Simply Design

We found Stacey of Simply Design through google when looking for local businesses for design help with our kitchen renovation. She was very professional and pleasant to work with, giving great insight to latest trends and colour schemes that coordinated better than we had ever imagined, and was extremely patient with my own indecisiveness on designs! She was able to adapt her visions with our needs and wishes, to produce, with the help of Simply Renovate, the kitchen of our dreams. She was able to keep costs within our comfort range and stayed in close contact if there were any concerns with purchases. There was open communication 24/7 via phone call or text if we saw something in store that we wanted to incorporate into our kitchen design. Her team worked efficiently and respectively, and didn't mind working around our hectic household of three kids and a dog. Her business connections, professionalism, organization, and insight to our needs and wants will keep her in our books for future home renovations!

I hesitated to write a review, especially a negative one but there is only one recent review and this has really bothered me ever since. I wanted to make sure I had good colour combinations and style for cabinets. We were renovating the kitchen, 2 bathrooms and replacing hardwood throughout. Huge job, especially because the whole house was being repainted - ceilings and walls throughout. I thought I was pretty clear with Stacy about the colours I like and what we were thinking for flooring, cabinets in kitchen and bathrooms and tiles. When it came time for her to show us samples and layouts, she didn't get anything right that I had told her. She kept insisting on vinyl floor tiles, which I told her I did not want because the house is older and I wanted to be true to the vintage. We went to her office thinking she would have lots of samples to choose from. All she had was one vinyl floor tile, cabinets that were not the white ones I asked for and nothing for the bathrooms. I told her it was extremely important to me that we use Canadian manufacturers for everything. She gave me a kitchen cabinet sample from the U.S. Why, when there are so many cabinet makers in Barrie and Canada! She didn't have any of the layouts placed the way we had talked about. And then she said I should do the running around looking for tiles, flooring and cabinets and bring them back to her. I chose a designer so that she would do the running around, and present design ideas. I paid her $1,000 to do this for me. I thought that was reasonable. Until she didn't do any of the work. I questioned her about all this and she said she was really busy and didn't want to turn us away. Which she didn't tell us from the get-go. Had she told us she was really busy, I would have looked for someone else. She said she would return $500. I said to her that that was our agreement and I didn't feel right going back on what we agreed upon (what an idiot I was!). She even said she didn't earn it. But she didn't return any of our money. So, she may have 5 star reviews and she truly may be great at what she does. Just make sure she has time for you and can do what you ask for. As for us, we are using a designer from Home Hardware of all places and couldn't be happier! Listened to what I was asking, made suggestions and their contractor is awesome! Canadian company, cabinets from Quebec, countertops from Barrie, flooring from Ontario!

I have lived in my home since 2016 with the paint colours chosen by the previous owners. It was time to make the house my own, with my own colours, so I ask Stacy of Simply Design to help me pick the right ones for me and for the house and space. The work is done now and the house is beautiful. It feels like it is more my house now and the home for my family I wanted. Thank you Stacey for listening to what I needed and helping me chose wisely.

Working with Stacey has been a great experience. Her professionalism and her fresh approach to home design is very refreshing. I would certainly refer Simply Design to all of my associates for future renovation designs or new home designs.

We were starting a main floor renovation and realized we had so many ideas but just didn't know how to execute them. We found Stacey's information on the internet, called her and from just a 15 minute conversation with her we knew that she was what exactly what we needed. Stacey is knowledgeable, creative, resourceful and professional. Her expertise was demonstrated at every step of the process. She listened, remembered everything that we talked about and worked hard to keep us on time and on budget. She has numerous connections in the trades, construction and design world which really helped us when making decisions and turning our dreams into a reality. Stacey is an excellent communicator, she answered endless emails, phone calls and texts as she made a point to be available whenever we needed her. We really appreciated the flexibility in her design packages as we were able to choose a package that fit our needs and budget perfectly. We cannot recommend Simply Design enough to those that may be looking for someone to design or renovate their space. Thank you Stacey for making our design dreams become a reality!

Simply Design managed my home renovation project from start to finish, and I couldn’t have been happier with the results! Stacey is honest, organized, professional and provides exceptional customer service. She went out of her way to make sure I was getting the best possible pricing on all materials. She communicated extensively before, during and after the project so I knew exactly what to expect. She worked hard on my behalf. The work was completed on time and on budget. I highly recommend Stacey and Simply Design for any renovation project.

Stacey from Simply Design was such a pleasure to work with when she came in and consulted on the new design of my kitchen. She had great ideas and pointed out things that, if I had done it my way, would've been just a bit awkward. I truly love the comfort and style that my new kitchen has.

We have a log home originally built in 1874. The house needed a complete renovation. It was a huge project that included new floors, bathrooms, kitchen, heating and finishing. Stacey manged the whole project for us including design, finding, co-coordinating and working with contractors and looking after quality control. We couldn't have been happier with the result. Stacey is very organised and responsive and really pays attention to detail. We also had Stacey's counterpart, Nilton Teixeira of Simply Renovate do a lot of the actual work and the results were equally great. We were so happy with the outcome that we have booked Simply Design and Simply Renovate for our next project this summer.