 "Consultation and Collaboration" are the cornerstone values of my work as an interior decorator. My mandate is to help you create a room, home, space that is comfortable for you on budget and in a reasonable time frame.
In 2007 my business grew over 40% - projects included redecorating a $2 million home, completing a $1.5 million Yaletown condo, decorating top to bottom a $300,000 condo on a tight budget - coming in on budget! Other projects included nurseries, living rooms, bedrooms, styling, staging and design coaching.
RECENT MEDIA EXPOSURE
Please check media tab for a detailed version of media coverage - below are recent highlights
Urban Rush - January 30, 2008, Decorating Trends for 2008
Business in Vancouver, Home Makeover Insert - week of January 29th
The Vancouver Sun - January 18, 2008 - Special to The Vancouver Sun - "Soundoff" by Hilary Anne Stephens
Breakfast Television, CityTV - January 3, 2008 - Decorating Trends for 2008 - see list below
Breakfast Television, CityTV - October 4, 2007 - Decorating for Thanksgiving and Autumn - 7 segments
BC Home Magazine - September, 2007 - Designer Notes - "Keeping Memories Alive" - article by Hilary Anne Stephens
The Vancouver Sun - June 22, 2007, "Colour Psychology" by Joanne Blain - 2 page article, including photos of the small space condo below
February 2007 - Small Spaces Condo Transformation - Appeared in The Vancouver Sun At Home section, June 22, 2007
This condo was top to bottom transformation - living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom and done under a very strict budget. Other photos of this transformation can be found in the Living Rooms tab and the Bedrooms tab.
 Before - small space, awkward, long space, difficult space to place furniture - certainly a challenge!
 After - the place actually looks larger with darker walls, and full of furniture - home office, loveseat, chair, bookcase, TV, coffee table - amazing what colour, good space planning and a decorator can do for a place!
March 2006 - featured in an article I wrote for September 2007's BC Home - "Keeping Memories Alive"
Downsizing from a large townhouse to small 1 bedroom condo. I think of this project as a "spring bouquet" of colours - fresh and new, incorporating old world essence with contemporary and playful patterns and colours.
 Before - a small space for the living room and dining room
 After - a mix of beautiful antique pieces upholstered in modern fabrics - leather on the Venetian Chair and microfiber on the settee and a colourful plaid on the wingback chair.
- servicing clients in Point Grey, University Endowment Lands, Dunbar Heights, Quilchena, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, East Vancouver and Richmond - I provide creative and outstanding colour consultations, interior decorating including window treatments, furniture selection, lighting, upholstery, reupholstery, custom furnishings, space planning, accessories, styling, decorating coaching and other services
- As an expert colour consultant, I specialize in in-home colour consultations, both interior and exterior - colour consultations are the most affordable investment you can make for your home - invest for yourself and invest for resale purposes - great colours make selling your house easier
- interior decorating - full service, collaborative interior decorating for one room or several rooms
- decorating coaching/consultations - for people who are looking for guidance on what to do with their space but are not looking for full service interior decorating - an affordable way to make your home look and feel pulled together, professional and an extension of who you are
- decorating specialties - transitional decorating (casual elegance between traditional and contemporary design), warm contemporary, westcoast style, rustic, arts & crafts, traditional
- specializing in horizontal blinds and other window treatments - both blinds and other window treatments (draperies, roman shades) offer not only privacy but a sense of unification of a room whether or not you've done other decorating
- a collaborative approach with clients in the decorating process.
 Before - an uninspired solarium
 After - now a comfortable environment to relax and read with beautiful artwork an elegant chaise covered in a plaful parrot and toucan fabric.
- Georgia Nicols, the popular astrologer who writes for The Province, The National Post and The Chicago Sun-Times
- Dr. Darryl Grigg and Dr. Jennifer Newman, Directors of Newman & Grigg Psychological & Consulting Services and columnists for The Vancouver Sun.
- Dr. Dorothy Fairley, Naturopath, 2004 Georgia Straight Best of Vancouver winner in Naturopath category.
- Dr. Paul Dodsworth, Chiropractor, Vancouver Courier 2003 Stars of Vancouver 2nd place winner for Chiropractors.
- "Celsia", Florist on Arbutus and West 4th Avenue. I did the colour consultation on this beautiful retail space in a heritage building and the colours are spectacular!
For information regarding interior decorating, colour consultations and decorating coaching, you can reach me at my office 604 221-8724, my cell at 604 786-8724 or through email at: hilaryanne_stephens@telus.net
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