Testimonials
Design of Dream-home
Vickie in The Beach
Where do I begin? We had such a great experience working with the inteliqodesign team.
It started with an email to their office letting them know my dream to reinvent our home to be similar to villas we rent in St. Barts. We travel to St. Barts annually. It’s our favorite place in the world.
I got a reply relatively quickly to set up a face-to-face meeting with Fardid and Ken. They seemed intrigued with our story and hence began the process.
We went through the design phase and we were about to start the renovation when we had an illness in our family. We ended up putting the project on hold for a year. Throughout that time, I had a lot of time to rethink things and when the project got back on track, we revised the designs and the finish selections to an even a more extensive and beautiful renovation.
Since we were renovating the entire house, I was faced with decisions to be made everyday. Although I enjoy everything to do with interior design, all these decisions were stressing me out. I can’t thank Fardid and Cristina enough for the assistance and support they provided everyday. I was sure they hated me for all the emails I was sending questioning my decisions and theirs. They would reply in the kindest manner with lengthy emails explaining the reasoning for certain decisions and also providing me with pros and cons to help me make my own decisions. Working with them is truly a cooperative process. They allowed me to have input in every single aspect in order for our house to turn out exactly the way we wanted. They also always replied in a timely manner.
Our renovation only took 6 months which I consider to be very efficient. At the end, it was crunch time and Jez (the project coordinator) performed miracles by getting all the trades in simultaneously in order to get us moved back into our house on time.
We’ve now been in our “St. Barts villa” for about a year and whenever we have a small issue, inteliqodesignlooks after it quickly. So many people talk about never being able to get ahold of their designer or contractor once they’ve been paid. This is not the case with inteliqodesign. They reply just as quickly as they always have even though the process is over.
My husband and I could not be happier with how incredibly beautiful our home turned out and with the experience we had working with BKDP. They’re friendly, professional, knowledgeable. open-minded and fun to work with.
I actually enjoyed having my home renovated. Not many people can say that.
Thank you Fardid, Ken, Cristina and Jez!
Century Home Redesign
Liz in Summerhill
I hired inteliqodesign to convert a falling down triplex on Summerhill Ave to a single family home. It was a gigantic project and Fardid and his team managed every detail of it meticulously. They did the design, the build and project managed the construction. People were really scared for me when I purchased the place as it was in complete shambles. I am now known as the only good renovation story of all my friends. Fardid and Ben (contractor) were a pure pleasure to work with. 4500 Sq. ft. was completely rebuilt in 27 weeks. On time and on budget. Even I did not predict that. The final product is a truly beautiful home for my son and I. Far more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. I had an excellent renovation experience thanks to inteliqodesign. I recommend giving them the entire project though. I think the secret to what worked is they were 100% accountable. I’ve heard of people breaking up their work across different firms and in my case I think empowering Fardid and his team with the whole thing was the right decision.
Total Interior Home Renovation
T + L in Lytton Park
My husband I and purchased a 3 story, 90 year old Georgian style home in North Toronto due to its exceptional location. One drawback was the interior and out of date systems that needed a complete overhaul. It was a very daughnting project and we met with many designers, contractors, etc., who were mostly inept, unprofessional, or unreliable beyond the first meeting. In the end, we had a meeting with Fardid and Ken, the principals of inteliqodesign and felt confident in their abilities to plan and execute our project. We realized from the start that planning and communication were going to determine the success of the project and inteliqodesign delivered every step along the way, even when hiccups occurred. Our project consisted of electrical, plumbing, structural, waterproofing, flooring, heating, kitchen, bathrooms, and interior painting. The work was done on time (5 months) and within budget, and three years post renovation, we are still very happy and have recommended them to numerous friends.
Kitchen Renovation
J + C in the Annex
We live in a large, open concept turn of the century Annex home that was fully renovated in early 80s. We love the space and location but the kitchen was dated and poorly designed for a multi-cook family like ours. After evaluating several options, we choose inteliqodesign for a kitchen design/build that was completed, on-time, on-budget, in fall 2011. We both work full time in demanding jobs and have a school-aged child so the prospect of a time-consuming kitchen reno had been daunting. Our experience with Fardid and Kenneth was terrific. In the design phase, they spent several hours with us in our existing kitchen to understand what we wanted, came up with an excellent concept for re-orienting the space, and took detailed notes on the look, feel and materials we liked. We liked the design they produced and thought the price for the design was extremely reasonable. Selecting materials and appliances was far less time consuming than we had feared because we were able to see the vast majority of the materials at their offices, avoiding endless weekend drives north of the city to look at tiles, back-splashes, cabinets, etc. When we did travel to buy things directly, they had called ahead, clarified all of the details, and we received their professional discount at the point of sale. We made a substitution which they sourced quickly, and were finished in time to cook Thanksgiving dinner. We are delighted at the outcome, a great, functional, sleek space perfect for the cooks and out guests. There were a few things that needed attention after completion of the work. We had no difficulty getting the contractors back to take care of them, including a visit from Kenneth himself when one issue wasn’t resolved. This firm has excellent design sense, project management capability, and attention to customer service that makes renovation reasonably “pain-free” and delivers a great outcome. We would not hesitate to use them for future designs and renovations.
Downtown Loft Redesign and Renovation
Anish Acharya in Toronto
I had such an absolutely incredible experience with Fardid and the team at inteliqodesign. Here are some highlights: – First, their work is top notch. My place has exceeded my expectations in every possible way. – They are on time .. they were fully transparent about the schedule, set realistic expectations, and delivered on them. – They set expectations about price .. they will tell you what you get, for what amount, and what the tradeoffs are. Then they will try to keep you in that budget when you start to wander out. I had multiple meetings with Fardid where he was trying to convince me to stay within our budget .. it was great to have a real partner. – They have impeccable attention to detail .. everything from the location of outlets to the tiniest details of the backsplash were thought out. – They are such a pleasure to deal with .. great people, great staff, wow I wish I could give more glowing praise of the firm .. this was such an incredible experience, I am so happy with the work, and I consider Fardid to be a friend. Obviously, I *highly* recommend them.
Home Entertainment Center and Powder Room
Rebecca in Toronto
inteliqodesign did a wonderful job on creating a relaxing high tech home entertainment center in my basement. Their attention to detail made the design process so easy and enjoyable as they really understood what I wanted (I was unsure!) and it is now a well loved room in my house. The powder room reno was a challenge for any design team and it exceeded my expectations in the end. I would recommend the inteliqodesign team without hesitation!!!
Side-Split Renovation
HC in North York
No one believes me when I tell them how much I enjoyed my renovation especially when they hear about the scale of work that was done. I hired inteliqodesign and worked with the two partners, Fardid and Kenneth, to develop a design and renovate my ranch-style side-split. The design process took 2 months to complete and they were really thorough. It felt like a partnership and I felt really comfortable with the choices they made. They encouraged my feedback and used it to improve the smallest details (like finding a range hood with a remote so I don’t have to reach up too high). Once construction began, inteliqodesign’s coordinator, Emily, kept in touch with me to provide updates and answered any questions. Their contractors were courteous, professional and responded to my feedback and concerns promptly. Fardid and Kenneth did inspections and met with contractors regularly. I didn’t have to worry about anything. In the end the construction took a little over 3 months to complete and I have been loving my home since. I would recommend inteliqodesign to anyone who wants to do a high quality renovation. They are in a league of their own.