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I refresh rooms that worked once but need a change, stage homes you're still living in, and style the next one when you move.

A quick, free get-to-know-you call.

Styling for the rooms that matter.

HOME STYLING & STAGING · LOWER MAINLAND, B.C.

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Styling a home you live in is a people job first.

You still have to cook, sleep, and get out the door there. I plan around your life, and nothing leaves without your say.

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Timeless beats trendy, every time.

Modern, classic, or somewhere in between. Choices that still feel right in ten years.

Fewer, better pieces. Nothing that feels like filler.

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A handful of good decisions beats a hundred small ones.

Every design is built to work for your life, your household, your rhythms.

Beauty without structure falls apart.

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A room has to feel right in person and look right in photos.

Light, flow, texture, proportion. I style for both.

THE THEORY

Five things I believe about home.

Plenty of designers have a signature style. I have a theory. It comes from two decades of seeing how environments shape the people in them, and it guides every room I touch, whatever your taste.

BOTH ENDS OF THE MOVE

One stylist for the home you leave and the home you land in.

01 · SELLING

Selling the home you've lived in.

Staging a home you still live in takes care. I work with what you own, help you decide what to pack early, and leave you a simple reset routine so you're ready for every showing. Nothing leaves without your say.

You never have to explain your home twice. 

02 · LANDING

Settling into the next one.

Then I help you land. I plan the new layout around the pieces you kept, fill the gaps within your budget, and style it so the new place feels like home from week one. Buy from my list yourself, or I'll source it for you.

You never have to explain your home twice.

THE WORK

Considered, down to the last object.

Styled living room shelf with reclaimed brick and black oak

01 · LIVING ROOM

Reclaimed brick, black oak shelving, and white ceramics, edited down to what matters.

WHAT YOU CAN COUNT ON

A quote before anything begins

You know exactly what you're getting and what it costs before I start.

Nothing leaves without your say

Your home, your things, your decisions. I guide, you approve.

Fully insured

I carry liability insurance for every home I work in.

Styled bathroom vanity with marble, glass and reed accents

02 · BATH

Marble, glass, and reed. Small things, placed with intent.

Every room starts with how you live in it, then gets edited until nothing feels like filler.

One person, start to finish

The person you meet is the person who styles your home.

THE WORK

Considered, down to the last object.

THE WORK

Considered, down to the last object.

THE WORK

Considered, down to the last object.

Styled living room shelf with reclaimed brick and black oak

01 · LIVING ROOM

Reclaimed brick, black oak shelving, and white ceramics, edited down to what matters.

WHAT YOU CAN COUNT ON

A quote before anything begins

You know exactly what you're getting and what it costs before I start.

Nothing leaves without your say

Your home, your things, your decisions. I guide, you approve.

Fully insured

I carry liability insurance for every home I work in.

Styled bathroom vanity with marble, glass and reed accents

02 · BATH

Marble, glass, and reed. Small things, placed with intent.

Every room starts with how you live in it, then gets edited until nothing feels like filler.

One person, start to finish

The person you meet is the person who styles your home.

THE WORK

Considered, down to the last object.

THE WORK

Considered, down to the last object.

SERVICES

One room or the whole house. I work with what you already own wherever I can.

 

It starts with a free get-to-know-you call. In-home and virtual consultations, and every project is quoted before anything begins.

Home Styling Services.

FOR STAYING PUT

Room Refresh

For the room that worked once but needs a change. I rework the layout, restyle what you own, and add only what's missing.

FOR NEW HOMEOWNERS

Move-in Styling

Moving into a mostly empty place? I plan the layout around your real budget and give you a shopping list in the order that makes sense. Buy from it yourself, or I'll source it for you.

FOR SELLERS

Home Styling for Sale

Staging for homes you still live in. I declutter and style around your daily life, on your realtor's timeline.

Furniture & Decor Sourcing

FOR FINISHING WELL

A designer look without unnecessary spending. Furniture, lighting, and decor chosen with intention, so nothing feels like filler.

Realtor Partnerships

FOR REALTORS

Occupied-home styling planned around your photo date, with walkthroughs booked within 24 to 48 hours.

Dining area styled for sale with a sculptural pendant light
HOME STYLING FOR SALE

How a styling project works

01 · FREE

Get-to-know-you call

A quick chat about your space, timing, and what isn't working. 

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Consultation

In your home or virtual. I learn how you live and what has to change.

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Your plan and quote

A clear plan and quote before any work begins.

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Styling day

You walk back in to a home that feels finished.

THE WORK

A quick chat about your space, timing, and what isn't working.

Consultation

In your home or virtual. I learn how you live and what has to change.

Your plan and quote

A clear plan and quote before any work begins.

Get-to-know-you call

A quick chat about your space, timing, and what isn't working.

Consultation

In your home or virtual. I learn how you live and what has to change.

FOR REALTORS

Have a listing date?  I can work with that. 

Two decades in HR, operations and communications taught me how to have hard conversations kindly. Telling a seller what has to go before photos is one of them.

Flexible walkthrough timing

I work around your listing timeline, so the home is ready when your photographer arrives.

Occupied homes are my focus

I style with what the seller owns and plan everything around your photo date.

Insured

I carry liability insurance for work in your clients' homes. 

Service area

Lower Mainland, B.C.

CALL OR TEXT 604.505.6111

Send the address and photo date, and I'll come back with pricing for your listing.

Bright styled kitchen and dining area with black pendant lights

Design

In your home or virtual. I learn how you live and what has to change.

Operations

A quick chat about your space, timing, and what isn't working.

Psychology

A clear plan and quote before any work begins.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF DESIGNER

Most designers come to interiors through aesthetics. I came through people.

I'm Kristy. For two decades I worked in HR, operations and communications, helping people and workplaces through big changes. It taught me to listen first, plan the details, and explain things clearly when emotions run high. I've studied how people and spaces shape each other from both sides: psychology and sociology at UVic, and interior design at Pacific Design Academy. Now I bring all of it into your home, and you make every final call. What I love most is the moment a room finally feels like the people in it.

Psychology

Spaces that understand people

Operations

Function is never an afterthought

Design

Warm, livable, timeless

Kristy Reynolds, owner of House Theory Styling & Design

KRISTY REYNOLDS, OWNER

Let's put the theory to work in your home. 

Start with a quick, free get-to-know-you call. 

YOUR TURN

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