The Spring Edit

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The Spring Edit It's Spring, and Ann Lowengart Interiors has garnered a bouquet of press from California Homes Magazine, Marin Magazine, Luxe, and Better Homes & Gardens. Additionally, real estate agent Butch Haze did a video tour with Annie of one of her projects. Known as "Historic Ross", the renovation and reimagining of the 1941 house deftly combine the clients' existing antiques and art with contemporary furnishings for a fresh look. Colorful foliate and floral patterned fabrics and wallcoverings blur the inside and outside worlds throughout the interiors, perfect for springtime.   READ ALL ABOUT IT Ann Lowengart Interiors joined the dream team of Feldman Architecture and Jungsten Construction for this Wine Country pavilion house featured in California Homes Magazine. The glass and steel garage-style doors take advantage of the verdant 40-acre hilltop property in Healdsburg. ALI created a family-friendly environment while adhering to the homeowners' preference for streamlined silhouettes. A neutral color palette and contemporary furnishings showcase the modern architecture and stunning views in the open living-dining room. Thank you to CHM's Publisher Heidi Gerpheide and Editor in Chief Susan McFadden for spotlighting this dramatic home. Text: Kendra Boutell, Images: Paul Dyer, Photo Styling: Yedda Morrison READ MORE For Ann Lowengart Interiors, the biggest reward of designing houses is happy homeowners. Writer Tate Gunnerson recently interviewed one of Annie's clients for Marin Magazine. The husband was amazed at how ALI transformed his family's Kentfield residence. Utilizing construction experience and attention to architectural detail, the remodeled interiors went from dark and cluttered to bright and concise. By redesigning the floorplan of the house—creating an open flow between the kitchen and living room and relocating the powder room—natural light now floods the home. Thank you to Liz Logan, Editor-in-Chief of SPACES, for selecting the project. Text: Tate Gunnerson, Images: David Duncan Livingston READ MORE What is more luxurious than a dedicated home library? Ann Lowengart Interiors specializes in these rooms where bibliophiles escape to read and relax. One of them, located at the heart of a Los Altos house, is featured in Luxe's Library Retreats. Annie painted the walls a high gloss lapis blue and installed a tête-à-tête where the couple quietly read while their children sit at an antique card table playing games. Thank you, writer Maile Pingel for including this inviting room.  Text: Maile Pingel, Images: Paul Dyer READ MORE Thank you, Better Homes & Gardens, for spotlighting Ann Lowengart Interiors' cool yellow powder room in their Home Color section. Annie utilized Benjamin Moore's Inner Glow for the cabinetry and trim paint. It complimented Schumacher's Japonesque Hana Sisal with its yellow chrysanthemum blossoms. The Urban Electric Company's Pop Sconces flank the vanity mirror; their green backplates echo outside foliage. Text: Caylin Harris, Images: Paul Dyer, Photo Styling: Yedda Morrison READ MORE LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Ann Lowengart Interiors is fortunate to have many long-time collaborators. One of these is real estate agent Butch Haze, who Annie has known for twenty-five years. The two took a tour of the ALI project "Historic Ross". It was a fun visit as Annie explained the inspiration for the interiors. Key themes were the clients' love of color, gardens, and antiques, which the design team etched through the rooms. Annie also considered that the tall husband needed an extra-long sectional in his study for naps and the family dog loved comfortable flooring.   WATCH VIDEO   Mixology: Combining the Old with the New   Ann Lowengart Interiors is excited that the 2022 San Francisco Fall Show has a new affiliation with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) as the beneficiary of its legendary Opening Night Gala held at Fort Mason. Annie often mixes antique and vintage pieces with modern ones to give homes a fresh look. Sadly she could not visit the 2021 San Francisco Fall Show as it was virtual due to the challenges faced during the pandemic. Here we look at how Annie seamlessly integrates the old with the new in anticipation of the event's reopening this October 13 - 16, 2022.  READ MORE Hey There Newsletter Fam,   I hope everyone is well and enjoying this "back to normal" thing. I sure am.   But enough about that! Here we are over at ALI, rollin. We were just selected to join an all-star team for a ground-up build in Ross for the nicest family (did I tell you that's one of our biggest criteria - "nice"?). But in all seriousness, in one of my favorite design-y books, "The Business of Design" by Keith Granet, the author talks about his absolute must-haves when it comes to taking on new clients.   In general, they are the usuals like your style and the clients' need to jive, the clients' budget needs to be able to support the project, you have to like the team, you have to like the clients. But what struck me was Keith's final question, "Did the clients offer you a glass of water during the initial meeting?" The author says (my own paraphrase :) that "If they didn't offer you a glass of water, or anything else for that matter, then most likely don't really care much about you as a person which means they won't respect you as a professional." Man has that held out to be true. Anyone in the service industry knows and can reflect on those client relationships that make you wince when they randomly come to mind - the non-water offerers.   So, now that water thing is a go/no-go point for me. I can't tell you how grateful I am that not only am I almost always offered a glass of water, but chocolate chip cookies, lunches, and as the relationships continue after the projects, genuine friendships.   Blessings, Annie See the latest from @annlowengartinteriors on Instagram!