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A FULL SERVICE DESIGN AND HOME STAGING COMPANY IN THE BUSINESS OF UPDATING HOMES AND UPLIFTING PEOPLE
WE BRING FOCUSED HIGH ENERGY TO EACH STEP OF THE DESIGN PROCESS PROVIDING A STRESS-FREE EXPERIENCE FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION.
When you hire UpStaged (US), it’s like hiring two of your closest friends. There’s no need to worry if there’s two of you because there’s two of us. We bridge the gap between you and your partner offering an unbiased professional perspective that honours each individual while unifying the space in a way that aligns with your unique energy and vision for your home.
We see every questionable corner of your floor plan as a creative opportunity and can’t wait to work with you to come up with a solution that is better than anything you could have ever imagined.
“Creating function and beauty in our surroundings has the power to change our mood and mindset; put quite literally, great design has the power to uplift."
Angela Wainscott
Hi, I'm Angela
Ever since I was little, I have always had a creative eye and a passion for home improvement. My parents love to tell the story of how at just two years old I was able to take an unattended paint tray and a sprawling dining room floor and transform it into a bold work of art. Well, maybe that isn’t quite how they tell it…but it was my first brush *all pun intended* with design.
Since then, I have grown my expertise through hands on experience including my early involvement in renovation projects with my parents where I developed digital layouts of each property, the undertaking of two top-to-bottom home renovations of my own, and countless staging, styling, and design projects for our clients.
Bold patterns, rich fabrics, and interesting textures always get my heart beating just a little bit faster. I love mixing old and new to completely transform a space with both beauty and function in mind. I eat, sleep, and breathe design. From refurbishing road-side finds, to painting a canvas to hang in the living room, I can always be found elbows deep in one project or another.
I share my life with my husband James, who, though teacher by trade, has been thrown into the construction and renovation world, my larger than life 4-year-old son Cedric, and my firecracker 2-year-old daughter Darcy.
I am a film enthusiast, a lover of good food, an explorer, and an entertainer.
I believe that a well designed home leads to a well designed life and I can’t wait to share my passion with you.
Meet Jean
Most of my life has revolved around creativity. I have many varied interests that stem from childhood working with my own mother on projects including home design, sewing, making drapes and pillows, quilting, crocheting, gardening, etc. While admittedly, I didn’t always know what I was getting myself into, I always ended up loving the finished products that could be used to add beauty to one of my many homes.
Throughout the past 20 years, I have been very involved in the design and decor of many properties as I worked alongside my husband Ken to buy and renovate houses, fixing them from top to bottom with the design and intention of a forever home. I have enjoyed working with colour and design in creating a warm and comfortable home for my family. I love keeping up with new colour trends from each year, and you can often find aspects of this in my personal, as well as in my interior design style.
I am a mother of two, a grandmother of five, and I have a passion for hospitality. I pay close attention to the details and I bring a touch of glamour to each project that I am involved with. I am so excited to work with you and to continue to do what comes naturally to me.
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We love working with the unique tastes of our clients to create wow factor designs that enhance the function of their homes.
