This is the second time I hired Ellen to help with my home. The first time was a main floor renovation and the second time was a new house. Ellen’s best quality is that she takes the time to get to know you and helps design and decorate your home with you in mind. She totally captured what style we wanted in both the renovation and the new build. With some designers, you can go into a home and recognize their work, because they put their own taste or spin on it. Not Ellen; she designs the home for you and only you. She will take you from start to finish while taking great pride in her work and standing behind her products. I would totally recommend her to anyone.
Marg Williscroft
After deciding that we did not want to build at this time we knew that we wanted to keep our home looking current and that it needed a refresh (we have been in our home for 10 years). Ellen did an amazing job of both. Her ideas were great and the timeline of coordinating trades was amazing! Where her service was really outstanding for us was on “styling” our home, by moving and rearranging items which we wanted to keep and then purchasing items which totally fit our life style; we feel like we have moved into a new home!
Jim Dixon
Ellen was a fantastic help in the development and construction of my new home. She helped me review plans, redesign the layout of my basement, configure and design the built-in cabinets in my living room and reading room. She also added her opinion to the selection of paint colors and helped us custom design the trim and casing. When the house was completed, she helped with the pre-turnover meeting and review. After I had moved in, Ellen helped me select and place furniture and other items throughout the house. One of my favorite items in the house is three mirrors that are joined together like gears. As an engineer, this just seems so fitting for my new home. My new home is so much more complete than it would have been without her help. Thanks Ellen – you made my new house feel like a home from my first night here.
Wendy Bagnall
I was interested in a design service that would manage the contractor’s work for me. My experience with Ellen concerning the renovations of my two bathrooms was very satisfying. Ellen presented hereself very professionally and courteously. I was very pleased with how the proposal was presented, how promptly a quote was given, the services I received, and the timely completion of my project. I greatly appreciated her input on design ideas and color coordinations. I would highly recommend Ellen’s services to others!
Rosanne Benoit
Schnell Hardy Jones LLP
For the most of the past year, I have been working with Ellen Walker on the redecoration and partial renovation of our 6,000 square foot office in the Millenium Centre. I have found Ellen a wonderful asset to the project in that she clearly thinks through every possibility before making any recommendations. Her knowledge of spatial relationships, her flair with color and her very refined taste all resulted in a finished product we not only were satisfied with but are proud of. Ellen is very professional and has an excellent work ethic. But her ability to get along with everyone and consider each person’s input made a challenging process much easier to bear. I highly recommend Ellen Walker as a high calibre Interior Designer and look forward to working with her again.
Jacki Engel
We have had the pleasure of working with Ellen on several occasions, may it be a home renovation, new paint colors, a unique bedding design for the master bedroom and boys’ bedrooms or all new furnishings to fit the new house. Ellen has the creative ability to help you put your ideas together, or create a master piece of her own, suited to your very need.
Denise Marquart
We are over the top happy with it. The kids are all coming today and we can't wait for their reaction. Talk to you soon!
Gordon R. Johnston
Alberta Art Installation
I had the pleasure of working with Ellen Walker at a recent hospitality project where design and its implications on guests mattered. Fostering and developing ideas from Historic footnotes of the Alberta Mennonite Community was a paramount concern. Integrating these important aspects within a modern-day project was certainly achieved; with seamless contemporary styling, unbuffered warmth with rooms that were beautifully inviting without triteness or obligation to souvenir-hunt by contributing thematic bobbles to satisfy a client.
Ellen's work is layered with commitment and graceful fluidity with a resolve to have spaces carefully composed with consideration, craftsmanship and easefulness; all welcoming and enveloping as your favourite armchair on a Friday night.
Always professional, inclusive, hardworking, 'all-in' with a keen eye.
I loved working with her; a great sport and connection.
Lavern Toews
ESC Project Management
I had the privilege of working with Ellen Walker on the Edmonton Mennonite Guest Home. Ellen is an extraordinary designer! What amazed me was her knowledge of different materials including wood, flooring, upholstery, blinds, glass, door hardware, paint, tile, and cabinets etc. We were wanting a guest home that felt like a home but had the durability of a commercial building. She was able to suggest products that had longevity, felt like home, and worked within our budget. All the items Ellen chose were backed with solid reasons. Ellen put her whole heart into our project, was very approachable, and responded quickly to any questions or concerns we had! I fully recommend Ellen for any project you may have and I would love to work with her again as the opportunity arises.
Galen Wiebe
Railside Design
Our experience with Ellen Walker has been very positive. We worked with her first several years ago with our new office. We remain very pleased with the colors and with her furniture selections. We worked extensively with her for the last 2 years on a two-story medical guest home in Edmonton. Ellen was constantly thinking ahead; far enough ahead to even allow a remote board to make decisions. We are very pleased with the way this commercial building portrays warmth, relaxation and healing – just the kind of atmosphere our guests appreciate.
Gary Moe
Ellen and her crew were awesome to work with, very professional and very cognizant of time line. Would highly recommend for any project big or small.
Sherry Audet
I highly recommend Ellen Walker Design. I needed a total design and renovation. Ellen and her team of professionals went above and beyond expectations. Every aspect of my reno was treated in the most professional and respectful way. Exquisite taste, style and attention to detail by Ellen and all of the trades working with her, made the project run smoothly.
I am so happy with the result, I now walk around my beautiful home with a smile.
