Linda VandewalleLinda started her kitchen career in a design position in New Jersey . She and her associate then opened their own showroom carrying many high-end cabinetry lines. After moving to Atlanta in 2002, Linda worked with a local builder, a cabinet manufacturer, and a granite fabricator. She was then offered the opportunity to sell Wood-Mode Cabinetry and was well aware of their excellent quality and price point in comparison to their competitors.
Her design portfolio includes a wealth of high-end traditional kitchens, some contemporary designs, as well as smaller beach houses. She stresses functionality in her design philosophy and incorporates the homeowner's needs in developing an aesthetically pleasing space. She aims for the response "This is the best kitchen I've ever worked in." Each space must be beautiful as well as functional, and she works with her clients to achieve timeless designs that they will enjoy for years to come. Linda has been published in Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles March 2008 edition.
Mark Spears
Mark has been in the cabinet industry since 1982 and has spent a significant portion of that time "in the field" installing and overseeing cabinetry installations. Having this experience has afforded him tremendous first hand knowledge of what it takes to complete a project from start to finish. Over the last 27 years he has produced hundreds of individual residential kitchens and bathrooms. For the last 7 years he has focused on developer, builder and architectural business and has completed over a dozen high-rise condominium and town home projects. Some of his larger projects include the build out of 4 high-end kitchen showrooms, 3 of these being located in Atlanta and one at the Design Center in Washington , D.C.
With Mark's personal attributes and the strength of the Wood-Mode and Brookhaven brands, he will be well equipped to provide a level of service that will produce many more successful projects. See some of Mark's work in these publications; www.Trendsideas.com/go/16159 , Atlanta Home Improvement Magazines April edition and also check out Atlanta Magazine's Home Magazine Kitchen 101 Tips on finding the best design help for your kitchen renovation.
Jenny Mckimmy is the Owner and Showroom manager for Living Spaces. Her start in the kitchen business was working for the Wood-Mode representative business in Ohio . From Ohio she moved to Detroit , Michigan , and sold Wood-Mode Cabinetry for a retail dealer specializing in remodeling. Another move in 1990 brought her family to Atlanta , Georgia to start their own Wood-Mode representative business, which she helped with for the next sixteen years. Most recently, she has moved back into the retail scene at Living Spaces.She is currently developing her design team and is also working on monthly special events at the showroom.
Beth Barfield
Beth Barfield has been one of Atlanta's premier kitchen designers since 1998. Her talent and enthusiasm for designing kitchens and baths started while attending and graduating from Virginia College school for Interior Design. After her first kitchen and bath design class she knew where her furture would be in the interior design market.
What Beth didn't expect when first venturing out into the competive kitchen/bath design market was how much she would enjoy working and getting to know her clients on such a personal level to help create the most important room of their home. Beth says, "What an honor it is to be such an intregal part of helping, creating, designing and then watching their kitchen/bath come to life. Starting w/ pencil to paper and sketches to the construction and completion. "The look in their eyes after they see it come to life is irreplacable." Beth also adds, "that is where i get the most satisfaction from what i do".
Beth's main goal in guiding her clients in the design process is first to listen and see what they like, see how they live, and combine the two resulting in function and form. The end result...."a timeless stunning kitchen to wake up to every morning w/ everything my clients use on a daily basis customized for the way they live and entertain."
Beth feels priviledged to have worked w/ some the the top architects and designers across the country. Her designs have been published in Atlanta Homes and lifestyles, Decor, Log and Timber, Great American Kitchens, Kitchen Trends, William T. Baker "New Classicists, Harrison Design "A Decade of Work",and many more. She has also won several prestigious awards for kitchen remodel and new construction including a NARI award for best renovated kitchen and finalist for Wolf/ Sub-zero best kitchen design. Beth has also been involved in many of the wonderful kitchen designs of the Junior League Tour of Homes since 1999.