Home by Tim + Chris

Designing Your Kawartha Lakes Lifestyle

Elevated Design

Your home will be designed not only for your personality but will satisfy elevated design requirements.
Your Personality

We are designing for your home and your preferences, not ours. Your home deserves to reflect your unique personality. Our team takes pride in creating spaces that have your guests saying, “Wow, this space is so you.”
Form and Function

Your home not only has to look good but needs to function for your lifestyle. We get to know your family and what you like to do so we can design the details of your home to function for how you live.

A modern living room with a light gray sofa from Eq3 facing a TV mounted on custom built-in white Lucvaa shelves. A Bo Concept brown chair and a lamp sit beside a wood side table, a cozy white fur throw is draped over the sofa.

When you immerse yourself in the beauty of the Kawartha lifestyle, you want a home designed for you.

Home by Tim + Chris offer:

Full architectural and design services for new build construction or renovations
Custom carpentry
Premier custom upholstery services
Hunter Douglas window treatments
Landscape design
Project management

You deserve a home designed for your Kawartha lifestyle.

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A sunlit room features two armchairs by Statum Designs and a window-side table, in front of large Strassburger windows that have Hunter Douglas window coverings and a scenic view of Sturgeon Lake.

A living room with large Strassburger windows showcase Sturgeon Lake. The room features a Cultured Stone fireplace, with cream-coloured sofas from Ele Custom and cushions from Room by Tim and Chris. A wooden coffee table sits on a rug between sofas.

An outdoor patio with a black metal SunLouvre Pergola, a stone fireplace by Cultured Stone, and wicker furniture by Toja. Surrounded by lush greenery, it’s a serene retreat beside Sturgeon Lake. Patio stone by Oakville Stone.

Gold Myoh cupboard handles and a mirrored cabinet door.

We understand the lifestyle you are designing for because we live it.

Just like you, in the summer, we want to spend our time outside enjoying the lake, beach, and campfire. When winter comes, you can find us out cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. At the end of the day, we want to retreat to a beautiful and inspiring space.

For over 17 years, we have been helping people create spaces designed to fit their personality and function for their lifestyle. We founded Home by Tim+Chris because we love working with our clients to get to know why they love the Kawartha lifestyle and what design requirements they need to fully experience it.

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Modern Lucvaa kitchen with white Cambria countertops, blue velvet counter chairs by Statum Designs. Delta faucet and stainless steel appliances. Gold circular pendant lights.

Design Services We Offer at Home by Tim + Chris

There are many design levels available to select from based on the service required for your home or cottage. You simply may have a few questions or perhaps require an entire home design. Once you have an idea of your design requirements, tell us about your project so we can get to know you!

Complimentary Decoration Consultation Service

With our Complimentary Decoration Consultation Service, you can ask a Home by Tim + Chris designer, a short list of questions at our Fenelon Falls design studio.

We can answer questions related to colours, furniture selection, window covering recommendations and review options for styling your space.

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Room Refresh Service

Our Room Refresh Service is $450 and includes a 10% discount on products purchased at our retail store Room by Tim + Chris.

This service consists of 2 hours in-home or in our studio, where our designer will consult with you on the purchase of furniture and accessories from Room by Tim + Chris. It includes specific selections and drawings for your reference.

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Interior Decoration Service

Interior Decoration Service starts at $2000 which also includes a 15% discount with our retail store Room by Tim + Chris. This design level also means you can take advantage of discounts with our various suppliers.

This service will provide a cohesive and beautiful space for the rooms that you include in your request. With this service level you receive:

Our designer's review of your existing room function and layout
Planning for inclusion of existing furniture and accessories
Specifications for your furniture, fixtures, lighting, custom shelving, window covering selections, wall colour and treatments, and decor items
Furniture layout and selection with mood boards for rooms with detailed furniture and accessory suggestions

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Interior Design Service

Our Interior Design Service starts at $4,000 and is based on the scope and budget required for your project. It includes a 20% discount with Room by Tim + Chris and discounts with various suppliers that we work with.

With this service you will receive complete design and selections for multiple rooms along with full existing layout and furnishings review. Deliverables for Interior Design include:

Meeting with you to understand needs and goals for your space
Detailed specifications for construction and existing layout, furniture, fixtures, lighting, custom cabinetry, window covering selections, wall colour and treatments, and decor items
Multiple drawings and mood boards
Purchasing coordination, delivery, installation

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Home Design Service

Our Home Design Service starts at $20,000 based on scope and the project budget that you provide. As well you will receive discounts from Room by Tim + Chris our retail store. Included are discounts from our various suppliers depending on the products. This service level is ideal for your new build or renovation as everything you require from dream to completion is included:

Existing building drawings
Concept and planning drawings
Drawings of the new space

All of the build or renovation specs and details will be supplied for you and your contractor including items like:

Furniture layout, electrical drawings, fixture schedule, appliance schedule, communications and integrated smart technology plans, data, AV, security layout, plumbing layout, reflected ceiling plans, floor coverings and tile plan, trim specifications, finish details, millwork layout and elevations, handles plan, interior glazing and door schedule, hardware specifications, window coverings schedule, paint/finish schedule, countertop selections and layout and, wall elevations.

You will also receive:

3D visuals of kitchen and key areas
Site planning, septic planning, permits, conservation and committee of adjustment work

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Landscape and Exterior Design

Living in the Kawarthas means we use our exterior spaces throughout all seasons. Whether it be a makeover for a current space or an entirely new landscape design, Home by Tim + Chris can help create a plan that reflects your lifestyle and your priorities for outdoor living. From lakeside retreats to in-town homes, Chris + Tim can help design and create one-of-a-kind landscaping solutions that include both hardscape and softscape elements.

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Commercial Spaces

When you invest in your business, you need a space designed to bring out the best in your team and create a place to connect with your clients. We design spaces that bring your brand and customer experience to life.

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Studio TC

Our Studio TC team are skilled at meticulous craftsmanship. From built-ins to detailed millwork, our designers use Studio TC to bring innovative and custom solutions to our clients. This is how we make your home or cottage uniquely yours. We work closely with you to create crafted pieces that reflect your design vision and enhance your space with both form and functionality in mind. Having all of our services under one roof, is another way we service clients efficiently and can adhere to our high standards for quality design.

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