Muzio Designs
Interior Design in Essex, MA · ★ 4.9 Google rating
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- Address
- 55 John Wise Ave, Essex, MA 01929
- Phone
- (978) 890-7160
- Website
- https://muziodesigns.com ↗
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About Muzio Designs
Muzio Designs is a Interior Design contractor based in Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, at 55 John Wise Ave, Essex, MA 01929. It has a Google rating of 4.9 out of 5. Its website is linked above. A listing here is not a license or insurance check, so verify both directly before hiring.
Service area
Based in Essex, Muzio Designs is within a short drive of Hamilton (4 mi), Ipswich (5 mi), Gloucester (5 mi), Manchester-by-the-Sea (6 mi), Wenham (6 mi) and Beverly (7 mi). Most Massachusetts interior design contractors work a 25-mile radius, so homeowners in those towns can reasonably ask for a quote.
Hiring a Interior Design contractor in Essex
Massachusetts doesn't require a permit for interior design work itself — finish selection, layout drawings, paint, furnishings, and window treatments are unregulated. Permits attach to construction: structural changes, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC alterations all need permits from the Essex Building Department. Two Essex-specific wrinkles to know about even though they're outside pure design scope: many parcels here fall under the Essex Conservation Commission's jurisdiction (Wetlands Protection Act buffers), and exterior changes on properties in the National Register district can carry additional review. Interior choices remain the owner's.
North Shore coastal towns sit a notch above central MA on designer fees but below Boston city rates. Hourly rates from established Essex-area designers typically run $150–$225; flat-fee room packages fall in the $2,000–$5,000 range. Whole-house design on a mid-sized Essex home commonly lands at $10,000–$25,000 in fees, with waterfront homes and full antique restorations skewing toward the upper end because of custom millwork, marine-grade finish specs, and tighter site logistics on causeway-area lots.
Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential interior design work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.
More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other interior design contractor serving the town, on the Interior Design in Essex page.
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