Metric Design

08/27/2026

One of the most common calls we get starts with "I want to renovate — can you give me a quote?"

And the honest answer is: not yet.

Before we can quote design fees, make recommendations, or map out the best path forward, we need to actually see your space. That's where the project discovery comes in. The first time a Metric designer steps into your space in person, we measure and verify it ourselves, scan it, photograph it, and take time to understand how it actually functions and what you're genuinely trying to achieve. What you described over the phone is a starting point. What we find in the space is what shapes everything after.

It's not an extra step. It's the step that makes everything else possible.

08/25/2026

People assume the hardest part of a renovation is choosing things. It isn't. The hardest part is holding a hundred decisions in the right order while twelve other people work on your house.

That's the part our team actually does. We act as your representative, which means we hold the budget, the sequence and the standard on your side of the table. When a substitution gets proposed or a date starts to slip, we're the ones who catch it, because catching it is the job.

It's also why we coordinate builds through Metric rather than handing you a list of materials for you to figure out. You shouldn't have to assemble a team of strangers and hope the pieces fit together. We bring partners we've worked alongside for years, who know what our drawings mean and what standard the work is held to. Aligning you with the right people is as much of the service as the design is.

That's Full Service. One team from the first sketch to the last cushion placed, through concept, drawings, procurement, the site and the finish. You make the decisions that genuinely matter to you, and you don't carry the rest of it.

If that's the kind of project you're planning, email Emilie at [email protected]. The first call is complimentary and takes fifteen minutes.

08/25/2026

If you've been putting off your home upgrades for a few years because you don't know where to start. And part of the reason is a quiet feeling that designers are for other people; we'd like to talk to you about that.

We hear it in almost every first conversation, and it's usually not said out loud. It comes out as something like "We're not really the kind of people who hire a designer", or " Our house isn't grand enough for that". The thing is, most of the people we work with aren't asking us for extravagant. They're asking for a kitchen that works when you're hosting or just trying to get the family fed quickly, a bathroom that touches that bit of zen feeling and will still look right in fifteen years, and finishes that hold up to a busy family and a Saskatchewan winter. That's the middle of the road; that's most of what we do.

A lot of people decide they can't afford interior design before they've asked what it costs, but the better question might be, what does it cost not to include design? When you are creating your forever home, you are making hundreds of tiny decisions that you don't have time for. Most people are uneducated on design principles and materials to make those decisions - they get made in a rush, causing mistakes and rework. Plus, project delays cost you major inconvenience: rent somewhere else, your time, your money, and you have to live with however it all comes out in the end, forever.

Now consider the opposite - you have someone creating something personal - just for you, for how you live, for a space that you love to be in, that functions, that cleans well, has the right lighting in the right places, done right for you, the first time. Plus, designers can usually access better pricing, have preferred trade relationships to get you a quicker and better result, and fewer mistakes and rework save you money, time, and delays. When you think about it, hiring a designer can actually cost you very little in comparison, and you get the result that you dreamed of, to enjoy forever.

If you'd like to know what the first step looks like, phone the studio, or send a note to [email protected] and we can start the discussion. If the timing isn't right, that's completely fine, and we'll be here when it is.

Metric Design, 213 Wall Street, Saskatoon. Interior design/decorating, construction management and product supply under one roof since 2011.

08/18/2026

The best time to start is the moment you decide you’re serious about it.

Most whole-home projects we take on have already lived in a client’s mind for six months before they call. The clients who wish they had started sooner are usually the ones who waited until the timeline felt urgent.

Backed by 25 years of expertise, since 2011 Tamara Bowman has flag shipped Metric Design locally in the heart of Saskatoon and brings global interior design and construction standards to the Prairies but even the best process requires time:

Interior design: three to six months
Procurement planning: three to six weeks
Construction: typically four to eight months

There is no shortcut through that work. The advantage is beginning early enough to do it properly. Every phase requires pattern recognition, decision-decisions, coordinated documentation, confirmed selections and trade scheduling.

Our spring 2027 planning window is filling, and we are excited to announce several new custom builds already taking shape. If a whole-home renovation, new build or major improvement is on your horizon, now is the time to begin the conversation.

For commercial clients, the same principle applies. Tenant-improvement and asset-modernization projects must account for design development, engineering, permits, procurement and construction scheduling. If your space needs to perform this winter ...or you are targeting a spring or summer 2027 opening the planning should already be underway.

Your project is not waiting for you to feel completely ready. It is waiting for you to begin.

We help you create the plan, understand the timeline and move forward with confidence.

Your first conversation with us is complimentary. Ask to speak with Tamara or Émilie today.

306-974-0190
[email protected]
metricdesign.ca

06/30/2026

Part 2 of Behind The Project:

A house roughed in by someone else. A design that needed to become theirs.

Amber and Mary break down the selections, the pivots, and the details that took this home from someone else’s vision to something completely personal. Old renderings, new direction, finished reality.

Part 1 is on our feed if you missed it!

06/24/2026

Metric Collective opening this summer! 💫
We are stronger together!

A community where independent professionals share resources and collaborate on real projects. Collective opportunities to use spaces, samples, product knowledge sessions, access templates, software, leads, marketing AND support staff.

Interested? Comment 👇

06/14/2026

🎤 Special announcement for Saskatoon
Industry Architects. Designers. Decorators. Stagers. Technologists. Engineers. Contractors.

You love your work. You love being independent. But doing it all on your own can be challenging, and a little isolating. Every hat, every relationship, every resource, built from scratch, by you. You are the marketer the Bookkeeper, the administrator, the lead generator, the document creator, and the list goes on! That is where I started over 26 years ago. Before I opened Metric, this is how I felt. I wanted to help more people and have more resources and it was all too difficult to do it all myself.

This has been brewing for a long time now. I wanted to build something that helps our industry to come together and to pool resources to support each other. In fact, this is the entire backbone of what I’m building with MetricLy it’s a united front for our industry, which is also coming soon!

I believe that we are stronger together.

So yes, we’ll be introducing the Metric Collective shortly. A community where independent professionals share resources and collaborate on real projects. Collective opportunities to use spaces, samples, product knowledge sessions, access templates, software, leads, marketing, and support staff.

Interested? Comment on what resources could be helpful to you or message us and we will keep you in the loop.

06/10/2026

Through this archway lies the heart of a forever home. Thoughtfully designed for family gatherings, everyday moments, and memories yet to be made.

05/29/2026

05/26/2026

1 of Behind the Project:

We are so excited to share more from this Project that’s wrapped up. Let’s tell you more about the design direction and inspiration that guided us