Mary James - Creative Director
Meet Mary James, our Creative Director and Spatial Design master! Mary injects her raw and authentic “Yorkshireness” into her unique creative and innovative designs. Our layout queen, shes a fiend for setting the balance between form and function. Mary sells a lifestyle and brings excitement and joy to tired interiors. As the up-and-coming trend setter in North Yorkshire's homes, Mary's designs are all about the detail, only truly satisfied once the piping is chosen, oh and stripey, multi coloured, and of course fluffy and scalloped , not that she likes any fuss.. Truly passionate about her job, no request is too big or small and Mary will always go beyond to keep her team and customers happy.
Rachel Wood - Interior Design Specialist
Rachel is our Interior Design Specialist and know-how Queen. Maximalist in her personality; this translates into the passion she puts into her interiors and customer interactions. An ambitious young designer: Rachel is a myriad of talent. Whether you want a calm home with varying hues of neutrals or an eclectic home full of contrasting colour, Rachel embodies a natural skill to materialise a vision suitable for any setting, all delivered with love and care. Rachel's no nonsense, hardworking mentality stems from a lifetime committed to her family's farming business in rural Yorkshire. Applying this same dedication now in the design space and balancing it with one beautiful little lady clung to her side. Amelia tends to follow mummy into work on occasion and has our visitors cooing! Come and embark on a curated design journey marvelling at Rachel's set and styling skills through our showroom window displays.
Wendy Walker – Interior Design Specialist
Honouring our Haberdashery Matriarch: Mrs Wendy Walker. Is there anything this multi-skilled Superwoman cannot do?! No is the quick answer to that. Our glamourous Wendy is never in one spot for too long. Like lightening she whizzes around the space, pin cushion on her arm and tape measure around her neck always ready for action. Wendy takes care of our beautiful fabrics checking quality and preparing them for our makers. Once the beautiful handmade soft furnishings have been constructed, Wendy gets them ready for their new home and sends them off with the specialist fitter. Exuding class and charming with her charismatic nature, Wendy is the perfect person to welcome customers into our lovely showroom and guide them on their design journey. Does someone you know need an injection of life, excitement, or enthusiasm? We will happily let you adopt our regularly used term: "Be more Wendy”.
Beth Todd – Sales & Marketing Advisor
Beth, AKA the Face, the Host, the Sales Guru, the Showroom Empress! Love popping in to ogle our beautiful displays? Often pass by with a quick query or enquiry about how design appointments work? Your go-to is Beth; she has you covered whatever your needs might be. Identifying your requirements and introducing you to the appropriate design specialist is Beth's forte. Her knowledge and understanding of our unique products and services is incomparable. Together with Sarah, Beth applies her expertise on product success and customer feedback to determine what will next grace our shelves and display stands. Beth runs a tight and spotlessly clean ship keeping things extra.
Wendy Scaife - Interior Design Coordinator
We love our Wendy's here at Nine to Eleven.... Meet Wendy our Interior Design Co-ordinator, she's a creative soul with an intuition for curating the perfect home. Straightforward and focused, Wendy ensures we always make commitments that can be achieved. Wendy is the keystone of our ordering process and ensures challenges are dealt with promptly, communicated effectively and solved punctually. When she's not chasing our suppliers with her big stick, she's in the heart of the showroom delivering creative solutions to your design journey. Want the job doing by a truly organised lady, capable of handling anything? Wendy's got it covered.
Leisa Sherry - Sales Advisor
This is Leisa, the backbone of our sales and creative team. Shes the one that keeps the machine running smoothly. Quietly supporting and continually ensuring our jobs get done. Not only a creative soul and graphic designer, she adds lashings of gentle and constant assistance to us all. Leisa's touch can be seen through all our information, organising the showroom and keeping us and our store in prime condition. She is brimming with solutions and always open and helpful. Adaptable, sincere and innovative, she will always go the extra mile to ensure we achieve team goals. Thank goodness for Leisa!