All posts by UlyaJensen

By May 16, 2023

Host Steve Walsh interviews Ulya Jensen. Ulya is a renowned interior designer with a great story and insights into the world of design. In this episode we learn about Ulya’s journey and her process when designing a space. Watch the full interview here


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By December 2, 2020

Ottawa Citizen: Ulya Jensen has a knack for picking the next hotspot neighbourhood to live. After renovating homes in Westboro, Wellington Village and Hintonburg, the savvy designer set her sights on Little Italy.


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By January 21, 2018

Not many people can say they live where they work, have a hip wine bar/bistro in their kitchen and live next door to a local music legend. Ulya Jensen can. Three years ago, the Ottawa designer bought a small two-bedroom in Hintonburg, an up-and-coming neighbourhood that straddles the east end of Wellington Street West. Built in 1952, the two-storey had


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By January 21, 2018

Pick up a dry martini and join us on a tour of the very sexy, redesigned hotel with our friend, Ulya Jensen, principal designer of Ulya Jensen Interiors.  She shares with us her favorite spaces in the newly-renovated Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel. Watch video here on BESTTRIP.TV


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By January 20, 2018

Stofa boasts a contemporary, almost Nordic feel, with a 50-seat dining room designed by Hintonburg’s Ulya Jensen. It is open, comfortable and minimalist, with varying tones of pale grey complemented by dark wood. A lengthy bar fronted with intriguing tile runs across the back of the space; it has a wide white stone countertop, ideal


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outdoor living and design
By January 1, 2018

Let there be light! Hot lighting trends for spring and summer by Interior Designer Ulya Jensen With Spring & Summer finally upon us, we all want to get the most out of our outdoor living space. Everyone wants to know what is hot when it comes to lighting. Read more here CTV- Interior Designer Ulya


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By June 25, 2017

Urbandale hired Ottawa interior designer Ulya Jensen to give each model its own personality and charm. The Creekside, which doubles as the sales centre, is a one-bedroom-plus-den decorated in fresh green tones for a clean, inviting style that includes custom floor-to-ceiling curtains and apple green kitchen chairs. Like all the floor plans, the master bedroom is on


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By January 21, 2017

It’s got personality! The Design world is seeing more personality than ever before; from food to fashion to home, gone are the days of the rubber stamp style. Let’s reconnect with ourselves our history and our heritage. Design Tip #1: Ask yourself questions. Who am I? What is important to me? To my family? What


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By January 9, 2017

Partnering with our Cambria Brand Advocate, Interior Designer Ulya Jensen, the Urban Quarry team was proud to attend the restaurant’s soft opening on Sunday, October 1st, with the Grand Opening scheduled for October 4th. Ulya worked closely with restaurant owner, Chef Jason Sawision to design this brand new space, and we couldn’t be more proud


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By September 10, 2016

Ottawa Citizen Feature: Uncovering a Jewel Designer, renovator team up to bring out the beauty in a heritage rental, turning it into an executive apartment for the upscale crowd. Sometimes it takes a rethink of things to bring out the best in a person or project. For interior designer Ulya Jensen and renovator Noel McGinnity,


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