TESTIMONIAL QUOTES ON LESLIE SAUL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
“We highly recommend Leslie Saul and Associates. LS&A worked with us to design and build our 15,000 sq ft stone and shingle house. We are a blended family with 8 children. From the very beginning, LS&A made getting to know and understand the dynamic of our family a priority. We did not sacrifice design for practicality. Leslie and Monique knew us and our children –all personally. In addition to superb design skills, LS&A brought us a fabulous contractor, introduced us to green energy, met with us weekly to discuss progress, set clear priorities, and a time-line that was maintained. LS&A never seemed overwhelmed by the enormity of our project. LS&A were excellent in the recommendations they made for consultation with specialists such as green energy, structural engineering, finished carpentry etc. We felt understood and supported throughout the entire construction period. Leslie was very good at generating design concepts. Monique is a master of organization. Together, they are a perfect team. During the interior design phase, LS&A introduced us to excellent resources within our budget. Our project took approximately 1.5 years. It was timely given the size of our home. We are absolutely delighted with our new home. We recommend LS&A without reservation and feel most fortunate to have worked with LS&A.”
Lisa Howe
“Leslie Saul & Associates provided architectural, design and coordination services for a 15,000 square foot custom house built by our company. The project dynamic was design build which relies heavily on the cohesiveness of the architect and builder. LSA was a team player and a pleasure to work with as we effortlessly met client expectations. Their positive attitude and willingness to research most any option for the benefit of the client (always considering the builder) was a huge value to the project. Regarding their architectural and design talent it’s obvious, the house flows beautifully and has a warm comfortable feel, despite the size. The details are perfect and most of all, the owner was PLEASED!”
Steve Doucette
Construction Concepts Corporation
“Working with Leslie was an absolute pleasure in that it felt as if she were able to read my mind. Leslie made it fun and easy to pull together colors and fabrics. We worked efficiently and quickly to finish the job in a way that really met my needs and demonstrated that she understood the design message I wanted to get across in my office.”
Kip Hollister, President
Hollister Associates, Inc.
“Leslie is incredibly creative. She is able to design spaces that fi t your budget, keeping construction costs as close as possible to what you planned. I’ve found her a pleasure to work with and wonderfully fun.”
Aviva Sapers, CEO
Sapers & Wallack
“Leslie was patient, inventive, hard-working and steady in her work for us. She solved difficult design problems with flair and originality.”
Evelyn Simha, Executive Director
Dibner Institute/Burndy Library, MIT
“When we have an impossible schedule with a demanding occupant we go to Leslie Saul and
her team. Leslie Saul & Associates delivers outstanding design which meets the schedule and
completely satisfi es the client and end user.”
Bob Candela, Retired (Design and Construction Section, MIT)
“In our experience, Leslie Saul’s most unusual talent lies in her ability to design and adapt work environments to re-flect the culture of the company as it evolves. We have turned to Leslie since our founding more than 15 years ago with confidence that she will stay focused on meeting our needs in an efficient and creative way.”
James M. Stone, Chairman
The Plymouth Rock Company
“Leslie should have been a psychiatrist. I ask her to come up with design proposals for a new lobby in an office building or the layout of a larger tenant office. During the process, she identifies my deep-seated motivations, fears, and goals and make tactful but fi rm suggestions for a solution. Cautiously at first, I ease myself into the process and before I know it, I feel much better. It works!”
John Kiger
GTI Properties
“Leslie Saul and company provided direction, organization and color (!) to our manufacturing environment that had never been seen before! Her ability to understand our vision was nothing short of fantastic! I would not hesitate to recommend her or use her services again – and look forward to it!”
Diana R. Fontaine, Administrative Services Manager
KAO Infosystems Company
“Leslie Saul & Associates have been involved in the design of my home from conception to
completion. Over that time, I have developed such trust for Leslie and her team. I feel that Leslie
has taken as much care in the design of my home, as she would in designing her own. Leslie
is wonderful to work with; she lets the homeowners’ personality be reflected in every aspect of
the project. Leslie’s design is an artful combination of sophistication and simplicity. Her design
is grand without being pretentious. Leslie is sure to bring a fun, energetic and fresh twist to
every thing she touches. With Leslie, I feel that no detail is ever to small and no obstacle is ever
too big. Leslie’s design fi rm has a wonderful team; I have had the pleasure of working with many
of them. I would highly recommend the fi rm to anyone that is interested designing a space
that feels like home.”
K. Cara Maxwell
“Leslie Saul is a lady of vision and sensitivity. Her response to the spiritual atmosphere of
Graham Gund’s design for the Young Israel of Brookline made for a total work of art. It was a
privilege to work with her.”
Shirley Feuerstein, Design Committee Member
Young Israel of Brookline
“I loved working with Leslie. She has great ideas. She has a way of listening to what you say
and then creating a new environment for you that ends up being exactly what you want. I’d love
to hire her again to do other projects.”
Kim Bruckshaw, Operations Manager
Software Emancipation Technology, Inc.
“What lie beyond Leslie’s obvious competence and sophisticated design talent are her
accomplished people skills. With Leslie, not only will your visions and dreams come true,
you will learn a lot and have a genuine good time along the way. Not to worry, if you’re weak
on vision or dream, she masterfully creates it for you.”
Janice Wollinger, Vice President of Marketing
Winn Management Company
“Leslie has helped us redesign our offi ces twice, very successfully. The experience has been
a pleasure each time. It’s great space for the work we need to do, and it’s very attractive and
interesting. We never tire of it, due to the integration of color, texture, art and lighting. Walking
into our offices makes me smile.”
Attny. Peter Pease, Principal
Berman, Devalerio & Pease
“We’ve worked with Leslie for over ten years. During that time she has designed both commercial
and residential spaces for us. Leslie has a fabulous sense of color and style and is an excellent
listener. She is also excellent at working with the construction folks and truly understands
the meaning of a budget. As an added bonus she is very good at problem solving. I would
recommend her highly.”
Mark Winkeller, Executive Director
Caritas Communities
“Leslie was instrumental in creating a fresh new look for our long-term care facility. She visited our
site and immediately presented us with creative ideas and optimism at the potentials we thought
never existed. The sessions with Leslie were always full of enthusiasm. Once we presented a thought or idea, together we would develop a theme and design to compliment it. We always left with inspiration
to return to our facility and begin working on the plan. I would highly recommend Leslie and her staff for any projects, great or small. They immediately put you at ease with their knowledge, expertise and wonderful sense of humor.”
Anne Teri, Administrator
St. Joseph Manor Health Care, Inc.
“All of us at Sinai Temple have enjoyed so many compliments on Leslie’s beautiful designs. Her
plans for renovations included some ideas that were a pleasant surprise to us, like turning a small
but often used entrance way into an open lobby. Both congregants and visitors agree that the entire
project had spectacular results.”
Steve Sussman, Chair
Sinai Temple Building Committee
“Leslie Saul’s work is creative, striking, functional and a delight. Other than that, I have nothing
to say.”
Mark Witkin, Partner
Bloom & Witkin
“Leslie Saul has been creating wonderfully warm, playful, imaginative spaces for me and my
different companies for over ten years. Each new project brings out a different look, yet I know
I can count on her to blend the quixotic with the practical, bright colors with pleasing harmony
and, above all, a profound sense of professionalism and responsiveness.”
Bill Churchill, President
Strategy To Design
