Applause for Linda Banks, ASID | Banks Design Associates LTD
"I always tell people Linda Banks saved my home. You had the most beautiful ideas and it really spoke to me. We had wonderful times working together and you transformed my home.”
—Hugs, Janet M. Rockland, Maine
“Let me reiterate how much we love the house and the result. We are so pleased with both the look and the way we live in the house. It is exactly what we wanted—actually more than we wanted or expected! We’ve gotten a lot of great feedback. While that is nice, it’s really how we feel about it that matters.”
—Joe and Trish | Falmouth Foreside, Maine
“Everyone has made this such a wonderful experience so far…it has been easy to place our trust in you.”
—Thania | Bailey Island
“Working with Linda and her Simply Home team has been a pleaseure from start to finish. From the beginning she has been sensitive to the very different styles and tastes of my husband and me, and she has been careful to include us in every stage of the process. When we wallked into our condo after months of anticipation, we felt as if we were truly home, and we still feel like that today! Thank you, Linda and the team at Simply Home!”
—Jill G. | Hobson’s Landing, Portland
"...your exquisite design for the Connecticut couple in 'Seaside Sanctuary' featured on our March cover of Traditional Home propelled out best newsstand sales ever...and further state that we consider you and your team to be among the best designers in the country."
—Karol DeWulf Nickell | Editor in Chief, Traditional Home Magazine
"We have worked with Linda over the past 23 years for both our home in Darien, CT, and our vacation house in Warren, VT. What I love about Linda are the creative ideas, her unbridled enthusiasm, and the way she interacts with her clients."
—Chris Kirchen | BEV Capital, Greenwich, CT
“I have worked with many ASID designers. Linda Banks is outstanding due to her ability to comprehend the total project. As the project was built, she noted discrepancies between the architectural drawings and the on site structure. Her deep experience allowed her to offer excellent ideas and her inspiration solving difficult design issues was exceptional. She educated and helped me appreciate a cleaner, fresher style. Linda’s eye for color is superb. My husband adds that Linda is very skilled in listening to her clients to make sure they get just what they want.”
—SVBK "Kerrwood" | Blue Hill, ME
“Linda Banks is one of those rare talents that knows how design for today with a great respect of traditional proportions. Her designs are timeless and tug at the emotional heart strings that are attached to home.”
—Keith Granet | Granet & Associates, Management Consultants to the Design Industry, NYC/Santa Monica, CA
“I have worked with Linda on both the architectural and interior design plans for four homes of varying size, style and complexity. Her creativity, energy, enthusiasm and warmth are boundless. Additionally, she has the exceptional ability, and takes the time and interest, to read her client’s mind and hone in on their wishes, even when the client is not quite able to articulate them. This quality contributes to an end result pleasing to both the client and the professional.”
—Lauren Kratovil | Homeowner
“Linda is a very talented individual who has an excellent mentoring ability. As an intern at Simply Home, I have received wonderful opportunities to travel with the designers to see many of the projects they are working on, to sit in on client meetings, and to also help select fabrics. Linda wants me to observe and experience life as a designer. I am so thankful to Linda for exposing me to the real world of design, for allowing me to participate and learn in different environments. Because of her wonderful mentoring, my design abilities have been strengthened."
—Emily Johnson | South Portland, ME, Baylor University 2010
“We first met Linda after we purchased a second home in Maine. We had tracked her design style for years and loved it and wanted to work with her on our renovation project. It was of major benefit to us that she was both an architect and designer. She listened to our ideas and quickly formulated them to create the dream space we had always envisioned. She has an uncanny ability to know what we were trying to achieve even when we couldn't seem to express it properly. We benefitted greatly from her years of experience and knowledge of the industry and her team at Banks Design Associates is simply outstanding to work with! We could not be happier with the quality of her work and the outcome of our project!”
—Loretta & Joe Fusella | Homeowners
“When my parents bought their retirement home, which also doubled as a multigenerational family retreat, they asked for my opinion in interior designers as I worked in the home furnishings business. Linda Banks was hired to transform a dark, dated home into a bright and open, welcoming residence that would work for the lifestyle of my retired parents and the generations of family that would use the oceanside house for vacations. We fell in love with Linda's portfolio of beautiful homes that felt authentic to coastal Maine and also original in style. With a super sophisticated eye and brilliance in understanding space (we used her for the architecture of the kitchen as well as the interior design of the entire home) Linda is pretty much unparalleled in our opinion. Linda completely "got" our aesthetic but delivered something beyond our high expectations. We already had a large collection of family furniture and she expertly worked these antiques together with newer pieces to create a home that feels collected and authentically ours. This was a major construction project requiring a lot of professionals and Linda's energy and enthusiasm propelled the project forward. Now over two years later, there is not a single thing in our home that we would have done differently. We are eternally grateful to Linda Banks for her vision and ability to bring it to life so beautifully.”
—Elizabeth McGann | Client
“I don't usually take the time to write a review, but I was so happy with my experience with Linda Banks and her team that I felt compelled to do so. My husband and I wanted to freshen up our house after 15 years without completely buying all new furniture. By taking down heavy drapes, painting, moving rugs around, purchasing new lamps, pillows and artwork, we have a completely new home!!! Not only that, they stayed on budget and completed the project within the timeline we had chosen!!! They are the nicest and most professional people I've ever worked with in the decorating world and I would recommend them for any decorating needs you might have. Thanks again Linda and Dave for my BEAUTIFUL new home!!!!!”
—Debra Jensen | Homeowner