Best of Houzz 2015!

I am so excited to share this press release with you all. Two days ago, I received an unexpected surprise in my inbox. Honored and grateful to be recognized for my customer service. Not too bad for year one of owning my own business, right?!? I am so lucky to have such great clients, colleagues, friends, and family that are supporting me in this journey. 

Thank you + Much Love, 

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E4 Interior Design of Cumberland Foreside Receives

Best Of Houzz 2015 Award

Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building,

Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World

Cumberland Foreside, Maine January 19, 2015 – E4 Interior Design of Cumberland Foreside has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The new to the scene interior design firm was chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 500,000 active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Design and Customer Satisfaction. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 25 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers.” Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2014. Winners will receive a “Best Of Houzz 2015” badge on their profiles, helping Houzz users around the world who discover and love a professional’s work to learn even more about that business’ popularity and satisfaction rating among their peers in the Houzz community. 


“Houzz provides homeowners with a 360 degree view of home building, remodeling and design industry professionals, empowering them to engage the right people and products for their project,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of industry marketing for Houzz. “We’re delighted to recognize E4 Interior Design among our “Best Of” professionals as judged by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts who are actively remodeling and decorating their homes.”

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About e4 Interior Design

e4 Interior Design is full service, boutique residential interior design firm located on the coast of Maine offering design services including space planning, custom millwork design, project and construction management, architectural drafting, furniture design, procurement, installations, and beyond. We are happy to discuss your specific project needs and cater a design package that is just right for our clients.

Our passion is working with clients to help them create a sense of home; comfortable, practical, and beautiful spaces to create lasting memories in.

About Houzz

Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish - online or from a mobile device. From decorating a room to building a custom home, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community powered by social tools, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Houzz also has international offices in London, Berlin and Sydney. For more information, visit www.houzz.com

Mothers; inspiring and creating a sense of home...

Recently, I have been reflecting on motherhood. Not so much for me, as a mother (whenever that may be), but how mothers create and foster a strong sense of 'home'. Unfortunately, in mid October, my husband and I, with many of his family members watched bedside as his sweet, sweet grandmother passed away. She was surrounded by her loving husband of 68 years, 3 out of the 5 of her children, a son-in-law, a few of her grand children and their spouses, and a yet-to-be-born great-grand child, (my niece!-more on that in December). There was so much love around her when she passed, there was little chance of it being a difficult passing. It was an emotional day, but I am so glad I was there to support my husband and his family.

A few short days later, my wonderful sister-in-law, Marisa, gave the eulogy at the funeral. She recollected how Grandma Sullivan was the glue that kept their family together, she created a HOME for all of the generations of her clan. She was famous for always feeding her family and particularly tempting the little ones in the family with sweets. Either way, through actual sweets or just her sweet personality, she helped to welcome, love, and create a sense of home. Marisa referenced how she was creative, with a studio in her renovated garage, welcoming in all the family members to paint, create, or just find any way to express themselves through art. In fact, there will be a piece of Grandma Sullivan's art in my new niece's nursery. She also noted how one of Grandma Sullivan's daughters whispered in her ear before she passed "Thank you for being a wonderful mother to all of us." What an amazing feat to be the mother of five, grandmother of eleven, and great-grandmother of nine! She truly was a wonderful grandmother and mother to so many. When my grandmother passed two years ago, I said to Grandma Sullivan, "I do not have any more grandparents, can you adopt me as one of your own?" She graciously accepted both verbally and truly. I always felt like one of her "kids" even after only knowing each other for three short years.

All of these thoughts and experiences, could not help but illuminate the links between the home and motherhood. When I created this blog, I did not intend on posting things of this nature, but I guess life helps to dictate our thoughts and connections. Motherhood is so directly linked to the title of this blog - mothers inspire, mothers create, and mothers are often times our home - our warm, safe place.

When I think of my own mother, she will be able to spoken of in the same way that Grandma Sullivan was; bringing the family together, loving, caring, and offering a space to be creative and to foster creativity in family members and friends that come into our home. My mothers art is all over the house I grew up in and in my new home with my husband. I believe that it is a syncronistic thing to be lucky enough to have more than one strong, creative, loving, female role model, that have influenced me and will continue to influence me as I embark on motherhood. I truly feel blessed.

Thank you to all the wonderful mothers that this description relates to! Thank you to all the wonderful mothers in MY life; Momma Lizzie, Grammy, Grandma Sullivan, Marty, Susan, Grandma Mattei, Aunt Betsey,....the list goes on and on! Like I said, I truly feel blessed.

Here goes....

INSPIRE. CREATE. HOME.

Three words that capture what I hope this blog will become. Inspire. Create. Home. I hope to inspire people with words and images. Share my words and the words of others to inspire change in day to day life, courage to create, power to move forward, and to motivate both you and me to LIVE LIFE!

Through these words and images I hope to encourage creation. As a third generation artist, creating art of many different forms has always been my outlet. I find so much joy in creating - sometimes there is not enough time for all that I want to do! I have been lucky enough to translate my love for creating into my career as a designer, and now, after FINALLY completing graduate school, into my hobbies that I now have time for.

Creating is a constant learning process. It is an outlet to release and discover. I hope my blogging and images, help inspire, encourage creation and discovery, and help you create "home"....whatever that may be for you. Slainte!