INSTORE Editors Share Favorites in This America’s Coolest Preview

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 - Belle JewelersInterior Design from Concept to Completion by Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior Design Company. “Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied is a very...

INSTORE Editors Share Favorites in America’s Coolest Stores

INSTORE Editors Share Favorites in America’s Coolest Stores

INSTORE Jewelry Magazine [instoremag.com]  INSTORE Editors Share Favorites in America's Coolest Stores:Koerber's Fine Jewelry for Interior Design.Interior Design by Leslie McGwire & Associates:​I​nterior Design Company "Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied is a very...

Adlers Jewelers in Westfield Celebrates Expansion

Adlers Jewelers in Westfield Celebrates Expansion

TAP into Westfield [instoremag.com] Adlers Jewelers Owned by Jeff Adler “I want to thank Leslie McGwire & Associates: Interior Design Company for your interior design help from “Concept to Completion.” Leslie McGwire, ASID Allied did an amazing job and everyone...

Wisconsin Jewelers Make a Big Move

Wisconsin Jewelers Make a Big Move

Salon Today [instoremag.com] Visibility works both ways for the Yekos, who broke out of the mall after 30 years STORY BY EILEEN MCCLELLAND After 30 years in a huge but windowless mall space, the Yeko family, ready to see the light, built a freestanding store with 270...

Salons of the Year 2017: One Society

Salons of the Year 2017: One Society

Salon Today [salontoday.com]  2017 Salons of the Year: Salons of Distinction by Salon Today One Society in Northville, Michigan Owned by Kelly Sesi First design element that gives a strong image of One Society Salon is the front desk and back wall of the entrance. My...

Announcing the 2017 Salons of the Year Finalists

Announcing the 2017 Salons of the Year Finalists

Salon Today [instoremag.com] Salon Today is pleased to announce the 20 finalists for the 2017 Salons of the Year. All 20 finalists are considered Salons of Distinction and will be profiled in the May issue of Salon Today. After a final round of judging, the...

Wisconsin Jewelers Make a Big Move

Wisconsin Jewelers Make a Big Move

Forward Janesville [business.forwardjanesville.com] Visibility works both ways for the Yekos, who broke out of the mall after 30 years STORY BY EILEEN MCCLELLAND After 30 years in a huge but windowless mall space, the Yeko family, ready to see the light, built a...

BIG COOL: HONORABLE MENTIONS

BIG COOL: HONORABLE MENTIONS

2016 INSTORE [instoremag.com] INSTORE extends its congratulations to 10 honorable mentions in the America’s Coolest Stores Contest. Look out for full-length Cool Stores feature stories on these impressive jewelers in upcoming issues of INSTORE. See Full Article

Brighton Salon is a Tribute to the Soul

Brighton Salon is a Tribute to the Soul

March 2016  from Livingston Daily [livingstondaily.com] by Noe Hernandez Salon offers an escape from stresses of life Denne Drewno believes that taking care of your hair, skin, nails and body is a tribute to the soul. You remember the soul, don’t you? That mysterious...

CROCKER’S FINE JEWELRY: 2nd Place BIG COOL Division

CROCKER’S FINE JEWELRY: 2nd Place BIG COOL Division

August 2015 issue,  Instore MagazineShane 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...

The Grandest of Welcomes

The Grandest of Welcomes

The 8,000-square-foot Crocker’s Fine Jewelry store wins 2nd Place in the America’s Coolest Big Jewelry Store competition…

SOTY 2015: Salon 416

SOTY 2015: Salon 416

Working with designer Leslie McGwire, Toni and Pat Widing decided a round centralized front desk would be the focal point of their salon design. “The desk is placed perfectly in the floor plan for the clients who are entering and exiting from two sides of the building,” says Toni. “A dramatic drop ceiling above the desk with a gorgeous custom chandelier adds the sparkle in our spacious salon.”

Retail Details

Retail Details

Designing a new store? If you’re bringing in professional help (which we strongly recommend), first decide how involved in the details you want to be…

2014 Small Cool 3: Bruno Fine Jewelers

2014 Small Cool 3: Bruno Fine Jewelers

INSTORE magazine invited Leslie McGwire™ to be one of four judges to evaluate jewelry stores in the 2014 13th annual America’s Coolest Stores competition.

2014 Small Cool 4: Gem Jewelry Boutique

2014 Small Cool 4: Gem Jewelry Boutique

INSTORE magazine invited Leslie McGwire™ to be one of four judges to evaluate jewelry stores in the 2014 13th annual America’s Coolest Stores competition.

Ready to Rock in Oregon

Ready to Rock in Oregon

INSTORE magazine invited Leslie McGwire™ to be one of four judges to evaluate jewelry stores in the 2014 13th annual America’s Coolest Stores competition.

America’s Coolest Stores 2014

America’s Coolest Stores 2014

INSTORE magazine invites Leslie McGwire™ to be one of four judges to evaluate the latest design work of some of the industry’s coolest looking jewelry stores.

2014 Small Cool 2: Kelly Mitchell

2014 Small Cool 2: Kelly Mitchell

INSTORE magazine invited Leslie McGwire™ to be one of four judges to evaluate jewelry stores in the 2014 13th annual America’s Coolest Stores competition.

Crocker’s Fine Jewelry

Crocker’s Fine Jewelry

For over 30 years, Crocker’s Jewelers has been one of the most trusted names in jewelry in the Texarkana region. See the Award Winning Design by Leslie McGwire™ & Associates.

Commerce Podiatrist Office Opens Renovated Spa

Commerce Podiatrist Office Opens Renovated Spa

Sole Serenity Spa, offering full range spa treatments, re-opened its doors. Leslie McGwire ASID, Allied of Leslie McGwire & Associates Interior Design Company in Bloomfield, MI designed the spa which has an “intimate” feel.

Leslie Talks: Gauge Your Salon’s First Impression

Leslie Talks: Gauge Your Salon’s First Impression

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” It’s a saying you’ve likely heard many times. But, think a moment about this concept and how it relates to the design or your salon or spa.

Leslie Talks: Why Remodel?

Leslie Talks: Why Remodel?

There are many good and valid reasons why a business should periodically remodel not only the decor, but the retail displays, lighting, furniture, or equipment

Salon, Nails, Spa & Retail Design: Headlines The Salon

Salon, Nails, Spa & Retail Design: Headlines The Salon

Headlines The Salon has been voted as one of the top 200 salons in the country for the last five years by Salon Today Magazine. Having been in business for the last 25 years in the same location, Gayle and Letty wanted to move their location to the other side of the...

Douglas J Salon

Douglas J Salon

Douglas J Salons are located in East Lansing, Okemos, Ann Arbor and just recently, a new salon opened in Rochester Hills. Each salon offers cuts, styling, color, facial waxing, make-up services and more.

Leslie McGwire™ & Associates, Inc.

Leslie McGwire™ & Associates, Inc.

Leslie McGwire™ & Associates designs salons, spas, cosmetology schools, chain accounts, resorts, medispas and hotels. Whether it’s a remodel or a new location, Leslie McGwire™ & Associates focuses on the design from ‘concept to completion.’

Rolling Out the Red Carpet at Essential Elegance

Rolling Out the Red Carpet at Essential Elegance

Mona and Drewno knew that they did not want their second salon location to be a cookie-cutter replica, so they decided to call on ASID Designer Leslie McGwire™ and The Pavilion for turn-key design help.

Leslie McGwire and Jonathan Antin at Get Together Party 2012

Leslie McGwire and Jonathan Antin at Get Together Party 2012

Cosmoprof/PBA Beauty Week opened on a festive note with the annual Get Together Party at the Mandalay Bay Hotel on Saturday evening July 21, 2012. The following night, the glitterati gathered again to mingle and celebrate at the NAHA Red Carpet Reception.

Chic And Sophisticated

Chic And Sophisticated

The owner says, “We want to make each customer’s experience visit a red-carpet experience, pampering them from the front desk all the way.”

Leslie Talks: Designed To Sell

Leslie Talks: Designed To Sell

Every time a client walks through the door, their first impression causes them to form an immediate opinion about your business based on the environment that they experience…..

Leslie McGwire Showcases Her Work

Leslie McGwire Showcases Her Work

Leslie McGwire™ is a premier designer for high end spas, resorts and salons. A member of ASID, Allied (American Society of Interior Designers), she has won 14 national design awards including Salon Today Awards.

Best Dressed Salons: Four Decor Trends

Best Dressed Salons: Four Decor Trends

McGwire notes a big push toward cozy textures such as exotic leathers, suede and velvet in upholstered furniture. For a quick and easy residential touch to an existing space, hang a chandelier over the reception desk or toss a throw rug under a table in the waiting area.

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