Sharon Johnston Designs for Living

We first contacted Sharon in March of 2020 and almost instantly we knew Sharon was the architect we wanted to design our home. Sharon has been a dream to work with, even through the most unforeseen circumstances of covid in which face to face meetings were basically impossible at the time, Sharon was always available to talk to and even set up video appointments to talk us through our project in great detail. As a couple who knew very little of what we were getting ourselves into, Sharon was a guiding light, showing us and putting us into contact with who we needed to be talking to at each stage. We cannot recommend Sharon enough to people contemplating who to design their home, especially those with little experience in doing so like ourselves. She will point in you in the right direction at all times! We are very grateful for everything she has done for us and no job was too small for her.

Highly recommend Sharon. Great ideas and over the moon with how our extension worked out.

Sharon provided us with an outstanding service from our initial meeting with her to our plans being approved. She was always willing to accommodate our requirements and listen to what we wanted, and then guided us through the various options she believed would suit our needs. She comprehensively answered all our questions and provided us with a superb set of plans. Sharon was delightful to deal with and I will highly recommend her services. - Gerard McPolin

Sharon is an excellent architect and agent. She has a great deal of experience and knowledge in the area of property and site development and has been a great asset in my projects. Would highly recommend.

We were very impressed with the professional and innovative service we received from Sharon Johnston. The layout and appearance of our bungalow was exactly what we wanted. Her insight into the flow and appearance of the house elevated the overall design. We would highly recommend Designs for Living.

I cannot recommend Sharon highly enough. She delivered our dream home, within budget, on time and to our specification. Sharon was a breath of fresh air to deal with, nothing was ever a problem and she had a gifted ability to convert our requirements into a fabulous and sustainable design. As a Planning Officer dealing with many architects over the years, Sharon's drawings always stood out as being individual, thoughtful and attractive - which inspired us to chose Sharon to design our home. No regrets, and if I had the sanity to build again I wouldn't look past Sharon Johnston!

From our initial consultation, we knew Sharon would be the architect to design our 'dream house'. When she presented us our first draft plans, we barely changed a single thing - she'd nailed it! Almost everyone to work on or in the house has complimented on the design, particularly the internal layout and how homely it feels. Cool in the summer and cosy in the winter - we couldn't be happier!

After purchasing a site in Belfast we scoured the internet and came across Sharon on Houzz. Sharon skilfully guided us through the whole process, meeting our challenges in a very professional manner. She crystallised our thoughts from our first consultation and listened incredibly well, she also has a great eye for proportions and detail. Sharon thank you from the bottom of our hearts for designing us such a beautiful home. You have been an absolute joy to work with. Laura and Alan

Sharon listened attentively to our requirements for a new home and produced a beautiful design that has been subsequently built and has exceeded our expectations. She gathered our ideas and dreams, guided our thinking and helped us capture the potential of the site. Her design information was complete and easy for the builder to follow. Sharon was very patient and worked with us on several revisions to our plans, showing great professionalism and enthusiasm for the project. Thanks for the great work Sharon!

We wanted to extend our home. We had a rough idea of what we wanted but no idea of how to go about it. Then we met Sharon. From that moment she put us at ease and took our rough idea and made it into something much better. We would highly recommend Sharon. She will make you feel important no matter the size of your project. A lovely person and a true professional.

We have worked with Sharon in the past and have found her to be very professional and reliable We would not hesitate to avail of her services in our future projects

We approached Sharon with a limited budget unsure whether we would be able to achieve what we were looking for as our final retirement home. . Our brief was a simple economic but attractive 3 bed bungalow design – clean lines – plenty of light – 1500 sq ft but with the possibility of future first floor extension. She not only met our brief but demonstrated how we could achieve the extra first floor space still within budget. She has achieved for us the most attractive modern 2,100 sq ft property we could have wished for with everything any retired couple would want for ground floor living and leading from a beautiful hall, stair and balcony included two more very spacious visitors' rooms and bathroom. Sharon's fees were very reasonable and she remained available throughout the build giving advice and suggestions that have enhanced even more the excellent work of our builder GM Construction of Banbridge.