I have worked with Paulie for over seven years. Paulie’s creative ideas and attention to detail makes every project sparkle. In my experience it is rare to find a designer who is able to combine both beauty and function but Paulie can. Best of all, Paulie brings fun to every job, she is a dream to work with. I work as a realtor and I have recommended Paulie to my clients, I have also had Paulie give my home a ‘facelift’. If you seek an inspired designer, look no further.
Linda Jinks
Residential Realtor, Macdonald Realty
I first saw Paulie's work in a show home and liked her design so much we sought her out and hired her to do our own new build. Paulie was fantastic to work with. She has a great sense of style and was able to suggest interesting features such as a second island for our kitchen and a custom barn door for our music room. She was also able to reconfigure rooms with difficult layouts into functional and aesthetic spaces. She had great contacts and helped us find trades that were better (in price and quality) than those suggested by our contractors. On top of all that, she was a joy to spend time with, making an otherwise stressful process, a pleasant one!
Elayne Wandler
Client
We engaged Design Therapy to work on all aspects of our families dream home build from initial design and floor plan layout to paint colours, lighting, furniture and art. Paulie did a wonderful job of incorporating our style and taste into a vision for a final product that suited our family of 5 perfectly and was nicer than anything we had envisioned. She has fabulous taste, a real eye for colour and takes the time to understand exactly what you are looking for. It is a pleasure to work with Paulie and we would definitely recommend her.
Nika Robinson
Client
Paulie you did a great job! I have seen Paulie’s work in a couple of homes over the years.. and was very impressed. I hired Paulie to help with a renovation project for my home, specifically, a new kitchen, master ensuite, guest bath, family room custom millwork and living room. I found that Paulie is focused and knowledgeable about details, especially in the kitchen. Paulie presented unique ideas that I would never have thought of myself. Whether it was the amazing tile selection for the living room fireplace wall, to the Art Deco inspired powder room wallpaper. She indulged my love for Art Deco by tastefully infusing my new space with motifs and details from that Era. I am very happy with the end result and I would recommend Paulie anytime. I felt very comfortable talking to Paulie about any areas of concern. She is fun and a team player; working well with other trades that I hired for the job.
Gail Van Leeuwen
Client
I engaged Design Therapy to help me with a large renovation project for my recently purchased house. It was important to take a functional and creative approach to this project. The space is unique and very much required a professional designer so that its full potential could be achieved. I enjoyed working with Paulie very much for two main reasons. First, she took a very collaborative approach - she respected my ideas and worked off elements that I was looking for. I feel she listened and made an effort to understand my tastes and worked from there. Second, she takes a very practical view in design - it must look good but only acceptable if the space works well. With the space now almost complete her creative eye matched with the need for functional space has shown itself true. From the design of the kitchen and bathrooms, to the thoughtful selection of finishes, my space is now beautiful and would highly recommend her firm.
Natalie Dakers
Client
My husband John and I were inspired to hire Paulie based on photos of Paulie’s work of another beautiful home she designed on the West side of Vancouver. She was very patient and professional to work with while we were building our new home. Although we had our own vision initially, Paulie contributed immensely by keeping us on track and shared her creative ideas and thoughts to help pull everything together. She was able to take each of our needs/wants, likes/dislikes and offer solutions that John and I both loved. We were planning to get large indoor dog and Paulie suggested a wood floor that would withstand the wear and tear…not only was it practical but stunning!! Paulie was fully immersed in her flair for design right from the beginning of construction to end where she graciously assisted with the selection of furnishings and accessories which provided the final touches to turn our house into our home.
Matoula and John Kestelidis
Clients
We run a large construction company in Vancouver, BC. A number of years ago, one of our clients went to an open house that was designed by Paulie (Design Therapy) and absolutely loved it. Since then, Paulie has helped us on many projects. From modifying architectural drawings and improving the floor plan, circulation and layout to presenting us with conceptual design and selection of all finishes for the project…right down to the cabinet hardware and address signage! I appreciate that Paulie looks to the architectural elements of the home to design each project in its unique way unlike some designers, in our experience, that create projects that all look the same. I appreciate that Paulie provides our clients (and us) with a clear design vision yet listens to our feedback and suggests modifications that accommodate our needs and our budget. Her approach is very much a collaboration which helps our projects run smoothly.
Canstone Developments
Client
We are truly grateful to have our entire house receive the keen design sense of Paulie at Design Therapy. Our family is an extended household (8 of us!) and our newly purchased home required an extensive renovation. We had a long punch list with many criteria and sensibilities to consider. Paulie took on the challenge and was absolutely creative in turning an overwhelming undertaking into a thoughtful and manageable process. We know that without having her on board, this project would have had a much different aesthetic and budgetary outcome! Paulie put together all of the finishes selections, planned the kitchen and bathroom layouts and design and then helped select furnishings and accessories. I am an avid cook and baker and our new kitchen is a dream for me to work in and is the hub where our family and friends gather. Our family absolutely adores our newly renovated house and we think of Paulie often as we continue to make memories in the beautiful space that we get to call home.
Pam Sidhu (plus 7!)
Clients