UP MAISON DESIGN
02 — Design Services

Design, considered.

Two flexible engagements — a remote design plan, or an in-person consultation. Pre-market design or live-in refresh.

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Designer moodboard, styled
Two engagements

A design plan that fits the property and the moment — and stays out of the way of what's already working.

Most briefs fall into one of two shapes: the property is going to market and needs a calm, considered pass; or the property is staying, and a room, a floor, or a flow needs an outside eye. We work both shapes, on-site and remote.

Design is the part of the project you can feel but not measure.

— A note on the brief

What the work actually is

A short intake call to read the brief and the constraints — timeline, budget, what stays, what goes. From there, the engagement narrows: an in-person visit with measurements, or a remote plan built from a photo set and a floor plan.

The deliverable is a written plan you can act on without us in the room — a concept, a moodboard, a sourcing list with specific items, and a short implementation guide. The room, the apartment, or the listing reads different the day the plan lands.

We don't sell product. We don't take a margin on furniture. The plan is the plan — what to keep, what to add, what to move, and where to find it.

Two ways to engage

In-person is the deeper one. Virtual is the lighter, faster one. Both end on a written plan.

Engagement 01 · In-Person

Interior Design & Consultation

A 2-hour in-home visit, a written concept, a moodboard, and a full sourcing list with specific items you can buy yourself. For a full apartment, a primary room, or a pre-market pass.

From $4,500 CAD · Flat quote after intake
Engagement 02 · Remote

Virtual Design

Send photos, a floor plan, and a brief. We come back with a written plan and a curated sourcing list. For a single room or a focused refresh.

From $2,500 CAD · Single room

The process

Five steps. The last one is the one that lives in the room.

01

Intake call

30 minutes. Brief, constraints, timeline, budget.

02

Site / measurements

In-person visit (2 hr), or photo + plan intake (remote).

03

Concept + moodboard

Style direction, palette, materials, reference imagery.

04

Sourcing list

Specific items, vendors, prices, alternatives.

05

Implementation guidance

A short written guide on placement, ordering, and what to do first when the boxes arrive.

Selected projects

Three design engagements across the Greater Montréal area.

Staged portrait, soft light
Westmount · 2025
Full Vacant Stage

Heritage Condo, Full Vacant Stage

3-bedroom unit, original mouldings, full furniture install. Listed and sold in 12 days.

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Styled bedroom
Laval · 2025
Kitchen-First Reno

Suburban Split-Level, Kitchen-First Reno

Family of four, owner-occupied. Full kitchen gut, two baths, refinished floors, repaint. Eight weeks.

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Designer staging
Old Port · 2024
Office Build-Out

Creative Office, Layout & Build-Out

Two private rooms, one shared studio, exposed brick, kitchenette. Built in eight weeks.

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Modern design interior
Mile End · 2025
Custom Millwork

Artist Studio, Custom Millwork

620 sq ft commercial space. Built-in storage wall, fold-away bed, North-facing window bench.

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Questions, often asked

The four we hear most. Anything else: a quick email is the fastest way.

What's the difference between Virtual and In-Person Design?

In-Person is the deeper engagement: a 2-hour on-site visit with measurements, then a written concept, moodboard, and a full sourcing list with specific items, vendors, and prices. Virtual is built from photos and a floor plan you send us, scoped to a single room, and ends on the same kind of written plan — just without the on-site visit. Both come with one round of revisions.

Can I buy the items on the sourcing list myself?

Yes — that's the model. We don't sell product, and we don't take a margin on furniture or finishes. The sourcing list names the specific item, the vendor, the price, and (where possible) one or two alternatives at different price points. You buy what you want, when you want, from wherever you want. If you'd rather we coordinate the purchase and the delivery on your behalf, we can do that as a separate add-on.

Do you work outside Greater Montréal?

For Virtual Design, yes — the engagement is remote by definition, so the property can be anywhere with a camera and a floor plan. For In-Person Design, we work across Greater Montréal (Montréal, Laval, Longueuil, West Island, South Shore, Laurentides). Outside that radius, the on-site visit adds a travel fee and the timeline stretches. Send the address and we'll be straight with you about whether it works.

How does Design work alongside the other three services?

Often, the design plan leads and the other services follow: a Design engagement can include a Sourcing list that feeds the Renovation scope, or a Pre-Listing Plan that hands off to a Home Staging day. We also see clients come in the other direction — a Staging or Renovation that surfaces a layout question, which becomes a Design engagement. The four services share a brief, a flat-quote model, and the same project manager across the project.

Start with a consult

Tell us about the property and the brief. We reply within one business day with a tier recommendation and a flat quote.

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