Alfred Beam with Walter E. Smithe Furniture

I have known Alfred professionally for a few years now and it no wonder he is an award winning designer. His body of work is stunning! Alfred continues to create luxurious spaces that are sure to inspire!

Alfred made a new house.... our home. My husbands exact words. "He exceeded my expectations." We gave hm a clean palate. We talked about colors, styles and taste, and what he accomplished with just a few thoughts and ideas from us was amazing. No matter how skittish or nervous I was about a choice, he never failed to calm me with his confidence and sense of humor. He has become my go to guy for everything. He hunted for granite, tile and accessories with me, and when I text him a photo of what I think is a great find, I always get an honest opinion....my favorites, "It doesn't bother me" and "Love!" The first quote...that item is quickly deleted from my list. When our furniture was delivered he was there for hours putting everything in its perfect place, including accessories...old and new. Alfred's personal touch as well as his attention to detail and amazing eye for every aspect of design makes hm a true artist! Now for the finishing touches. To be continued.....

Alfred is truly a professional - he listened to our needs and helped us furnish our home away from home from top to bottom. We are very happy with the results and with his expertise. When we were confused on the direction to take, we very much valued his insight.

What a ROCKSTAR. Alfred has been helping me for years, but it wasn't until my latest delivery of pool furniture and supplies that I really realized how much I NEED him! I was very overwhelmed when the truckload of furniture arrived, but in short order Alfred was able to make sense of the chaos. LOVE LOVE LOVE the personal attention. He is always just a text away. If you like Walter E. Smithe like I do, then Alfred is for you!

Alfred is a true professional. We sent Alfred the house blueprint and he sent back a perfect plan of furniture and accessories. We couldn't be happier with the results! Everything fit perfectly to scale and his efforts to select items that we liked and fit the space was excellent. Alfred's passion, dedication and creativity made our home exactly what we wanted. We could not have done it without Alfred. He came to our home when the furniture was delivered and positioned every piece. He took the time to go out with us to accessorize the entire house. He took ownership of the decorating and listened to our requests throughout the process. He made our move easy and we can't thank him enough.

Alfred has been my designer through multiple projects throughout the past 10 years, but in this review I will refer to our most recent project-building our retirement home in Reynolds of Lake Oconee in Greensboro, GA. Other projects have included a family room, study and bedrooms in Naperville, Illinois and a one bedroom apartment in Chicago. He even hauled furniture up and down stairs in order to stage one of my houses to prepare to sell. It sold in 2 weeks in a very tough market! I owe that quick sale to his all around talent. Alfred is the best of the best. He is professional, budget-minded, patient and has a perfect eye for space, color and texture. He has a keen sense of my taste and is very open to working with me (listening to my ideas) to complete our project. Most of all, he's fun and easy to work with. Building a house can be stressful and he is my go-to person when the stress builds up. Alfred has been involved in every single aspect of the build of our house in Georgia. He has reviewed our plans, helped with electrical, plumbing, cabinets, knobs/handles, lighting, windows, doors, floors, stone, paint colors, furniture, rugs, accessories, artwork, and will be here when we move in (1/16) to deliver all of our furniture from Walter E. Smithe. I would not hesitate for a minute to recommend Alfred to any of my friends and family. From one piece of furniture to whole house projects, Alfred is the best designer I know.