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Meet Gillian

Meet Gillian, a Design Service and Renovation Coordinator who believes that the design of a home should always begin with how you live. With a specialty in improving living spaces, Gillian can source and supervise all trades for your renovation, including assistance with budget planning and quotation processes. She has brought together a team of specialized tradespeople who have a history of working together, resulting in co-operative and cost-effective renovations. Gillian's main priority is to bring her client's vision to life, making it easy and affordable. As a Project Director, Gillian oversees the self-managing trades while keeping them on task and adapting schedules when needed. Communication and organization are key to Gillian's success, and she ensures that her clients have a trustworthy team of tradespeople who respect and understand each other's expectations.

AWARDS

Best of Houzz 2024 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2023 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2022 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2021 - Design
Best of Houzz 2021 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2020 - Design
Best of Houzz 2020 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2019 - Design
Best of Houzz 2019 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2018 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2017 - Client Satisfaction
Houzz Pro Software User
Star Houzzer
5 Star Houzzer
Houzz Influencer
Recommended on Houzz
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TESTIMONIALS

I had put off renovating my home for 10 years, fearing the whole process. Then Gillian was by me side, helping me through the 1001 decisions/options & obstacles. Gillian oversaw the entire reno, even allowing me to take a road trip in the middle of it, knowing my project was under her very capable & caring eye. The result was a fully renovated family home (with a few gorgeous changes suggested by Gillian), a close friendship with the builders, and other tradies, as well as a very happy family. Gillian has style & energy, which is exactly what I needed. Most importantly, Gillian listened to us and ensured the build was kept inline with our goals. Thank you Gillian, for making my dream come true.Read More

With no experience in house renovations, the modern transformation of my childhood home was fast becoming a nightmare. With unreliable builders, a lack of time to project manage and a fast approaching move-in date, we needed help! It was Gillian who came to our rescue. Gillian presented herself as a “renovation coach” … she was all that and so much MORE. Upon meeting Gillian, she made it a priority to bond with our family and understand our collective needs and wants. Her honest approach, expertise and ability to bridge complicated building technicals to our level of understanding made the decision-making process very easy. This included budgeting and prioritising projects, considering alternative and more affordable solutions, to choosing paint colours, bathroom vanities, a modern spiral staircase design and bar wall finishes amongst many things. This level of personalised service continued throughout our entire renovation process. Always incredibly organised and passionate, Gillian scoped out each task with her team of professional and client-focused tradesmen. Additional specialised labour and materials were also competitively sourced by Gillian, where necessary. Gillian’s weekly to-do lists, timely updates, and fastidious project managing were lifesaving in keeping the renovation schedule on track, coordinating all the different parties and organising my tasks. Renovating an old house comes with its many challenges. From new building standards to unforeseen issues that can dishearten even the brave. Having Gillian by our side through the entire process eliminated much of this stress. She is a natural problem solver who does not compromise on quality. She not only accommodated my busy schedule but was always present onsite to resolve such challenges and perform on-going quality control checks. We cannot sing her praises enough. Engaging Gillian was the best decision we ever made!Read More

Gillian was great to work with, with great energy and a can do attitude. Her approach is authentic and practical, all her product recommendations were spot on and she has great relationships with suppliers. She also recommended excellent trades in particular Scott Carmichael genius but modest carpenter / builder. I was very happy with the outcome on my job which involved completely stripping out and remodeling a bathroom and laundry and creating a powder room, and installing new flooring.Read More

This woman is amazing. She has creative ideas, is a problem solver and is totally professional. Gillian's attention to detail is outstanding as is her communication about all aspects of the project. Her tradesmen are terrific and Gillian only works with the best. Over the last few years, I have done 2 projects with Gillian and her team. I would not work with anyone else.Read More

My family and I are so grateful to have Gillian to help us moving from overseas, with limited information of my house and very tight timeline, she nailed it amazingly! We aimed to “survive” in the house for the first couple months, so the direction given to Gillian was to “buy some furnitures” that could function the minimal daily life, however we achieved far beyond, we’ve got pretty lounges, warm and cozy dinning room, a chilled deck to relax, comfy full furnished bedrooms. Our house is a rental and on the day we got the keys, Gillian accompany us to walk through and inspect the house, there was a leakage issue in a bathroom and she helped to push the repairing work done asap, meanwhile she gave us advices on how we managed our daily life while the repairing works were undergone in the house. She is not just a home stylist, she is liked a very closed friend/family member and is caring of all members of my family. She is so kind and nice and we are blessed to know her through Houzz. Gillian is always responding timely, always gives us good advices, even we could only communicate over WhatsApp for a month before our family arrived, she is very productive and honest, and won’t overcharge you. Highly recommend Gillian.Read More

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