Publications & Recognition
Molly’s work has received ongoing public recognition and exposure:
- 2011 Three projects by Gracious Living featured in Shore Décor—Design at the Water’s Edge, by E. Ashley Rooney (Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2011, $50). Read the full press release [PDF].
Designer Molly McIntosh takes you on a personal tour of the featured homes:
Contemporary Transformed with Old World Comfort
Remodeled Home Showcases Extensive Modern Art Collection
Remodeled 1940s Ranch - 2009 Skagit County Island Builder Association award, Best Master Bath & Kitchen
- 2008 Anacortes Real Estate Expo, Booth participant and presenter, “Make Your Home Look Remarkable”
- 2008 Personal residence featured on Anacortes Home and Boat Tour and in newspaper article about the annual event
- 2005 Client residence featured on the Anacortes Home & Boat Tour
- 2004 Personal residence featured on the annual Art and Architecture Tour, sponsored by the Museum of Northwest Art
- 2003 Seattle Interiors Show: "Northwest Nesting" vignette received Silver Award for Designer’s Intent
- 1994 Master Home Builders of King & Snohomish counties: received Major Achievement in Marketing Excellence (MAME) Silver Award for Best Home Design in $375,000-$500,000 category
- 1994 NWSID: Second Place Winner for Residential Vignette Over $5,000
- 1993 Seattle Symphony Show House Room Designer
Molly’s experience also includes designing interior signage for hospitals in California and serving as an in-house residential interior designer for design firms in Ohio and Washington. She founded Gracious Living Interior Design in 1983, personally providing all design services.
Events
- September 2008 Anacortes Home and Boat Tour: McIntosh home featured
- March 8, 2008, Anacortes Real Estate Expo: Booth participant and seminar presenter, “Make Your Home Look Remarkable”
Publications
- Echoes from the Canyon, Canyon Creek Cabinet Company: “Spotlight: Gracious Living Interior Design” (2013) (PDF document)
- Seattlite.com, Featured Interior Designer of the Week (Spring 2011)
- From House to Home, “A Change for the Better” (Spring 2009)
- Anacortes American, “Annual Tour Gives Passport into city’s most elegant homes,” Personal residence featured in Anacortes Home and Boat Tour (Sept. 19, 2008)
- Anacortes American, “Try an Inexpensive Home Makeover for the Winter” (Oct. 10, 2008)
- Skagit Valley Herald “Home Accent – Living With Style in Skagit County, feature article, “Bring Spring Inside” (April 20, 2008)
- Clamdigger Weekly, Anacortes, WA, “Star Bar Re-imagined!” (May 23, 2007)

