Living room with teal velvet and beige sofas, a concrete coffee table, a linear gas fireplace, abstract sunset artwork and an indoor tree.

Home Design

Detached | Townhouse | Duplex | Condominium

Victoria, Vancouver Island, the Southern Gulf Islands and across British Columbia

Home is where people recharge, cultivate relationships, raise children, and establish roots; a place that meets physical, social, and intimate needs; and what a home is asked to do changes over a lifetime: a kitchen that no longer suits how the household lives. A family moving into its next stage. A new home, or a second one. A house that should still fit in ten or twenty years.

Home design that supports healthy living and reflects people’s uniqueness

An Environment for Health & Happiness

The impact of the physical built environment on us is undeniable. We spend almost 90% of our lives indoors, so enhancing where we live and spend time is as essential to our health and happiness as food and exercise. This is what our home design is about:

  • Functional: responds to each occupant’s unique needs

  • Safe: accommodates people’s bodies’ abilities and limitations

  • Authentic: reflecting people’s own sense of beauty beyond trends

  • Healthy: non-toxic materials

  • Adaptable: room to grow through the stages ahead

  • Connective: support meaningful relationships and intimacy

  • Sustaining: support healthy habits that endure

Hallway with orange painted walls and ceiling, a deep green end wall, framed artwork, a patterned tiled floor and a brass and glass chandelier.

The Lenses We Work Through

  • The sensory experience of the occupants

  • Connection with the natural world

  • Belonging and inclusion

  • The client’s budget and timeline

Guiding Principles

Our Approach

The Service

Full Design Service

  • Conceptual Design

  • Detailed design

  • Specification documents

  • Technical drawings

  • Realistic 3D images

Conceptual Design

  • The thinking and the direction for the design.

  • Design intent document

  • Mood & Colour boards

  • Sketches or images

Consultation

  • By room or the entire home

  • Provide directions

  • Answer questions

    *Some limitations to what consultation is able to answer

The Projects

Renovation Design

  • Full Interior Design Service

  • Architectural Design

  • Interior & Exterior

  • Kitchen & Bath

  • Space planning

  • Materials & finishes

  • Lighting Design

New Construction

  • Full Interior Design Service

  • Materials and finishes

  • Kitchen & Bath

  • Millwork

  • Colour Design

  • Lighting Design

Furnishing & Decor

  • Furniture

  • Art, collections and accessories

  • Window Coverings

  • Lighting fixtures

  • Indoor plants

We collaborate with individuals, architects, builders and developers, working within their frame and schemes

Our Process - Full Interior Design Service

1. Exploration. We learn how the household wants to live and learn about the structure and its systems when it’s a renovation project. This stage produces a Design Statement and Orientation that guide us and all the stages that follow.

2. Concept. Plans, palettes, mood boards, and 3D views that show how the home will work and feel. The design develops through conversation until we agree on the direction.

3. Detailed design. Construction drawings, elevations and specification documents: everything trades need to build the design as intended.

4. Construction support. We stay involved through the build, answering questions as they arise, coordinating with trades and builders, and holding the work to what was agreed.

5. Setting up. Helping arrange furniture and accessories, and making the home ready to live in. Not every project includes this stage.

Every project begins with a conversation, the first one on us!

Scope, timeline and fees are all discussed then, before any commitments

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Testimonials

  • "We absolutely loved working with Nora. She is THE best! After having worked with several designers before her, we faced numerous challenges and unsatisfactory results that left us feeling frustrated and uncertain about our vision. However, from our very first meeting with Nora, it was evident that we had finally found the right professional... She possesses a unique ability to listen attentively and consult with us in a way that made us feel valued and understood. She took the time to delve deep into our style and needs, ensuring that every detail reflected our vision.

    Nora's exceptional communication skills kept us informed throughout the entire process, making it a stress-free experience."

    - Ena M. Residential Addition, Ontario

  • We are thrilled to share our heartfelt gratitude and admiration for Nora, whose incredible talent and expertise transformed our house into a warm, inviting, and beautiful home. From the very beginning, Nora demonstrated an exceptional understanding of our taste, needs, and desire for a space that reflects both our lifestyle and values. Our decision to trust her vision was absolutely worth it, and we are so grateful to her for creating a home we truly love.

    R. & W. Campbell, Residential New Build, Florida, USA

  • "Nora exceeded our expectations. The results inspired more memorable gatherings than we could have imagined. Our only regret is we didn't do it sooner.”

    - Karen H. Residential Renovation, Calgary, AB

  • “Nora is not only a wonderful designer with such creative and unique solutions to the various design dilemmas, but she is an incredible listener (...) I was able to be completely open with Nora about my likes and dislikes- although she is so intuitive that she often knew what I liked or wanted before I did... I love it all so much!”

    - Kristin B. Residential Renovation, Orange County CA

  • "A wonderful experience! Nora mixed our old well-loved items with modern vitality. We entertain more often, and the space reflects our stories and our personalities which people really enjoy. We get a new calmness and energy from the colours and comfort from the furniture that the design created".

    - Laurene M, Residential Furnishing & Decoration, Calgary, AB

We look past trends and conventions to create healthy, authentic homes where people thrive now and at future life stages

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