Based just outside Buncrana in County Donegal, MD Serendipity Designs is a unique sustainable business that specializes in the restoration and redesign of vintage, art deco and mid century cocktail cabinets, drinks cabinets, bureaus and bars to create one of a kind bespoke furniture pieces.

Hi my name is Mary and I’m married to my soulmate Kevin, who I met by accidentally catching the wrong train in Chicago over 26 years ago. Since then, together we have moved back home to the breathtaking hills of Donegal and built a life for ourselves and our 4 beautiful children, Shauna, Patrick, Danny and Cora.

I am also the proud owner of MD Serendipity Designs, which through hard work, determination and a love for vintage became a registered business in June 2021. Towards the end of that year and to my complete surprise, I was presented with Ireland's Eye, Best of Ireland furniture award. My business stood out for “it’s vision, craftsmanship and determination to produce incredible products here on Irish soil”.

In November 2023, I was awarded “Home Furnishings Business of the Year” at the Local Women Magazines Business Awards in Belfast. I have also proudly been shortlisted in other award categories; Sustainable Business of the Year with the Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce and Interior Designer of the Year from the Local Women Magazine.

I am humbled, honoured and incredibly grateful for the recognition that my young business has received in its short 2 and a half years. The majority of this I credit to my customers and clients.

I have always had a passion for taking neglected, unwanted items and turning them into something special and it was only due to the unusual times we were all living through with Covid, that I found the time to turn that passion into this fully fledged, bespoke furniture restoration and redesign business.

There is something very satisfying about preserving the past and I carry immense admiration for the original craftsmanship that has gone into my furniture. This is why I pride myself on enhancing it’s character and era rather than obscuring it. I love the challenge each raw piece provides and equally love the opulence of the finished, bespoke creation you see on my site today.

To quote Andy Warhol - “There is beauty in everything, just not everybody sees it”.

I would like to think that my sustainable, innovative, business now showcases the absolute beauty of the once neglected, time forgotten pieces.
Mary x