Living The Dream Interiors

I am a photographer who has been extremely overwhelmed with the thought of designing Christmas sets for my family photos. In the past, I have hired unreliable or just plain incompetent people which had me doubting that I would ever do holiday sets again. I didn't enjoy it and the stress of designing was too much to bear. This year, I had the privilege of hiring Helen from Living the Dream Interiors to help with my vision. Seriously, how can I ever thank her enough? I sent her a couple of inspiration photos and that was the extent of my involvement! She did a site visit, cut down birch, went shopping for the most affordable options, checked in with me on some purchases yet had the confidence to make some of her own decisions of what she thought would match my vision. On the days of the install, she arrived an hour early, worked quietly so as to not disrupt the business owners where the shoot was being set up, cleaned up her mess and sent me final photos so I could post her beautiful work, and advertise for my sessions. I was almost already booked for the sessions and after Helen's work went live on social media, my inquiries went through the roof! Reasonable, talented, hard working, professional, fun and proud/confident of her skill. I was able to leave it to her, which is every busy person's dream, trust that she had it under control and walk into a WOW factor space. I just can't thank her enough and will be referring her for every project I can.

I've had Helen in a few times over the past two years. She is very responsive. On our last project she was great with understanding our style and incorporating a lot of our existing pieces as well as some new ones we had purchased on our own. The project came together quickly and we were very happy with the final project. I would recommend Helen and would use her again.

We were hesitant to buy anything and were scared of colour so we asked Helen to help transform our house into a home. She met with me to learn about our lifestyle and tastes and she did a wonderful job introducing us to colour, textures, new furniture shapes etc for our house. Now our home is beautiful but also still practical. From start to finish she only took about a month and she's very good at communicating and seeking feedback as she's creating a design. She did a great job!

Helen was amazing to work with. We wanted to re-do our whole main floor - living room, dining room and TV/family room. We had purchased 3 pieces of furniture on our own and realized we needed help! Helen is very professional, efficient and gets right to work. She quickly gets your likes and dislikes and is able to achieve results that work. She responds so quickly to emails and texts - I bombarded her almost daily with questions. She works within your budget, with the pieces you already have and want to keep and keeps a detailed list of all the spending. Helen was able to pull all of this off quickly - the furniture took longer to arrive than anything else. She is truly amazing and we are so happy with our new spaces - they have really been totally transformed and yet work for our everyday lives. I feel like we finally live in a grown up home! Thanks so much Helen!

I highly recommend Helen from Living the Dream Interiors. She is a very talented designer with a keen eye for detail. She will listen to you, work to budget and can be relied upon to deliver outstanding results. A true professional in every way.

Helen is the best interior decorator I have ever hired. I highly recommend her. She did my bedrooms and they are amazing. I get comments on how beautiful the rooms look.

We initially hired Helen to help style our dining room. We had the main pieces of furniture but I had been struggling with finding the right colour scheme and accessories (paint colour, rug, paintings, light fixture, etc). We were very pleased with the work that Helen did and decided to hire her to help us decorate both our living room and family room which has recently been renovated. Helen was flexible to work with and accommodated our budget. She kept me up to date on her progress and the process went very smoothly. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her services.

Helen of Living The Dream Interiors brought to the project sound knowledge and experience and an amazing ability to blend old with new showing a sensitivity and respect for furniture art and rugs which we had collected over the years. She quickly understood what was needed, kept to our budgets and delivered on time. By helping us choose the right wall colors, re-positioning furniture, organizing our Art and photographs and assisting in buying new pieces of furniture she has transformed our home into a warm and elegant place.

Helen is amazing to work with! Helen did a color consultation for our whole home. She has a great sense of color and what works well in your home. She took into consideration our existing furniture and what colors we were leaning towards and gave us paint colors that truly warm up our home. She also gave us suggestions on different furniture pieces that would work well in our home. She was realistic and kept our budget in mind. We also had Helen work specifically in our 10 year old daughter's bedroom. Throughout the process, Helen included my daughter in the decision-making which was important and made her feel special. Helen also made some great suggestions as to placement furniture and what kind of accessories we could buy for her room. My daughter's idea of having a beach themed room came to life with Helen's vision and talent. I highly recommend Helen for interior design needs!

Helen helped my million ideas brain get to the core of what I wanted my condo to look like. Her patience and guidance have me in a the best feeling home I've ever lived in. This all from someone renting and wanted a great place that didn't involve a huge budget.

Helen helped transform my drab outdated condo into an elegant and stylish space which I love. She has a wonderful sense of color, is attentive to every detail, and most importantly, is easy to work with, always being conscious of both budget and preferences. Helen went above and beyond my expectations of a designer, even helping me frame some photos and hanging them in an interesting fashion. I highly recommend her.

Meeting Helen: From the start, Helen was very approachable. Answered questions. We were given the space we needed to make decisions, and she was available with advice when we asked for them. Educated us in a sharing and teaching manner, not condescending. We hired her to help us with one room … and were so thrilled with each step, that she completed most of the rooms and spaces in our home! Progression of Job: Made both of us part of the project Always asked what existing items (furniture, heirlooms, and accessories) we wanted included in each room. There were rooms where she was honest enough to say, we can’t finish this right away, it needs time to find the right “something” for this area. Patience was a friend, not a frustration. Strengths: The ability to “see” the room, and ‘pull things together’ creating a mood that fit our style. Very focused on designing ‘our’ spaces, not as formula, not cookie cutter, but a personalized space. She enjoys what she does! Help with ordering/delivery/set up: When we wanted her on site for delivery she was there When we wanted time with new items, she gave us the space Budget: Excellent, absolutely fantastic. Guided us on which items should take the majority of our budget, when accessorizing could be completed with a modest portion of the budget, and when/which rooms required it to take a larger percentage of the total budget. Conclusion! Helen is a keeper! We are very happy to recommend her talents to anyone who asks … and already have!!