Elevated Living

This firm’s deep expertise helps clients bring design visions to life.

Established in 1982 as a simple design studio, Elevated Living has grown over the last 40 years into Jackson’s premier interior design firm. In 2010, principal designer Melinda Dorion took the helm, transforming the business into a full-service residential and commercial design powerhouse, expanding its reach in the community, and looking to achieve national recognition. Today, Elevated Living connects with clients through different mediums, from its bespoke interior design services to its retail showroom and robust e-commerce platform.

Elevated Living’s 3,000-square-foot showroom, located at 800 West Broadway Avenue in Jackson, also doubles as a retail outpost and a design center. Here, clients can explore a curated portfolio of exclusive designer brands. “We open our doors to out-of-town designers, giving them access to products through our trusted vendors,” says Dorion. “To my knowledge, we are the only local firm that bridges the aisle.”

Operating on a design-build model, Elevated Living not only drives the interior design but also manages the construction, by coordinating subcontractors to execute kitchen and bathroom remodels and small additions. The two disciplines work in tandem. As architecture moves to cleaner lines and modern elements, Elevated Living designs interiors that complement the building envelope.

With its project- and architect-driven approach, Elevated Living collaborates with each client, evolving to fit their needs as the home design unfolds. “We don’t get bottlenecked into one specific genre or look,” says Dorion. The design approach is also not simply principal-driven. “We have various designers in our office with different strengths,” Dorion says. When consulting on a new project, Dorion matches the client with the best fit among her five in-house designers.

“Clients can see and touch the product they’re buying firsthand.”
—Melinda Dorion, Elevated Living

In the showroom, clients can experience the mountain-modern aesthetic by touching and feeling the furniture and perusing a library of fabulous fabric swatches to customize and blend their needs with their personal style, whether for a new build or a full-house remodel. There is also a beautifully curated selection of accent pillows, mountain-inspired accessories, and tableware. Adorning the walls in the Elevated Living showroom is an incredible selection of art curated by Gallery Wild and commissioned art partners. “Clients can see and touch the product they’re buying firsthand,” Dorion says. “They don’t have to make a decision based on a picture.”

Rounding out the firm’s offerings is an online “shoppe” that lets clients from around the globe bring that sought-after mountain-modern look to wherever they call home. “You don’t have to live in Jackson to get the Elevated Living aesthetic,” Dorion says.