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About the Company
IRIS
Certified Interior Redesigner Kimberly DesJardins,
founder of
Kimberly DesJardins Interiors, the company
that is synonymous with the design concept of “creating
beautiful
interiors with what you already own” originally
opened in 2001 as Chic Boutique, offering interior design
services
and sold quality pre-owned furnishings
from her
home, on-line and antique shows. Her growing clienteles
demand for her exceptional talent and
resourceful style
of decorating lead to Kimberly opening this
multifaceted
company she operates today.
About Kimberly
Kimberly
is a wife and mother, her greatest joy is being
able to spend
time with her family and friends. She takes
great pride in her community by serving on the advisory
board
for The Family Place of Utica, NY, additionally, she
volunteers her time and decorating services for
these
charitable non-for-profit local organizations:
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The
Peacemaker Program
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The Family
Nurturing Center
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The Family Place
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The Child
Advocacy Center
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The Children’s
Museum
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Affiliations &
Accomplishments Kimberly received
her credentials as a Professional Redesigner and Real Estate
Stager through the Interior Redesign Industry Specialists in
2004, which IRIS
members are featured on HGTV. Kimberly is an active
member of the
IRIS organization serving as IRIS Eastern Region Member-at-Large,
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Considered an expert in her industry Kimberly has professionally
worked as a
designer for over twenty years. Kimberly is an esteemed IDS
Associate Member
with The Interior Design Society, and the Dewey Color System
as a certified
color consultant and trainer for NY State. Her expertise was
commissioned by
Herkimer Community Collage as a curriculum consultant for
their future
interior design program in 2006. Kimberly has mentored interior
design students
from the Cazenovia College, NYS Regents High School Program
and Oneida
County School and Business Alliance.
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Kimberly received
recognition as an award winning assistant merchandiser in
1991 for J.C. Penny Furniture and received high accolades for
showroom furniture
and artwork displays. As an accomplished artist her work has been
commissioned
throughout the US and Abroad, in 1996 she was privileged to be apart
of painting
pottery for exhibition at the
Israel Museum in Jerusalem,
Israel. In 1997 she
became designer and decorative paint specialist for Urbanik Paint
Company
where her individual services for residential/commercial design
took precedence
until opening her company in 2001.
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Presently she is
teaching decorating classes at BOCES of New Hartford, NY and
has collaborated with
Sherwin Williams Paint Company as a
featured designer
teaching decorating classes and faux painting techniques. Fall 2007
Kimberly was
a featured guest on
WUTR, Utica NY with hostess Mary Chapin on the
television
talk show
Senior Living in Mohawk Valley.
She is the exclusive stage specialist
for G&I Homes of Utica, NY. Additionally, Kimberly’s work was
commissioned
by
Time For Me of Clinton, NY to design the interiors of the
renown day spa.
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On a personal note
We spend our
entire lives collecting mementos, passed down furnishings, his
and
hers “stuff” and special treasures that give our home its
uniqueness’ and a sense
of comfort, these cornerstones are what I build upon in my
designs. I truly believe
a beautiful home is created with a respectful client
collaboration and whether a
design budget is modest or grand the final outcome must always
remain the same…
”Perfect” because
it’s Your home. ~ Kimberly
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