Who We Are
Our Story
We are a husband & wife design/renovations team who are passionate about serving their community. Having moved in 2016 to the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia we are excited about sharing our years of combined experience and services.
Micah McGough
With a degree in English Literature and Mass Communications, Micah went back to school to learn to work with his hands. As a certified cabinetmaker, Micah has since worked in British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and Nova Scotia on countless residential building projects, home renovations, and in theatre carpentry. He has often found himself working for those looking to build a rental income suite, looking to downsize, or to upgrade their current home. Micah works well with clients, hearing their every concern and need, looking to arrive at a helpful solution to improve the quality of their home. Micah has been the Theatre Carpenter at Acadia University since 2016.
Noelle McGough
With a degree in Therapeutic Recreation and World Diversity, Noelle has worked with families and their needs in Community Development and Program Delivery. Noelle has had a passion for all things home and people since she can remember. As a child she could be found organizing her mothers' bills, planning spaces in sketch books, and reorganizing the family furniture for increased functionality and hospitality. This passion has only grown to encompass a love for home decor, home staging and upcycling items that are already in individuals’ homes while redesigning rooms. Noelle loves to hunt for the property that has untapped potential, breathe fresh life into it, and see it add to it’s community.
We have decided to take our skills and passions for people, community and homes to the next level by creating Monk & Nun Interiors. Take a look at our past and current projects!
Behind the Name
"Where did the name Monk & Nun come from?"
When Micah began building furniture he would (and still does) place a hidden hand-engraved MONK moniker on each finished piece. He says he feels most monk-like and spiritual when he is alone in his shop, creating unique pieces, and working with wood. It is during these times that he has had his biggest revelations and contemplations.
When we spoke about opening a business together we jokingly said I would be the Nun to his Monk- running around organizing, cleaning, working with the people and making sure all was well taken care of. It was just fitting that our M&N initials matched up.
And alas, the birth of Monk & Nun.