The team at Arden Interiors was amazing to work with and incredibly helpful with our recent…read morerenovation. Renovating can be stressful but Arden Interiors made the process as simple as possible to minimize the disruption to our lives while also guiding us to create a design that we absolutely love. The renovation ran very smoothly and the results are stunning! If you are looking for talented designers AND top notch customer service, Arden Interiors is the right choice.

From the owner: Building new or renovating your home can be a daunting task. Our processes and excellent…read morecommunication alleviate stress from our clients. We design boast-worthy homes that make getting the kids to school on time with food in their bellies and backpacks on their backs easy. Together, we build on and elevate our clients' vision into unique interiors that are deliberately a reflection of the client. We design strategically to maximize the value in your greatest investment. Services: - Initial consultation to listen and understand the full scope of the project. - Concept phase along with space planning and material selections and budget analysis. - Preliminary design phase includes finish and fixture specifications and design drawings. - Tender Phase provides specification supplier contact details, cutsheets, pertinent notes, detailed and dimensioned elevations, Reflected Ceiling Plans and finishes plans, and detailed sections. - Construction Phase we bridge all communication to ensure the design is executed to its intent. - Decorating phase furnishing selection and installation.

We asked dimora team to redesign our office. Such a Great team and amazing result. Everything was…read moredone on time and on budget. Designer have a great taste and we love our new place

From the owner: Dimora Interiors is a home improvement company based in Vancouver specializing in residential and…read morecommercial Interior design and renovation projects. We will take care of everything for you from A to Z. We will do the design, purchase your materials, obtain any required permits and execute/build the design for you. We have all the trades in our pocket such as designers, suppliers, plumbers, electrician, tile setters, carpenters, painters and etc.

After considering various alternatives, we chose Vancouver General Contractors to turn our dark and…read moredated open concept first floor into a light, bright, modern open plan living masterpiece! It is simply splendid. From our first meeting with Shwan, the Project Consultant, when we discussed our vision, to the end of the project, we were part of all the decisions on everything that needed to be done. We were consulted extensively by Rose, Hoda and the Head Designer Zaineb. They listened and delivered. It was a big project with new floors, cabinets, huge pantry, fireplace, powder room, live wall, new doors and so many other details. The Head Designer, who we absolutely love, Zaineb Al-Saffar was on top of everything -- a great asset to have when we needed any communication with any concerns or questions. She worked very closely with both of us and with her Chief Contractor Mo; Mo was in charge of overseeing the whole project. Mo is great, knows his job, and is quite a perfectionist. A pleasure to work with. Central to the team, Ash and Sarah were absolutely perfect. Renovating our place like no others and recommending solutions to our concerns. The kitchen cabinets and the sitting benches by the window are splendid! Madan Mohan , from Danma Cabinets here in the lower mainland, designed and installed the kitchen and dining room. Excellent workmanship and professionalism. He responded with respect and agreement when we needed to have features corrected. He stands behind his product and workmanship!, The quality of product and workmanship by Canadian Countertops is undeniable; both the kitchen counters, backsplash and fireplace surrounding are perfect. Because of Covid-19, the live wall has not yet been delivered and installed, but this will be done as soon as health restrictions are lifted. Overall, Vancouver General Contractors has delivered well beyond our expectations and we marvel every day at how our home has been transformed. The team was professional, hardworking and produced a high standard of work. Also, I cannot sing high enough praises of Zaineb and Mo, who helped us through the whole process. We highly recommend Vancouver General Contractors!! In fact, we have hired them again to renovate our old bathroom upstairs... the design and material are state of art and it is going to be gorgeous! Anne-Marie Comte and Douglas Pulleyblank

We impulsively hired VGC for our kitchen renovation because I was naive. I believe they do charge a…read morelot of hidden costs and push these "change order" fees that is ridiculous. They gave us a budget for certain items like say our sink... and because I wanted to choose a more expensive sink than their predicted cost, they were going to charge us a change order fee. It makes no sense, if I want to spend a few hundred dollars more on my sink why do they reap financial benefit from it when they gave us a lowball amount to spend in the first place. We were also plagued with mismanagement of our project. The project manager, Ali, they assigned to us was inexperienced and made several errors that delayed our project. He was definitely hired based on nepotism as he was the best friend of the manager, Hussain. The PM was fairly clueless, luckily my husband is a carpenter and he really had to micromanage many aspects of the project. This is a shame since we thought we were hiring VGC to take the stress of managing the projects ourselves. Then Ali left us halfway through project for personal reason. We did get a better PM, Mo after but he had to deal with the aftermath of the first guy plus the first contractor, Hamid decided to leave our project midway due to a dispute with how the company mismanaged payment to him. I was then harassed for weeks by Hamid to pay him or else he'd put a lien on our home. Meanwhile, the manager Hussain did not check in once to clarify or reassure us that we did not owe the contractor anything outstanding as we made payment on time to VGC. Then Hamid further disclosed that VGC definitely overcharge their clients and he said our project should not have taken as long as it did to complete, which left a very negative feeling for us. I felt anxious throughout thinking Hamid was going to show up and threaten my family and I have small children at home, it was not a good feeling. There was also design flaws where calculations were flawed and it required my husband to step in and alter the design and measurements. All in all the project was a disaster for us and we do feel overcharged. I do not recommend them. They were not professional and the trades they hire are also not professional. Don't be persuaded by the smooth salesman pitch from the manager, it's all smoke and mirrors because when things went wrong they definitely didn't care about their customer.

I've been a Realtor in Vancouver for 8 years now and love to list staged properties. Not every…read moreproperty needs to be staged and if your realtor suggests staging it doesn't mean you have bad taste. Stagers help present the property in a way that will appeal to the masses. My brokerage and I have recommended Dekora to several clients who have been very pleased with their services. Personally I find them to be very efficient, professional and they are great communicators. So if your realtor recommends a staging give Dekora a call and see what they have to say. Even if you've been on the market for a little while and are considering a price drop I bet staging will be less expensive and do the trick! Glenn Feldstein Blu Living

I had Dekora stage my condo for sale. The results were amazing -- even better than I imagined…read more They made the condo look beautiful. Their furniture layout and accessory placement made every room look as spacious as possible through ensuring flow and providing many ways for the eye to be guided around each room. They set everything up in less than a day and took everything down in less than a day. On take down day, they even brought me a thank you gift and filled the holes from the nails from the pictures they hung. Every single person that I dealt with at Dekora was fabulous -- pleasant, knowledgeable and efficient. Unlike some other staging companies that rent furniture, Dekora allows you to still be living in the unit that is staged (with the caveat that if you damage an item you are responsible, of course). They incorporated a number of pieces of my furniture so it was minimal work for me to remove pieces that would not work with the staging. And they offer you the opportunity to purchase any of the pieces that they use in your place for a discount. I picked up an attractive lamp at an affordable price using this offer. Dekora also recommended painters (who were great) and other unit improvements to make that would pay off strongly. Working with Dekora saved me a lot of work and stress. I would highly recommend Dekora -- I consider it worth every penny. My realtor was very pleased with Dekora's work and most of the people who came through the condo commented on how lovely it was. So all in all a great experience.

We originally stumbled upon its sister store in Seattle to learn that there is one in Vancouver…read more We had been looking for an "arc" floor lamp with a large swing span and yet a simple / compact design. Many places offer similar type lamps but are either clunky, unoriginal or will make your wallet over $1,000 lighter. We found the one we've looking for at BoConcept. It's a furniture franchise originated in Denmark. The store in Vancouver is on the 2nd level of the building shared by Inspirations on the ground level of the building. It was slight confusing on our first visit because they are 2 separate businesses which share a common centre in-store stairwell. Service was good. Since the only one available was a floor model, we were offered a reasonable 10% discount. A good alternative to sleeker and more stylish Scandinavian furniture in town than the mothership from Sweden.

We have been buying furniture from BoConcept for about 5 years now and we continue to be happy with…read moreit. The thing that makes BoConcept different from just anywhere else is the service that we get (from Paul) and we also like that everything just works together. The look is clean and refined and the quality is quite good as well. We have had a few issues here and there but Paul and BoConcept (and Rick) have been there to help us take care of anything that needed fixing. It's also nice to have an actual designer come to your house to help you see if things will work etc. They will even come during the installation to ensure that things are aligned correctly etc. I would definitely recommend them (and Paul) to friends, and I have.

A sophisticated furniture showroom that highlights the modern Asian craftsmanship of quality…read moredesigned furniture, art and accessories. In my recent introduction of meeting owners Kyo Sada and Don Zwarych, a pleasant surprise to have them join Vancouver's high end furniture community. Timeless and sophisticated Asian imports that emphasize the quality craftsmanship that is missing from most big box import retailers.

Zwada Home is a talented interior design company. Don and Kyo were professional and knowledgeable…read morewhen they worked on a rental suite for me. Starting with a virtual blank canvas of only construction framing, they walked me through their vision of the suite. Their insight into layout(where to construct bedrooms, closets, kitchen, laundry room) and finishings(flooring, cabinets, countertop, tile, colours) is obviously truly a gift they possess. The end result was absolutely incredible. A neighbour who saw what I initially started with drooped over to see the final result. All he could say was WOW!, as he shook his head side to side, followed by several more WOW'S!! The suite rented the first day it was advertised, to the first couple who saw it. Well done Zwada Home! I am very happy with their work and would highly recommend their services to anyone.