Celebrating a summer filled with exquisite projects and happy clients, interior designer Wendy Glaister is thrilled to share news about her winning an ASID ANDYZ Award for 2024 Best Outdoor Space.
Award-winning Interior Designer Wendy Glaister, president and founder of luxury design firm Wendy Glaister Interiors remarked, “To say that we are blessed to do what we do is an understatement. So many opportunities exist to make a special place for our clients and their families. I am so grateful for the faith that our clients place in our vision. We are extremely grateful that our projects are receiving national attention.”
The American Society of Interior Design (ASID) ANDYZ Awards’ is an annual celebration of the year’s Best in Interior Design. Interior Designers, Architects, Design Students and Showroom Design professionals based in Central California – Nevada enter 100’s of projects in 13 total categories. Each project is then judged by a panel of Industry Professional before selecting a winning project from each category. A special awards celebration at Las Vegas Market is held each summer to award winners with an engraved crystal ANDYZ Award Trophy. The 2024 ANDYZ Awards were sponsored by Furniture, Lighting & Décor Magazine, Sub Zero Wolf, Brizo, Sherwin Williams, and Thouma Furniture.
Based in California’s Central Valley, Wendy Glaister Interiors, specializes in high-end luxury residential and commercial design projects throughout California and in other select markets. Celebrating nearly two decades of success, Wendy has grown her business through hard work, faith and stewardship. Solidifying her knowledge and experience in the interior design and design + build fields Wendy commented, “Designing for our clients is a huge responsibility. In the Central Valley, we have a lot of hard working farming families and I take great pride in our firm’s ability to provide beautiful designs while exercising appropriate stewardship to make each client’s homes work for and look like them.”
Wendy Glaister Interiors, Outdoor Oasis project that landed the award for Best Outdoor Space, features a spectacular design with a four seasons design concept and multiple areas for outdoor entertaining. The exquisite outdoor design leaned heavily on Valley Fire Place, a local retailer for their recommendations and expertise in creating the ultimate outdoor chef’s kitchen package. With a kitchen design that features Blaze outdoor appliances and grills, Plumbing and fixtures by Brizo, and Nature Kast Custom Outdoor Cabinets in a warm neutral to coordinate with massive double kitchen islands. Double 12 foot kitchen islands feature stunning waterfall edge details in Taj Mahal Quartzite honed finish by Stone Company MSI.
To elevate the client’s hosting of family and friends a custom outdoor dining table with seating for 12 was created by metal craftsman Nick Heckendorf, Metal Craft. This custom table delivers a seamless design statement in matching honed Taj Mahal Quartzite and with a beautiful gas fire feature. Through collaboration with Lighting Designer, Carrie Arnold, Phillips Lighting & Home, Wendy was able to create the perfect outdoor space with lighting for day and evening illumination. Outdoor Furniture and Upholstery, was custom designed with Manufacturer Lee Industries purchased through Slater’s Home Furnishings.
For everyday engagement this Outdoor Oasis’ design includes several fire features and seating in three different locations. For added client enjoyment several large Samsung Smart TVs were installed so the client could watch from every angle. The existing pool deck and surrounding landscape was updated, alongside the installation of sports courts including a new pickleball court, a putting green, and a bocce ball court that were positioned around the 1.08 acre garden space and to complete the ultimate outdoor oasis design.
