# Home & Cottages

Home & Cottages is an interior designer in Edmonton. Rated 5.0/5 from 4 public reviews. This is the MyTrustedTraders public-evidence profile for this contractor, with independent reviews, credentials and registry data from named public sources, no ads, and no paid placement.

Trust Score: 36 out of 100, with a caution: only 4 reviews held yet. A small public record keeps the evidence thin, and the score reflects that.

## About
Kathryn Kern is lead designer and founder of Home & Cottages. Her expertise, accumulated over 20 years, has grown and developed through client experiences in Edmonton and surrounding areas. Home & Cottages has grown, since opening in fall 2018, into a well curated and very eclectically trending design shop. It presents customization and style with loads of personality. Design services are offered for window coverings, room layout, staging for sale, seasonal changeovers, design advice and colour consultations. We want your home to be your own story, and we would love to help you write it!

Rated 5.0, in line with the local average for interior designers in Edmonton. Across 27 interior designers in Edmonton, the typical rating is 4.9 out of 5. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.

## Trades
Interior designer

## Services they list
_Listed on public sources or the business's own website; check directly that they cover your job before you book:_
- Art Selection
- Basement Design
- Bedroom Design
- Color Consulting
- Custom Blinds & Shades
- Custom Cabinets
- Custom Furniture
- Custom Rugs
- Design Consultation
- Floor Plans
- Furniture Selection
- Home Staging

## Awards & recognition
- Best of Houzz winner (2021)

## What we checked, and when
_What MyTrustedTraders independently checked for this business (verified items only):_
- Review volume: MyTrustedTraders shows 4 public reviews on this profile. (via MyTrustedTraders public listing)
- Public listing spread: MyTrustedTraders shows 1 public listing for this contractor. (via MyTrustedTraders public listing)
- Business identity: MyTrustedTraders shows public business identity data with operating status unknown. (via MyTrustedTraders public listing)
- Contact phone: MyTrustedTraders shows a public phone contact on this profile. (via MyTrustedTraders public listing)

Full verification checklist: https://ca.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/home-cottages/checks

## Credentials & sources
- Credentials shown: 0
- Corporate registry status: Unknown
- Evidence held from: Houzz
- Check dates vary by source. Where we hold a date, the check shows it.

## Before you hire an interior designer
_What to check when choosing this kind of trade (general guidance, not a claim about this business):_
- Trade licensing in Canada is set by each province or territory. Electrical, gas and plumbing are licensed trades almost everywhere (for example ESA for electrical and TSSA for gas in Ontario), so check your provincial regulator that the contractor is certified for the work before you hire.
- A construction lien is a real risk: in every province an unpaid subcontractor or supplier can register a lien against your home even if you already paid the main contractor. Hold back the statutory amount (commonly around 10%) and get signed lien waivers as you pay.
- Ask to see a portfolio of completed work like yours, plus recent references you can contact.
- Check the credentials and registrations that matter for this work, and that they are current.
- Get a written, itemized quote with scope, assumptions and a staged payment schedule.

## Contact
- Phone: (587) 520-6008

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Source: MyTrustedTraders, https://ca.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/home-cottages
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