Belinda created an impressive 3D walkthrough of our new kitchen before construction even began,…read morewhich made visualizing the design so much easier. She was wonderful to work with, and we highly recommend her.

Belinda was able to provide us with a 3d walkthrough of our new home before it was even built. She…read morewas a joy to work with and we plan to use her firm again when our house is built next spring. Highly recommend!

Very friendly shop in Clayton, New York located in this lovely area on the St. Lawrence River. You…read morecan find everything here needed to outfit your porch, or summertime clothing, items for your lake house, furnishings, fun serving utensils, decorative pillows, plates, pictures, bar ware, entertaining supplies ..... your one stop shop. Love this place!

In February 2018 we chose Stone and Pine out of Kingston, Ontario to be our general contractors…read more We agreed to pay a higher than industry standard for their General Contracting services (22%) as we were under the impression that they were a reputable firm and specialized in stone homes (which ours is). Issues started immediately with their billings. They tried to charge us for administrative duties for their company (i.e. charging us for creating the invoice to bill us). They had invited us to come and see work they had done on another home and then charged us for their time to do so. Every one of their invoices had to be reconciled completely. We are talking about errors that in one case was several thousands of dollars. They started demolition of an extension on our home that was not to code in March of 2018. To our utter surprise we received the following in an e-mail on April 24th from the township "we have no other alternatives but to stop the illegal work/demolition/construction being carried at #### Lakeshore as it clearly contravenes the Ontario Building Code and the Ontario Building Code Act". They were carrying out the renovation without first securing the required permits. They even tried to blame us for this situation as we had expressed that we wanted to be able to spend Father's Day in the house, we cannot understand their logic. As part of our GC agreement they were responsible for securing the permits as part of their fee (this is normal industry practice). They tried to charge us extra money for securing our permits. When we questioned this, they told us that there was more work than usual in issuing the permits, so they "hoped we would understand". Of course, we refused. One of the requirements for the issuance of the conservation permit was the installation of a new septic system. Stone and Pine issued us a change order for this work, and stated their fee would be only 20%. We felt this was a good will gesture on their part as the cost of the septic was going to be approximately $ 40,000 and they were doing very little work on this as the local septic company was taking charge of this part of the project. Once the septic was installed my husband and I took charge of the work to secure the permits (talking to the conservation authorities, meeting the mayor etc.). The permits were issued on August 10th. It took 3.5 months to secure the permits. On September 10th stating that they were sorry for the delay in getting back to us we received the following from Stone and Pine; we have the right to withdraw from the project due to extreme time delays such as this (section five)". A delay that was completely their fault. When we started the final reconciliation of their invoicing, we noticed that they had charged us 22% for their fee on the Septic Tank. We told them we would only be giving them 20% as our contract clearly states that a change order supersedes the base contract and the change order stated 20%. They refused to give us our money back or honour the change order they had created. At this point we decided that if they needed our money that badly they could have it. We wanted nothing further to do with them. We sent them a note asking for all the plans (architectural, engineering, surveys etc.) along with a few other items that we had paid for. Despite repeated requests they did not answer us for over 3 weeks. We finally had to engage our lawyer to get what was rightfully ours. They left the house uninhabitable, and dangerous (they left the gas furnace venting into the house directly which could have killed someone).

From the owner: Architectural and Interior Design and Staging…read more Established in 2001 Stone and Pine is an award winning architectural design studio specializing in custom home design and major renovations in the Northumberland and Prince Edward Counties, Kingston and the Thousand Islands. We design for your site's specific characteristics, such as light, orientation, views and terrain to develop the best possible union. Our designs include every detail on your list - from insulated reinforced concrete (ICF), to temperature controlled wine cellars and 35' vaulted timber frame ceilings with a tumbled stone fireplace to integrating the latest green technologies and efficiencies. This isn't our design, it is your design. We have extensive experience to prepare and manage all permitting, setbacks and zoning challenges that may present with your property and work with municipalities and committees on your behalf to achieve the approvals required to obtain a building permit and build. Services: Consulting, conceptual planning, architectural design of custom homes, renovations, restorations, additions, historic building conservation, site planning and orientation, kitchen design, lighting design, manage submissions of permits, zoning and minor variances with municipalities and committees, site supervision, home staging, spatial planning, interior design.

We knew the housing market was in one of the most unstable times in history so reached out for help…read moreto Susan Poffley of Design Style Kingston. Susan walked through and gave us many choices on the spot to be able to improve our sales appeal. She offered suggested endeavours to choose from, ranging from a little paint to complete reno's room by room explaining how effort and cost could potentially translate to faster sale and more money. She intuitively pivots to clients' comfort level and budgets to make the most of time and money. Susan has a fantastic approach to redesigning your space with existing pieces and an extensive inventory of staging items she makes available to clients. Her unique insight into what's attractive to buyers and their mindset is very apparent. This made listing our house so much easier and it was sold and signed off in only one week!! We couldn't possibly have done that without her!!!! Susan saved us thousands in time and money! And we can't thank her enough.

From the owner: Design Style Kingston specializes in Real Estate Staging in Kingston, Ontario and area. Providing…read moreexpertise in home staging, real estate feng shui, and colour consultations. We set the stage for your successful home sale. Your home is your biggest asset and professional home staging is your best marketing tool. Design Style Kingston provides various home staging options to suit your budget: home consultation only; home consultation & some basic staging of your own furniture; home consultation & home staging to present the home optimally using the Design Style Kingston staging inventory (small furniture/decor); and vacant home staging (furniture/decor).