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Perfect Harmony
Designing Women Collaborate
on Hualalai Resort Home
West Hawaii Today
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September 2011
on the cover:
At Home
Living with Style in West Hawaii
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Designing Women
Homeowner and Designer in Sync with Style
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By Kristina Anderson
Photography by Giselle Thompson
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f creative home interior collaborations were
meant to be, they don’t happen any more
effortlessly than the one between Hualalai Resort
homeowner Donna Chipps and interior designer
Gina Willman, ASID. Not only was Gina was the
first designer Donna had ever worked with, the
collaboration turned out to be a match made in
heaven.
Even though Donna, a retired pediatric nurse
practitioner, had no formal interior design training,
she began selecting much of the furnishings,
upholstery and fixtures herself. Soon thereafter, she
met Gina through local tennis connections and
realized she had stumbled upon the perfect design
partner. Together, the two completed the entire
five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath home with
extraordinary results.
When Gina came on board, she helped Donna
choose custom rugs, art, window coverings and
bed linens, as well as design some of the custom
furnishings.
“We think alike and work together so well,” says
Donna. “We were so fortunate to find each other. I
just enjoy decorating. It’s fun when everything comes
together.”
In turn, Gina, originally from New Zealand, and
owner of Waimea-based Willman Interiors, credits
a great client for the successful result. “Donna is
wonderful to work with. It has been an absolute
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“I love the whole process of building a
house — the creativity and vision of the
builder and the designer. When everything
comes together, I find that amazing.”
— Donna Chipps, homeowner
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