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I was so honoured to help design the new Commnity center for Cheam First Nation in Chilliwack, BC. Cheam's culture & community is so important to the Cheam Community! The Xwchíyò:m have lived in S’ólh Téméxw for thousands of years. They are a thriving community and needed a centre to support their members. We were happy to help.  Cheam First Nation, Chilliwack, BC Cheam’s vision is to continue looking after their fish and our environment, as the Pilalt did, and to keep their community healthy and strong. The Vision of the Cheam First Nation management team is to encourage greatness; embody excellence; display professionalism; empathy; courage; valuing culture; tradition and integrity and deliver a service second to none. How wonderful to work with a community who embrace that teaching. We added a health and dental wing, traditional healing room, huge gym, several offices and meeting rooms and a large kitchen to be able to feed the community during the many events that are hosted here.  The Xwchíyò:m have lived in S’ólh Téméxw for thousands of years. In the Fall of 2021, several areas were affected my intense flooding. Cheam kindly used their gym to offer food and provisions to those in need.  Cheam's new multipurpose gym Introduction by Councillor Rick Quipp Our culture and spiritual teachings are important to the Cheam community. It is our teachings that build the person that we become. Our most important teachings to ourselves is to have fun, respect ourselves and others, be proud of our community and be proud of who we are and where we come from. We have a program for Cheam children in foster care, this program is called “Roots and Ties”. Once a month we have a dinner and encourage family members of children in care to come spend time with their children. At the dinners, the families share stories and other cultural activities. Historical events are discussed such as colonization and residential schools and how this changed our community life and our families. In fact, these two historical events almost wiped out our spiritual and cultural traditions by: taking our identity away; banning our spiritual practices; prohibiting us from voting and enforcing the Indian Act.  Interior Cedar wall near the Cheam classroom I am so very grateful to Chief Andrew Victor and his team for hiring us to create this important gathering place. A place to learn, to heal & come together as community. We know that it will have an important legacy and our design team is happy to have been a small part of this beautiful factilty.
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 Jil Sonia McDonald of Jil Sonia Interior Designs Our tip is to ensure you have everything in front of you, kitchen cabinet samples, tile, flooring, hardware finish, etc. Then ensure you select the paint colour that works seamlessly with those samples!  It's essential to have everything in one place, then once you've narrowed it down to 2-3 choices, use large painted samples to see just how it's going to look! Contact me if you need help! Happy Decorating!  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.  Hi everyone! Wow what a crazy, uncertain time right now! Now, more than ever, we need each other. We need each other for truth, for support and to feel less alone during a time that can honestly feel quite scary. Our willingness, as a people, to step up in the face of what we are all experiencing with COVID-19 is awe-inspiring. We are being told to self isolate and engage in social distancing. That means many of us aren't leaving our homes, unless we truly need to. We truly believe our home is a place of refuge and hope you can love your space while you turn to family and friends in an era of social distancing.  Perhaps we can think of some fun things to do, that otherwise we might have not had time to do. Here's a few examples: Decor ideas:
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 Let’s all be there for each other OK? I’ll be posting lots of great ideas of what to do design-wise while staying inside, on my "Jil Sonia Interior Design's Facebook group." We’d love to have you join us! Keep safe and remember to have fun!  Hi! I'm thrilled to be featured in Canadian Home Trends magazine for January 2020. There is a contest with great prizes to be won! More and more of my interior design clients are wanting Navy couches and sectionals. It's a timeless classic colour, but still feels fresh! I've added this rug and beautiful gold lighting and accents to make it pop! Lots of fun pillows just add to the charm! Wicker baskets hold cozy throw blankets and the wood toned end table and chair create a warm look!  So honoured to be able to compete. The other designer created a beautiful mood board, soft pinks and whites in a beautiful bedroom. See the whole article here :) https://canadianhometrends.com/ultimate-design-challenge-2020-color-favorites/ Sources:
Happy Decorating! If you need help completing your living room, I'd love to chat!  Here is an outline of what a happy consultation looks like with me. 1. We meet and have a 2-hour consultation, either in your home or my design studio, we discuss your likes/dislikes, needs and priorities. We take into consideration all elements: colours, fabrics, floor plans, cabinets, furniture, budget etc. 2. I take notes, then transcribe them later (if you decide to carry on with my services), onto a worklist. 3. I provide you with an estimate of my design fees to carry out the design plan. You can choose to move forward yourself, or you can carry forward with our design services, whichever you choose (you don’t need to make that decision on the consult date). 4. If you move forward with our services, we email you the initial general written plan, which we call the Scope of Work. I update it with any additional items you’d like to include.  5. After I’ve finalized the Scope of Work, I create a mood board for most rooms, so you can see how items look like together. 6. We meet again to present the moodboards and ideas with you, using photos, and samples. 7. If you are ordering certain furniture, tile, etc. I do get trade discounts and share those 50/50 with my clients. These discounts can be substantial. 8. My fees are $395.00 for the first 2-hour consultation; then after that, my rates reduce to $175.00 per hour, and you can use me as much or as little as you like. GST is added to my rates.  If that's something that might work for you, I'd love to help. Together we'll come up with a great plan to create a home that you love. Feel free to let me know your thoughts and if you have any questions.  |
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