Renovations & Furnishing

ENSURING YOUR HOME IS EVERYTHING YOU WANT!

Just like a painting is more than brushstrokes, technique or colours, your home is more than the furniture, art, or décor. We’re about giving you more than some fancy chairs and new drapes, we’re about curating a home uniquely you.

PHILOSOPHY

THE CREATIVE PROCESS

Our creative process is how we’re able to design and curate a space perfect for you. Think of it like creating art, where your home is our canvas and you are the muse. But creativity doesn’t just happen (as much as I’d love it to!), that’s why I developed a signature system.

The Art Method uses curiosity and art in unexpected ways to uncover exactly what you need—even if you didn’t know you needed it—and reveal the inspiration we need to create the home you’ve always imagined.

AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO

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Proposal

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
— 3-5 DAYS FROM TODAY
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Onboarding

We invite you to your client portal with information outlining each phase & links to key tools we’ll use throughout the project.”
— Week before kick-off
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Conceptual Design

Creating the vision.


Confirm your floor plan, investment estimate and aesthetic direction. We document your space, preferences and requirements. We’ll present various floor plans, inspiration boards, directional finishes along with an updated Furnishing Investment Estimate.”
— Phase 1 » Approximately 7 weeks
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Detailed Design

Turning the vision into a plan.

We create working drawings, colour schemes, source finishes, furnishings and update your Furnishing Investment.
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— Phase 2: Approximately 7 weeks
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Purchasing & Execution

Turning the plan into reality.

We communicate construction details to vendors & trades, conduct site visits as required. Furnishings are ordered, tracked & issues resolved. ”
— Phase 3: 3+ months (depending on scope)
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Installation & Styling

Turning reality into your dream home.

Once construction is completed we oversee & coordinate 1-5 furniture delivery, art installation & styling.”
— Phase 4: 1-2 weeks (depending on scope)
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Wrap Up

Your project has come to completion, and we want to ensure that the punch list items are completed, and you have all the information you need on how to care for your new furnishings.”
— Varies based on punch list
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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

  • Objective: get to know you and to clearly define your preferences, requirements and inspiration for each space. In order to accomplish this, we schedule a 2 hour meeting to get to know how you want to live and function in your space. Sometimes we need tp break this meeting into two days.

  • Capture all measurements, photos & catalogue existing items

  • Objective: nail down the best floor plan to proceed with

  • Objective: discuss feasibility and obtain directional quotes (you are not required to be there)

  • Objective: review design direction and layout

  • Flat fees includes 1 round of revisions in this phase

    Objective: Verbal approval of design direction, layout and furnishings investment estimate with a line item budget

PHASE DETAILS

Phase 2

  • Objective: tape out floor to validate approved floor plan

  • Objective: schedule appointment to review upholstered seating for approval

    *Note: for reno or new construction projects, this is often pushed out to a later date*

  • Objective: Review detailed floor plans and elevations, selections (furniture, fabrics, finishes, hardware, lighting, etc) via boards, samples & proposals

  • Flat fees includes 1 round of revisions in this phase

    Objective: Verbal approval of all designs and selections

Phase 3

  • Objective: Finalize all detailed plans, take-offs for construction and furnishing proposals for purchasing

  • Objective: to share the construction schedule/furnishings lead time

  • Review plans with trades, electrical rough-ins, plumbing rough-ins etc

    Oversee installations (flooring, tile, cabinetry, etc)

Phase 4

  • Objective: Discuss the plan for installation & styling, approve updated decor budget

  • Day 1: Furniture delivery & Installation installation

    Day 2: Art installation, Styling & Linens

    Day 3+: Styling

  • Objective: Review punch list of anything that still needs to be completed on your project

Wrap-Up

  • Objective: review itemized list of all furnishing and decor for accuracy

  • Objective: Review maintenance tips, provide paint schedule, request feedback about our journey together (don't worry we have a form you can complete if you prefer), celebratory dance!

Phase 1

DETAILED DESIGN

PURCHASING & EXECUTION

INSTALLATION & STYLING

Your Dream Team

NEXT STEP

PROPOSAL CALL

Estimated furnishing budget, Design fees, Estimated timeline