Room4Refinement

I hired Cat when we moved in our new house in Calgary.

Cat first decorated our house with the decorations we already had. She literally walked up and down the stairs carrying everything with her to decorate our house. She hanged pictures and paintings and placed books and decorations on the shelves. In the process, she always ask me if I liked it and she would change it if I didn't. She did this in a short period of time since she has a lot of experience with decoration (and must say great taste).

She helped us to build a banquette in the kitchen area. She found someone to design it and to build it. She helped choose the fabric.

She provided many helpful advices when we replaced a window with a patio door and for sizing and deciding the color for carpets and furnitures. She is generous providing information and advices.

She was available when needed and provided sound advices. Moreover, she has a great sense of humour and it is fun to work with her.

Overall, our house looks great because we hired Cat. I will hire Cat again when we need to complete other renovation projects or buy new furniture. Thank you Cat! More...

Reviewed on Houzz

We highly recommend Cat. Cat is exceptional to work with. Our project was to restore a 65 year old, 650 sqft knockdown guest house at our farm. (Take a look at the photos on her site.)
Her professionalism, attention to detail, relationship with trades and great sense of humor made this project a lot of fun. She listens to ideas, is very creative and organized.
Our next project is restoration of a 75 year old farm home. Cat has started working on this project as well. More...

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There is always the danger of hiring the wrong person when you hire a designer. Will she take the time to get to know you, to understand your design sense, your needs and desires? And when you luck in and get that person, someone who truly cares, it makes the journey so much more enjoyable. Cat Hackman is a lovely person with an innate sense of style and a caring soul. She became my go to person and always did more than I expected. Being an out of town client made the process more difficult but she did everything to overcome that. Suppliers respected her and the trades never let her down. I highly recommend Cat, for her abilities as a designer and her sensibilities as a person. More...

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Cat Hackman worked with Marie Kanwischer (general contractor) to produce a beautiful design that ended up being exactly what we wanted. Cat and Marie must have listened very carefully and must have been very observant when we first met because right from the beginning the proposed design was lovely. Cat was very respectful of our time constraints and having a very good feel for what we wanted, showed us things that she believed we would like and most of the time she was right. She was also very good at navigating the differences that inevitably arise between husband and wife with respect to details. I am very glad that she worked with us to achieve a magnificent result and would recommend her anytime. I believe her fees were very reasonable for the service. More...

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Working with Cat is such a pleasure. She always delivers a great experience for her clients. She listens and understands her clients needs and vision. Cat is respectful of budgets and time frames. She is very knowledgeable and has a great design sense. More...

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My husband and I worked with Cat to completely redesign our kitchen space and redo our nearby laundry room. Cat was able to convey a vision of a completely recreated space that became our cherished contemporary kitchen. Cat was instrumental in the selection of cabinetry, finishes, countertops, flooring, windows, lighting and all else that went into creating this luxurious kitchen and laundry room. We loved working with Cat because she has a superb ability to envision 'what could be' based on our needs and consult with us about what we could and should do and should not do. Cat is also a pleasure to work with, always upbeat, positive and truly listens prior to making recommendations. More...

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I hired Cat to do a complete Reno on my condo
In Downtown Calgary. I found Cat to be very professional
and met all deadlines. She is very easy to work with
and great ideas. Cat comes with good skilled
Craftsman . She was a total pleasure to work with.

Donna J.
EuClaire Area
Calgary More...

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We recently moved into a brand new house with completely different color palate and room shapes. We had to start over and with my work schedule and my husbands lack of interest I needed help! !! Cat at room4refinement was recommended to me by a co-worker. She was able to first get to know my tastes (which varied) and then apply it to the overall look of what I wanted to achieve. I had never worked with a designer before so was not sure what to expect and she was great!! She was practical (I have 2 dogs and a 5 year old) and easy to work with; explaining things well. She also kept within our budget which is important. She was especially patient when I was not sure of a choice and needed to revisit. I loved when she is out shopping and will text me pictures of items that she believes would work in the spaces. She introduced me to so many ways to shop for items. She assisted me with the endless fabric choices especially when I felt lost and overwhelmed and was able to help narrow things down. We are on the last step is to add accent colors and personal effects to make it our new home. I am really happy with the result and even though it took some time due to my schedule and delivery of furniture we get constant compliments on the results from friends and family. Overall the experience was great and I recommend using room4refinement. Great job Cat and thank you for your help and patience.

Melanie Rogoski More...

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I hired Cat to refresh my home and add some pizazz and bring some new ideas for me to work with. Initially I thought that we needed new furniture as our living room seemed awkward with the way it was designed and perhaps a new coat of paint to spruce up our main floor. Cat came over for a two hour assessment and suggested we move some pieces of furniture and pictures around as a start. WOW what a difference! Instead of new furniture which would have cost thousands of dollars, we adjusted where the TV was situated, lowered and moved some of our paintings to more suitable walls and our house looked different without purchasing anything. Cat suggested that perhaps new light fixtures would add the wow factor that I was looking for. She was right! I ordered some beautiful fixtures for the front entrance, dining room and kitchen island and new lamps for the bedroom and living room. She "balanced" our bedroom by adjusting the area rug and added some curtains to frame the window. We did paint our main floor too - a lighter fresher color. Cat also went shopping with me to help me pick out new bedding, lamps, toss cushions and a few other items to spruce up our home. I saaved money on the items as she applied her discount which was another perk. She helped us get in touch with an excellent painter, electrician etc. We are so happy with our beautiful home, it definitely has the wow factor now. Her consult exceeded my expectations and she was so helpful and pleasant to work with. What seemed like a daunting project to me turned out to be fun and it was exciting to see the transformation. I can't wait to tackel the basement with her next year. More...

Reviewed on Houzz

After moving into our new home, we quickly realized we had many different pieces that did not work together in the new space.

Cat was able to make use of existing pieces, while bringing in new ideas to create a cohesive look for the entire house. She was able to create a vision and communicate that vision with us. Cat worked with our lifestyle and budget to create a style unique to our family.


Most important to us was Cat’s demeanor. She is personable, considerate of our time and very patient. We initially hired Cat to decorate a few rooms; we have now used her for every room in our home and are very pleased with the end result. More...

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I called Cat to help me with furniture placement and to get decorating ideas. We had just moved into a house much smaller than the previous and nothing worked!

I chose Cat because she is very personable, accessible and prefers simplicity. She made sure to be aware of what I like before making any recommendation. She was able to come up with great solutions and have always been mindful of my budget.

Just about everyone who comes to our house for the first time compliments us on the interior. Thank you Cat! More...

Reviewed on Houzz

Working with Cat has been a wonderful experience! Cat has helped us with so many home decorating things - from flooring to paint colors, lighting, to helping me completely furnish several rooms in our home. Very quickly she learned my tastes and was able to make recommendations that were always dead on and just what we needed. She always worked within our budget and definately helped us save money in the process.

She has great contacts and knows just where to shop. She saved me TIME! I don't have a lot of time for shopping and searching out items, and she saved me so much time by presenting a limited number of stores to check or options that would suit my needs on particular items.

And the results! I love my house! I love every single thing we have changed or purchased on her recommendations (and my husband too, which is saying a lot). Most importantly she helped me achieve results I never could have hoped to get trying to put things together on my own.

I worked with a couple other designers in the past and they did not have the talent nor the organizational skills to present their findings to me in a way that made sense. Cat is the real deal. I highly, highly recommend working with Cat on any size of project, from small jobs like just a few paint colors or a room, to an entire house. You will be so pleased.

I initially chose Cat because I read on her website she was rearranging rooms and furniture since she was a small girl. Cat has a passion for this work, she has talent, and she is a pleasure to work with- very professional. You cannot go wrong working with Cat. We will continue to use Cat for all our home decorating needs. More...

Reviewed on Houzz

Cat worked miracles in our home utilizing many of the pieces we already had, but pulling it together into an elegant yet comfortable living space. She took our goals and budget and made our dream a reality! More...

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