Bella Moda

Bella Moda Home

Bella Moda knows how to make a lingering impression.

When you walk into the Bella Moda showroom, you enter a series of vignettes that embody the true possibilities of good design. Couches rest on textured rugs with artwork— sometimes bold and sometimes whimsical—framing the scene. Dining room tables are dappled in sunlight that catches glass and metal accents. A few steps in, you can’t help but picture living your best life in each of these rooms.

Since the home décor shop launched in 2009, its reputation as a design destination has grown steadily. Indeed, the two Winnipeg families who own Bella Moda—Ken and Carolin Burke and Maribeth and Non Marana—have a deep background in furniture and design spanning 34 years. In that time, their focus has never wavered from impeccable customer service—though their offerings have grown along with the needs of their clientele. In addition to relationships with some of the best designers in the city, Bella Moda offers their clients complete design services: from interior design consultations to home visits to follow up after delivery.

Bella Moda’s first offering is a glimpse at the possibilities— and the follow-through is step-by-step service that guides you from concept to final design. In between those two moments is not simply a sale: it is a collaboration in colour matching, fabric research, and helping the client find the right design for the space.

“What people sometimes struggle to envision is scale. Is this too big, is this too small, how should that fit?” explains Carolin. “Often, we will go for a home visit so we can help them choose a piece that is the right size for the space. Some customers prefer to work on their spaces in steps, so we can break down each next stage for them.”

When they started, the Bella Moda team focused on seating, but they have grown with their clientele’s needs, pouring their design knowledge into bedrooms, dining rooms, and accents. And now, this spirit of growth has led them to their newest expansion: Bella Moda Blinds.

Bella Moda Blinds

The decision to carry blinds was driven by requests from customers and adds another dimension to the interior design services Bella Moda offers their clients. Once the decision was made to expand into blinds, the next step, according to Ken, was a no-brainer. “Hunter Douglas is the biggest name in blinds. And if we are going to do it, we are going to do it with the best.”

Hunter Douglas is not only top of its field in innovation, child safety, light control, and energy efficiency, the range of styles, fabrics, and colours is unparalleled. The Bella Moda team has been taking in an incredible amount of information to guide clients through the process of choosing blinds.

In a striking nook in the showroom dedicated to Hunter Douglas blinds, Bella Moda has everything it needs to simplify what might initially seem like a daunting array of choices. “The first step is to come in and narrow down what style, colour, and fabric you like,” explains Non. “Next, we go into the home with samples to get an idea of the space, the lighting, and the dimensions to decide what will work best. From there, we can finalize details such as exact measurements and the installation process.”

Blinds are just one more customer-driven step in the evolution of Bella Moda. “As you develop long-term relationships with customers, they want to come back, so we want to keep offering them more,” says Maribeth. “They already trust the quality, and we know their style. If we are already helping them create a room, we want to go a step further to extend that design vision.”

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