K Jepson in Toronto

Having used david before, we engaged him to help with renovation of all three of our bathrooms. David's service was once again superb. As a designer, we love the way David brings his expertise and experience to bear to thne give us just a handful of useful choices, so we're not overwhelmed by everything. David provided us with great ideas for both function and look, and his deep understanding of architecture and construction meant he was able to quickly show it was possible, what wasn't, and -- most importantly -- what was likely to work best. From a prior project, we knew that could trust David's great instincts, and once again we were glad we did. We also like the fact that David has some versatility in his design thinking. For example, we wanted to do a pretty lux job on the Master bathroom: David was great on that -- it's a stunning spa-like room. But we wanted to do something more modest and economical in the basement guest bathroom. David made that happen just as successfully, really able to "switch gears" to a quite different sort of thinking and approach, with the result being a great looking and functional bathroom that was appropriate for its purpose. The other thing we found so useful about having David in our corner is that he really provides services far beyond mere design. He helped obtain and co-ordinate all the trades, and monitored them closely. For us, this is just such a enormous time-saving and practical help. We didn't even have a general contractor, but without David there is aboslutely no way on earth we could have done that. We really love the fact that David has very high standards, and applies that to everything that happens in the project, including working with and sometimes, as necessary, getting on top of!) trades to ensure a first rate result. Finally, it is worth noting that on this particular project, we had a few difficulties with one of the trades, and David dealt with that firmly to ensure the project would not be compromised, even though he technically had no obligation to do so at all since we had contracted directly with the trades. Again, really part of the way he takes responsibility for the final outcome of the project, not just the concept. Is there anything negative about David J.? Well, just given his strengths and leanings, he is not likely your best person for very small projects and/or those with a very small budget. Perhaps also not best for someone who likes to control every detail of things themselves; one of David's strenghts is his vision and ability to see it through, and that is best harnassed by giving him some scope to "do his thing". But that's just what we needed and wanted. For us, David was once again just totally indispensable.