Brenda Edwards considers the four bedroom ranch-style house where she has lived for 20 years her forever home. It’s where the 70-year-old retired nurse and her 79-year-old husband want to stay as their mobility becomes more limited.
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Dedicated to a Life in Design
When award-winning interior designer Wendy Glaister was a little girl in Modesto, she had no idea she would become one of Central California’s most sought-after design professionals.
Skilled at speech and debate, in high school she was on a pre-law track. While the family watched as she developed an early interest in decorating, she never considered a career in the field.
Bordona debuts state-of-the-art live demo kitchen showroom designed in collaboration with interior designer Wendy Glaister
Oakdale, CA- (March 2024) – California retailer, Bordona’s is excited to share details about the debut of their new spectacular state-of-the-art showroom in Oakdale, CA that was designed in collaboration with award-winning interior designer Wendy Glaister and created in partnership with SubZero Wolf.
Ron added Bordona’s Design Showroom in Oakdale, CA contributes to his team’s ability to service their customers by actively demonstrating a wider variety of luxury appliances than ever before. The remodeled space features an exquisite SubZero Wolf Cove live demo kitchen, which is dedicated to Ron’s 86 year old mother Phyllis Bordona. She was known as the microwave lady and for her hosting microwave cooking demonstrations at our store starting in 1971 and extended for decades. Phyllis’ claim to fame was preparing a Thanksgiving meal in a Microwave including moist turkey prepared in less than 2 hours.
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Founder, Wendy Glaister Interiors, says communication is key to successful design
Wendy Glaister is a brilliant interior designer based in California. With decades of experience, she has designed for a wide clientele with prolific needs and styles. The founder of Wendy Glaister Interiors, Wendy has mastered the art of listening and communicating with her clients to best understand what they need and how to align her vision with their requirements.
Bathroom of the Week: Sunny and Bright With a Large Shower
A designer creates a playful and happy primary bathroom in this 1970s California ranch house
A homeowner’s joyful and sunny disposition was the inspiration for this primary bathroom design in Modesto, California. Interior designers Wendy Glaister and Stephanie Poulsenredesigned the primary bedroom in the 1970s ranch house first, while the adjoining bathroom was a later renovation phase. “The bedroom had been really depressing, so we went with a color palette of sunny yellows, white and gray,” Glaister says. When it came time to renovate the bathroom, the homeowners were fully on board with continuing the playful color combination into the en suite bath.
Return to: Designing A Cook’s Kitchen & A Spa Bath
In this cook’s kitchen, the color scheme was based on the backsplash tile the wife discovered. Her original choice was pricey, so associate designer Stephanie Poulsen found an alternative with the same flavor – in glossy instead of matte and with additional mottling and variation. The 12-ft. wood-grain laminate island includes a 5-ft. workstation sink from Mila.
Mudr Bathroom Application
Carrie Arnold, from Phillips Lighting & Home in Modesto, CA, teamed up with Wendy Yelland and Adkins Construction to execute this beautiful bathroom application.
Arnold used our Mudr aluminum channels to outline the window above the bathroom sink. This application compliments the incoming natural light while also providing smooth, modern lighting throughout the day.
Our Mudr trimless recessed linear LED lighting channels feature a unique, patent-pending lens design allowing for even illumination across the entire surface of the lens from one edge to the other. Using our customization program, the slim mud-in channels were provided with mitre cuts to seamlessly outline the window.
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Bordonas Showroom 2023
Simply the Best! We are lucky to have such a talented designer here in the valley. Wendy and her team make the complex seem easy. God has blessed Wendy with many excellent traits. The Wendyway is to be professional and never lose her cool. I believe it is called grace under fire! The Bordona family can not be happier with our new live Sub Zero Wolf Cove kitchens.
Best In Modesto 2023
An intent listener and decisive problem solver, Wendy Glaister of Wendy Glaister Interiors sets her colleagues at ease with her warm smile and engaging personality. She collaborates closely with her patrons as well as her craftspeople to produce interiors that are exclusively tailored to the client.
A textural treat for the senses with Silestone
No detail was overlooked by Wendy Glaister of Wendy Glaister Interiors once she was trusted to remodel this stunning home in Ripon, CA. Wendy and her team were inspired to create a design that provided a high contemporary look while still creating a warm and welcoming environment complemented with quality materials.
To achieve this cozy yet refined aesthetic, they used earthen materials such as concrete light fixtures, tadelakt fireplace wall finishes, cabinet wood laminate, and linen finishes. Additionally, Wendy specified Silestone in two colors: Kensho and Stellar Snow. Wendy has worked with Silestone many times in the past and continues to specify it for its beauty, 25-year transferable warranty, and quality – all elements she holds in high regard when selecting materials for her clients.
The kitchen was completely transformed, going from a small and cramped space with an inefficient layout to an open and functional space that is bathed in light. Wendy’s remodel of the layout included relocating the water heater which helped straighten the walls and allowed for a 6-meters wood grain laminate island with a flush inset workstation sink with 1.3 meters of space around it.
Two large fixed windows were added which meet the countertop for stunning views of the garden and let in natural light. There is also a new space for the stovetop and wok cooking, baking center, and added storage for their collection of appliances and cookware.
Silestone Kensho grounded the gray color of the tile backsplash while Stellar Snow brought the green in the backsplash forward. They were in perfect harmony with the custom laminated cabinets and metal shelving, providing a textural treat for the senses.
