Leslie Weldon Design

I've worked with Leslie as the general contractor on several of her projects. Having been in the construction industry for dozens of years, I am very familiar with the importance of partnering with a qualified designer. Leslie is exceptional. Good designers design and plan a project that is tailored to the client and ready to build for the contractor. Not only do Leslie's jobs follow that path, but the low-stress, knowledgeable confidence she exudes makes working with her a pleasure. I would highly recommend her to any client that values a professional and objective view on design and is serious about quality.

Oh how we love Leslie! My husband and I were nervous to start a large remodel of our home that we had been dreaming about for 17+ years. We knew we needed the help of a designer to make things perfect and we couldn't be more pleased that we luckily found Leslie Weldon Design. We arranged an initial meeting at our house where we went over our ideas, having no idea how much our dream project would cost and how to even begin the process. Leslie is a godsend to us "newbies". She has so much experience and is an honest, realistic communicator. Our plans included moving our kitchen to another area of the house, removing load bearing walls and completely changing the look and feel of our 1970's rambler. Leslie was so proficient throughout the process and has wonderful connections in the business. She introduced us to our contractor and was present in our planning meetings with him. After that, Leslie and I communicated over email and over the phone. She worked up several different layout plans for us, including 3D renderings, and helped us outline our budget and planning needs. She was wonderful at showing us ideas that I hadn't thought of previously. Once we picked our layout, Leslie expertly ordered our cabinetry and assisted with all the other design aspects such as lighting, tile, countertops, hardware and flooring. She often was a liaison between our contractor and us, saving us a lot a time. At the times when we felt overwhelmed, it was a great comfort having Leslie to explain things and to help us set expectations. Her experience and knowledge is invaluable and our home remodel turned out beyond our wildest dreams. We now consider Leslie a dear friend and we look forward to working with her again.

After a difficult (read nightmare) remodel experience in another bathroom and exploring options with other designers and companies, we chose to work with Leslie on our master bath and bedroom remodel. It was a wonderful experience. She is professional, yet warm - creative yet thoroughly business-like. After many years experience she knows her field and products so well that she patiently guided us to good decisions (and gently away from bad ones). She took our vague desire to turn our truly awful, cramped and non-functioning master suite into a "zen/craftsman" space and created a lovely bedroom and bathroom beyond any thing we ever hoped to achieve, with as much emphasis on functionality as appearance. We chose the contractor that she recommended and had a seamless, no surprises experience - a world away from our first bathroom remodel. Having read the other reviews, our process and experience were the same. We cannot recommend Leslie more highly and would use no other designer for our upcoming kitchen remodel.Thank you Leslie for a great remodel experience and a wonderful finished product

This was our first kitchen remodel and so we searched on line for a credible designer. We found Leslie. Leslie impressed us. She has a relaxed, easy to be with personality. We felt that Leslie listened and heard our desires. She was willing to work together with us and incorporate our own design ideas. It is not uncommon to have some questions, concerns, and sometimes even a little anxiety during a remodel. We could always turn to Leslie for help. Anytime we called or emailed she responded right away! Leslie did a fine job with the cabinet layout designs. Immediately after our first meeting together she was busy drawing them up. Her measurements were absolutely accurate. Her experience shows. We now have a new friend and a dream kitchen. Every detail is perfect. We keep going into the kitchen just to marvel at it. Job well done!!

Leslie is so easy to work with. She listens to your requests and makes great recommendations. She provided us with a design my husband and I could work with and we completed the job as we had requested. Love our new kitchen! It's everything and even more than we could have imagined.

This was the first time my wife and I were going to go through a remodel. Our plan was to remodel the kitchen and entire downstairs area. After getting to know and receiving several quotes from other kitchen remodeling companies on the east side, we decided to work with Leslie and we are very glad we did! The new kitchen we got turned out even better than I thought and my wife and I are extremely pleased with the results and we are very happy working with Leslie. We first met Leslie a year ahead of when we decided to do our remodel as we were getting our feet wet and getting estimates. As the year went by Leslie contacted us out of the blue and asked us if we were still interested in the project. I was impressed she had remembered us and contacted me; none of the other remodeling companies did. So we decided to have another meeting with her! We have heard of the horror stories people can go through with their remodels and we wanted none of that. Meeting with Leslie put all that to rest. For starters, Leslie has over 25 years of experience designing kitchens. She is very friendly, very easy to talk with, and she listened to all of our ideas about what we wanted to do. She also has built up a solid relationship with the Contractor that would be doing our job and has known him for over 25 years. She setup a meeting so we could meet with the Contractor and get to know him too. It all felt very open and honest and very quickly my wife and I felt we were in good hands. I would also like to say I was very impressed with communicating with Leslie. She answered all my emails very quickly and on the same day, sometimes within minutes. She was very patient with me in answering my questions and went out of her way to find out specific info we needed whether it was with the cabinet company, appliances, ect. It felt really good to know she was really willing to go out of her way in getting back to me quickly. I did not get that type of service when I was temporarily working with other kitchen companies. In my advice to you, especially if this is your first remodel, I think it is really worth it to work with a designer that would have that 1 on 1 relationship with you to help guide you and answer all your questions. Leslie did this and exceeded all my expectations and made the whole process actually quite easy on us. So before we began on the remodel, Leslie came up with several designs and drawings and came up with some very creative ideas for our house. We had a lot of ideas for her too, and she craftily incorporated our ideas into the design while also giving her advice if we weren't too sure what would work or not. It was a very fun process. Once we got some ideas for the design nailed down, we got some plans and 3D renders from her to help us visualize it more and made a couple of tweaks as we went along. We got a budget from her and from the contractor that laid out very clearly the things that needed to be done and how much they would cost. It was reasonable and within our budget. Some budgets were generous, such as the appliances, and it was nice to go shopping for appliances that werent on the low end, but some nice quality stainless-steel ones. In the end, we did go over budget, but not because of Leslie, but because we found some hidden surprises once we tore down our walls; incorrect modifications from the previous owners did to the house that had to get fixed. Something that may or may not happen to you. The whole remodel construction took 2 months and Leslie was there for us for the entire scope of the project, helping us pick out countertops, backsplash, flooring, lighting, paint, hardware, and more and recommending places for us to go look at those things before buying. She was very knowledgeable about what was fitting for the style of remodel we wanted. She was also able to clearly let us know about our timeline about when certain decisions needed to be made and what future things to expect. Like I said earlier, she made the whole process easy. I would definitely recommend Leslie for your kitchen remodel. Trust me you are going to want someone dedicated on your project who is full of advice and able to answer all of your questions quickly. It was a bonus to have her personally know the Contractor (who we also very much liked). After everything was done, my wife and I have a kitchen that's beautiful, comforting, and much more modernized and bigger than our old kitchen. We have much more cabinet space to store our things and so much more counterspace to prepare our food. Cooking in the kitchen is fun again! Thank you so much Leslie!

I have had the privilige of working with Leslie Weldon Design for over thirteen years. Her passion for creating both beautiful, functional and personalized spaces for her clients is her gift to both them and our industry. She brings professionalism, integrity and a great sense of humor to every endevor.

Lesie is extremely talented. She created for us a kitchen that was far more functional, quite beautiful, and that capitalized upon our Sound view. She helped us see the possibilities we could not even imagine. She was easy to work with and willing to listen to our input.

Leslie was great to work with. She had wonderful ideas and suggestions and listened very closely to my ideas too. She had great follow through and the project was completed in a timely manner. Her experience shone through in every aspect of the project. She is very conscientious with every detail from beginning to end. I am extremely pleased with both my bathroom and my kitchen. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a talented, warm and enthusiastic designer.