Ami McKay

Creating spaces that celebrate not merely where people live,
but who they are is what designer Ami McKay's thrives on.
Helping others discover themselves, and then designing and
building their dream homes, their sanctuaries, is the key
to her personalized designs.  These designs not only reflect
the client's needs, but also incorporate Ami's philosophy for
creating healthy and sustainable spaces.

"What could be more exhilarating than helping people explore
their innermost passions, uncover and celebrate who they are,
discover their dreams and make their perfect space a reality?"

Inspired at an early age by an Emily Carr biography, she
was "determined to live an exciting life."  She's traveled
extensively, lived in a small Indian village in rural Bihar for
four months, subsisted in a forest station's fire watch tower,
and moved to London to study abroad before settling into
the large, multi-cultural city of Vancouver nestling against
the raw, untamed wilderness of the Pacific Northwest. 

In 2003, Ami was one of two lead interior designers for the
B.C. Home & Garden's celebrated "Home In The Dome,"
with over 80,000 people walking through this unique water
themed concrete home. 

In 2006, Ami began work on Makeover Wish, a television series
that rewards local British Columbia heroes with a $25 000 home
makeover.  Currently filming its second season, the show is set
to air on HGTV on October 8th.

In 2007, Ami launched her Pure line of sustainable and healthy
soft home furnishings.  This is a long time dream of Ami's to
create furniture that is as healthy as it is beautiful, using natural
materials, FSC certified wood, and latex rubber.  This line is
one of the purest furniture lines available in Canada.

Whether for herself, her clients, or a nationwide audience,
her goal has always been the same: to discover, design and
develop the resident's vision of a perfect space into their
personal sanctuary.

Watch for Ami on Makeover Wish on HGTV. 
Mondays at 8:30 pm PST / 11:30 PM EST
Tuesdays at 12:30 PST / 3:30 AM EST
and Sundays at 8:30 PST / 11:30 AM EST

Click here for the Makeover Wish
website.


For information about Ami's Pure furniture
line, visit the Pure website at: http://www.purebyamimckay.ca




Check out M Smart Design for Ami's new line of eco-soft furnishings, Pure.  For more information visit their website at:
 http://www.m-smartdesign.com/