About Us
A personal approach to designing beautiful, thoughtful spaces is what we strive for. From large scale renovation projects, to room makeovers, our team will transform your house into a home.
LUX decor is a full service design firm, specializing in space planning, full renovations, custom millwork, kitchens & bathrooms, and everything decor related. We work hand in hand with all trades to facilitate your project from start to finish.
Our team will turn your house into a functional and beautiful home by curating furniture, fabrics, finishes and accessories, that reflect your personality and suit your lifestyle.
Sun Ah Brock
Founder & owner at LUX decor
Sun Ah is a passionate entrepreneur on a mission to build the most influential design community in North America.
She founded LUX decor in 2003 and scaled the business with the help of three things: her ability to bring together talented creative individuals, a strong work ethic and a constant drive to succeed.
LUX decor has gone on to do some incredible things. Our team has won Houzz awards for Service and Design for 6 consecutive years; we’ve won the 2019 Quebecois House of the Year Award and AIA Maine Award in 2023; we’ve been featured in publications including Canadian Home Trends, Maison et Demeure, and more; and we’ve grown our social media following to over 65,000 (and counting!)
In 2020, LUX decor experienced a make-over to become the epicentre of the Canadian design community. We launched a collaborative shared workspace where the country’s best designers and creatives could come together under one roof.
Our Team
Katrina Weary
Design Team Lead
Katrina began working for LUX decor in 2013 while studying Interior Design at Dawson College. On completion of her DEC, she joined the LUX decor design team full-time and has seen the completion of many beautiful transformations. Her goal is to create spaces that reflect her client’s unique personalities, all the while ensuring a stylish and functional space.
Waking up at dawn every Saturday morning and making homemade pancakes with her children creates a sense of home for her. She looks to incorporate the same feeling of homeliness in all her projects!
Melissa Torres
Lead Designer
After starting a degree in Art, Communication and Languages, Melissa realized that her passion lay in interior design and enrolled in an Interior Architecture school in Nice. Melissa has been working in the design industry for almost 14 years and her international background and extensive travel have allowed her to expand her design aesthetic.
Melissa appreciates the imperfections in her surroundings and takes the time to understand the stories they reveal. She was born in the south of France with Spanish roots, which may explain her love for the beach and the sun! Having arrived in Montreal over 10 years ago, Melissa has helped many LUX decor clients realize their dream homes, always to rave reviews.
Tamara Wallace
Lead Designer
With an extensive background in both residential and large-scale commercial projects, Tamara brings LUX decor a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective. She loves the planning process and her attention to detail is one of her greatest assets. In each project, she strives to find the balance between creativity and functionality.
When she is not working on projects at LUX, she enjoys the best that life has to offer: her family, her friends, and her gorgeous Labrador retriever, Griffin. Tamara feels her happiest when wrapped in a warm blanket with a cup of coffee on a weekend morning. For her, it’s the little things that create a sense of home.
Cameron MacDonald
Designer
How did a background in horticulture lead to a passion for design and decor? Prior to joining the LUX decor team, Cameron managed a large nursery and decor shop for almost 10 years. This, coupled with his Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning, transformed into a love of everything design related. Cameron loves spending time in the refuge of his garden at the end of a busy day, which is where he recharges and feels most at home. No wonder why he creates the most beautiful flower arrangements at client reveals!
When he isn’t designing, Cameron can be found working in his garden, or training for his next pole sport routine!
Gia Sarantidis
Designer
Gia’s love for renovation is what drew her to LUX. She grew up with her mother constantly changing the decor and moving things around, which is what sparked her interest for interior design. Gia enjoys a good moody design, and loves mixing different textures and natural stones. You’ll never find her without her best selection of pens, either on-site visiting a renovation project, or working alongside a pile of samples on her desk.
On her time off, she enjoys travelling and going on long drives with her hubby and two kids visiting different neighborhoods to admire the architecture.
Niki Sarantidis
Design Associate
Gia was so great that we had to hire her sister, too! Niki fit in with the decor squad right from the get go. With a passion for interior design from young age, she has always walked into homes and right away pictured the changes she would do to it. Naturally, she found herself designing homes after completing her studies. Her design taste leans toward a California casual style with a love for earth ones, black and natural accents. Coming from a big Greek family, she knows how to create an overall warm and homey vibe in the home.
On the weekends, you can usually find Niki spending quality time with family and friends, or indulging in a good movie.
Maria Anthopoulos
Design Associate
Maria, of Greek and Egyptian background, was born and raised in Montreal. Maria has a unique talent for envisioning a space before production, for decorating and making any room come to life. There’s no doubt that she enjoys working on full service design consults with her trusty decor squad. She’s not only a Design Associate, but also LUX’s very own nurse and design mama. How could we be so lucky?
Time spent in the comfort of her home with her soulmate, Peter, their three wonderful boys, and puppy Henry, is what makes her feel the most connected to her space. She has a keen understanding of the retail business, having spent over 8 years with Michael Kors. She developed her skills and love of design through her involvement in the development of investment properties with her husband. Her desire to continue to evolve led her to return to school to pursue a degree in Event Planning. During her studies, Maria led a team to fundraise over $10,000 dollars for the Autistic Children of Ste Justine Hospital.
Samantha Laff
Assistant Buyer & Affiliate Program Coordinator
Samantha has a degree in Political Science from Concordia University, however, found she had a talent for sales and began working for a Canadian bedding and linen company. She later received her real estate license, and while working in commercial and industrial real-estate, she met her now husband and father of her kids.
Sam began at LUX decor as one of their photographers, taking photos of clients’ finished spaces. Loving the team, she was always ready to help and put her organizational skills to work. Sam’s attention to detail and her love for organization made her a perfect candidate to fill the role as affiliate coordinator. Over the past years, we have seen the Affiliate Program flourish thanks to her dedication and passion for creating the largest interior design community in North America. We can’t wait to see what she’s going to do next!
Buffy Cummings
Warehouse & Delivery Coordinator
Since starting in her new role, Buffy has embraced the challenge and transformed the warehouse and delivery processes by strengthening relationships with suppliers and ensuring clients receive their deliveries on time. Buffy’s behind the scenes work is crucial in what we do here at LUX.
What unites her with the rest of the team is not only her love for design, but also for dogs. In her spare time, she enjoys baking delicious cookies and cakes for her furry friends. She’s quite the busy bee as she’s also the mother of two beautiful girls. Buffy always manages to get things done and her kindness is infectious… No wonder she also has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology!
Nicole Crépault
Design Coordinator
Nicole was born and raised in Montreal and is the definition of “Joie de Vivre!” Perfectly bilingual and educated at HEC de Montreal, Nicole has perfected her craft in design administration. Her combination of an infectious personality and disciplined work ethic makes her a joy to be around. As the connector between each project and design team, she takes the time to truly understand what clients value most in a home. She’s a great listener! Whatever the task or timeline, she gets it done with humour and grace.
Outside of her time spent working at LUX decor, her interests include home decorating, fitness training, and spending time with friends and family. For Nicole, spending the weekend at the cottage, outside of the hustle and bustle of everyday life, is where she feels most at peace.
Monique Jeannin
Human Resources & Accounting Manager
Monique joined the Lux team in 2020 as Operations Manager bringing over 25 years of experience in Customer Service, Operations Management, and Accounting. If she weren’t working at LUX decor, she could have easily made a living as a baker, as her sweet treats are legendary. Monique finds pleasure in the simple things in life like listening to 80’s music, hanging in arenas watching her boys play hockey, and spending time with family and friends. For Monique, the beauty of home lies in the feeling she gets when baking with her children.
Although Monique is an exceptional team player, you will most often find her working diligently and quietly behind the scenes, exactly where she prefers to be. Monique has found a home away from home at LUX decor and is thrilled to be part of such a positive, supportive, and dynamic team.
Kerry Allman
Controller
With 20 years of experience as a sales leader and systems specialist in the decor industry, Kerry ensures our systems are tailored to meet the needs of the growing LUX decor team. He listens closely to his peers to ensure they have the tools and information necessary to serve our growing customer base. As the appointed Excel Master of the company, you can oftentimes find Kerry teaching the team about Excel features sharing his wisdom. We appreciate him for his infectious sense of humour and his passion for automation systems.
When he’s not working away in Excel, Kerry likes to keep fit training for triathlons and has a passion for finding simplified solutions for complex tasks. His home out in the country is where he creates his sanctuary. For him, nothing compares to the feeling he gets when he prepares a big breakfast on Saturday mornings.
Lisa Oliva
Showroom Coordinator & Decorator
Lisa joined the team at LUX decor after having became a LUX affiliate member herself. As a designer, her attention to detail, passion for community and dedicated attitude are all skills that make her perfect for the role. The fact that she’s also a chef doesn’t hurt! Lisa’s a mom of two beautiful kids, so she knows what it’s like to wear multiple hats and get things done. In fact, her motto is “on it!”
You can usually find Lisa merchandising new arrivals in the showroom, or meeting with design members to help select and package items for a finishing service. Catch her on the LUX affiliate Instagram sharing design tips and presenting new arrivals! One thing we love about Lisa is that she’s always there to help, and truly cares, because your success is her success!
Eric Arsenault
Warehouse Support
Eric loves to make sure that the warehouse is functioning as a well-oiled machine thus ensuring that LUX products are delivered on time. What he admires about LUX decor is the sense of family and community and working in an environment where he feels encouraged to learn from his mistakes. Home to Eric is a place where you can truly be yourself, without pretense.
It’s no surprise that Eric is studying acting. You can catch him on our latest IGTV giving us a tour of the office. Rest assured, he’s quite the comedian! Currently, his biggest fans are his aquarium pets, especially his lizard, Muchacho. His other hobbies include music and distracting his co-workers – you can always count on him to tell the best jokes!
Lara Joubert
Visual Storyteller
Lara was born and raised in Montreal but finds inspiration wherever she goes. With a degree in Anthropology, she is passionate about the people, places, and spaces she encounters. She loves to tell a good story! When not storytelling, her interests include sound healing, spending time with her dog, George, or discovering natural wines at Montreal’s latest hotspots.
After working in fashion for the past 10 years and expanding her studies in marketing and public relations, she was led to the world of design. Ever since her travels to Japan, she’s been fascinated by feng shui and how energy flows throughout a home. She believes that your home is your sanctuary and that the environment you create can fortify your spiritual, mental, and physical well-being. Her sound meditation home studio is a special space to recharge and renew.
Jayden Terauds
Marketing Intern
Starting off with an educational background in Health Sciences, Jayden quickly realized that was not the path for him… He wanted to explore a more creative field, which led him into the world of interior design, and to LUX! Since interning with us, he’s been a great help behind the lens styling photoshoots and making them picture perfect.
Jayden loves plants, thrifting, and most of all loves his bird. When Jayden’s not working or at school, you can usually find him exploring Montreal, trying out new restaurants and discovering vintage boutiques.
