{"id":1672,"date":"2018-05-17T22:05:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T22:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pagodared.com\/blog\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2018-05-17T22:05:53","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T22:05:53","slug":"emily-mackie-the-design-whisperer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pagodared.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/17\/emily-mackie-the-design-whisperer\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Mackie: The Design Whisperer"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Emily Mackie of Inspired Interiors<\/a>, the design world is full of people who are skilled at making things pretty. Though the spaces Emily creates are certainly beautiful, she and her team have loftier goals in mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we try to do is create spaces that emotionally resonate with people,\u201d she explains. \u201cSpaces are emotionally memorable because they connect with you for a reason. Think about your favorite ice cream place, or your favorite place to shop for a dress… the space is interacting with you on a higher level and you don\u2019t even know why.\u201d The secret to bringing that magic into a residence, says Emily, is to design rooms that engage the senses.<\/p>\n

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Lincoln Park Home by Inspired Interiors. Photo: Dustin Halleck<\/p><\/div>\n

Emily acknowledges that her approach takes time and is far from one-size-fits-all. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like dating,\u201d she says. \u201cIt requires a lot of intuition, and really listening to someone\u2014listening to what their life is like, and what they do and do not want to be doing with their time. What makes them tick? What do they value?\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Gold Coast kitchen by Inspired Interiors. Photo: Dustin Halleck.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe really pride ourselves on creating atmospheres that people interact with, that are non-static, where nothing looks like a hotel room,\u201d says Emily. Her process helps clients hone their own style, rather than attempting to emulate someone else\u2019s. With the company tag line, \u201cDare to Live,\u201d it should come as no surprise that her firm aims to help clients embrace and celebrate their truest selves.<\/p>\n

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Lincoln Park Home by Inspired Interiors. Photo: Dustin Halleck.<\/p><\/div>\n

Growing up in Texas, Emily\u2019s design education started early, thanks to her stepmother\u2014an importer of French and English furnishings. \u201cI love furniture with soul,\u201d says Emily. \u201cI love things that have meaning.\u201d Though it may seem counterintuitive, Emily maintains that a meaningful antique can be a more affordable long-term buy than a lower-cost contemporary piece, as it will move with you through every phase of life. \u201cMaybe your buy-in is at a higher dollar amount,\u201d she says, \u201cbut it\u2019s going to stay around a whole lot longer because it has so much more meaning.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A greystone powder room by Inspired Interiors. Photo: Dustin Halleck.<\/p><\/div>\n

Recently, Emily was a featured designer for the fourth annual \u201cDreaming of Design\u201d event hosted by River North Design District and Chicago Luxury Beds.\u00a0Her installation featured a wall of breast-imprint paintings of prominent Chicago women\u2014later sold to benefit The Susan G. Komen Foundation.<\/p>\n

A desire to work exclusively with women-owned businesses on the project led Emily to PAGODA RED. From the collection, Emily selected several storied pieces for her vignette. One such item, a Ten-Drawer Altar Coffer<\/a> (below), became the anchor for a morning meditation space. A Coil Pickling Pot<\/a> and Bamileke Earth\u00a0Spider Stool<\/a> are transformed into a koi fountain.<\/p>\n

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The meditation area at Dreaming of Design. Photo: Cory Giguere of PICuliar<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe area was meant to tantalize the five senses,\u201d explains Emily. A tactile meditation mat lay beneath, fragrant teas fill the table drawers, fresh gardenias hang overhead, two PAGODA RED Chrysanthemum Stones<\/a> rests atop, and Sarah Raskey\u2019s dynamic artwork, ablaze with illuminated crystals, float above.<\/p>\n

\u201cI personally want to recreate this in my own home,\u201d says Emily. \u201cIt really says something about owning the time and space in your day to recharge.\u201d While the centerpiece of the installation was a sumptuous bed surrounded by artwork, Emily tucked the meditation vignette, right behind.\u00a0“I thought, lets not just have a bed, nightstands and lamps, says Emily. “Let\u2019s also find a good place to celebrate who we are as women.”<\/p>\n

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Inspired Interiors founder Emily Mackie<\/p><\/div>\n

Hero shot:\u00a0A greystone remodel by Inspired interiors. Photo: Dustin Halleck.<\/p>\n

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