About DDK Consulting

My name is Debra Kistler and I am the designer behind DDK consulting. I have been working as a Designer for over 30 years, beginning my career in soft furnishings and interiors in Adelaide. DDK Consulting began in 2001 on the Sunshine Coast, designed to give my clients a complete design service. Since 2001, I have completed projects on the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, and beyond.

I can assist you to achieve your desired outcome for your home. Whether it is a total new project, or simply a renovation, I can offer advice or provide an entire decorating service. I provide a unique and personal, up-to date interior decorating and design service, working within your budget, to accomplish your dream decor.

Together, we can determine your design brief as I want to work with you every step of the way. I am able to assist you to make selections from the plan stage, including all information that your builder requires to complete your home, to selecting furniture, artwork and accessories.

I give constructive, practical and informative advice to my clients, to enable them to create homes that are stylish and timeless whilst making the experience enjoyable. I also have a great team of professional suppliers and trades that I have been working with on the Sunshine Coast that I regularly refer to my clients.

My role is to work one-on-one with each client in all aspects of building, renovation, refurbishment and interior fit-outs. A lot of my work is in private homes, although I have also worked extensively in the commercial sector, providing interior design services for professional offices, restaurants and hotels. I have worked with many building
companies, completing the entire design selection for many award-winning display homes. Some of my private client’s homes have also won prestigious awards. As well as this, I am now honoured to be a judge for the HIA Sunshine Coast & Wide Bay Housing Awards.

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Each client’s needs are unique and I provide a complete service to clients assisting them with their selections, including:

Selecting External Colours and Finishes

Tile Selections

Kitchen and Bathroom
Cabinetry Design and Finishes

Lighting Selections

Interior Paint Finishes

Carpet Selections

Plumbing Selections

Electrical Appliances

Artwork and Placement

Bed Linen

Shutters & Blinds

Curtains

Furniture and Placement

Wallpaper

Accessories

I enjoy guiding my clients, holding their hands throughout the building process, and assisting them to make building and interior decorating decisions with confidence. The result is functional, elegant and dateless exteriors and interiors, creating warm and beautiful environments to live or work in.

Testimonial

Building and renovating would be a daunting task if it wasn’t for Deb! She makes the whole process stress free, is critical in making the outcome look amazing and most importantly is an absolute delight to work with. She is flexible and sensitive to her clients in terms of budget and time frames. I would highly recommend her to anyone and would always use her with any of our own projects.

Amber Werchon Property
"Debra has a wealth of knowledge and a fantastic network of contacts within the interior design industry.
We felt very at ease with Debra at all times and we were impressed with her professionalism.

The end result is absolutely fabulous and we would like to thank Debra for our beautiful home.

Erik and Maureen Hipwood
It was wonderful working with Debra on our new home. She provided us with wonderful ideas and design suggestions that have made an enormous difference to the look and feel of the house. She was able to work within our budget and the final outcome is more than we could have hoped for. We thoroughly recommend Debra Kistler for any interior design work you may require.

Glen
As someone who often second guesses their choices when decorating, finding Debra has saved my sanity. She first helped me to transform a beachside unit with some inexpensive ideas that had a huge impact. It’s amazing what a difference a carefully chosen colour selection, some beautifully coordinated fabrics and having the eye to choose the perfect decorative piece or add texture just where it’s needed, can make. The results were so pleasing, that when we decided to renovate our house in Brisbane a few years later, Debra was my first phone call. This was a much bigger project but again she has taken the guess work out of every decision from tapware to kitchen benches, tiles to furniture placement, lighting to art work, She simply knows how to get it right. Once I may have considered employing an interior decorator a luxury for the wealthy, I now know that this is not true and personally I couldn’t afford not to use one… Mistakes are costly. In fact, the service that Debra provides is undoubtedly the best value in a renovation! I cannot recommend her work highly enough. She is truly a delight to work with and continues to provide support and ideas whenever needed even after her job is done. Put simply, Debra will turn your “nice” into “something amazing”

Anne Smith (Carindale)
Debra has been consulted during the past few years on four separate properties, from renovations to our new home just constructed. She is a joy to work with, always friendly, approachable, patient and extremely understanding.. even when I don’t understand what I want. I would recommend Debra to any prospective clients. Her creative flair, attention to detail, skills and research truly pays off. Thank-you Debra for a job well done. The dream has become a reality.

Sue Beck
Thank you, Debra for making my refurbishment project all so easy. One of the best decisions I’ve ever made was to engage your services, as your creative expertise eliminated any potentially expensive and disappointing mistakes. We started with a blank canvass and turned it into a beautiful stylish home that I’m absolutely thrilled to be living in.

Susan Grundy
Over the last few years we have worked with Debra on several projects including new houses and renovations. Debra made the building process so much easier with her amazing interior design ideas and precise attention to detail. Debra is very professional and an absolute delight to work with. Her amazing talent for interior design astounds me and we have been extremely happy with the end results of every project we have worked on with Debra.

Paul and Meagen Dwyer
Debra has an enormous amount of experience and expertise in this field and has always given us excellent service and advice right from the start.
From the initial stages of meeting clients, identifying and documenting their needs and understanding their concerns guiding them through the colour selection journey.

Directors - Accord Homes (QLD) Pty Ltd
Debra Kistler has provided the internal and external colour schemes, and offered advice and suggestions for a range of special features, for the last fifteen houses I have built.

The end result has been a very elegant finish, and well within budget constraints. Whether you are renovating, decorating your own beautiful home or building to sell, consulting Debra is the best investment you'll make.

Kerry Pengelly