EMILY MACKIE Chicago A Texas native, Emily Mackie grew up surrounded by beautiful things. Inspired by this desire to create special surroundings, she moved to Chicago to attend the Illinois Institute of Art, where she graduated with a B.F.A. in Interior Design. From that moment, her career took off with an impressive range of projects in her portfolio. In 2003, Mackie found her niche working in residential design. By 2004, she founded her own luxury design firm Inspired Interiors, and CovetED is all about inspiration and so will you with this exclusive insight. By building her firm and her team, Mackie has created a work environment where women can realize their professional dreams without sacrificing family. A mother of three, Emily balances family and work life with motivation and dedication, and her own work ethic and passion surrounding this feeling has she explained, “I love creating spaces that transform people’s lives”. She also believes that with a supportive and uplifting network, we can all succeed. Building and thriving to skyrocket her career, Emily states that, besides every challenging time in her career, she has always been prepared for anything and considers herself to be a problem solver. And with such a fierce thrive in mind she also replied that “As someone with an infinite desire for achievement I will be trying to reach new heights until the day I die.” Joyful and amiable, when asked about what dreams she was lingering on to, Emily gave us a quirky and humorous answer: “A client that doesn’t want any changes to design work.” Feeling fulfilled when her vision turns into reality but furthermore when her clients use and feel the spaces as they were intended to be is the work motto for Emily.
“Hearing from a client that they use and enjoy their or space I designed in all the ways I intended those spaces to be when I was creating them. For example I recently designed a gentlemen’s lounge complete with an extensive bar for a client. They recently reported back that “Every time we go out to dinner with friends everyone comes back here to have drinks. It’s the neighbourhood bar!” - Emily Mackie
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