GERRY&FIONA

“WITH AN AGING ENSUITE BATHROOM IN A 1980’S PROPERTY MY WIFE AND I WANTED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT REDESIGN AND RENOVATION BUT DIDN’T KNOW WHERE TO TURN FOR QUALITY WORK. AFTER SOME CONSIDERABLE SEARCHING AND FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION OF FRIENDS WE TRIED THE COSTING AND DESIGN SERVICE OFFERED BY THE CKC GROUP AND BEAULIEU DESIGN SERVICES.

AT THE CENTRE OF THE RENOVATION WAS ACHIEVING A DESIGN THAT FITTED WITH OUR MAIN BEDROOM AND HOUSE BUT MET OUR NEEDS AND WANTS IN TERMS OF FACILITIES, AND GENERAL ATMOSPHERE THAT WE WANT CREATED. CHARLINE BEAULIEU IS AN EXCEPTIONAL LISTENER AND BROUGHT INNOVATIVE AND ACHIEVABLE DESIGN SUGGESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS TO THE INITIAL DESIGN MEETINGS. CHARLINE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN AND BUILD PROCESS – ATTENDING TO THE DETAILS WITH THE RENOVATION TEAM, ADDRESSING UNFORESEEN OBSTACLES WITH US WHERE DECISIONS WERE REQUIRED AND FOLLOWING UP WITH US AT EVERY STAGE OF THE PROJECT TO GATHER OUR FEEDBACK AND ENSURE THAT SHE AND THE RENOVATION TEAM WERE MEETING THE INITIAL GOALS THAT WE AGREED AND THAT WE CONTINUED TO BE SATISFIED. IN ADDITION TO THE ENSUITE BATHROOM, CHARLINE WAS LIBERAL WITH HER ADVICE FOR DESIGN AND COLOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR THE ADJOINING MASTER BEDROOM THAT MY WIFE AND I WERE REDECORATING. CHARLINE BEAULIEU PROVIDED A VERY HIGH DEGREE OF SERVICE, WITH A GREAT ATTITUDE AT A COST THAT WAS WITHIN THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE AND WENT FURTHER WITH ADVICE IN OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE ADJOINING ROOM. WE HAVE BEEN DELIGHTED WITH THE DESIGN, WHICH GOES WELL BEYOND WHAT WE COULD HAVE HOPED FOR AT THE OUTSET: A BEAUTIFUL AND VERY PRACTICAL DESIGN WITH BREATHTAKING ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

WE HAD NO HESITATION CONTRACTING WITH THE CKC AND BEAULIEU DESIGN TEAM AGAIN FOR THE RENOVATION OF OUR KITCHEN, GROUND FLOOR BATHROOM AND RETILE OF OUR ENTIRE GROUND FLOOR. THE EXISTING KITCHEN WAS A CLOSED SPACE, IMPRACTICAL TO USE AND AGEING. OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE TEAMS’ EARLIER REDESIGN AND RENOVATION OF OUR ENSUITE BATHROOM WAS AS EXCELLENT - EXCEPT THE UNDERTAKING OF THIS WORK WAS ON A MUCH LARGER SCALE. BEAULIEU DESIGN EXCELLED ITSELF IN ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY WELL THOUGHT THROUGH DESIGN WHICH OPENED THE SPACE WITHIN THE KITCHEN IN A DESIGN THAT WE ARE EXCEPTIONALLY PLEASED WITH. IT IS LIKE HAVING A NEW HOUSE! AS WITH THE EARLIER ENSUITE BATHROOM RE DESIGN, CHARLINE WAS LIBERAL WITH HER ADVICE FOR COLOUR AND DESIGN CHOICES FOR THE ADJOINING FAMILY ROOM AND DINING ROOM. CHARLINE HAS AN ACUTE DESIGN EYE AND HER DESIGNS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ADJOINING SPACES WERE CREATIVE AND COMPLETELY MATCHED AMBIENCE THAT MY WIFE AND I WERE SEEKING. “