With a passion for creating engaging and functional environments, we specialize in interior design solutions that transform educational and residential spaces.
As a passionate Educational Designer, I’ve had the privilege of helping hundreds of families across North America create inspiring playrooms, craft rooms, bedrooms, and nurseries that spark a new sense of wonder!
My journey began with my own children’s spaces and a mission to bridge the gap between home and school connections as an Elementary School Teacher. Once I became a mother, I realized how essential it is to have a nurturing learning environment at home—one where children feel honored, valued, represented, and inspired.
With over 20 years of experience in education, I decided to merge my passions for early learning and development with interior design, leading to the creation of Be in Wonder Design in 2018. As a full-service educational designer, I blend beauty with functionality to plan, design, install, and organize inviting spaces that naturally encourage children to be in wonder, be creative, and engage in endless open-ended play!
By implementing the most effective educational and organizational strategies into any home or business, I help children of all ages and stages thrive and reach their fullest potential. I am now building the career of my dreams, serving clients in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond who seek to empower their children through thoughtfully designed spaces.
Having worked with over 200 families, partnered with incredible brands, and been featured in HGTV Magazine, I am dedicated to transforming spaces that my clients adore. Designing a room that meets your children’s needs while also looking beautiful can be challenging—but that’s where I come in! inspire.
We design spaces that blend play, learning, and functionality—ensuring that every space is both beautiful and developmentally appropriate. inspire.
Designing spaces that meet all ages and stages of development, ensuring that everyone experiences success and gains confidence through play! inspire.
Trained in the Reggio Emilia Approach, we design spaces that inspire creativity, problem-solving, and self-directed learning.
Each space evolves with your child’s growth, ensuring that every curated element can transition throughout various developmental stages.
We create designs that are not only aesthetically stunning but also practical for real-life family living.
We create designs that are not only aesthetically stunning but also practical for real-life family living.
I can’t say enough good things about Vanessa and her team. We worked with her on the design of our children play space. She was with us every step of the way from the layout plan, design and installation. The outcome was phenomenal. We are amazed at how beautiful and functional it is. – Stefanie G
Vanessa was an absolute pleasure to work with. She was able to create a fun and engaging space that our kids absolutely love, while staying within our budget. Vanessa was very easy to work with and she had great rapport with the children, which made the design process a breeze. Not only did she deliver on time, but she also provided practical and affordable solutions that exceeded our expectations. We couldn’t be happier with the end result and we highly recommend her to anyone in need of a children’s play area designer. – Bajwa Family
Vanessa provided our family a space that is not just a playroom but one where our family can spend time together in play, learning and exploring. Our original office space was changed to a playroom with what we had but it wasn’t an environment that was cultivating creativity, imagination and lacked inspiration. We now have an inviting space where our son can learn, create, play and have down time to read and we can enjoy the space with him.
Vanessa’s professionalism, creativity and understanding of her clients’ needs is truly one of a kind. The time, care and passion that she puts into her work has left a lasting impression and memory for us – she truly has gone above and beyond for our family and we speak of her regularly as we use the space and recall the reminders of our time with her installing the space. She truly provided us a full service package from exploration of our needs, design style, budget, timelines, and end to end management – Thank you Vanessa and team! – Poretta Family
I cannot say enough amazing things about Vanessa. She designed 2 rooms in my home and I couldn’t be happier with how they turned out. She is kind, incredibly knowledgeable and working with her is an absolute joy. It truly feels like you’re working alongside a dear friend. Any time I had a question or needed her opinion , she would respond right away to offer her assistance. Thank you Vanessa!
Vanessa blew my expectations out of the water with her design for our basement playroom. She took the time to get to know my family so that she could maximize our usage of space for both my kids who are 3 years apart. She has amazing energy and it truly shows in the work she does. She made the entire project come together seamlessly from concept, to design, ordering and installation. Vanessa was extremely organized and worked with me step by step to make sure materials were ordered and arrived on time. When we did run into issues with items that went out of stock, she went above and beyond to find a replacement or keep a watchful eye on back-in-stock dates for me. Whenever I had concerns or questions, she took the time to walk me through all the pros and cons so that I could make the right decision for my family and how we would use the space. Her knowledge of not only design, but of childhood development through play is what makes her service completely worth every penny. My kids now use the basement every day and their friends never want to leave when they come over. It’s a kid’s dream playroom where they can expend their energy, be creative, get messy, snuggle up with a good book, and role play. I can’t thank Vanessa enough for the way she completely transformed this space for us.
I would highly recommend Vanessa & her team! Vanessa got to know our family, our space, our style and came up with the most creative & innovative designs for multiple spaces in our home. She exceeded my expectations and transformed our play room into a warm, welcoming & nourishing space for our kiddos. She also designed the most epic movement space , creative play area and all while staying true to our modern boho design vibe. The spaces she designed are so loved by our kiddos and by us; I love sitting in each of the spaces even by myself because they are so calming, inviting and have become works of art in our home. Vanessa has a natural talent and brings such light & joy into her designs, the passion she has for what she does manifests into everything she does! I couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out. Not only is she excellent at what she does, but she is professional, responsive, and honest in the work she does. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I will definitely be recommending you to my mama network! – Serag Family
We take the time to understand your vision, lifestyle, and needs to craft spaces that truly enhance your home and your child’s learning experience.
Share your vision with our team.
Receive a detailed, bespoke design plan.
We bring the vision to life with white-glove service.
We’re honored to have transformed so many family spaces into places of wonder, creativity, and growth.
Our journey started with one room and a dream — now, bringing joy and purpose to homes all across North America.
Let’s Create a Space Where Your Child Can Truly Be in Wonder!
Hi, I’m Vanessa Silva! I’ve helped hundreds of families all over North America by designing playrooms, craft rooms, bedrooms and nurseries that blow their kid’s minds and spark a new sense of wonder!
It all started with my own kid’s spaces and my mission to bridge the gap between home and school connections. Keep reading to find out how this amazing passion lead me to design full-time!
“Vanessa is simply one of a kind. I know I speak for many when I say that she is one of the most sincere, most genuine people I have ever met. We simply adore her and her work. Thank you my dear friend, you are the very best!”
Once I became a mother, and as an educator with 20 years of experience, I saw firsthand how important it was to have a learning space within our own home where our children felt honoured, valued, represented, and inspired. I then decided to merge my two passions of early learning and development with interior design to create Be In Wonder Design. Now as a full service designer, by blending beauty with function I plan, design, install, and organize inviting spaces that naturally encourage children to be in wonder, be creative, and engage in endless open ended play! By implementing the most effective educational and organizational strategies into any home or business, children of all ages are able to play, learn, and develop to their utmost potential.
Now, I’m building the career of my dreams, serving clients in the GTA and surrounding area who really desire to have a space in their homes that will empower their children. I’ve worked with over 80 families in North America, partnered with amazing brands, and have been featured in HGTV Magazine. My clients are in love with their spaces, and I get to do what I am passionate about every day!
It can be very difficult to design a room for your children that meets their needs AND looks amazing! If you are curious to learn more about how I can help you, click the button below and book a call with me!
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