One doesn’t need to venture far into the charming city of Charlotte NC to discover its venerable ties to an elegant and regal European elan in much of the city’s beautiful buildings. Named after King George III’s wife Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the “Queen City” is an American treasure of architectural style inspired from Castles and Manors from the other side of the Atlantic.

One Charlotte resident who has always held a particular connection and appreciation of this design style is Leo Dowell of the eponymous “Leo Dowell Designs”: an internationally acclaimed designer specializing in interior and exterior designs requiring authentic French, Italian and English details for today's life style.

Leo creates interiors with an utterly hands-on approach. He begins with a dialogue with the client, moves on to creating preliminary drawings and concepts, and can ultimately provide full color renderings as well. From here Leo goes to work in creating the commissioned work: cabinets, ornamental ceilings, decorative mirror frames, light fixtures... just about anything you could imagine as a permanent fixture in a French, Italian or English estate.

Needless to say, Leo’s talents are invaluable as he possesses a truly inexhaustible imagination in tandem with the expertise to create the given aesthetic. With decades of experience, and countless glowing testimonials in respect to his craft, Leo Dowel Designs is a go-to artisan for J.P. Weaver Company.