November 5, 2003

Lesley and Janet,

I so miss you guys. I have no more cool stuff to look forward to seeing on a daily basis. I bought a couch and big screen TV for the apartment.  The couch is from Nieman and it is a brown ubuck leather (suede?) and is shaped half mooned but with straight edges on the back, not rounded. It’s very cool for the space.   

Here is my testimonial:

I own a unique four story historical building in downtown Stillwater, MN featuring four distinctly different floors.  The top floor is a Manhattan style penthouse that was used for guests and all the walls were painted white.  The penthouse has many different shaped walls and great architectural lines.  After consulting with Lesley and Janet, explaining how the space is used I gave them complete creative freedom to bring the space to life.  I did not see the project until the end and was thrilled when I first walked through the space.  The colors they picked were so perfect that everyone who tours the space comments on how they love the colors.  The third floor and the main floor were very traditional as this space was an old post office and is now used as a corporate headquarters for our stationery company. Again the walls were painted white and government green.  Lesley and Janet decided to paint the trim a very warm brown and a faux finish in the white areas.  The transformation this old post office took was nothing short of spectacular. The transformation made the space incredible.  The bottom floor (basement) was a complete mess and very dark and dingy.  Lesley and Janet sectioned off different areas and painted them different colors to make this space much more attractive.  Needless to say I am very satisfied with the work Lesley and Janet accomplished.  It’s not very often a trend and design driven company like mine would give complete creative freedom to someone without completely trusting the end result.  Lesley and Janet not only did a great job but they were very easy to work with and made the project fun.

Thanks for your Great Job,

Greg Gartner

Gartner Studios, Inc.