Erica Islas / EMI Interior Design, Inc.

Erica Islas is likely the most patient person anyone could ever meet. Her abilities are seamless between her creative design and the coordination of vendors, trades and contractors. With more than twenty years of experience, Erica has countless reliable & accommodating resources, from luxury custom builders and designers, to high and low end retail. She conversed with me at length to understand my wants & needs while educating me on everything from colors and fabrics to plumbing and electrical! She followed my budget keeping me aware of how each cost occurs. I have built two complete homes and remodeled another two with Erica. There are more homes on the horizon and Erica will be on those projects as well.

I have worked on an upstairs renovation with Erica for the last 12 months. She has been wonderful to work with. Not only did she have great vision and designs for my spaces but she has been organized, used great resources and been responsible with regard to budget. I trust her taste and guidance completely. I will work with her in the future and recommend her highly.

EMI was very easy to work with and very creative. Erica incorporated her knowledge with my ideas and most importantly always made sure the design concepts matched the needs of my family. Erica's ideas are fresh and very different which I love.

Erica is the best kind of professional because she is a rare combination of boundless creativity and impeccable organization. I have worked with Erica multiple times and it has been every time a wonderful experience. Working with her you will enjoy her endless resources and splendid attitude. She is serious about budgets and deadlines, attentive to a client's wishes, and will take care of every small detail. I could not recommend her more.

We have worked with Erica for over 15 years and she is an absolute pleasure to work with. She is always up to date with many styles, and very knowledgeable in her field. We have referred her to our clients who needed a full interior design consultant and received feedback saying "she was very professional and fantastic!"

Erica is an amazing designer! She has a wonderful sense of proportion and eye for the perfect paint hue. You give Erica a budget and she is very respectful of it. She finds the best things on any budget. If a problem pops up (and it will when you gut a room), she calmly reassures you that she will take care of it. She does. And quickly. Erica is a designer who always acts professionally and responds to your calls or emails in a timely manner. Thank you Erica for our gorgeous home!

We hired EMI Interior Design to handle all design elements of our 4,000 square foot house renovation. We were not only beyond thrilled with the end result but we were so impressed and pleased with Erica Islas's professionalism during the entire process. EMI worked closely with us in redesigning spaces so that they functioned better and met the specific needs of our family. EMI interfaced with our contractor and all of our subs in designing our spaces. EMI steered us in the right direction as to how to allocate our budget and where to splurge to have the greatest impact. We can honestly say that every dollar we paid EMI Interior was a dollar well spent. Erica's impeccable taste and amazing sense of space transformed our home. She designed the perfect marriage between beauty and function. Her firm designed our kitchen, 4 bathrooms, and chose interior furnishings, lighting plans, fixtures and more. Erica and her entire staff are reliable, professional and outstanding at what they do.

We had Erica / EMI Interior do work on 3 different residences for us over the past 2 years. She does a spectacular job coming up with great ideas. She is a good listener. Erica also makes sure to come in under budget and knows where to find good deals. We have referred her to a couple of our close friends and they were just as satisfied.

Working with EMI Interior Design was one of the best choices I made when the time came to renovate my home. I had never renovated a house and taking on the task was very daunting to say the least. Erica was fantastic from the start of the project through completion, making every step along the way easy and confident for me. Not only is she a great designer, she was instrumental in helping me visualize structure and physical alterations to the property. Erica's experience with space planning and CAD drawings was key to my home's overall look and feel. She was very good at listening to my ideas on design esthetic and taking them to the next level, making sure every choice was consistent and complimentary. Erica made my house a comfortable home and I truly love walking through the front door everyday. I highly recommend EMI Interior Design's services and can't stress how grateful I am to have had their expertise in my corner throughout my process!

Erica has worked with The Rug Warehouse for several years, and we are always pleased to work with and provide our services for her! She has a keen sense of style and upcoming trends, yet also has great taste in classic looks. We have worked on commercial and residential design missions with her, and have consistently been impressed with her final projects. She is professional, personable, and we admire her interior design skills very much.

We came across Erica's work while perusing ideabooks here on Houzz. We were a month away from closing on our first house and were looking for a thoughtful designer to help transform the seller's residence of 15 years into a home of our own that would reflect our personal style and the needs of our growing family. We needed help choosing paint colors, refinishing floors, acquiring and arranging new furnishings, and identifying different ways to maximize each room's potential. As inexperienced first-time home buyers, we also needed somebody to help us oversee the process, keep our contractors on task, and generally navigate the intimidating world of home improvement. We were rookies, and we needed somebody in our corner that we could trust. After meeting with Erica, we hired EMI right away. It was one of the best decisions we've ever made. Erica's work speaks for itself in the projects you see featured on Houzz and elsewhere. She has an incredible eye and an amazing sense of style. What you can't see from pictures on a web site, however, is the extraordinary way Erica goes about her business. She's a consummate professional -- responsive, flexible, on time and on budget. Even more important, she is genuinely a joy to work with. She cares deeply about her projects and her clients. You can't fake the kind of passion Erica brings to the job. And don't underestimate the value of her background as a contractor. She helped cost-effectively transform some of the rooms in our house in ways we'd never imagined. We can't speak highly enough about our experience with Erica and EMI. We look forward to working with her for years to come.

Erica led us through the extensive remodel of two bathrooms. She was the designer on both projects as well as the contractor on the second. She also coordinated a number of other decorating improvement projects for us. Erica is very talented and a delight to work with because she really listened to my preferences and concerns and made adjustments as necessary. She worked extremely well with all of the various craft people,while still being a perfectionist in protecting my interests. I highly recommend Erica without any reservations.