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Leslie Hart-Davidson, Allied Member ASID

The HDD approach to design: Listen, Learn, Live

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That simple skill is the secret to the revolutionary approach Hart-Davidson Designs brings to interior design. Based in Okemos, Michigan, HDD works with clients in the Midwest and on the East Coast to balance function and fashion and create great living spaces. Leslie Hart-Davidson (Allied Member, ASID) ensures that each client gets a custom solution to their design challenges, whatever they may be. A full service design firm, HDD assists clients with large and small scale projects - from selecting paint colors and finishes, to designing and building custom window treatments, to planning a remodel or new home construction project.

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Working with a designer doesn't have to be an intimidating experience. The HDD client-relationship philosophy is that design is a democracy, not a dictatorship. As a home-owner, you deserve a trained professional that is willing to work with your individual tastes, needs, and goals. During and after your consultation, you should feel comfortable, informed, and energized-ready to take action with your space.

Our initial consultation will be a working session, not a sales pitch. This first meeting generally takes about an hour-we'll meet in your home (or the site of your future home), address your questions and discuss initial design ideas that you can move forward with right away.

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After discussing how you currently use your space, how you envision it working in the future, what you do and don't like about it, your wildest dreams and your toughest budget issues, we'll come up with a custom plan to transform your space into a livable, functional, beautiful space that you'll be excited to show off.

For large-scale projects or specialty items, HDD will do all the legwork for you. We have a cadre of hand-picked industry professionals that we partner with. They are the best craftspeople in their fields and our long-standing relationships give us negotiating power. We'll attend to all the details and create a full proposal for you, while you live your life.

Latest from Leslie's Blog

Women in Power(tools)

Listen up, ladies:  feeling helpless around tools bites the big weenie.  I die a little inside every time I hear stories of women pounding in a screw with a hammer to hang artwork or screaming and running from the sight of an overflowing toilet.   After hearing a few years’ worth of sad tales like this from my HDD interns and other seminar participants, I decided to take a closer look at why girls shy away from power(tools) and make a plan of action to fix the tool helplessness.

I’m lucky to have grown up with parents who were real estate flippers. …

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Fail Dog Sticker Link

Be bold enough to defy design dictators! Place this custom Fail Dog bumper sticker anywhere to remind yourself that design is a democracy.