Interior: Budget-friendly decorating

Style at Home How did the design process start?
Kimberley Wiens We get a lot of rain on the West Coast, plus the house wasn’t going to be huge, so we decided to design it with a lot of windows and French doors across the back to make it airy, open and bright, and thereby seem bigger. When decorating, we went with simple furnishings and reflective surfaces for that same reason.



For the neutral-tone great room, which is open to the kitchen and eating area, Kimberley, Jeannine and Kelley chose the shag rug, tufted sofa and natural-fabric chairs to provide textural interest. The earthy landscape painting by South Surrey, B.C., artist Karla Amadatsu makes a strong statement in the otherwise understated interior.