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Donna Galvin, ASID, CID, CAPS
Leslie Rode Keefe, ASID Allied Member

Company: Galvin + Rode Design
1558 Michael Ln
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272-2023 map
Phone: (310) 573-1753, Cell (310) 880-4682
Email: galvinrodedesign@msn.com
Website: www.galvinrodedesign.com

Designer Profile

At Galvin + Rode Design we believe design is and always will be personal. The unique collaboration and personal relationships we develop with our clients are essential for the successful outcome of our projects. We create for your specific environment, keeping comfort, functionality and your lifestyle in mind. Solutions result from communication: asking thoughtful questions and listening to your requirements, wants, and needs. Honoring and managing your budget is essential.

For us it is very important that our designs reflect our clients' lifestyle while ensuring the process is comfortable, exciting and fun. Years of experience enable us to crystalize your dreams and give you a home that is more than you imagined but exactly what you want.

Our clients return to us for additional phases of work, ask us to guide the planning for a dream remodel, or design a new kitchen or bathroom. Establishing the trust of our clients and engaging with them time and again is truly the reward of our work.

In addition, we relish all challenges to find antiques, unique objects and artwork or to rescue and repurpose your favorite pieces. We understand the needs and phases of families with children as each of us has raised daughters and sons.

We are happy to structure our design fees to fit comfortably with your budget by offering you choices: a per room flat fee, hourly or a consultation fee basis. Your project may work more smoothly by planning it in several stages of work with breaks in between.

Among GALVIN+RODE DESIGN projects in the United States are residences in Aspen, Colorado and Gates Mills, Ohio and Skytop Lodge destination resort in Pennsylvania. Southern California commissions include a celebrity office suite at Warner Bros.Studio, homes in Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Little Holmby, Broad Beach in Malibu, homes and offices in Santa Monica and offices in Manhattan Beach.

We thank past clients for their testimonials shown on our http://www.galvinrodedesign.com website link.

Clearly, client satisfaction is paramount and our belief in excellent personal service ensures it.

Donna is a Professional Member of ASID. She completed her design education and graduated with a Professional Designation in Interior and Environmenta Design from UCLA Extension. She is also a Certified Interior Designer in the State of California as well as a Certified Aging in Place Specialist.
Leslie is an Allied Member of ASID, attended the Interior and Environmental Design program at UCLA Extension and is Feng Shui Certified. She has many years of commercial and residential design expertise with an emphasis on custom designs and antiques.

Services Offered

Galvin + Rode offers a complete range of custom services as well as design consultation. Among them are Kitchen and Bath Design, Remodeling and Reconfiguring Existing Spaces, Space Planning and Furniture Layouts, Custom Furniture and Built in Cabinetry, Specialized Finishes. Our designs for window treatments range from simple and clean to highly intricate and detailed.In addition we provide Color Consultations, "Aging in Place/Universal Design", and Eco-friendly Design.

Awards & Publications

Winners of HGTV's Designers' Challenge
House Beautiful Magazine
Elle Decor Designer Registry
Featured in Walker Zanger Tile product brochure
"Certified Aging in Place Specialist" (CAPS)
Feng Shui Certified
Participated in Dwell on Design 2010

A Palisades living room holds antique wing chairs from Argentina, magolica planter from Robert Taylor's estate, Ikat silk print +custom peacock Clarence House pillows. Kuan Yen figure from the 15th C, Seguso Murano glass and Spanish Mission monk figures on mantel, Nuguni hide from Cape Town, Asian Elm cabinet 17th C and French chandelier catches light with the mountain view beyond
We combined the furnishings and art of our newly married clients. All of the mid century and antique pieces required expert repairs. We remodeled every inch of this home and opened a new site line through a dining room wall to open the space and add light and views. We designed and built 3 custom bookcases complete with library ladder to hold 4500 volumes. Three years later the clients asked us to design and build two additional bookcases for their ever growning collection.
Our clients had recently married and combined their exciting colections in this Pacific Palisades remodel. Custom bookcases house 4500 books. The play of light was amplified with a new opening in the dining room that gave a sight line through the entire main floor space. Every surface in this home was reimagined.
A minimal design approach with open space suited the wife's love of contemporary art in this light filled master suite in a Pacific Palisades remodel
Holmby Hills Kitchen Remodel. This photo shows our new kitchen design for this 1920's Spanish Revival home in the Holmby section of Los Angeles. Among items featured are unique shell stone counter tops from Exquisite Surfaces, custom designed celedon glazed cabinetry and hand scraped walnut flooring.
Pacific Palisades Huntington remodel. This Pacific Palisades family room was part of an 800 sq. ft. addition to a 1920's Spanish Revival home in the Huntington neighborhood. The Designer had custom colors mixed for the wood work and newly created ceiling details. This replaced the previous garage
Architectual details add sophistication and elegance to formerly plain and ordinary rooms in this Los Angeles remodel.
Breakfast area features an antique Fench bamboo style hutch, custom wood table and Baker chairs with leather seats.
This living room in a Pacific Palisades remodel included the addition of four tall contemporary windows, which lightened the space and opened it up to the beautiful outside garden.
In this completely remodeled kitchen we opened up the formerly dark, cramped space by eliminating or moving walls, raising the ceiling and opening up a wall to allow light and views to enter in from the adjacent rooms. Black granite was used on the countertops and the backsplash design combined rectangular grey stone tiles with bands of 1 square stainless steel inserts.
This bedroom was transformed using Fortuny fabric for the valances, Roman shades and headboard trim. Glamourous custom designed water glass mirrors flank the bed and open up the room.
Combining the Phillip Stark Ghost chairs, Barbara Barry chandelier and custom designed Roman shade to edge to the space when paired with this antique dining table.
We designed this Brentwood California kitchen and added a window (left) to the garden during this total house remodel.
Custom wood paneling, custom designed lighting and furniture combined with an antique Chinese bowl and charger transformed this dining room into a warm and sophisticated space.
Ohio Country Estate
We choose fireplace tiles for this classic Spanish home, camouflaged the library wall french door view by adding mirror and reupholstered the Donghia sofa and chairs; an inserted red stripe adds style. We specified the tall iron torcheres and custom pillows.
This project in the Beverly Hills Bird Streets required re purposing and reupholstering all of the clients living room and family room furnishings. We were asked to specify fabrics that would hold up to five pets. We choose all new paint colors for the house.
This kitchen remodel transformed an outdated and lackluster space into one filled with color and light as well as much improved functionality.
Kitchen in Brentwood home
Pacific Palisades Dining Room was given a library feel by the addition of antique French bookcases. Luxurious silk draperies are trimmed with Capiz shells to add a touch of whimsy to the room.
Kitchen remodel features unique glass upper cabinets in a Brentwood home.
Living Room
Warm and cozy den in Spanish Revival home in Los Angeles.
An interesting mix of fabrics makes these two living room chairs in a Sapnish Revivial home something special.
Leslie and Donna designed the beautiful and distinctive custom bedding and window treatments for this lovely bedroom
Den in Pacific Palisades home
Blue velvet chairs from A. Rudin and a custom large leather ottoman and stunning draperies make this master bedroom sitting area a favorite spot for the owners.
Custom designed cabinetry is coupled with a large mirror, placed over the new sofa, which captures the stunning ocean view and glorious sunsets in this completely renovated Santa Monica beach front condominium.
The custom designed desk and bookcases configured hide fax and files as well as display art and books in this light filled space with magnicent ocean views make this room a special place to work
This spacious Master Bedroom was given new glamour by this stylish redecoration.