qummunicate design - Ingrid Oomen

Our experience with Qummunicate for our home build was excellent and thorough. Their team of designers and trades worked well together and all of our needs were met. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a great creative and enjoyable renovation experience from start to finish.

Ingrid was referred to us by a work colleague and we couldn’t be happier with her design consultation. We were new to hiring a designer (let alone an established one who’s received a lot of press) but Ingrid was easy to collaborate with on everything from drafting a layout, shopping for materials to managing installation. We were focused on maximizing our small kitchen and bathroom and Ingrid delivered plans which prioritized our space requirements. She also had the foresight to make family-friendly suggestions here and there which have worked out brilliantly for us – 2 kids later. Ingrid is now our go-to designer and we’re excited to hire her again for future projects.

I was very happy to get Ingrid to take on our kitchen renovation project after seeing one of her projects in House and Home last summer. She was very down to earth and easy to work with and her work definitely lived up to our expectations. Our kitchen is not only a highly functional space, but it is beautiful.

Ingrid has assisted me with a number of design projects over the years and she has always delivered excellence. She is ever conscious of my budget constraints and her design recommendations are contemporary classics that are functional and stand the test of time. I have received numerous compliments on the design elements in my home with which Ingrid has helped me. For anyone seeking, a high quality designer that aims to exceed her client’s expectations, I would recommend (and already have recommended) Ingrid without hesitation.

Ingrid did not live up to our hopes of bringing creative flair and translation of requirements to our design. We felt that ideas were not reflected in our design until we specifically identified them and specified their application. We also felt that there were discrepancies with billing on a regular basis. Lastly, we had the unfortunate really of having significant costs added to our build process due to oversights in the design phase (i.e. the loss of 12-18" around entire perimeter due to oversight in room design, location of electrical panel in bathroom, etc.). We were unhappy with the process with qummunicate and would not recommend her to others for these reasons.

I was thrilled by the design, advice and service that Ingrid and her team provided. Her team came highly recommend and I would do the same. Her aesthetic is timeless and beautiful. She had a way of making our house feel larger and brighter than it originally was.