Top 15 Interior Designers in Charlotte

It's been a minute since I checked in.  I've been busy with work travel and haven't had a chance to blog in more than a week.  I guest blogged last week on the Habitat ReStore blog.  Hop over to their blog to find out the details of one of my latest great finds.

Today I'm actually here to share some great news. Yesterday, I received an email informing me that I'd been featured as one of Build Direct's 15 Best Interior Designers in Charlotte.  I have to admit, when I first read the email, I didn't think much about it.  I receive all sorts of emails and most end up being SPAM.  I clicked on the link provided and began to scroll down the list of 14 amazingly talented designers in the Charlotte Metro. 

Honestly, I started to wonder how I even made this round-up (I'm still working on the self doubt).  When I began this business three years and 2 months ago, I never would've dreamed I'd make so much progress in such a short amount of time, all while maintaining a full-time career outside of design.  So when recognitions like this one land in my inbox, I'm always so humbled by the fact that I not only get the opportunity but I get the honor of being recognized for my efforts.  It's truly a blessing that I do not take for granted. 

Head over to the Build Direct blog to vote for the Top Designer and to check out some of the other Charlotte Designers featured. 

Now I'm off to my "happy place", the annual Design Blogger's Conference.  I can't wait to see so many of my design friends and hopefully meet a few new ones too.  You can read about my past expereinces at the conference here...2013 and 2014. 

Best of Houzz 2014!

I can't think of a better day than Friday to announce this great news.  Looks like we've moved from celebrating a small victory to a bigger one!  Drum roll please....

Dwell by Cheryl Interiors has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for design and customer satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. We were chosen by the more than 16 million monthly users that comprise the Houzz community.

 

The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Customer Satisfaction and Design. Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2013. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 16 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers,” who saved more than 230 million professional images of home interiors and exteriors to their personal ideabooks via the Houzz site.

 

 

I can't tell you how thrilled we are to have been awarded this distinction.  Houzz has be instrumental in developing brand awareness for Dwell by Cheryl Interiors and it has provided a steady stream of fantastic clients in the Charlotte Metro area, and now this!

 

 

How's that for ending a work week.  I must thank all of my wonderful clients, and my fabulous team including Anna, Marisa, Shawna, Phyllis, Paul and Camilo.  Thanks  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Exciting News: Best Of Award!"

Monday afternoon amid the Presidential Inauguration festivities, I randomly checked my email (as I obsessively do throughout the day) and noticed a new email with the Subject:  Houzz Unveils 2013 "Best of Houzz" Winners.  Needless to say, I couldn't get the email open quick enough.  It began...

Hi Dwell by Cheryl Interiors and congratulations,...
 

At that point I literally squealed with excitement and almost dropped my Ipad.  You can imagine how the remainder of the correspondence went.  So, I'm excited to share with you all that Dwell by Cheryl has been voted by the Houzz community, a winner of the Best of Houzz 2013 awards!

I won in both the Design and Customer Satisfaction categories!  I'm told that my portfolio includes some of the most popular images on Houzz in 2012!  I was also ranked highly in customer satisfaction among Houzz's 11 million monthly users.

You all agreed that the nursery was your favorite Dwell by Cheryl project and apparently Houzzers agree.

This project was the look selected in the Design category. How cool is that?  I guess what's most pleasing to me is that my projects are featured along side projects that have budgets that I'm sure would make my client's budgets seem like child's play.  It just goes to show you that it doesn't HAVE to cost a fortune to create a beautiful home.

You can see my award-winning work (I like the sound of that) along with the other Top 10 looks in this "Best of" ideabook: Best of Houzz 2013 (Kids)

I can't say enough great things about Houzz.  It is shaping up to be my #1 source for new clients, and I couldn't be more grateful for the exposure.  If you're not familiar with Houzz, you MUST check it out.  I blogged about it HERE.  There are literally over 1,000,000 images of beautifully designed and decorated spaces.  The perfect place to get inspired.  Not to mention, the functionality on the Houzz app is superb. 

Be sure to follow me if you join, and check out the cool badge I've been granted on my profile page.  : )

Special thanks to all of my clients who said such wonderful things about me, that helped me to gain the Customer Satisfaction distinction.  Check them out...

Houzz

Super special thanks to Stacey and Brian Spillers for trusting me with their firstborns dwelling place.

BTW, still having problems leaving a comment.  Maybe this will help.  Here's a sample of where you need to click (see the arrows).