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West Hawaii Today
Perfect Harmony Designing Women Collaborate on Hualalai Resort Home
Perfect Harmony Designing Women Collaborate on Hualalai Resort Home
Perfect Harmony Designing Women Collaborate on Hualalai Resort Home
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Hualalai homeowner finds perfect design collaborator
September 2011
At HomeLiving with Style in West Hawaii
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features: Ed i tor ’s Column. . .9 D iscover ies . . .16 Extras . . .20 In the Ki tchen. . .22
4 Dream-study pioneers expand their space 1616 Hawai‘i handweavers
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Designing WomenHomeowner and Designer in Sync with Style
By Kristina AndersonPhotography by Giselle Thompson
If creative home interior collaborations were meant to be, they don’t happen any more effortlessly than the one between Hualalai Resort
homeowner Donna Chipps and interior designer Gina Willman, ASID. Not only was Gina was the � rst designer Donna had ever worked with, the collaboration turned out to be a match made in heaven.
Even though Donna, a retired pediatric nurse practitioner, had no formal interior design training, she began selecting much of the furnishings, upholstery and � xtures herself. Soon thereafter, she met Gina through local tennis connections and
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Designing WomenHomeowner and Designer in Sync with Style
By Kristina AndersonPhotography by Giselle Thompson
If creative home interior collaborations were meant to be, they don’t happen any more effortlessly than the one between Hualalai Resort
homeowner Donna Chipps and interior designer Gina Willman, ASID. Not only was Gina was the � rst designer Donna had ever worked with, the collaboration turned out to be a match made in heaven.
Even though Donna, a retired pediatric nurse practitioner, had no formal interior design training, she began selecting much of the furnishings, upholstery and � xtures herself. Soon thereafter, she met Gina through local tennis connections and
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realized she had stumbled upon the perfect design partner. Together, the two completed the entire � ve-bedroom, � ve-and-a-half-bath home with extraordinary results.
When Gina came on board, she helped Donna choose custom rugs, art, window coverings and bed linens, as well as design some of the custom furnishings.
“We think alike and work together so well,” says Donna. “We were so fortunate to � nd each other. I just enjoy decorating. It’s fun when everything comes together.”
In turn, Gina, originally from New Zealand, and owner of Waimea-based Willman Interiors, credits a great client for the successful result. “Donna is wonderful to work with. It has been an absolute
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pleasure to have the opportunity to help enhance her own great taste.”
“I love the whole process of building a house — the creativity and vision of the builder and the designer. When everything comes together, I � nd that amazing.” — Donna Chipps, homeowner
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