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 Chatfield Design first opened its doors in 2006 due to an over eager husband wanting to see his wife become successful at the very thing she was good at - decorating.  After said husband secured a proper rent for a very commercial and high profile space, said wife, me, had to suddenly figure out a way to become a business person.  Designing spaces were no problem - managing money while juggling clients - not so easy.  With a push and a shove, out the door I went donning a new hat.  Business owner.  My storefront 2006-2011.  

My husband and I eventually bought and sold that building during my 5 year tenancy there.  It was the sale that came to find Chatfield Design looking for new digs.  The town of Rockport had largely been vacant during my five years and had come to be bought up by a business from Salt Lake City.  This particular company started to renovate some of the buildings they purchased, restoring them to their original splendor.  The building I am moving into has received an award from the State of Maine for Historical Preservation which, by the way, houses some of the best artistic talent around not to mention one of the hottest restaurants to open in recent Rockport history.  Shepherds Pie, aptly named after the building, The Shepherd Block, has thrived since opening and after one meal there you'll know why.

Maine Media Workshops has a presence there as well with classrooms and also a book store that is managed by Tim Whelan.

I share the second floor with the Institute for Global Ethics.

The top floor is occupied by Bay Chamber Concerts.  The practice rooms are above me and every now and then I can hear chamber music which is so lovely.

Moving into a new space has been bittersweet and it's not like I am moving miles away - it’s just around the corner going uphill.  I love where I started from but, oh, how fun it is to design a new space.  The process is exactly like the process I walk clients through except, I am the one making decisions that I normally don’t make on a job site.  The crew that was hired by the Salt Lake City company has been exceptional, and I have to mention Mike Paris and Boyd Smith of the Penobscot Company for humoring me along.  They did a great job and really listened to me when they didn’t have to.