Kärlek

Having attempted project managing renovations to our property several years ago, I realised it’s best left to the experts. So when it came to doing further work in preparation for selling I engaged Abi and her Makeover to Sell service. I’ve known Abi professionally for a while and have been impressed with her creativeness, attention to detail, and ability to get the job done. Combined with her practical experience as a successful property developer she has a rare set of skills and knows how to use them! She didn’t disappoint. From the initial brief, through to co-ordinating the tradespeople, everything happened when she said it would and for the quoted price. Any variation was communicated and agreed to in advance so there were no unwanted surprises. All the tradespeople were respectful and turned up on time. We will also be using her staging service when we market the property. I most definitely recommend Abi to anyone wanting to give their property the edge when they sell. Without a doubt her expertise will add value!"

“My world has quite a lot of stress in it,” hardly sounds like the beginning of a good conversation with anyone, but when I made that statement to Abi of Karlek Interior Design she responded with such warm sincerity I immediately felt calmed and reassured, and certainly ready to engage in further conversation with her. Amazingly, we had our first consultation at our home within four hours of my initial contact. Impressive!! I liked Abi immediately and her Dress to Sell concept fitted our needs. She advised us that, while our home was very well presented, there were areas she believed could be enhanced within a relatively small budget and the time frame we had. Essentially we had a renovated home with an office which required painting before being turned back into a bedroom. So, our partially decorated home was really a future sale prospect not one ready for the market we now wanted to enter within a month. We were very happy with arrangements as discussed between Abi and us, including the fact we wanted to keep living in our home while the Dressing to Sell was progressing, then had to inform Abi we had one week less than we had initially thought to get our home ready for market. And that is where Abi’s experience, expertise, eye for detail and work ethic came into its own. She was inspiring. From our first consultation Abi enthusiastically managed the vision she had for our home. Once in the process of creating this vision Abi, with her French assistant Delphine, was a whirlwind who had an amazing sense of purpose and flair. She has gone above and beyond to exceed our expectations and worked energetically to get our house ready. She arranged painters, engaged an exciting art service, provided a few extra pieces of staging furniture because we had already transferred our large furniture items to our beach property where we intend to live permanently. And just when I needed to start thinking about it, Abi organised cleaners to come in the lead up to our auction. Bliss. Stress gone! Abi and her team have delivered everything we wanted, stress-free and on time, and they were willing to work with us to tweak even the smallest detail. Because of Abi’s transparent communication we felt decidedly involved in the process from start to finish, and so this has felt like a wonderful team effort with a lot of fun and joy. When the finishing touches of specially grown plants in big tubs, greenery for the rooms and fresh flowers were delivered just as the UP Team came in for their publicity shoot, I knew working with Abi had been the perfect way to begin the end of our relationship with this house which has been our home for 21 years. Thank you, Abi, for your good will. I would encourage anyone with a project to allow Karlek Interior Design to take their dream and develop it into an amazing and unique reality.

I’m so happy to have met Abi Wisnewski from Kärlek. The flyer in my letterbox appeared at an opportune time, when I was contemplating whether I should renovate my home, or sell and find a home better suited to my family’s needs. I was at a standstill, and didn’t know where to start to fix the bland décor, damp and cold, and lack of privacy we were living with. I looked at the Kärlek website, and liked what I saw, so gave Abi a call. After an initial consultation I felt confident to move forward with Abi to put together a design plan for me. Abi presented the design concept for the transformation of my home, and WOW… it's amazing! Abi nailed the brief, she captured the essence of me and my family, and the way we live. The design includes spaces that are cleverly beautiful and at the same time practical. Abi has incorporated the much needed privacy aspect into the plan, while maximising light throughout the home, and bringing in texture and colour to create beautiful spaces. I can’t wait now to make it all happen! I fully recommend Kärlek. Abi is an outstanding top class interior designer who is passionate about her work! It’s rare to find such superb designer creativity combined with the practical knowledge of the building and renovation process. I’m a super happy customer!