Community Highlights: Meet Howard Eason of HE Designs LLC

Today we’d like to introduce you to Howard Eason

Hi Howard, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I am a sought-after Interior Designer who is extremely passionate about all things creative. The road to get here was not laid out for me. I was born in a small North Carolina town and grew up in a farm-like setting. As a child, I always had big dreams and imagined myself in more creative and inspiring spaces. I was very gifted as a youngster. Growing up, I learned much about design, home improvement, cooking, sewing, gardening, crafting, and so many other interests from observing my parents I was a curious kid as I always wanted to learn how things are made and how they worked. As an adult, there seemed to be nothing that I could not do because my creativity and interests spanned so many areas. I have been viewed as the ‘The Guy Who Does It All’ around my friends and community. I later attended North Carolina Central University and afterward began a career at IBM Corporation with a career in Finance. This allowed me to help people with their interior design projects. My interest in design flourished even more as I traveled and adapted to new surroundings. Through travel, meeting new people, and experiencing other places and cultures, my ideas of creativity began to blossom even more. Having a successful career at a corporation provided opportunities for me to complete design makeovers for many deserving clients who desired better design but could not afford it. I continued to juggle careers in both Finance and Design while living in the Washington DC Metro area for several years. Both creativity and design are natural for me. I have always been inspired by all things creative. The passion and urge to share my creativity with the world became a priority for my future.

Due to the volume of requests for my services, I decided to make it official and launch my business. HE Designs LLC was officially launched in the fall of 2009. I instantly had a clear vision to name my company ‘HE Designs’. The concept of HE Designs first originated from the obvious; it is my initials. As the name resonated, the meaning connected with me even spiritually. It began to take on a dual meaning; one being my initials and the other was giving reverence to ‘’HE’’ (God) our creator. I always felt that my creativity is guided and influenced by ‘HIM’, the greatest designer/creator. I am inspired by the platform of designs already created and influenced by nature. The tagline for HE Designs is ‘HE does too much’. Because of my interest in so many creative things, the tagline made sense. I believe that my efforts have always gone above and beyond the call and expectation of clients because that is what they deserve! The tagline originated from a statement that intended to be negative towards my ‘over the top’ efforts. …but, I later embraced the statement and made it my tagline because ‘doing too much’ is what I was created to do. My clients appreciate my passion and willingness to go above and beyond their expectations. My clients also appreciate that I establish teachable moments during the design process that allow them to feel a part of the creative process.

In 2011, I was selected to be a cast member on the second season of HGTV’s All American Handyman. The show is a reality competition where 20 contestants compete in weekly handyman elimination challenges to display their handyman skills. The show was filmed in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was judged by Mike Holmes (HGTV’s Holmes Inspection) and Scott McGillivray (HGTV’s Income Property). Of course, at this time, reality competitions were not as popularized as today due to social media influence and interactions; however, this placed me in a position to appear on local television shows, and write articles as a Design Expert.

Today, I am continuing my business in Interior Design for residential and commercial customers. Commercial design has been my favorite and I have designed restaurants, studios, medical facilities, clothing boutiques, and so much more. Additionally, I have taken on event planning projects as well as carpentry projects which I love to do when I have the time

My hobbies include traveling, design, event planning, home improvement, cooking, baking, car shows, charity work, playing tennis, and watching sports. My ultimate vision for HE Designs, LLC is to create a platform to change people’s lives through design. I believe that the experience of design is transforming in so many ways. My business motto is … ‘’Design is not just about paint, furniture, and accessories, I believe that design can change your way of living to ultimately change your way of life!’ ’The results of the design process should not only create a space designed to its greatest potential but also inspire clients to live up to their greatest potential. My ultimate dream and aspiration are to create a platform that stimulates creativity and inspires the use of talent.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
The road has not been smooth for many reasons. In the interior design industry, at least when I started, there was an idea of what an interior designer should look like. Growing up, there was no role model or even a roadmap to follow for someone like me. It is hard to break into an industry where you feel no belonging. Having confidence in your skills and knowing that you belong will help clear any doubt. I later found that my uniqueness was a major draw for my clients.

Additionally, this line of business is competitive. It is important to be confident in your skills. With that in mind, the progress made to develop my business was slow at the beginning. I created my path by working with a smaller base of clients which ideally leads to continued business growth through word of mouth. As an entrepreneur and new business owner, you need to know how a business operates. In some cases, there will be trial-and-error moments where lessons are learned. Fortunately, having a finance background, I was able to minimize these occurrences.

As you know, we’re big fans of HE Designs LLC. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
HE Designs. LLC is the inspired creation of Howard Eason, Owner/Design Expert, who has worked as an independent design consultant since 2009. Creativity and Design is a natural gift to Howard who has always been influenced by all things creative. HE Designs always provides unique, creative design solutions in all that HE does.​

HE Designs motto is… “Design is not just about paint, furniture, and accessories, HE Designs believes that design can change your way of living to ultimately change your way of life!”​
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HE Designs is a design/consulting firm that specializes in providing advice for your design needs and brings passion at every stage of design with a focus on the details. Howard has worked with varied clients, including homeowners, business owners, and organizations within the Washington DC/Metro and Raleigh-Durham/Triangle Areas. He has a limitless ability to transform the basic and ordinary into the extraordinary. Best of all, Howard is guided and influenced by “HIM” who is the greatest designer. HE Designs is only implementing the designs and work that the Creator has already inspired.
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It is said that ‘HE does too much!’ …And that is the tagline for HE Designs. Howard believes his design efforts have always gone above and beyond the call and expectation of clients because that is what you deserve.

HE Designs Mission Statement:
To Utilize our Creative Gifts to help make someone’s today Better and Brighter than the day before.
To Innovate Creative Solutions that better their tomorrow beyond their Dreams of today.
To Inspire a new way of life by Introducing a better way of living through our Designs.
To Cultivate Eye-catching Designs with Solutions that Satisfy both physically and emotionally.
To Create, Build, and Design with Passion, Purpose, and Integrity.
To Motivate and Inspire Creativity in others.
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Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.hedesignsonline.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HEDesignsLLC