Thoughtful design for everyday living
We design for life
A highly personalized approach to every project we take on
Our full‑service interior design studio specializes in new residential builds, major legacy renovations, and select commercial projects. Through a thoughtful, clearly defined process, we guide clients from early vision to final detail, creating a seamless design journey and spaces that feel deeply considered, functional, and enduring.
We become your trusted partner throughout the process: an advocate, collaborator, and steady hand from start to finish. Whether designing a home or business, our role is to understand how you live, work, and want to feel in a space, layering in purpose, beauty, and function to create interiors that feel distinctly yours.
New Build Residential
A true collaboration from the ground up.
Our team designs homes with equal attention to the big picture and the smallest details, considering how your family lives, moves, and gathers, while thoughtfully shaping every material, finish, and fixture along the way. From early concepts to final styling, we guide a clear and considered design journey, creating homes that feel timeless, functional, and deeply personal.
Includes
- Concept Design
- Schematics & Space Planning
- Millwork & Furniture Design
- Design Development & Specifications
- Construction Drawings
- Site Review & Contract Administration
- Furniture Procurement & Install
Complete Home Renovation
Legacy renovations, reimagined from top to bottom.
Whether the goal is to honour the character and history of a home or thoughtfully transform it within its existing footprint, we guide each project with care, intention, and a deeply considered process, bringing the same level of detail, service, and collaboration as we would to a new build.
We believe great spaces are built through strong relationships. With deep respect for the trades and build team, and an emphasis on open communication, we work collaboratively to ensure a process that feels seamless from concept to completion.
Includes
- Site Assessment & Schematics
- Space Planning & Concept
- Building Permit Drawings (if required)
- Millwork & Furniture Design
- Design Development & Specifications
- Construction Drawings
- Site Review & Contract Administration
- Furniture Procurement & Install
Furniture, Art & Décor
The finishing layers that make a house feel like home.
Whether an existing space is ready for a refresh or a new build needs its final layer, we thoughtfully curate furniture, art, and décor to bring warmth, character, and cohesion to every room.
Available as a standalone engagement or as part of a larger project, we love helping clients pull everything together, shaping spaces that feel collected, personal, and uniquely reflective of the people who live in them.
Includes
- Furniture Specification
- Artwork Curation & Sourcing
- Textile & Upholstery Selection
- Lighting & Accessory Selection
- Procurement Management
- Furniture Install & Styling
Commercial
Thoughtful spaces that reflect the people and brands behind them.
From wellness studios to workplaces, we approach commercial projects with the same care and intention as our residential work, designing spaces that feel aligned with the people who use them every day.
We work closely with business owners and teams to understand how a space needs to function, feel, and represent the character of the brand. The result is thoughtful, enduring interiors that support daily experience while feeling distinctly authentic to the business they belong to.
Includes
- Brand & Workspace Alignment
- Space Planning & Wayfinding
- Material & Finish Specification
- Custom Millwork Design
- Lighting & Acoustic Strategy
- FF&E Procurement
- Site Review & Install
Five phases, thoughtfully guided from start to finish
Every project moves through these five phases, residential or commercial, new build or renovation. While timelines vary depending on scope, our process remains consistent: clear, collaborative, and thoughtfully led from beginning to end.
Discovery
The best projects begin with understanding the people they’re designed for. We take the time to get to know you, how you live, what matters most, and how you want your space to feel. Through an initial consultation, site walkthrough, and detailed project brief, we establish a clear foundation to guide the project from the very beginning.
Schematics & Concept
This is where ideas begin to take shape. Through space planning, early design concepts, and material palettes, the overall direction of the project comes into focus. It’s also a key stage for understanding your preferences in greater depth, from materials and finishes to overall mood, helping us refine and shape a clear vision for the final design.
For projects that require them, building permit drawings may also be developed during this phase.
Design Development & Construction Drawings
The refinement stage; where the design is fully resolved and brought into clarity. Millwork, furniture, and key architectural elements are developed and detailed, with every aspect carefully elevated, drawn, and sectioned so that intention is clear to both client and contractor.
This is where design becomes instruction. We produce comprehensive construction documents that act as a clear guide for the build, a detailed manual for execution, much like a set of step‑by‑step instructions that ensure every element is understood and built as intended.
Contract Administration & Site Review
We remain closely involved throughout construction, coordinating with the build team, reviewing shop drawings, and conducting regular site visits to ensure every detail is executed as intended.
Any detail that needs clarification, adjustment, or resolution is handled directly by us. We’re on hand to support the build team at every step, helping to keep the process smooth, aligned, and true to the design vision as it comes to life.
Furniture Procurement & Install
The final layer that brings everything together. We work closely with you to shape your house into a home, carefully curating furniture, artwork, and décor that reflect your space and how you live in it.
At the same time, we remove the stress from the process entirely, managing purchasing, logistics, delivery, and the precise placement of each piece.
Through thoughtful installation and styling, we bring the home to life in a way that feels complete, cohesive, and deeply personal.
Clients on the experience of designing with our studio
“The LRD Studio team led the design for our dream home. An absolute pleasure to work with. From day one, the process was positive and collaborative.”
Lindsey & Andy M., Whistler, BC
“When I walked in to our home for the first time, I had an experience that I cannot truly describe. Our colour palette and texture choices came to life with such beauty that it stopped me in my tracks.”
Carolyn S., Vancouver, BC
“Her ability to pull together beautiful palettes of colours, textures and materials from ideas we brought her, into a cohesive design plan was amazing.”
Karen & Richard P., Whistler, BC
Let’s talk about creating your space
Are you gearing up to start a new build or major renovation? Do you have a smaller reno on the go, or need a furniture, artwork and decor package to make your house feel like a home? Please get in touch.