Bleu Leman Design

I’m remodeling a house and Dee picked all the wall colors for me and it made the house look fantastic. It looks better than I could have imagined. She also designed my closets and furniture layout among other things and I couldn’t be happier.

Bleu Leman’s Dee Leifer is a truly exceptional interior designer. Maybe it is because of her european perspective, but her sense for colors and style is simply impeccable. Upon starting my living room and basement projects, I was wearily optimistic that I could find someone who would help me create a space in my home that was exactly what I envisioned. Dee did just that. After our consultations, she would come back to me with design options that had just the right amount of variation, but were all spot on. I have worked with other designers before with relative satisfaction but was not happy enough to return to them for future projects. I will definitely use Dee for my future projects. Dee is extremely warm-​hearted and creative and she made the design process fun and relatively easy. She responds to emails and other forms of communication promptly and effectively. Her knowledge of the best stores, manufacturers and styles for my vision and budget ended up saving me a lot of money and headaches in the long run. I highly recommend her.

My wife and I engage Dee to help us decorate our living room and entry way. She did a *fantastic* job. She not only has a great design sense but also listened and observed intently to understand our style. We wound up with rooms that had accents, colors and textures that we never would have arrived at but at the same time seem like «ours». In addition to her excellent design sense she is also amazingly organized, efficient and delivers the highest level of service (I worked in the service sector for years — she’s really, really good). She has a great network of professionals that she can draw upon or refer to and she turns from being a sole proprietor with that personal touch to being a one stop shop for everything you may need. If that all wasn’t enough she was also very sensitive to our checkbook and when we felt like we needed to watch the bottom line she was unhesitatingly helpful, didn’t miss a beat and came up with great solutions that kept us in our budget. We’re going to continue working with her and if you need design help you are making a mistake if you don’t talk to her.

I highly recommend Diane Leifer (Dee) of Bleu Leman Design. After several attempts to decorate on my own, I accepted that my design skills and creativity were not my strong suit and so contacted Diane. Her trained eye and attuned ears (!) contributed to a fun, productive working relationship that yielded wonderful results. She’s got a terrific knack for color and room arrangements and her suggested pieces added flair to the spaces but steered them clear of showy. She’s well connected to local design specialists. (I now have a beautiful built-​in cabinet and decorative floor, which if I ever leave, I’ll have to figure out how to bring them with me.) If you want to reduce stress and add beauty to your life, contact Diane.

I have had the pleasure of working with Diane on several projects, and it is such a pleasure every time! She has an amazing eye for design, is enthusiastic about each project, keeps things moving along very efficiently (in keeping with her Swiss genes :-)), is very professional, and the result is always stunning! As a professional in the design world I get to work with a lot of designers and vendors, and I am always so pleased to work with Diane every chance I get. Hire her, you won’t regret it!

Several months ago, I had the opportunity to begin a private psychotherapy practice in Berkeley. I found the perfect office in the perfect location, but then had NO idea where to begin in terms of decorating it. I found Diane of Bleu Leman Design on a Google search, and it was the best thing that could’ve happened for my new business. She worked with me from the very beginning to figure out what my style is, what kind of experience I wanted my clients to have, what colors and textures I was going for. We ended up doing the whole thing quite collaboratively, but then she would just make some really big decisions for me (e.g., as I became overwhelmed with the thousands of colors to choose from, she just handed me a swatch for the wall color, and had me go ahead and buy it).
Diane is professional, passionate, caring, fun, and extremely talented. My clients, friends, subletters, and colleagues all love the space she helped create. I am so grateful! I would recommend her for any design needs. Her website photos show her simple, beautiful, clean, and lively style. And she’s affordable, too!