Let’s Talk About the Best White Paint for Your Jewelry Store Wall
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] No other color causes as much confusion for people as white. It seems like it should be the easiest but once you grab a few paint chips you start to realize just how complicated it can be. The simple explanation is in the...
Interior Design: The Importance of Store Lighting
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] Lighting makes all the difference to the store’s success, but too often, jewelry retailers forget its importance. Not only is lighting critical in setting the mood of your store and showcasing your merchandise, but it also...
Lighting is Essential to a Successful Jewelry Store
The Plumb Club [plumbclub.com]Great lighting is crucial for a successful jewelry store. In this podcast, Leslie McGwire helps listeners understand the goal of lighting and how the proper intensity of light impacts the merchandise and customer perception. She gives...
The Jewelry Store Threshold Area
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] The threshold area, also known as the “decompression zone,” is the very first space that customers step into when they enter your jewelry store. It typically consists of the first five to 15 feet worth of space, depending on...
Plumb Club January podcasts focus on growing product categories and successful store design
Southern Jewelry News [southernjewelrynews.com]Lighting is Essential to a Successful Jewelry Store: Great lighting is crucial for a successful jewelry store. In this podcast, Leslie McGwire helps listeners understand the goal of lighting and how the proper intensity...
Growing Product Categories and Successful Store Design Are Focus of Plumb Club Podcasts
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com]2023 marks the 40th year of The Plumb Club providing education within the jewelry space. In keeping with that focus, the successful Plumb Club Podcast series introduces its first two podcast topics for the new year. January’s...
Leslie McGwire: Color Trends for 2023
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] Color affects us in profound ways. Our brains are designed to respond to color. Color sets the mood of a store’s expression. It also can allow you to make mental associations. This fact ties into the interior design...
Let’s Talk Lounge Areas in Jewelry Stores
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] Customers will never forget the waiting areas in your jewelry store. Make sure the chairs or sofas are very comfortable. The seating area is a place where your customers can relax and feel at home. So, it’s only natural that...
The Importance of a Logo In Jewelry Stores Centurion
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] No single jewelry logo design works for everyone. Your business is uniquely yours, and your logo should reflect that image. I would like to share what is important in the look of your logo. First: Make it your own! A proper...
The Importance of Space Planning and Flooring
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] To help my clients understand this idea of space planning and flooring, I ask them to close their eyes and imagine walking into their store and asking themselves “What does the image say about this business?” I ask them to...
Some of the Elements in Jewelry Interior Design
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] Specifically, the first impressions and sensory cues a customer will receive at a store’s entrance, causing them to think, “There’s something here for me.” One of my favorite topics to talk about to my clients is the...
August Plumb Club Podcasts Focus On Retail Design and Growing Merchandise Categories
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] Retailers will get an in-depth understanding about why each is important to their business, along with strategies and tips on how both augment sales. The Importance of Your Store’s First Impression Just as the saying goes,...
Leslie McGwire: Is Gray Paint Going Out of Style?
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] According to color experts, the feeling is that cool toned, flat mid grays are out, and the softer warmer gray colors are in for retail or jewelry stores. The neutral color can go with most any other color paint you chose for...
Leslie McGwire: Jewelry Store Remodeling Ideas
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] The great news is there are more independent jewelry stores enlarging their space than closing them, meaning it is as important as ever to make a good impression with your exterior and interior designs. Often when I do design...
Leslie McGwire: Summer 2022 Interior Design Trends
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] Recently, many of my clients have asked me about summer trends to incorporate into their store. This summer, trends I am seeing are natural materials and shades of green. Many clients are wanting to use more natural materials...
Leslie McGwire: Benefits of Drop Ceilings in Jewelry Store Design
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] Traditionally, drop ceilings have been a standard design element in high end jewelry stores. It has always provided a creative look to the overall space. Here are a few new design concepts to think about while remodeling or...
The Plumb Club Pavilion at 2022 JCK Las Vegas Show
The Plumb Club [plumbclub.com] The Plumb Club at JCK Las Vegas has brought together a group of companies with the newest ideas and products geared to helping retailers with daily business and sales. Leslie McGwire & Associates: Turn-key retail interior design...
Newest Retail Innovations at The Plumb Club Pavilion JCK Las Vegas
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com]The Plumb Club Pavilion at JCK Las Vegas has brought together a group of companies offering the newest ideas and products geared toward helping jewelry retailers with daily business and growing sales. Exhibits will include:...
Leslie McGwire: Some Principles of Jewelry Store Design
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]Defining your space is all about your brands and images, how it gets people into your store, and what they do once they are there. This is the big picture: what are you selling, and who are you selling to? There needs to be a...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: The Difference Between Porcelain Wood Versus Vinyl Wood Flooring
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]When working with my clients, my design process always starts with the style, look and color of the floor. For the past three or four years, most of my clients have chosen a wood look for their floors. The wood look creates a...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design-Vinyl Wood Flooring vs. Real Wood for Retail
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]In my design meetings, clients often ask me what is the best type of flooring to use in their store. Majority of clients want real wood but are unaware about the pros and cons. I always recommend designer vinyl over wood. One...
Drapery is for More Than Just Windows
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]When designing a jewelry store, I am often asked about using drapery in other parts of the store in addition to around the windows. Draperies can create an exquisite backdrop for interior walls and comprise a design element...
Guiding Light: Artistic Impressions Meets Illumination
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com]Interior Designer Leslie McGwire, for example, throws most rules out the window when it comes to choosing the style of chandelier that packs a visual punch. She might suggest a traditional crystal chandelier in a modern space...
The Essential Guide to Jewelry Store Layouts
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]As an interior designer working with jewelry store owners that are ready to plan the redesign or remodel their stores, the goal is to give the best experience to your customers while they shop. The way customers interact with...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design—Focus on Art and Accessories
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]When remodeling or starting a new building construction, clients often ask me about the use of accessories and decorations to impress their customers. I believe that a jewelry store without accessories is a showroom that lacks...
It’s The ‘Curve’: Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Interior Design Trends
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]When remodeling or starting a new building construction, clients often ask me about the interior design trends for cabinetry, furniture, and other accessories that impress customers. My experience proves curved interior design...
Let’s Talk About Using Commercial Wallpaper in Your Store
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]When starting a design project, clients often ask about what designs to add to their walls. I suggest that commercial wallpaper significantly enhances the store image. Commercial wallpaper is durable, water-resistant, and...
The Importance of Jewelry Store Mirrors
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]Today more than ever, jewelry stores need to excel in visual jewelry merchandising. Using mirrors in the showroom can be an effective and low cost tool to create a visual experience for your customers. Mirrors not only enhance...
The Advantages of Side-by-Side Jewelry Cases
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]When I start new interior design projects many of my clients ask what jewelry cases give a selling advantage and save space. This is a big decision for jewelry store owners, and I often recommend side-by-side jewelry case...
Watch ‘Dream Store’ Replay: Learn How and Why Colorado Jeweler Built Theirs
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]Williams Jewelers CEO, Steve Williams, VP of Operations Shaina Williams and store designer Leslie McGwire of Leslie Mcgwire & Associates Interior Design Company, West Bloomfield, MI, team up for a fascinating look at the...
Dome Ceilings Get You Upscale Look, Uniqueness, More Light Fixture Space: McGwire
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]When remodeling or starting new building construction, clients often ask me about the use of a unique ceiling to impress their customers. My response is that while dome ceilings are typically a little more expensive than a...
13 Jewelry Stores (are inspirational) That Will Inspire You
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] M. ROBINSON JEWELERS in Bee Cave, TX, could easily double as a European chateau if called upon to take on that role in a fairy tale, with its large slate roof, a tower and two chimneys. Owned by Sherazad “Sunny” Lokhandwala,...
Giving ’Em Goosebumps
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] Zorells’ Old Hollywood motif is designed to emphasize romance. One challenge was sourcing chandeliers with the right look and fit; McGwire ordered many crystal strands and the general contractor assembled them on site. “Our...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: Vaulted Ceilings
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]Jewelry retail is all about the customer experience. When designing a new store, owners often ask about different types of ceilings they should design or remodel. A particularly interesting and effective approach that’s...
Candid Sharing at Occasions Fine Jewelry ‘Remodel’ Educational Session—Watch Now
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]CEO Michael Fleck truly gave back to the industry with his candid sharing of the details behind his store's recent remodel. He and store designer Leslie McGwire, president of Leslie McGwire & Associates Interior Design...
Dream Store: Learn Why and How Successful Williams Jewelers Built Theirs
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]The Centurion will present the answers to the above question and many more in a free webinar on Thursday, November 11 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. The webinar will feature owner Steve Williams, President and his daughter Shaina...
Anatomy of a Successful ‘Remodel’ Occasions Fine Jewelry
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]An in-depth and insightful discussion about the recently completed remodel of Occasions Fine Jewelry, Midland, TX, featuring Occasions CEO Michael Fleck and store designer Leslie McGwire, Leslie McGwire & Associates Design...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: Drywall Drop Ceilings
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]When remodeling or starting a new building construction, clients often ask me about the use of a unique ceiling to impress the customers. My response is that drywall drop ceilings are more expensive than a basic 2” x 2” tile...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: Using Simplicity and Adding More Technology
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]West Bloomfield, MI--Clients often ask me "how can I add different technologies to my store?" My response is that you can transform your business and even make it more valuable by adding different forms of technology. With so...
Fleck, McGwire Share Details of Successful Occasions Fine Jewelry Remodel
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]Midland, TX--The recent remodel of Occasions Fine Jewelry was a major success for store owner and CEO Michael Fleck. As every better-level fine jewelry store owner who has ever considered or completed a store remodel knows, the...
Let’s Talk Retail Store Design: Why LED Lightboxes Add Value
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]When working with clients from planning “Concept to Completion” or remodeling of their stores, they often ask me: "why should we use backlit lightboxes in our spaces?" My response is that lightboxes add an inviting dimension...
The Skinny on Showcases
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com]This strategy is also a good use of space, says interior designer Leslie McGwire, because this type of case can be placed just 2 feet from a wall, while a traditional case setup requires 6 feet behind it. Another consideration...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: How to Prepare for a Successful Renovation
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]Jewelry store owners often ask me what is the biggest step in a renovation? The most important step in a renovation is to have a clear plan for the total process, including all logistics, whether you do a complete or a partial...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Interior Design: The Importance of VIP Rooms
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]Jewelry store owners who are looking to bring customers in the door need to update the shopping experience with added amenities like drink bars, cafes and VIP rooms. The VIP experience attracts high-net-worth customers who form...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: How Exterior Doors Impact Your Business
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]The exterior doors of your jewelry store can impact your revenue. If you want to make a great first impression, you need to have a great front door. Here are a few reasons why you will not want to ignore this essential design...
Zorells Jewelry: 2021 INSTORE Big Cool Editor’s Pick Award for Interior Design
July 202 from Instore Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com]America's Coolest Stores Preview 2021 revealed that Zorells Jewlery received the 2021 INSTORE Big Cool Editor's Pick Award for Interior Design See Full Article
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Interior Design: Adding Appeal With Greenery & Nature
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]Jewelry retail is all about the customer experience. From the moment a customer walks through your store’s front door, he or she should be immersed in the shopping experience that encourages return visits and reflects your...
Let’s Talk About Jewelry Store Design: Choosing Your Cases
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]During the interior design process my clients ask me, “What are the characteristics of a well-made jewelry case?” Also, many clients ask me if they should keep their existing cases when they are remodeling the space. My advice...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: Should You Go With a Residential Look and Feel?
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]Jewelry store owners often ask me during a consultation, “Should we welcome customers into our store as if we are welcoming them into our home?” My response is that you want customers to truly feel at home. It’s time to make...
The Biggest Money Making Decisions of Jewelry Store Design
The Centurion Jewelry ShowGrand Sonoran Ballroom, Socially Distanced set-up. EDUCATION TODAY runs from 9:00 am-10:00 am and features: "The Biggest Money Making Decisions of Jewelry Store Design" with Leslie McGwire, Leslie McGwire & Assoc. Interior Design (above,...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: Better Store Layout Strongly Benefits Customer Shopping Experience
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]My clients ask me during the interior design consultation process, “How important is correct traffic flow and space planning for the jewelry store?” it is important for store owners to look at their stores from a customer’s...
North Dakota Jewelry Store Takes Shape Around Classic-Film Motif
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com]Jewelry shops seen from the showrooms give clients a more interactive feeling in the store. See Full Article
THAT’S A WRAP: Checkout Counter Reflect Design and Ambience of Jewelry Showrooms
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com]Visible from any angle of Kelley Jewelers showroom is the textured stone wall behind the cash wrap, which features the Kelley Jewelers logo offset with LED backlighting. It's' a significant part of the store and an...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: 5 Quick Waiting Area Ideas
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]My clients always ask me during the initial consultation: “What is the importance of the waiting area for my jewelry store?" My advice is that creating this space needs to make the customer feel relaxed, comfortable, and...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: Proper Lighting Design can Make a Huge Difference in a Jewelry Store
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]My clients often ask me in the initial consultation with them: “How important is lighting throughout my store and in my cases and do I need to put a certain budget aside? LED light technology is rapidly changing. It is...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: Your Exterior and Entrance—First Impressions Are Everything
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] My clients often ask me in the beginning of our design meeting: "How do I make exterior and entrance draw customers into the store?" I say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. This is especially important...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: How Chandeliers Capture Your Clients’ Attention
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] Many of my clients asked me how I chose the correct chandelier for their stores. If you are looking for the correct chandelier, my advice is to look with an open mind. As I have said many times, you need a WOW factor when...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: Planning Your POS/Reception Desk for Increased Sales
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] When customers walk into your store, the Point of Sale (POS) should give them an immediate idea of your store's personality and brand. My clients often ask me why it’s so important to have unique design elements in the POS...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: Mastering Five Key Signage Strategies
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] Clients often ask me during the beginning of the interior design process, “What is the right type of signage that is needed to increase sales?" Excellent question. In her classic book, Let Them Eat Cake: Marketing Luxury to...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: The Importance of Your Signage
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]Many of my clients ask me, “What should my signage strategy be for our new or remodeled space?” I really love writing about this subject because I have read and studied Paco Underhill for years. One of his great books that you...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: 10+ 2021 Design Trends to Update Showrooms
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] 2021 trends are finally here for many of my clients. They ask me, “What are the interior design trends used to keep our showroom updated and refreshed?” See Full Article
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: Logo Walls are Positive for Your Clients & Your Business Branding
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]By placing your logo on a prominent wall, you make the entire showroom look more professional by supporting your company image, and it increases brand recognition. If you have a truly clever logo that creates trust and positive...
Hot Commodity: Fireplaces Add Visual Warmth to any Style of Store
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com]Author: Eileen McCelland Few features can give a jewelry store a homier feel more quickly than a fireplace, especially in the winter. Interior Designer Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied says that while fireplaces are usually thought...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: 11 Residential Design Elements That Build Business
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] One of my first questions when meeting with a new design client is: "What residential design elements would you like to bring into your store?"Answers vary from a full-length mirror so clients can see the jewelry on their...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Design: The Importance of Ceiling Design
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] My favorite design is the drywall ceiling. For example, for Crocker’s Fine Jewelry in Texarkana, Texas I dropped the ceiling in different areas of the space, which helped the client highlight the focal points below. I also...
MI Jeweler Completes Two Major Renovations During Pandemic
Southern Jewelry News [southernjewelrynews.com]Leslie McGwire & Associates created more customer oriented showrooms that allow for a better overall experience with our clients,” says Matt. “We were also able to gain more showroom linear feet of jewelry cases and...
Let’s Talk Jewelry Store Design: Using Accent Walls to Add an Important Statement
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] First impressions speak volumes in any retail space. A great way to maximize this effect is by painting an accent wall. For those who are unfamiliar, an accent wall is any wall painted or designed differently than the other...
Let’s Talk Retail Store Design: Choosing the Correct Carpet Flooring for Your Showroom
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com]In my opinion, there are a lot of valuable benefits in using carpet tiles. Most all of my design projects have gone with carpet tiles and are very happy with their selections. The reason why I specify carpet tile is the...
Let’s Talk Retail Store Design: Choosing the Correct Hard Surface Flooring for Your Showroom
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] Many jewelry store owners contact me with the question: What is the best hard surface flooring to use in my showroom? Technological advances in commercial flooring have created a variety of applications that have made...
Let’s Talk Retail Lighting Design
The Centurion [news.centurionjewelry.com] The main goal in designing a lighting plan for a jewelry store is to keep the clients eyes looking at the jewelry cases and not at a busy ceiling. For example, a busy ceiling has many track lights that get mounted in different...
Let’s Talk Retail Design: Choosing Your Store’s Colors
Centurion Jewelry News [news.centurionjewelry.com]To convey a simple idea of meaning and differentiation requires you select a color that properly fits your strategic positioning. Selecting a color (and color scheme) for your brand must represent the client's...
Jewelry Store Bench Area
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com]Jewelry shops seen from the showrooms give clients a more interactive feeling in the store. See Full Article https://instoremag.com/jewelry-store-shop-areas/?oly_enc_id=6244A5888912E5P?slide=4...
Very Best Jewelry Seating Areas
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] FIT FOR A MOVIE STAR. Hollywood glam is the theme at Zorells Jewelry in Bismarck, ND, designed by Leslie McGwire & Associates, which debuted in 2019. See Full Article
6 Major Ways to Refresh Your Salon Design for Your Reopening During COVID-19
Salon Today [salontoday.com] Please read this important article to help your business! Salon industry professionals are faced with the challenge of adjusting to the new normal. There will be necessary updates to address, processes to refresh, new protocols to follow,...
COVID-19 Healthy Designs
i + D Magazine July/August Addition 2020 CLICK HERE to see Leslie's comments on pages 35-39, just press the arrow to review. Begin at the Beginning "Always important—but now more than ever—is the first impression clients get upon entering a salon," says Leslie...
COVID-19 Interior Design Solutions
In order to keep your business open and more profitable during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, we will have to redefine the retail experience. My name is Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied specializing as a COVID-19 interior designer. I am the president of Leslie McGwire...
COVID-19 Directional Signage
This is a great example of signage seen in this picture from Park Place Jewelry store in Ocean City, Maryland. This directional signage shows how clients entering the store will feel most comfortable shopping at the store. As valued clients enter the store, it's...
Leslie Talks: Retail Interior Design to Improve Business Sales
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression,” is a saying that you have likely heard many times. However, in these extraordinary times, an especially important concept when it comes to the interior design of a retail store is essential. Every time a...
Impressive Jewelry Store Fireplaces to Up Your Imagination
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] Directly off the sales floor at WILLIAMS JEWELERS in Englewood, CO, a customer lounge, also known as a man-cave, boasts a separate, complementary environment with a bar, local beers on tap, a fireplace and a TV. The man-cave...
COVID 19 Social Distancing Barriers
With over 35 years of experience 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 I am always looking for suitable...
Leslie Talks: How Color Can Help You Make More Sales
Build brand recognition with color. According to studies, colors can boost brand recognition by 80 percent. Finding a way to work your logo colors into your interior design will help customers associate those colors with your store. A good example is the robin’s-egg...
Leslie Talks: The Next Journey
Hello! I am excited to start connecting with you more each week here in my blog. I have been doing interior designing for over 35 years and loving every minute of it. Prior to this post, I have written many articles for national interior design magazines. Now I'm...
Flying High
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] Welling Company & Jewelers Former airplane hangar provides home for Welling & Co.’s 100-year-old jewelry business.. See Full Article
SMALL COOL: Welling Company & Jewelers
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] Small Cool Honorable Mention: Welling Company & Jewelers: Small Cool: Interior & Exterior Design, Honorable Mention Father and son owners Bill and Daniel Welling built a modern, industrial-style jewelry store on a...
Characteristics of Editors Characteristics Favorite: Big Cool Interior Design: Park place Jewelers
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] When shoppers step into the new Park Place Jewelers in West Ocean City, they say they feel transported to a land of luxury. The 4,100-square-foot store has vaulted 30-foot-high ceilings, curved glass showcases and walls...
Design Concepts for Bathrooms
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] Upgrades All Around At Kelley Jewelers in Weatherford, OK, designer Leslie McGwire of Leslie McGwire & Associates chose a white brick that went from floor to ceiling on the wall behind the sink and toilet. The sidewalls...
Second Home
American Salon Magazine [americansalondigital.com] See Full Article
Colorado Glam
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] Second- and third-generation family members combine rustic and elegant elements for eye-catching results. WILLIAMS JEWELERS OF ENGLEWOOD boasts glamorous eye-catching design elements, including a 6-foot chandelier dripping...
Does Your Store Really Feel Like a Home? It Should.
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] There’s no place like home, unless it’s your local jewelry store. JEWELRY STORE OWNERS OFTEN say they welcome customers into their store as if they are welcoming them into their home. If you want shoppers to truly feel at...
New Park Place Jewelers opens in West Ocean City
OC Today [oceancitytoday.com] Construction of the Park Place Plaza began in 2016, and the first tenant, Bank of Delmarva, opened in December 2017. The 3,000-square-foot jewelry showroom officially opened Tuesday, Oct. 23. It features high ceilings, opulent crystal...
INSTORE Editors Share Favorites in This America’s Coolest Preview
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] INSTORE Editors Share Favorites in America's Coolest Stores: Williams Jewelers for Interior & Exterior Design. Interior Design by Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior Design Company Instore Jewelry Magazine,...
INSTORE Editors Share Favorites in This America’s Coolest Preview
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] INSTORE Editors Choice in This America's Coolest: Interior Design - Welling & Company Jewelers Interior Design from Concept to Completion by Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior Design Company Instore Jewelry...
Williams Jewelers: 2018 INSTORE Honorable Mention Awards
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] 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...
Meet Shant Dakessian of Simone & Son Jewelers
Voyagela [voyagela.com] Today we’d like to introduce you to Shant Dakessian. Simone Dakessian, the founder of Simone & Son Jewelers, always followed his heart and instincts when making a decision. The decision to call his wife and newborn son in France and inform...
A Vision Honored
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] Although husband, father and co-founder Mike Koerber passed away, his blueprint for success lives on. Ask Jacquelyn Koerber what she learned from her parents about the jewelry business and she’ll say, “Everything.” Jacquelyn...
Adlers Jewelers Has Expanded
Downtown Westfield NJ [westfieldtoday.com] Adlers Jewelers has Expanded to a Larger Space in Downtown Westfield with a New Designer Bridal Boutique After 27 years at the same location in Downtown Westfield, Adlers Jewelers has moved next door to 217 North Ave.,...
Belle Jewelers with Show-Shopping Ceilings
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] High-Flying Fixtures Take Center Stage Belle Jewelers Chambersburg, PA Belle Jewelers’ ceiling is illuminated by Restoration Hardware chandelier fixtures with individual crystal beads that were assembled on site. “The whole...
Adlers Jewelers with Show-Stopping Ceilings
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] High-Flying Fixtures Take Center Stage Adlers Jewelers Westfield, NJ When interior designer Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied is considering a store’s style, she starts with the floor and works up to the ceiling for a final...
Santa Comes Early To Denver
Freshley Digital [freshleymedia.com] Williams Jewelers Grand Opening Celebration Bruce Freshley with Steve Williams and daughter Shaina Williams This past weekend Bruce and Martha Freshley traveled to Denver, Colorado to celebrate the Grand Opening of Williams...
5 Ways Retailers Are Making A Difference
INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com] By Choosing Renewable Materials: As an jewelry store interior designer, many of my clients are asking for a store that has a relaxed environment like a Starbucks design feeling to their space. Leslie McGwire &...
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