Reviews from Homeowners

“Lori and her team provided an incredible, professional experience. Lori was a pleasure to work with and the end result is phenomenal. I just love the way my house turned out, it is exactly what I wanted. Lori really listened and provided me with my dream home. I highly recommend Lori and her entire team for their expertise, access to products, great ideas and a beautiful end result”

— HIL

“WOW!!! My family could not be happier! We vacation in Coronado from Scottsdale, AZ, and needed our house to be turn-key and ready upon arrival as we have 3 boys under 6. From the furniture to the decor to the functionality for a family environment, this was PERFECT! We have a DREAM vacation home thanks to Lori and her team. She is great to work with and took the time to understand our unique family needs. Highly recommended!!”

— TAYLOR

“Lori is a gifted designer who continues to amaze and delight us with her creative acumen. Lori designed the interior of our main house 3 years ago, and our family continues to LOVE and enjoy its beauty and comfort. We recently asked if she would help update our rental property and we couldn't be more thrilled! We were pleasantly surprised that she integrated the current (lovely) newer granite and appliances with the fresh, beachy, airy updated look. The floors, wall color, and cabinets are gorgeous, and the updated fireplace she designed is off the charts. It is the centerpiece of the room and it is stunning. We are so thrilled and highly recommend her for any re-design, large or small.”

— B.M.

“Lori Gentile is on top of her game. Lori provided the interior design for a remodel on our house after 18 years. To say she did a magnificent job would be an understatement. Rooms that we never used before are now our “go-to” hangout rooms in the house. In fact, we have so many cool new hang-out areas in our house its tough for us to decide which room to go to! Contemporary, but warm. Urban, but comfortable. It all works!”

— RONNIE M.

“Recently my thoughts were about the significance Lori Gentle played in my life during the remodel. She was magic to me. Life had been fairly challenging and stressful and she created a new calm settling into our house. What I learned from her and team was about gratitude. I am not sure I ever possessed much in the way of gratitude before then. I appreciated people, things and experiences but not with the concept of gratitude. Watching the house materialize and become this amazingly beautiful home for me and my girls was key. The work that occurred each day and the creativity she played in restructuring the house into our home was amazing. There were so many creative touches throughout the house that just seemed to get built, painted, and finished revealing a well thought out and beautiful place.

—JAYNE H.

“We recently completed construction on a 7800 SF office building for my practice, Invision Optometry. Lori Gentile Interior Design provide all of the design work and we could not be happier with the results. Our practice is located in urban San Diego, and we were looking for a hip, professional, unique look that would represent our practice philosophy. I can’t say enough about Lori and her team. They were prompt, professional and creative in their design ideas. I would highly recommend their services if you are looking for an outstanding interior design company.

— DR. MICK KLING

“I hired Lori after interviewing several designers for our master bath. From day one, I knew that I made the right choice. She is very professional and focused on what I wanted to accomplish design wise. She took everything that I had dreamed of up to the next level of fabulous! I ended up expanding the project throughout the master bedroom. Now she is working on other parts of my house. My bathroom has been photographed for a national magazine! Great experience with Lori’s team.”

— MARY B.

“My husband and I found Lori Gentile Design based on a strong recommendation by our Architect; it turned out to be the best experience we could have ever hoped for. We had just finished designing a “contemporary Island Style” house and were completely stymied as to how to finish the interior. After sitting with Lori in her design studio for approximately three hours, we identified the color scheme for the wood floors which then lead to the stone, tile, cabinet and fabric colors and materials.

Lori pulled together a palette of materials that we loved from the first moment; we didn’t have to look further as she “got” exactly what it was we were envisioning. The house is so much more than we ever imagined it would be…inside and out.

— TAMARA B.

“I have collaborated with Oscar winning talents. Lori’s design is at that caliber. Through it all, she has that uncompromising “best of the best” design mindset and focusing on you and the end results. She was able to listen to our ideas, get to know our personalities and very quickly pull the design together, including flooring, lighting, custom furniture, wall paper, window treatment, tile works, special built-in, accessories…etc. If you are in San Diego, you want some exceptionally fine and artistic design, not tacky, and not someone just reselling you common “luxury” stuff off the reseller… Lori is a Master Designer, her team always professional and yes, she delivers.”

— SU-CHENG W.

“Lori Gentile has excellent taste. She has a sense of style and really knows how to put color, fabric and design together. Whether it be for a bedroom or kitchen, she knows what is current and trending, yet won’t be out of style in 6 months. For my next interior design project, I would choose Lori in a second.”

— JANIE M.

“It is hard to put into words the beauty that is the finished product. I never dreamed my home could look like it does now. It has been two months and I still can’t believe I actually live here. My husband and I are both enjoying the house more than we could have imagined. I wholeheartedly recommend Lori Gentile, she has flair and style and your house will too after she is done.”

— ELIZABETH F.

“We worked with Lori Gentile and her staff on two different design projects over the last 6 years. Her first project for us, in 2008, was to furnish the interior of a newly constructed home in North San Diego County. Lori selected everything for us, furniture to window coverings, and we were very pleased with how well she matched our taste with her recommendations. Everything was delivered and installed as scheduled, with no surprises along the way.

Our second project with Lori, 3 years later, was to do a complete interior design for a 30 year old townhome. We stripped the interior of the home down to the studs and then let Lori and her team design the layout and help manage the reconstruction side by side with our general contractor. The project was finished on time and on budget. Lori selected all the materials and provided several high quality subcontractors to complete the finish work. Once again, we were completely satisfied with the results.”

—RHUESMAN

“I’ve worked with Lori Gentile and her team for the past 10 years on various projects – big and small. I am very pleased with the end result, as well as the professionalism. I highly recommend Lori as a designer.”

— J.S. COOKE

“This is the second semi-major re-model Lori has helped us with. She is extremely talented and is gifted at considering the unique needs of her clients. Lori has made my home show place beautiful and has kept it family/dog friendly! In addition, Lori’s team is wonderful, kind and extremely helpful helpful. I wholeheartedly recommend Lori and her design team!”

— LANDERSON

“This is our second time redecorating our home with Lori. We loved the previous furniture but wanted a total new look and concept for our house! And we sure got it! Lori’s creativity and imagination produced a spectacular living, entertaining and dining space for us that is magnificent, comfortable, and elegant. She monitored every step of the project, answered every phone call, email and was on time for every consult appointment. Our house is a work of art, yet represents everything we wanted! We are so grateful for Lori’s remarkable talents and professional team.”

—ACES

“Lori and her team did an awesome job decorating the two living rooms and dining room in our new home. Her eye for style while still matching the tastes of her clients is amazing. We were shown full selections for all rooms to get a feel for the final “look” which made the entire process super easy. She also advised us on where we should invest a bit more for certain pieces and where we could pull back a little to stay within budget. My wife and I were newbies to the interior design process and Lori and her team took care of everything and made it easy for us. I highly recommend Lori Gentile Interior Design to anyone looking to update and improve the look of their home. We couldn’t be happier.”

— LENORE G.

“We have a beautiful home as a result of working with the Lori Gentile Interior Design Company.

We loved working with her and her team. They were aggressive yet sensitive to our hesitations as this was the first time we have worked with a design company. We would highly recommend them.”

— KAREY Y.

“Lori is an incredibly gifted designer. She and her team are incredible artists and professionals. She has a network and resources that bring her gorgeous designs to life. We wanted elegant, modern, yet kid and dog-friendly. She delivered beyond our wildest dreams. Our home is gorgeous and will stand the test of time. Lori and her associates are a pleasure to work with. I am so grateful to have her as a designer and friend for life.”

— B. M.

“Lori Gentile and her team were fantastic to work with. We were looking to do a major facelift/remodel of our clubhouse and bar. Being that we are a private club, our down time needed to be as minimal as possible since our membership would not have access to these areas.

Lori was able to put together a great looking plan for the areas being remodeled. She was able to enhance upon our first talked about vision more than I imagined. I would also add that during the whole process from beginning to end, Lori and her team were very professional & constantly communicating with me. I really feel our project could not have gone better no matter what. It was a pleasure working with them and hope to work together on future projects for our club.

— SCOTT S.

“Lori is talented, passionate, and an artist who has made my home a place that I love. I am giddy with happiness and have been since we moved into our home and it is due to Lori and her team. Lori is a designer with depth and a true artist who collaborates and dreams up a unique style with her clients. She's one of a kind. Look through her portfolio, different than other designers who you can start seeing a trend or theme, you will not see this with Lori. Her style is one of a kind without boundaries. The other thing I love about her is although every room she designs is worthy of HOUZZ posting she respects and values her clients and doesn't post all of her exceptional work. Her values are aboveboard and it has been a gift of a lifetime to work with Lori.”

—VIVA E.

“Lori Gentile is by far the best designer I have ever used!

Her creativity and eye for detail constantly amaze me. Most importantly, she is very respectful of my style and designs to my likes and needs. She is professional and knowledgeable.”

—JENNIFER J.

Reviews from Associates

“I have called on Lori Gentile in my 19+ years as Sales Representative for Kneedler Fauchere. She continues to specify many of our high end design products for use in her interior projects.

Lori continues to create some of the finest, innovative interiors. Her work encompasses many design styles and is on the leading edge. Lori’s knowledge of design and the industry is thorough and she is constantly exposing herself to new products and ideas in order to offer fresh and unique solutions to her clients. I am impressed with the manner in which Lori approaches and implements one-of-a-kind interiors for her clients.

It is a pleasure to work with Lori and her staff.”

— KNEEDLER FAUCHERE

“Our company works with many designers and Lori’s ideas are at the top of those we have the pleasure of executing. Her attention to detail and use of great materials make her designs stand above. Her office is professional to work with and the clients are thrilled.”

— HASLER CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

“Lori Gentile is a true design, architectural and curatorial impresario. She and her team do everything from conceptualizing – including architectural interiors/design/drawing plans to landscape design – to an unbelievable array of customized furniture production and aesthetic refinements that include an exceptionally intelligent embrace of art, objects and antiquities.

In my over thirty (30) years in the international art world, I have never encountered a designer on the West Coast whose unique ability to “decipher” the yearnings of her clients has been so beautifully actualized in environments that truly reflect the personalities, life-styles and aspirations of each and every client she works with. In one week I saw first-hand four different homes Lori has designed and project managed; while they were dramatically different, they were equally elegant and “user-friendly”. These homes were sophisticated but meant to be lived in. Lori leaves no stone unturned in anticipating how aesthetics can wed with functionality.

Lori’s view of “project managing” is similar to mine. It can be summed up in this quote, “the answer is YES, what is the question”! This complete commitment to her clients is a form of service from which she draws personal fulfillment. She engages the clients on intimate levels and transform the landscapes in which they live into their own private ultra-worlds. AT the same time, she makes life so much easier for her clients – and she does not price-gouge. She is direct, almost surgical in executing her clients’ visions and wastes no time.

Lori has a huge bandwidth and can co-ordinate projects from The Hamptons to San Francisco and from San Diego to Washington, DC. She is inexhaustible. What I find most impressive about her is that she is one of the small number of premier designers I have worked with whose instincts are coupled with a work ethic that makes her a first-choice for clients who want it done right, want it done on time and want it done at a price that reflects the quality of what she delivers.

Lori and her team dazzled my whole team. We have worked with many of the premier designers across America and Lori ranks at the very top of the pyramid. I wholeheartedly recommend her for your next design project.”

— BILL LOWE GALLERY

“I have worked with many interior designers over the coarse of my 32 year career, and with Lori on many wonderful projects over the last decade. She is, hands down, the tops I’ve ever worked with. She is passionate about her work, as so is a joy to work with. Her ability to sense client needs and provide “The Look” they love is unsurpassed in my experience. I love working with her and I am looking forward to next decade of wonderful project collaborations.”

— BIOMIRAGE LANDSCAPE, POOL & GARDEN DESIGN

“Lori has excellent taste and her staff, especially Kelly, are easy to work with and very thorough. I would highly recommend them for all your design needs.”

— JUDITH PETERS DESIGN

“I have had the pleasure of working with Lori. She is an impeccable designer with an innovative eye and wonderful personality.

Lori is the full package, professional, extremely talented, versatile, down to earth and qualified. I would recommend her to anyone that is looking to hire an interior designer that will exceed their expectations as well as change their way of living for the better.”

— M. SWABB DECOR + STYLE