Understanding clients’ needs and translating them into beautiful, functional, and personal spaces is my signature approach as a designer, along with my emphasis on customer service. As a result I have long-standing relationships with clients who work with me over the years as their lives and homes evolve.

I know that listening to clients and providing the best possible service is critical to success. This has always been my practice, first in the educational publishing industry as a developer of top-quality resources for schools across the country, and, for the last several years, in the interior decorating and design field as Principal of Allegro Interiors. Education has always been important to me: I have both a Professional Design and Decorating Diploma from the Sheffield School of Interior Design, and a Certificate in Interior Decorating from George Brown College, in addition to an M.A. in French Literature from the University of Toronto.

I have been pleased to receive awards in the annual CDECA Design Competition for “Vacation cabin kitchen” in 2010; “Global chic living room” in 2011; and in 2012 for “Principal retreat: Spa bathroom and dressing room” as well as “Principal retreat: Bedroom.” You can read more about some of these projects in the “Transformations” section.

I am a member of the Canadian Decorators’ Association. In my leisure time I enjoy utilizing my expertise in colour, fabric, and mood as Costume Designer for the PushPULL Dance Company.