I Love Home
I love being home.
I love staying home (anyone else secretly ok with cancelled plans?)
I love imagining how I would renovate and style my home.
I love having a home that guests find warm and welcoming, and I love knowing that not only are the interior details well-designed, but the behind-the-scenes details are in healthy. functioning order. Having a home with a solid foundation, a reliable mechanical system, and an exterior that protects me from the elements gives me such peace of mind and reassures me that all the beautiful interior finishes that depend on these key components will last that much longer.
I love coming home at the end of the day, walking in the door, and breathing a sigh of relief knowing that my calm and serene space is resting within a well-built structure. These are feelings I want to help other homeowners, like YOU, feel too!
Welcome to Wild Olive Homes & Renovations
We are an experienced design-build company offering mid to large-scale renovations, additions, and custom infills for homeowners who are looking for a collaborative and understanding approach to their project.
If you’re like us you spend time standing in your kitchen daydreaming about what your main floor would look like if you just knocked out that one wall, or you wonder how your mudroom would function if you moved some things around and added some custom cabinetry.
Maybe you’ve been trying to figure out how it would work to extend your upper floor out over your garage to create that additional space for your growing family, or maybe you actually feel like in order to get what you truly want you need to remove the existing home altogether and build a new one from the foundation up.
If any of these scenarios sound familiar and you’re ready to do something about it, you’re in the right place and we’re so happy you’re here! Have a look at the different services we provide by clicking the link below, and when you feel ready to chat, contact us!
Meet The Founder
Hello! I’m Charlotte. I grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan and in my early 20’s I spent a number of years working at our local hardware building center helping homeowners with paint and building material selections for their home renovation projects. I especially loved looking through the home-plan design books we sold and would imagine walking through those homes, thinking about how it would feel to live in those spaces. Looking back, I can see how pivotal that experience was. It made me want to learn how to create thoughtfully designed and well-built homes where homeowners would feel not only sure about the structure but relaxed and comfortable with all the interior finishes.
So, I moved here to Calgary to attend SAIT, and immediately after graduating from the AT program in 2006 I began my now 20+year career in the residential home building industry. I started working as an estimator with a large custom home builder, then moved into single family production homes, multi-family projects, cottages, acreages, and eventually moved into home renovations where I feel I have really found my calling. I am obsessed with helping homeowners stay in their beloved neighborhoods by making their cherished homes even better.
Why “Wild Olive”?
I came across “wild olive” one day while reading. The writer was talking about grafting wild olive branches into ancient olive tree rootstock and what a wonderfully synergistic relationship that becomes. I thought it was such a beautiful and fitting analogy for the type of work I love to do. Just as the wild olive branch gently fuses into the established rootstock, enjoying its rich nourishment, our thoughtfully renovated or added spaces gently fuse into the existing roots of your home. We strive to honour your home’s history, balancing tradition with renewal. Wild Olive Homes & Renovations’ brand logo, a delicate olive branch, symbolizes the thoughtful growth of your home within its established foundations.