall Simmons. It serves Northwest Arkansas residential and commercial clients with full-scale design services from architectural planning through décor, delivered by a seven-person specialized team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fayetteville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Interior and Architectural Design Services: Studio MH provides full-scale residential and commercial interior design services, including architectural and space planning, custom home design, historical renovations, and décor oversight. Revenue is generated through design fees for completed projects across various property types including new residences, healthcare facilities, urban condominiums, rural farmhouses, and upscale commercial spaces.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Studio MH is a full-scale residential and commercial interior design and architectural design firm. The team works closely with clients from architectural and space planning through chic finishing touches, handling custom home design, historical renovations, new residences, healthcare facilities, urban condominiums, rural farmhouses, and upscale commercial spaces. Each project is delivered under the direction of founder and Principal Designer Melissa Hall Simmons with specialized interior and architectural design leads.

Product overview

Studio MH is a full-scale residential and commercial interior design and architectural design firm offering comprehensive services from architectural planning and space design through to décor selection and finishing touches. The company provides a modern approach to timeless style, creating sophisticated, luxuriously tailored interiors for residential and commercial spaces. Services include architectural design, interior design, space planning, and décor consultation, with project types spanning historical renovations, new residences, healthcare facilities, urban condominiums, rural farmhouses, and upscale commercial spaces. The firm operates with a team of seven professionals and serves discerning clientele in Northwest Arkansas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Interior Design Services Full-scale residential interior design services for homeowners and families, including custom home design, historical renovations, new residences, rural farmhouses, and urban condominiums, spanning from architectural and space planning to décor selection and finishing touches.
• Commercial Interior Design Services Full-scale commercial interior design services for upscale commercial spaces and healthcare facilities, providing expertise from architectural planning through to chic finishing details for businesses whose clientele are as discerning as the firm's residential clients.
• Architectural Design Services Architectural and space planning services integrated with interior design, including drawing custom homes and overseeing the full design process from concept through completion.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rosemary Hallmark CreativeminorOthersCreative agency responsible for Studio MH's brand identity and website design. Rosemary Hallmark Creative designed the Studio MH brand and website as noted in the footer of the website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Kate Lester Interiors: Residential interior design firm serving high-end clientele with strong editorial presence in publications such as Traditional Home and Better Homes & Gardens. Comparable as a founder-led design firm with a similar service scope and brand-driven growth trajectory.
• Amber Interiors: Los Angeles-based full-service residential design firm with a product line and significant press following. Comparable as a brand-led interior design firm offering full-scale residential design and décor curation to discerning clients.
• Phoebe Howard: Established residential and commercial interior design firm with decades of national press coverage and a multi-designer team. Comparable as a regional firm with significant editorial profile and a similar offering across residential, commercial, and project types.
• Heather Scott Home & Design: Residential interior design firm serving high-end clientele with a comparable regional-to-national press footprint. Comparable in offering full-scale design services from architectural planning through décor with a similar team-based structure.
• Bria Hammel Interiors: Mid-sized residential interior design firm with national press coverage serving high-end clientele. Comparable as a regional-turned-national design firm offering full-scale residential and light commercial design with a similar brand-driven marketing approach.
• Waterleaf Interiors: Residential interior design firm with a comparable service scope spanning custom homes, renovations, and full-scale design. Comparable as a similarly sized firm offering integrated architectural and interior design services to a regional clientele.
• Massucco Warner Miller: Los Angeles-based interior design firm offering full-service residential and commercial design. Comparable as a team-led design firm with similar project diversity (new builds, renovations, commercial) and a comparable editorial profile.
• Marie Flanigan Interiors: Houston-based full-service interior design firm serving residential and commercial clients with a similar integrated architectural-design approach. Comparable in offering custom residential design, historical renovations, and upscale commercial spaces with a comparable team-led structure.

Broad incumbents

• Studio McGee: Founded in 2014 as a small residential interior design firm and now a national brand with a Netflix series, product line (McGee & Co.), and offices in multiple states. Comparable as a full-service residential and commercial design firm with strong press presence that began at a similar scale to Studio MH.

Emerging players

• McGee & Co. Product and lifestyle brand spun out of Studio McGee offering furniture, lighting, and accessories curated by interior designers. Comparable as a parallel adjacent offering that extends a design brand into commerce — relevant if Studio MH were to pursue a similar product extension.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/studio.mh.design
• Facebookfacebook.com/MHDesignInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/studio-mh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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