Helping Clients Love Their Home For 50 Years
50 Years ago, Joanna started her business as a solo entrepreneur because she wanted the opportunity to do what she loved and created the perfect job for herself. Growing her business based on client needs the business evolved from drapery and fabric to a full-service interior design and renovation firm. Over the years our clients have been at the heart of the business with many of them returning time and time again.
Read Joanna’s Thank You To 50 Years In Business
Looking Back
One of our first Yellow Pages Ad’s from 1986.
Staff photo from 2008 - recognize anyone? 2 staff members are still with us.
An ad celebrating our 25th Anniversary.
Our booth at the Renovation Show in 2018.
Check out this hand sketched room redesign, colour and material mood board, and a photo of the finished product.
A boardroom we designed for the Government of Canada.
The home we decorated for the Homes for the Holidays Annual Tour in 2015.
That time we turned 27 with the Designer Guys doing a ribbon cutting at our showroom.
Celebrating our 40th anniversary and honouring Jostar’s very first clients.
Jostar’s Design Through Time display at Edmonton Design Week. Featuring rooms from the 1860’s, 1920’s, 1950’s 1970’s and 2017.
Did you know for 20 of our 50 years we have been a Consumers Choice Award winner for best Interior Designers. Here is Joanna receiving one of our many awards.
Presenting at the Home and Garden Show.
Photo from the Edmonton Journal in 1978 announcing the opening of our first retail location.
The resort in Costa Rica we designed the interior and suites - yes we went on location!
An old business card
Joanna being recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 by Womanition.
One of Joanna’s articles - still some valuable advice for today.
The Botanica building sales center and client design selections we did for the whole building.
An article from Designer Showcase 85 - the hand sketches are awesome.
Presenting at the Home and Garden Show.
Article from the Edmonton Journal in 1978 announcing the opening of our first retail location.
Joanna’s star studded past includes meeting Bryan Baumler and The Designer Guys.