Testimonials
"Recently, I hosted a garden party for a few friends. One of the guests, a friend of mine from the coast, happened to have along with her none other than Anne Butler of Creative Living Spaces. I had not met her before, and so did not know of her many talents. It was not until after cocktails and dinner that I finally had a chance to sit down and visit with Anne, and so by then she had a chance to take a good look at my décor and I had a chance to find out what she did for a living! I was desperate for her help and very soon was begging to be her next client. The inspiration and advice was so fantastic, I was tempted to ask my other guests to start helping move furniture that very night! As luck would have it, Anne was able to fit me in and come back for a proper consultation. There have been rave reviews from all my friends and family as to how the house has truly transformed to make the most of every feature." - Diane Hamm
"I would like the opportunity to thank you for the amazing job that you did in helping us to stage our home for sale. You helped me to see my home through the eyes of a buyer and not of a seller and it paid off in the end. We sold our place in multiple offers in only 3 days for over asking price. I am certain that wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t helped us to get this place looking so gorgeous. We are really looking forward to working with you in our new home. We are extremely grateful for your excellent expertise!" -Sabeena and Chad
"I have used Anne Butler of Simple Elegance on a number of projects in my home and business. No job seems to be too large or small as she takes them on with the same energy and professionalism. For a task or job I found to be daunting, she comes in and quickly puts everything in order. Anne has helped me with redesign, organization and interior design of various rooms in my home. Not only does she declutter but cleans the room spotless once done. I would recommend Anne and Simple Elegance to anyone."
-Kerri Fletcher
“Anne Butler provided excellent service to us as we were preparing to sell our house. I am convinced that her home staging expertise played a major role in the quick sale of our home. She is professional, caring, pleasant and extremely talented. I cannot recommend her highly enough.” - Lauren Tom, actress on “Men in Trees”
"Thanks for your help yesterday! It made me realize how much we have done already – I think sometimes when you live with something you tend to focus on what could be improved and forget that people see it with different eyes, and that not everyone is luck to have such a large house with only two people – it makes it easy to declutter and stay that way!
The tips for the open house will be invaluable as we have never had one before. I liked your website – simple and easy to find your way around – cute logo too!!! I will mention you to my realtor friends and anyone I know selling their house or wanting help with decluttering!" - Emma-Louise
Just to let you know that our house sold in two days with 6 offers on it! We couldn’t have done it without you! Your advice was invaluable and we did most of what you advised us to do with positive results, of course! Please check out Shirley Clarke’s website under “recent solds” to see the photos of our home. You will see that it presented very well…a far cry from when you came to seeit that day. When I went over my notes with my husband that I took from your visit he was very impressed with insights. We praised your input to Shirley Clarke as well!
We will now be moving into our “new” home which will be a lot small but our intention is to build a much larger and presentable house in 5-6 years’ time. We plan to use your expertise and creative insights when we design and then ultimately decorate our brand new house. We think that having a contractor and architect isn’t enough in the design of a new home.
Thank you very much for the help you provided us in the successful sale of our home! We have been praising your efforts and creativity to friends and family!
-Iris and Marek
“I have used Anne on multiple household projects, she has worked with me on household re-decorating, re-organization, decluttering and redesign. Her manner is professional and helpful, not judgemental, and she is great at finding unique solutions to home challenges. I highly recommend her!”
- Lorna Van Straaten
