Living Barbados Magazine November 2014 Edition April 2014 edition | Page 42

This 1700’s plantation house formally
a library, was turned into a beautiful
kitchen complete with custom
cabinetry, glass-door pantry, a beautiful
pair of chandeliers and stunning hand
selected marble backsplash.

Her love for design, though focused most of the time on her work,
encompasses an array of other interests, some less apparent than
others. Her interest in fashion came as little surprise as evidenced by
her trendy but classic style, quite similar to her interiors. Stephanie is
not only a lover of fashion but an avid sports fan and, naturally as a
Canadian, a hockey lover!
Perhaps less obvious, but equally relevant, are some of her other
interests. She works in Barbados to help the Animal Welfare Society, and along with her husband, rescues mistreated dogs and strays
nurturing them until they are healthy and then finding them homes.
From an early age volunteer work has always been important to
Stephanie and still is. At the age of twenty she coached a Men’s Special Olympic team in British Columbia; in Nashville she worked with
the Drug and Homeless Society and throughout her years in the US,
she was a part of women’s homeless abuse programs. Upon learning

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more about Stephanie it is apparent that not only do her interiors
have many layers, but she too is multi faceted.
The Stephanie Barnes Interior Design Studio operates both in Barbados and the West Coast of Canada. The studio is a full service interior
design firm specialising in private residences, and commercial spaces
including restaurants, lounges, condos, malls and hotels. The studio’s
services are not limited to interiors and extend to full lighting, electrical designs, door and window schedules and designs as well as
exterior consultations and designs such as gates, driveway concepts
and more. The Studio is made up of a talented, diverse and highly
qualified team with Stephanie at the helm. Lori Ridley is the associate architect and Tanya Foster, design associate and custom painter/
artist. Stephanie’s expertise, attention to detail and design philosophy, paired with her team’s strengths, guarantees projects that are
not only timeless, but flawless as well.