Annie Liddle Design - Lake Forest, Illinois

Standorfer Family

There are plenty of folks who have a good eye for design and Annie is decidedly in that group. Her ability to see the potential within a space, identify and resolve issues, and mix patterns is remarkable. However, Annie is also responsive, hardworking and, beyond all else, practical. She understands how a family (even one with young, messy children) can live within a beautifully designed space. Our home is so much more joyful because of Annie and we are grateful to have had the opportunity to work with her.

Our sole regrets is not hiring Annie sooner. We would have benefitted from her insight and attention to detail from day one of the renovation. An earlier engagement would have saved us a significant amount of money and stress.

Eleanor Miz

My husband and I hired Annie to help us with the designs for five rooms in our house (2 children’s rooms, dining room, living room and sun room). Annie is incredibly sharp, organized, thorough and talented. She has a natural (and VERY trained) eye for all things interiors and was an incredible resource when it came to project management. With two little ones at home during a global pandemic and working full time, I would have never had the time or energy to coordinate with the multiple vendors and resources that she did for our projects. Before utilizing Annie, my husband and I truly thought there were rooms and spaces we could design on our own. Shortly after beginning to work with Annie we were able to see her incredible value-add when creating special spaces in our home. There is no corner of our house that will be done from here on out without her expert eye. Beyond all of her talents, she is an incredibly kind person and such a pleasure to work with. Every time we interact I absolutely learn something new about interiors! Although she is busier than most, she always worked tirelessly and made my husband and I feel like we were her only clients (despite being a smaller project for her!). We cannot wait to continue to work with Annie in the future.

Anjali Gottreich

I have worked with Annie over the last few years on multiple projects updating rooms in our home and could not be happier with the results! She is excellent at listening to us describe an overall look we are hoping to achieve and then presents us with ideas that are even better than we imagined. Annie is very creative, amazing with pulling fabrics and wall coverings together with furnishings which results in making us so happy to enjoy our new space! She is also the most organized designer I have ever worked with and is very conscientious to budgets and overall project management. I truly enjoy working with Annie and highly recommend her!

Matthew Walker

Annie and her team are absolutely the best! Her task was challenging: she had to thread the needle between beautiful, functional and comfortable and pulled together a tremendous concept and design that when executed left us speechless. From original meetings, mock ups, review of materials and pieces, including art, Annie was professional, prepared, and efficient. After installation we were left with a brilliant new mud room, a warm, relaxing family room, a new updated dining room, a welcoming and cool office and a spectacular powder room and an updated kitchen. And the coup de gras, my favorite room in the house, a new laundry room:) Each item, from paint, wall coverings, lighting, window treatments and furniture, was carefully vetted and planned: no detail was too small. We could not be happier. The overall effect is a sense of serenity and comfort, which keeps us confortable and happy. Importantly, Annie and her team were respectful of our ideas, our budget and our time lines. We felt like a part of the team the entire way, which is how it should be. We whole heartedly endorse Annie Liddle Design: she and her team are the best of the best. We will use them again, and hope you do too.

PS: We are using htem again! This time, it's the primary bedroom that needs an overhaul. Can't wait to see the finished product!