We love to have Arlene with us on renovations. She is a great organizer, incredibly inspiring, well informed and knowledgeable and always engaged and passionate about the work.
We hired Arlene to give us a whole new look for our Living, dining room and spare room. We had not purchased any new furniture or window treatments in over 20 years and we had no idea where to start. Arlene put together a new design plan , incorporating our love of Asian art and artifacts, a whole new colour scheme, which was lighter and so refreshing. She helped us purchase new furniture and co ordinate beautiful fabrics for custom drapery. She worked with reliable subcontractors to complete all of the work in a timely manor and she was there for ever step of our project. We are so please we contacted her.
Over the years Arlene has proven herself time and time again!! With her design expertise and artistic flare in creating unique and individual spaces that exceeded both our expectations both at home and in our business. It is always a joy to work with her!!
It has been an absolute pleasure having you firstly listen, and then give ideas and lastly hold my hand as we make these investments in some furniture.Michael also found having you with us, guiding us around furniture shopping ,going over options, making decisions and finalizing pricing so reassuring. I feel confident in everything we have discussed and am looking forward to refreshing our main living area and making it more comfortable for our family for many years to come.
This was our first time hiring a professional and we were very pleased. She listened to our needs and got an idea of who we were an what we valued. We appreciated the designs she created for our new space and the tips she gave.
We hired Arlene to help us down size from house to condo. She helped choose wisely from our house furniture and then select the new pieces we would need. She arranged the furniture in the condo and finished by providing window treatments. The result has been very satisfying making a difficult journey quite simple in nature. We found Arlene to be approachable, pleasant, and creative. It was a pleasure working with her.
We are so happy we found Arlene! We are Stratford "summer people" who wanted to spend more time in this lovely town. We rented an unfurnished flat, so we were starting from scratch. The space is small, as is our budget, and Arlene rose to the challenge wonderfully. Her intimate knowledge of local sources was invaluable, not to mention her keen eye for what will work in limited space. She gave us free rein to search out bargains on our own, but kept a steadying hand on the tiller as it were so the rooms came together nicely. We recommend her enthusiastically.
Arlene has been most helpful with planning & executing a plan for our family room. She is easy to work with & has great taste. I am very happy with the final product & it didn't break the bank. The quality is very good with reasonable prices!
Arlene worked with many of the things I already owned, blending in new pieces to create a room I was more than pleased with. She made suggestions that fit my own style & preferences, guiding me as I journeyed through our renovation. Without her help, I'm sure the results would not be as polished or complete. The value she brought to the project cannot be undersold!
I have worked with Arlene on 2 renovations and now a new house. I find her easy to work with, to the point and respectful of my ideas and very open with her suggestions. I have never regretted following her direction. My husband said:" I think it's time to call Arlene". Now that's saying something!
We have had many decorators that we have worked with. What I like about you is that you understand that we have 3 homes and you try to work with what we have. All 3 of our homes are different. Dallas has Tuscany bones, here it is a mixture of traditional and modern and Florida has always been very colourful. We live our lives going from one home to the next to be with friends and family. Because each of our homes are different, we feel like we are one vacation all the time. The difference is that these vacation homes have memories and that is what I like about you. You do not discard everything, you still make memories work and because it is a vacation home you do not go over the top.