Left-side of a living room designed by Michaela Burns Interiors

Right-side of a living room designed by Michaela Burns Interiors

Home is not just a PLACE, it’s a FEELING.

We help people fall in love with their spaces through personalized, sophisticated and full-service design.

Living Room with bold fireplace mantle designed by Michaela Burns Interiors

Michaela Burns Interiors team looking at design samples

WORK WITH US

Your needs and wants for your home, the end result and the process of the project itself are important to us. We do everything possible to ensure a successful project and an end result you will love.

OUR PROCESS

MICHAELA BURNS

Owner and Principal Designer

With a decade of experience in the interior design industry, Michaela Burns is the owner and principal designer at Michaela Burns Interiors. Michaela's journey in design began with formal education at George Brown College, where she honed her craft in their Interior Decorating program. To further enhance her expertise and stay connected to the design community, she is also a proud member of the DDA (Designer's Association).

Michaela's design ethos is firmly rooted in the classics. She enjoys creating eclectic spaces that blend textures, colours, and items from different eras. Art holds a special place in her heart, and she often incorporates it into her designs, transforming spaces into works of art themselves. Over the years, her design style has evolved, transitioning from a fascination with Art Deco to a current passion for the soft modern trend.

Michaela derives inspiration from the natural world. Nature, with its intricate dance of straight lines and curves, shadows and light, rough textures and smooth surfaces, has a profound impact on her creative process. This juxtaposition of elements in nature mirrors the dynamics she incorporates into her designs, making each project unique.

Michaela shares her life with her husband, Mike, and two sons, Jack and Oliver. In her free time, you'll find her unwinding with family and friends or trail walks with her dog, Myles. She also oversees the management of four picturesque waterfront rental cottages in PEI, ensuring that even in her downtime, she's immersed in the world of creating inviting and delightful spaces.

MEET THE TEAM

2024 NKBA DESIGN AWARDS

We are honoured to be the recipients of the NKBA Awards in the categories of Large Kitchen, Specialty Kitchen, and Pinnacle awards, alongside the team at Designstrom.

Michaela Burns of Michaela Burns Interiors measuring window

TESTIMONIALS

Testimonials

“We love the historic aspects of the house and how Mint Décor timelessly updated it to create a warm and welcoming “downtown” retreat in ski country. The bold use of colour is something we love and is unexpected. The one room that we actually enjoy the most is the living room; when the house was built in 1898 this would have been the “parlour”. When we bought the house we struggled with how to use the space effectively, but it’s turned into our favourite spot for cocktails – to the point we refer to it as the lobby bar! The third floor attic transformation and the dramatic formal dining room are also our new favourite spaces. The projection screen and hang-out zone is perfect for teens. The dining room is definitely a wow.”

-Kathleen

“Michaela is someone who is an expert in all design aspects, but also someone who can help us to come up with things that worked for both of us and our priorities. She took our individual styles and priorities and merged them into the space. She was able to take our vision and turn it into an actual vision with design boards which was helpful. Michaela’s connections and knowledge really helped. “

- Tiffany

“Our space is lovely - at ease and not too crowded. Michaela chose timeless pieces that will last and furnished my main floor to flow. We’ve enjoyed larger family dinners and have lots of storage that I haven’t used up yet. “

-Amy

“Michaela has a high EQ and figured out really quickly what I needed, and she didn’t try to fit me into a mould of what the process is for most clients. She responded and gave me exactly what I needed. I am a busy person, and she worked around that and made it work for me.“

-Caroline

“Michaela at Mint Décor is the best! Not only did she listen to my list of needs and wants – she was also able to weed through all my scattered thoughts to design a space I truly love. It is my stress-free sanctuary that I could not live without. Thank you for all of your hard work and for designing something I didn’t even realize I needed!”

-Christan

“Michaela is very flexible, very patient, and was able to help reconcile 2 different design styles for us the land on a style that works for both of us.”

-Melissa

“Before closing I would like to express my thanks for all the work you put into creating a beautiful new bedroom for me. In this oasis of calm and beauty, one can truly relax”

-Fern