About LoriLori Gilder is an award winning Architectural Interior Designer to Hollywood’s elite and is dedicated to providing her long list of clients with a unique set of design standards and expert guidance throughout the home renovation process. Lori has been a featured winner on HGTV’s “Designers’ Challenge”, has appeared as a guest designer on “Designing For The Sexes”, and is asked regularly to contribute to HGTV.com. Her work has also been published in various design publications such as California Homes, Spaces Magazine and Distinctive Kitchen Solutions just to name a few. Lori has designed a multitude of residential and commercial projects throughout the U.S, Canada and Mexico. Homeowners throughout North America turn to Lori’s newsletter DESIGN LINE, and her blog http://www.diaryofarenovation.com/ to help them move from the typical stress and anxiety of the redesign process to a place of excitement and joy. Lori is known for her expertise in designing and creating luxury home environments that are more comfortable, more satisfying and more rewarding.
Professional BioAfter graduating from the University of Manitoba with a degree in Interior Design from the Faculty of Architecture, Lori immediately began designing homes for a custom home builder, and continued designing high-end residential projects while working for other architectural interior design firms. Lori grew up in Winnipeg, Canada, and moved to Toronto in 1990. Always intrigued by California, and tired of the freezing cold Canadian winters, she made her way west and landed in Los Angeles in 1993. Wanting to break into the film industry, she served as an art director and production designer on several commercials and low budget movies. Wanting to create a more normal life after meeting her husband, she launched Interior Makeovers in 1996, a full service interior design firm specializing in high-end residential remodels. She has been featured on several HGTV shows over the years, from Designers Challenge to Designing for the Sexes, and more recently was awarded first place in the 2008 ASID/LA Excellence in Design Competition, which was published in California Homes Magazine. She has designed a multitude of projects throughout the US, Canada and Mexico. Lori lives in Los Angeles with her husband of 13 years, her two children and their Tibetan terrier Rockie. |