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DESIGN FOR Living’s Joni Mar wins top honors for the best window covering solutions for 1993.

Interior designer takes
first prize in competition

B.C. Window Covering Association sponsored-contest

NORTH SHORE interior designer
Joni Mar of Design for Living beat
out 19 other design and decorating
firms from across the country to
take first prize for the best
living/dining room window caver-
ing solution of 1993.

The annual contest, spansored
by the Window Covering
Association of British Columbia, is
designed to recognize and promote
innovation and professionalism in
the industry.

It promotes excellence in design
through solving creatively within a

. Client's budget.and lifestyle con-
cepts.

The winning entry was an origi-
nal Oriental-style valance created to
tie together all the clements in the

_ ¢lient’s North Vancouver living and
’ dining rooms.

“The homeowner originally
wanted balloon-style vatances,”
said Mar.

“She and her husband have
many beautiful Asian artifacts and
pieces of art. | recommended a
. treatment more in keeping with the

_ Style of their accessories.

“The room demanded something
more daring. f give a lot of credit to
the client. She was open-minded

and willing to take a gamble on
something unique.

“We-had been working together
Tor some time renovating the rest of
her home and had developed a high
level of trust.”

Mar says her philosophy is to
work with her clients te help them
execute their visions instead of
imposing her style on them.

“I'm here to guide them through

_ the design process but ultimately
they have to live with the results,”

Mar launched her interior design
consulting business a little over a
year ago after making a dramatic
career switch. For cight years she
had been a television reporter for
the CBC evening news.

“H's not as radical a change as it
may sound. The research and com-
munication skills [ used as a
reporter-are invaluable today to
understand and meet my clients’
needs.”

Mar has worked on many West

color scheme,

She has aso completed several
similar commercial projects such as
designing offices and restaurants.

“Most people think hiring a
designer is expensive, but f can

usually save them from making
costly mistakes.”

In fact, Mar says her clients are
often surprised at just how afford-
able personalized consulting ser-
vice and custom-made items are.

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