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THE DESIGNER
Wendy Glaister is the founder and Principal of Wendy Glaister Interiors, an award winning, full service interior design firm who specializes in luxury interiors throughout California.
Attributing her design philosophy to putting the needs, preferences and aesthetics of her clients as her artistic priority, she works to translate their design visions into truly exquisite interiors. She has recently been named as The Top Full Service Interior Design Firm in California for 2021 by Lux Life Magazine.
With 16 + years of experience, and a portfolio of work that showcases a variety of designs and styles - Wendy has been featured in countless publications and has been seen in such notable magazines Architectural Digest, Traditional Home and Modern Luxury Interiors. In addition, several of her most recent projects have received national attention and are featured by brands: Dekton by Cosentino, Brizo, Kohler and Dimplex Fireplaces.
She was named California’s Top Full Service Designer by Lux Life Magazine 2021 and Best of 209 GOLD 2021 in Interior Design by 209 Magazine, as well as one of the Top 50 of California’s Best Interior Designers in 2020. Wendy also won the ASID ANDYZ Award for Best Luxury Residential Bath in 2020. She was President of the Central California Nevada region of ASID in 2019.
Because of the depth and breadth of her industry knowledge, Wendy is a sought after host for exclusive design tours of the San Francisco Decorator’s Showhouse and the San Francisco Fall Show for the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and most recently the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS and IBS) for the Interior Design Society and the National Kitchen and Bath Association.
Wendy is also an accomplished public speaker and has been a guest panelist at design and trade markets including Las Vegas Market, Boston Design Center, Scottsdale Design Center, the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show Las Vegas and at The San Francisco Design Center. Pairing her exceptional experience with her creative side Wendy continues to work as a
contributing editor on design and style for media articles and blogs including KBB Magazine, Furniture, Lighting & Decor Magazine, Home Accents Today, Stanislaus Magazine and in concert with Las Vegas Market.
Outside of her thriving interior design business located within California’s Central Valley, Wendy’s philanthropic mission is in the support of the charitable 501 C 3 organization, Cricket’s Hope (art therapy for at-risk children), the Salvation Army, and she mentors students interested in the Interior Design Industry.
THE PROJECT
This building, the owners and the work that occurs inside this exceptional building is one of a kind. A love of community and service prompted this family owned dental business to seek out the perfect site on which to build a new office to serve their clients with the latest in technology, while also honoring the emotional needs of each patient.
The practice provides a comfort menu specifically designed to mitigate the very real anxiety dental patients may experience. It includes a weighted blanket, bluetooth headphones, personal monitors for entertainment, and a variety of waters: sparkling, still or flavored.
The intent behind the design of the building is to further alleviate anxiety by calming patients with soft organic colors, uplifting lighting elements, and noise dampening materials like carpet tiles, sound absorbing ceiling panels, window coverings and upholstered guest chairs.
Guests enter the building and are greeted by soaring ceilings with undulating curves echoed in the flooring materials and at the reception desk. Great care was taken to create a sense of space and airiness by installing custom designed aluminum sculptures that rise to the ceiling and lighting elements that are suspended by nearly invisible steel cables echoing the theme of the sculpture. The wallcovering was designed to create a visual completion of the theme with an additional nod to the sculpture, but in soft, nearly pearlized colors.
There is a space for any sort of patient to enjoy: the children have a dedicated desk and play environment, a more “adult” built-in banquette seat provides a space that feels like a Beverly Hills aesthetician’s office, and more traditional seating accommodates less anxious guests.
This office is the crowning achievement of the family and of the architect, designer and contractor who so creatively collaborated to accomplish this spectacular space.
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