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

Emerald on Etsy

There are so many wonderful, time-sucks on the internet these days for us creative types....Etsy, Pinterest, Blogs, Canva (the image above was created in Canva.com , because why not!) PicMonkey, YouTube...the list goes on, and on, and on...as does the time procrastinating. But, it's fun and that's why we do it! 

Last night and today I was admiring some lovely handmade and vintage items on Esty in the wonderful hue of emerald green. Such a rich + bold color. I love it! In fact, I already had a Pinterest board of the same name! Find it here. 

Check out these wonderful vendors on Etsy of both lovely handmade items and curated vintage collections that are all in the lovely, jewel tone of EMERALD GREEN! Click on the link below to see these talented Etsy Shop owners and their offerings. 

 

https://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTA4ODU2NDN8MjcyNDQ0MjgyOQ/emerald?ref=fp_treas&aref=17612095619

Have a lovely Friday and a fantastic weekend. Do something creative and take a moment to enjoy the beauty around you! 

Cheers, 

Help from Canva

 

As we all know, small business ownership requires wearing a bunch of hats. Recently, while donning my marketing hat, I have been using Canva.com to help with some of my social media. It is proving to be a very helpful tool to allow me to get what I want done, and done quickly, and for free! All wonderful things. 

I can imagine using Canva.com for lots of things outside of social media: 

• Birthday cards 
• Invitations 
• Thank you notes + e-mails 
• Sale banners for your online store 
• Tags for your kid's lunch box
• Electronic love notes for your special peeps
• Facebook banners
• Sorry for being a knucklehead note 
• Garage sale flyers  

The list goes on... and on... 

Above are a few images that I created (in no time at all!), one of which I am going to add to my personal Instagram feed, because I am now using my business Instagram account more frequently than my personal one. Wearing the entrepreneur hat LOTS lately!  If you are reading this, follow @e4interiordesign on Instagram + check out canva.com for creating your own custom images. 

Make time to do something creative today! 

Cheers, 

Dreams coming true....

A long-term dream of mine has finally come true. When I created this blog, years ago....which now am just returning to...I did so as a place to start creating my brand for sometime in the future. But when...?!?! Well, I am back and have done IT! I have started my own interior design practice. See that pretty little coffee table above? It is the first piece of custom furniture that was designed by me in collaboration with some seriously, talented local craftsmen. That one of a kind piece has my stamp on it and now lives comfortably nestled between a newly upholster sofa and two arm chairs, in a very happy clients living room. (*sigh, warm fuzzies*)

So, I felt it was necessary to take a minute to express my gratitude and pride with the online world, in the fact that I FINALLY found the courage to be self-employed and take on this awesome challenge. Hold on tight! Here we go! 

Stay tuned for more blog posts from me on this journey! 

Inspired by Orange

As promised, a collage of orange accessories that were inspired by an earlier post on International Orange, the awesome color of the Golden Gate Bridge.

If orange walls scare you, perhaps try one of these bold accents in a grey, white, or neutral colored room. So fun, I am thinking of redesigning a room in our place.

International Orange

Photo credit: http://www.jenniesbev.com/2010/02/23/two-homes/golden-gate-3/

While listening to NPR on my way to work recently, I heard an article about the Golden Gate Bridge how special, yet apparently accidental, the color of the bridge is. Here is the link to the article, so that you can hear to learn more about the color and the care for this national landmark for yourself.

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/26/135150942/the-golden-gate-bridges-accidental-color

It was interesting to learn of the origin of the color, as well as to understand the care and pride that goes into maintaining it's special color by a group of dedicated individuals. While the exact color is a secret, I started to notice this wonderful color (or something like it!) around me. I took a walk one evening after work and took a bunch of photos, with the awe inspiring Golden Gate Bridge and international orange in mind. This walk had me thinking further about how wonderful this color would be used in an interior space. What a bold color choice! Here is a great interior space that uses international orange to make a statement.

Photo credit and for some other interesting information on international orange: http://kk.org/ct2/2007/10/golden-gate-bridge-internation.php

See other orange ideas like this at: http://www.gaitainteriors.com/blog/?p=791

Check out this classy bedroom, an image shared on : http://www.bellemaison23.com/2009/10/black-orange-interiors.html

There are a plethora of orange interior accessories that I came across through my searches, my next post maybe a collage of orange accessories!

Thanks for reading!