How to Choose an Interior Designer in Kelowna: What You Should Actually Look For

The options seem endless. The options for actually qualified baddies? Microscopic.

Whether you're looking for a subtle refresh, a complete home transformation, or a gift guaranteed to wow your mother-in-law, Lexi + Lake is your destination for interior design and luxury home furnishings in the Okanagan.

Nestled in Kelowna's Lower Mission, our showroom is home to an ever-evolving collection of furniture, art, lighting and décor—alongside a team of designers who know how to bring it all together.

Consider us your local design baddies. Good taste included.

But being a design baddie is not just about picking pretty pillows. 

A client walks into a room, sees an awkward layout, plain walls and has no idea where to start. A designer walks into that same room and is moving furniture around mentally, questioning the lighting, altering the rug size and wondering why someone put the sofa against the wall. 

That is where the trust comes in - and your choice of Designer changes everything.. 

You're hiring someone to see the potential before you can—and then trusting them enough to get you there.

Every designer charges differently, and I will tell you right now: you get what you pay for. Our design fees might be lower than some, and yes, our furniture might be slightly higher than what you'll find online. But our service? Unmatched.

You don’t just pay for a sofa, you pay for us to know which sofa, what size, what fabric, where it will sit in your room, what we will put with it - you get the point. 

So, how do you choose the right designer in Kelowna?

There sure are a lot of us and truthfully, we’re not all going to be everybody’s cup of tea. Stalk their Instagram (you probably already have), set up a consultation to feel the vibes and make sure you actually feel like you trust them. 

You’re inviting someone into your home, telling them how you live, what you love, what you hate and how much you want to spend. Then, at some point, they’re absolutely going to show you something you would never have picked yourself and tell you to trust them. That relationship matters. 

The best interior designer for you isn’t necessarily the cheapest, the most expensive, or the one with the biggest Instagram following. It’s the one who understands your home, pushes you just far enough outside of your comfort zone, and has the confidence to know when something is going to work - even when you can’t see it yet.

And if you’re looking for an interior designer in Kelowna who will tell you when the rug is too small, obsess over the details you didn’t even know existed, and make the entire process a hell of a lot more fun…

You know where to find the baddies.