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Are you wondering What is the difference between an Interior Designer & Decorator?  It can get complicated, but here's a brief summary... Interior design is the art & science of understanding people's behavior to create functional spaces within a building. They are often used for renovating kitchens and bathrooms. They know code and take all the details into consideration. They do not create architectural drawings for permits (they can hire out for that), but they do draw floorplans and furniture plans for discussion purposes, which is very helpful for clients & contractors. Interior decorating is the furnishing or adorning of a space with decorative elements to achieve a certain aesthetic. In short, interior designers may decorate, but decorators do not design. We'd be happy to design or decorate your home! Update: For More information check out my video interview below from Oct, 2021. I speak more about it around the 19 minute mark after discussing trends for 2022. 
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 Blue is my favorite color and I hear I'm not alone! Blue is consistently voted peoples #1 color choice. But when picking blues for the interior walls of your home, we want to ensure, we don't pick 'baby boy's bedroom' paint color. Here's a cheat sheet for you! We have put together a beautiful collection of some of our favourite soft blue paints by Benjamin Moore. To obtain a beautiful soft blue it is imperative that the tiniest Touch of Green is added into the paint, resulting in a beautiful soft Aqua shade. Otherwise it can look too purple.  Jil Sonia Interior's Favorite soft blue paint colors
For help selecting your perfect paint colour please feel free to contact our design office. We would be happy to help!
 Are you wondering what's the difference between lumens and wattage? Look no further!  Lumens measure the total light sent out by the light bulb. Watts measure the amount of power used by the bulb. So watts do not tell you how bright the bulb is - but Lumens do. However, since we are all used to discussing wattage often people use 'wattage' as their term denoting the brightness of a bulb, rather than 'lumens'. Let me know if you have any other lighting questions, I'd be happy to help. Here's a great post showing "How many recessed lights do I need?" Here's a helpful Incandescent to LED conversion chart, to help you when selecting a new LED light bulb. Happy Lighting! 
Well this is a great day!
I've just found out I was voted as one of the top 3 Interior Designers in Abbotsford, BC (as well as the top 3 in Chilliwack, BC). Happy Dance! 
Please let us know how we can help design your home, we're working virtually across Canada & we'd love to help you!
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