Take 2 Design Management

To say Christine and her whole team are amazing is not saying enough. We could not have made it through our complete gut reno without her - she was the MPV of the entire project and we are so thankful that we found her. A shout out to her team Jan and Leah they are also amazing!

At the design stage, Christine listened carefully to our vision for our home and translated that into beautifully selected finishing options, while being cognizant and respectful of our budget. She provided an extremely accurate finishings budget at an early stage - we had no clue what things cost but she did. She helped to keep us on track throughout by guiding us to splurge items versus things we could safely save money on, all while being conscious of her own time.

Once construction began, Christine kicked it into high gear. She is so much more than a designer, she is a project manager who continuously advocated for us with our contractor, subtrades and vendors throughout. Christine is always asking how can I help? and she means it. She is not afraid to advocate on her clients behalf which took a lot of pressure off us in many stressful situations. Our project had numerous unforeseen issues and setbacks, and Christine was invariably the one keeping us calm, coming up with solutions, making calls and just keeping things moving in the right direction.

Christine's motto is if its not right, its wrong and she truly means it. We had an issue with our wallpaper installation and Christine knew it could be better and had it removed and re-done. When our new fridge was damaged during delivery, Christine jumped into action and was on the phone with the manufacturer before I even knew what was happening, getting a solution in place which included a rental fridge for when we moved in. She is calm in stressful situations and knows how to motivate people to do their best work.

From a construction perspective, Christine also provided much needed help with our HVAC and ceiling light layout, and provided renderings for built ins that helped us see our vison come to life. She understands how the day-to-day construction works and when we were coming up against tight timelines at the end, she made a list of all outstanding tasks and helped organize trades to ensure that we could move home on time.

It is so clear that Christine cares about every project - she makes you feel like a friend, not simply a client, while also ensuring that the end result is exactly what it should be. She has found her calling in this business and I couldnt recommend her more.

Alex & Joel