“Five-star review. Before working with Julie, I didn’t fully understand the value a designer brings to a home project. Now I can’t imagine having started our project without her.
”We arrived with years of half-formed ideas, memories, colours, feelings, but no clear plan. Julie listened carefully and translated those nebulous thoughts into a cohesive, functional, and beautiful home. Importantly, she didn’t impose a “look.” She just refined ours. What we found sets her apart is her depth of industry knowledge.
From a practical/cost perspective, her timelines were accurate and all installations ran smoothly. Contractors found her easy to work with and accessible, with exact measurements and clear plans. She confirmed progress, and answered the phone when they had questions. Now that it's done (on time) everything fits, both physically and aesthetically. More importantly, the house works for how we actually live.
If you’re hesitating because you’re afraid of making expensive mistakes or unsure you can trust your own design instincts, or want a beautiful space but do not know where to begin, call Julie. She will save you time, stress, and costly missteps and create a space you love more than you thought possible. That was our story. We would hire her again in a second.”
ALEX
Vancouver
“We used Dinnissen Design to help with our house build. I have to say it was one of the best, if not the single best decision we made for our house build. Nathalie was there every step of the way helping with design, ordering samples, bouncing design and color ideas off of, creating renderings (I'm a visual person so seeing what it was going to look like was a huge help), contacting trades and installers, providing suppliers for us to reach out to for plumbing, lighting, etc. Our house is the house of my dreams. It turned out better than I could have ever imagined. She was super helpful throughout the whole process and worked with my general contractor to make things come together. This took a lot of stress off my husband and I. If we were ever to do a reno or another house build there is no doubt in my mind that we would use DDC.”
KIRA
“Natalie was amazing to work with! She took my vision and brought it to life — our new kitchen ties in perfectly with the rest of our home. She worked within our budget and timeline (with two young kids, that meant a lot!) and made decision-making so easy, always giving me options I loved. Her communication throughout the process was excellent, and I always felt informed and confident in every decision. Highly recommend!”
MEGAN
“For many years we considered renovating our very dated kitchen but we were overwhelmed with the prospect. Immediately upon meeting Julie we were incredibly impressed with how she listened to how we used the space and incorporated the information into a beautiful and thoughtful design. Our project was quite large and Julie was there every step of the way, coordinating with our contractor throughout. She was in very regular communication with us and we knew she was only a text or email away (with immediate responses) whenever we had a question. We had high expectations and they were more than met. We couldn’t be happier with our new space and the top-notch service we received!”
JEN & LANCE
“Over the past two years Julie has helped us renovate our homes in Burnaby and in Whistler. We are beyond thrilled with the beautiful kitchens, bathrooms, laundry room and bedroom renovations she designed and brought to completion for us. Julie is so friendly and easy to work with, has wonderful creative ideas and all the way through incorporated our preferences and even some changes we asked for as the projects went along. She was very careful to work within our budget and stay within the estimates she gave us. We couldn't be happier with our fresh and beautiful undated homes and highly recommend Julie if you are looking for help with any home renovation projects.”
SUSAN & DOUG
“The transformation of my "cheater" bathroom, an inefficient 1980s design with one shared bath tub/shower with one sink in each section, to two full bathrooms is something I've wanted since buying this house 20 years ago. Julie Dinnissen has designed two beautiful and highly functional bathrooms. Julie designed my kitchen a couple of years ago and when it was time to design the bathrooms, I reached out to her for her expertise. I still love every aspect of my kitchen and knew it would be the same with the bathrooms.”
ABBEY