Testimonial:

"I want to thanks you for all your help from "Concept to Completion." Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied did an amazing job and everyone love our new space. It feels like beautiful flowing store for our customers, which has lead to increased sales. I would recommend Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior Company to anyone."

Jeff Adler, Owner of Alders Jewelers

August 2015 issue, INSTORE Jewelry Magazine

Crocker’s Fine Jewelry

2ND PLACE BIG COOL DIVISION

Testimonial:

Shane Woodruff, like many jewelers building big freestanding stores, was faced with the challenge of creating a grand, one-of-a-kind retail space while also making it inviting.

“I knew I wanted this store to stand out. I wanted a grand presence while keeping it welcoming,” Woodruff says.

Although Woodruff spent several years dreaming up and sketching the initial plan himself, he gives interior designer Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied credit for achieving that balance in both the exterior and interior design of the 8,000-square-foot Crocker’s Fine Jewelry store he opened last year.

“We wanted to mix it up a little, mood-wise,” says McGwire, who softened the impact of the dramatic, elegant space with silk draperies, distressed flooring, chocolate brown cases and a fireplace lounge area, where shoppers can kick back, put their feet up and watch TV.

As for the drama, the entryway is accented with two 3-foot-tall gas lanterns scaling the sides of large custom built wrought-iron doors, which feature the Crocker’s logo in the center. The wrought iron details are carried throughout the store in chandeliers and sconces.

Drawing on her experience as a spa designer, McGwire brought in touches of glamour, designing 15-foot-tall glass mosaics for each side of the entryway, using colors that established the palette for the entire store. Gold in the chandeliers and subtle specks of diamonds in wall coverings add to the luxurious effect. The two-tiered, two-tone ceilings mirror the shape of the case layout and provide the perfect height for lighting the cases below.

“Everything in the store has a specific purpose and flows wonderfully,” says Woodruff, who initially worried that the height of the ceiling would make lighting the space attractively impossible. “I lost sleep over it,” he says, but it turned out beautifully.

https://instoremag.com/best-stores/america-s-coolest-jewelry-stores/16711-big-cool-2-crockers-fine-jewelry#!crockers_chandelier

2017 

INSTORE Editors Share Favorites in This America's Coolest Stores:
Belle Jewelers for Interior Design. Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior Design Company completed the project from "Concept to Completion."

Testimonial:

“Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied is a very talented and creative award winning jewelry interior designer. We credit Leslie McGwire & Associates for achieving the design & style of the interior and exterior design of Belle Jewelers. The two large crystal chandeliers and the subdued cream sparking wallpaper add to a luxurious effect. The interior design creation is very impressive with the rounded jewelry cases and the unique high ceilings with drywall drop down clouds over the jewelry cases and excellent lighting throughout the store creates a very comfortable feeling for our valued clients. 

All of these and many more interior design aspects have added to a significant increase with store functionality and sales. We would highly recommend Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied and sincerely appreciated her talents, expertise and dedication. Leslie McGwire & Associates has helped us put our dream store (from concept to completion) together from start to finish.”

Gary & Lori Stinger
Owners of Belle Jewelers

Leslie McGwire™ has over 30 years in business development, interior design, equipment, furniture sales and marketing services for health, wellness, fitness, beauty, medical, health care and hospitality environments as well as retail, salons, resorts, spas and jewelry businesses. Leslie McGwire™ & Associates provides design services and equipment anywhere in the United States and abroad. Leslie McGwire™ & Associates offers interior planning, conceptual and comprehensive design through all facets of the project including: programming, schematic, development and construction with disciplines in space and floor plan design, computer renderings, 3D illustrations, lighting, color, construction details, theme, feasibility, retail space, fixture planning and furniture design. We offer traditional lease-to-own programs (with tax advantages) to 100% financing, and we can help find a solution that is right for you.

Leslie McGwire™  ASID, Allied   Call for Interior Design Consultation 248-912-2661
Website: http://www.lesliemcgwire.com     Email: Leslie@LeslieMcGwire.com

2015

Instore Jewelry Magazine, America’s Coolest Big Jewelry Store
Second Place
Crockers Jewelers — Texarkana, TX

INSTORE Editors Share Favorites in America's Coolest Stores: Koerber's Fine Jewelry for Interior Design. Interior Design by Leslie McGwire & Associates: interior Design Company

Testimonial:

"Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied is a very talented woman who specializes in jewelry interior design. She was so easy to work with and her recommendations for the look and feel was exactly what my husband and I visioned for our store. Everyday we received compliments how unbelievable our store looks. My husband, myself and the whole Koerber family were grateful for Leslie taking on our difficult project. We thank Leslie McGwire & Associates Interior Design Company from the bottom of our heart!"

Felecia Koerber
Owner of Koerber's Fine Jewelry

2018

Instore Jewelry Magazine
Editors’ Choice for Interior Design

INSTORE EDITORS’ PICK for Welling & Company Jewelers received Interior Design Award.

 Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior Design Company designed Welling & Co. Jewelers from “Concept to Completion.” 

In the INSTORE July 2018 issue the editor, Elileen McClelland wrote: 

“Welling & Company Jewelers in West Chester, OH owned by Bill & Daniel Welling, has created a welcoming, relaxed setting inspired by the ambience of a coffee shop. Interior Designer, Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied transformed the 1940s airplane hanger into a modern, comfortable space by retaining original interior bricks to set the tone and using “live edge” recycling walnut wood tables for display. A deep burgundy accent color adds pizazz to the neutral palette.” Page 70

Testimonial:

 
“Working with Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior Design Company was the easiest experience in a very stressful jewelry store move. Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied listened to all our concerns and wants, and incorporated them to our style and flare. Leslie’s knowledge of cases, lighting and color help us put together the most unique in our area. I appreciate Leslie McGwire & Associates Interior Design services and recommend the company to anyone.”

— Bill Welling, Owner Welling & Company

Testimonial:

"The new store has more than 2,000 square feet of glass curtain walls, with more than half of that glass tilted out to span a height of 24 feet, floor to ceiling. “When customers come in the first thing they do is look up at the ceiling,” Yeko notes. “There are lots of ‘WOWS’.”

The open-floor concept, inspired by Apple stores, provides unobstructed views of the sales floor, while also allowing a lot of open space to put customers at ease.

“We had a vision for the store’s interior, but our interior designer, Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied really helped us pull everything together,” Yeko says. “For example, her idea to use faceted beaded walls to cover the areas that we didn’t want customers to see, while also adding texture and being functional, was very creative.”

https://instoremag.com/best-stores/america-s-coolest-jewelry-stores/19531-2016-honorable-mentions

2016

Instore Jewelry Magazine, Editors’ Choice
(Big Cool) for Exterior & Interior Design
Honorable Mention
The Diamond Center — Janesville, WI

Testimonial:

"Leslie McGwire ASID, Allied is an excellent jewelry interior designer. She is extremely good listener to create the look and design we wanted to achieve. Leslie is creative, and very thorough in her award winning design ideas in making the store functional, and reflective of our image and style to increase sales. I would recommend Leslie McGwire & Associates Interior Design Company highly talented design services to anyone."

Steve Yeko, Jr.
Owner, The Diamond Center

“I knew I wanted this store to stand out. I wanted a grand presence while keeping it welcoming,” Woodruff says.

Although Woodruff spent several years dreaming up and sketching the initial plan himself, he gives interior designer Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied credit for achieving that balance in both the exterior and interior design of the 8,000-square-foot Crocker’s Fine Jewelry store he opened last year.

“We wanted to mix it up a little, mood-wise,” says McGwire, who softened the impact of the dramatic, elegant space with silk draperies, distressed flooring, chocolate brown cases and a fireplace lounge area, where shoppers can kick back, put their feet up and watch TV.

As for the drama, the entryway is accented with two 3-foot-tall gas lanterns scaling the sides of large custom built wrought-iron doors, which feature the Crocker’s logo in the center. The wrought iron details are carried throughout the store in chandeliers and sconces.

Drawing on her experience as an award winning interior designer, McGwire brought in touches of glamour, designing 15-foot-tall glass mosaics for each side of the entryway, using colors that established the palette for the entire store. Gold in the chandeliers and subtle specks of diamonds in wall coverings add to the luxurious effect. The two-tiered, two-tone ceilings mirror the shape of the case layout and provide the perfect height for lighting the cases below.
“Everything in the store has a specific purpose and flows wonderfully,” says Woodruff.

https://instoremag.com/best-stores/america-s-coolest-jewelry-stores/16711-big-cool-2-crockers-fine-jewelry#!crockers_chandelier

Leslie McGwire™ has over 30 years in business development, interior design, equipment, furniture sales and marketing services for hospitality environments as well as retail space, salons, resorts, spa and jewelry-based businesses. She’s kept pace with the convergence of design skills and solid management experiences, while continuing to forge key alliances and partnerships.

Leslie McGwire™ began in salon, spa, and resort design, and was instrumental in the creation of the Salon & Spa Design Studio for tng worldwide 19 years ago. She left California in 2001 and spent ten years building an impressive career, working as Western Regional Sales Director and Design Director for both Takara Belmont and Belvedere USA. Her journey eventually took her back to where it all began, and she became the Vice President of Sales for The Industry Source Salon & Spa Design Center. Following her great success there, she set out on her own, achieving her dream of creating her very own commercial interior design consulting company. Leslie McGwire™ & Associates provides turnkey interior design assistance for new and remodeling space in the United States.

A member of ASID, Allied (American Society of Interior Designers), Leslie has won 25 national design awards, including the prestigious Salon Today awards. Some notable locations she’s designed include: Belle Jewelers, Chambersburg, PA, The Wynn Hotel & Resort, Las Vegas; JM Marriott, Las Vegas; The Doves, Santa Monica; Jose Eber Salons in Beverly Hills, Las Vegas and Houston; Amadeus Salons & Spas in Newport Beach and Pasadena; and Premier Spa & Salon at Marshall Field’s (Macy’s) on State Street, Chicago; Douglas J, Rochester Hills, Michigan; Crocker’s Jewelers, Texas; Koerber’s Fine Jewelry, New Albany, Indiana; Welling & Company, Westchester, Ohio; and Storey Jewelers, Gonzales, Texas.

Though her leadership style and credible experience, Leslie McGwire™ shows her team how to best support the positive image and reputation of the brands and products. In addition to providing her own responsive, high-level talent, Leslie inspires her team to perform beyond their goals and deliver beyond the client’s expectations.

With true passion for business, design and the jewelry, salon, and spa industries, Leslie McGwire™ & Associates is a natural fit for fulfilling your needs. Turnkey designs and remodeling will exceed your expectations and dreams.

Award Winning The Diamond Center wonderful interior flow for jewelry cases!

Award Winning Exterior of Crocker's Jewelers!

Wonderful flow throughout the store

Entry of Award Winning Crocker's Jewelers!

“Leslie McGwire & Associates designed our interior and exterior of our new building. In 3 years Williams Jewelers has increased business 100 percent! Leslie McGwire created our dream come true store. Thank You!”

Steve Williams – CEO Williams Jewelers

INSTORE JEWELRY MAGAZINE, EDITORS' CHOICE (Big Cool) for Interior ​& Exterior ​Design 2018

W​illiams​ Jewelers — ​Englewood, CO​

America’s Coolest Jewelry Store Preview (​Big​ Cool) by the Editors’ Pick. W​illiams Jewelers was honored for interior ​& exterior ​design.
Leslie McGwire & Associates Interior Design Company designed
W​illiams​ Jewelers

2018 INSTORE BIG COOL HONABLE MENTION HONOR

Williams Jewelers of Englewood 

ENGLEWOOD, CO 

Owners Steve Williams, Diane Williams and Shaina Williams put their hearts into the design and atmosphere of their new 12,500 square-foot freestanding store with finishes and casework hand selected to resemble a Colorado mountain retreat. 

The exterior features stone, wood and stucco that coordinates with the interior design. Other highlights include a 6-foot chandelier with gold aspen leaves, textured wallpaper and wood planking on the ceiling. 

Judges adore their focus on customer experience and say the store design is thoughtful. The bright interior and the outdoor signage create a modern feel. Top brands: Rolex, Tacori, Verragio, Hearts on Fire, John Hardy

Williams Jewelers design by Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior Design Company from "Concept to Completion."

Williams Jewelers under the Construction Phase!

Award Winning Interior Design of Williams Jewelers Grand Entrance

Award Winning Williams Jewelers Rolex Area.

Williams Jewelers Bridal Area & Diamond VIP Area

Testimonial:

“Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied is the absolute best in the jewelry interior design business! She listened to all our design needs and wishes and gave us lots of options and samples that were within our design scope. Leslie's design expertise and creativeness during our frequent meetings throughout the project guided us in the right direction. The finishing touches and interior design elevated our new store to the next level. We are forever grateful for having the opportunity to work with Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior Design Company!”

Shaina Williams
VP Operations | Williams Jewelers

"I sincerely appreciate Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied, president of Leslie McGwire & Associates for the design thoroughness from "Concept to Completion" for the store total remodel. She is an extremely good listener to create the new image and design elements that I wanted to achieved for the branding of the store. I was very happy to have worked with her, with her hard work ethic, expertise and dedication to the transformation of the remodel to a new looking store. Because of the significant interior design changes, the store sales have significantly increased. I would highly recommend Leslie McGwire for interior design services"

Shant Dakessian

Owner of Simone & Son Jewelers

“Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied is the best in the jewelry interior design business. She listened to all my design needs and wishes and gave us lots of options and samples that were within my design images. Leslie’s design expertise and creativeness during my frequent meetings throughout the project guided me in the correct directions. The finishing touches and interior design elevated our new store to the next level. I are forever thankful for having the opportunity to work with Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior Design Company!”

Kim Ingram

Owner of Kelley Jewelers

Testimonial:
“When we decided it was time to expand and remodel Zorells’ showroom we did our homework. We looked at as many interior designers as we could find. One designer had a portfolio that nailed it every single time. That designer was Leslie McGwire and Associates

.

We hired her to make our “dream store” dreams come true. We love classic Hollywood glam and that was our theme. We asked her to make our store look like what Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers would look like if they were a jewelry store! One year later, our new showroom is nothing short of a masterpiece.”

Tim and Sharon Ell
Owners,
Zorells Jewelry

Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior & Exterior Design Company; "Concept to Completion"