{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-12/keaton-interiors-mallory-gomez-sole-owner","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-12/keaton-interiors-mallory-gomez-sole-owner.md","title":"Keaton Interiors Names Mallory Gomez Sole Owner","headline":"Keaton Interiors Hands Ownership to Mallory Gomez After Founder Andra Maldovan Retires","description":"Keaton Interiors named Mallory Gomez sole owner after founder Andra Maldovan retired, with the 34-year-old designer planning coast-to-coast expansion over five years.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-11-12T09:35:01+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-12T09:35:01+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Mallory Gomez, 34, became sole owner of Keaton Interiors after founder Andra Maldovan retired following 35 years at the Dallas firm.","Gomez joined Keaton eight years ago as a designer and has helped shape more than 60 projects.","Keaton Interiors marked the handoff with a new brand identity and a new office.","Gomez aims to expand the firm coast to coast over the next five years, with multifamily at its core."],"companies":[{"name":"Keaton Interiors","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000dbz4/keaton-interiors","website":"https://www.keatoninteriors.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"EIN Presswire","title":"Keaton Interiors Names Mallory Gomez Sole Owner as Founder Andra Maldovan Retires After 35 Years","url":"https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/955048547/keaton-interiors-names-mallory-gomez-sole-owner-as-founder-andra-maldovan-retires-after-35-years"},"other_sources":[{"publisher":"Home Textiles Today","url":"https://www.hometextilestoday.com/manufacturers/valdese-weavers-promotes-industry-veteran-to-new-design-role-as-cco-retires/"},{"publisher":"Bdaily","url":"https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2026/11/01/own-london-appoints-new-interior-design-manager"}],"tags":["Leadership","Keaton Interiors"],"body_markdown":"[Keaton Interiors](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000dbz4/keaton-interiors) named Mallory Gomez sole owner after founder Andra Maldovan retired, the Dallas multifamily design firm said in a November 12 announcement covered by [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/955048547/keaton-interiors-names-mallory-gomez-sole-owner-as-founder-andra-maldovan-retires-after-35-years). Gomez, 34, joined Keaton eight years ago as a designer and became Maldovan's partner before taking over the firm.\n\n## Gomez's Path From Designer to Owner\n\nGomez joined Keaton with a residential background and almost no multifamily experience, rose to Senior Design Associate and spent the last two years learning the business side of the firm from Maldovan. She has helped shape more than 60 projects for developers, architects and construction teams nationwide. Her first project at Keaton was the renovation of a client's primary bedroom, and that client remains with the firm.\n\nGomez said she first walked through Keaton's door about six months before she actually joined. \"With a little help from a friend's mom, I found my way back, and Andra gave me another shot,\" she said. \"There is something very full circle about owning the company that once didn't hire me.\"\n\nMaldovan raised the succession directly. \"Andra mentioned it was time for someone to take over the firm and it was pretty much that simple,\" Gomez said. \"She knew I wanted to own a firm one day. The pieces just fit.\" Gomez said Maldovan chose the designer she had trained rather than selling to a larger firm or a private buyer. \"I think, more than anything, Andra trusted me,\" Gomez said.\n\n## A New Brand and Office for Keaton Interiors\n\nKeaton marked the handoff with a new brand identity and a move into a new office. Gomez said the way people discover design and decide who to work with has changed, and the firm's presentation needed to evolve with it. \"The work can be sophisticated without the brand feeling overly serious,\" she said. \"I wanted Keaton's new look to reflect both: a firm with more than 35 years of experience and a personality that feels very much alive today.\"\n\n## Keaton Interiors' Project Record\n\nKeaton Interiors is a privately held, full-service interior design firm based in Plano, Texas, founded in 1993, according to [akta.pro company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records list a headcount range of 11-50 and a revenue estimate of $5 million-$10 million. The records show the firm secured multiple 2025 multifamily project engagements in Frisco and McKinney, Texas, with developers including Lexington Ranch, Jefferson North Ranch, Jefferson ParkHouse, Jefferson Railhead and Fairway North Fields, and broadened geographically with the Surfside at Sapphire Bay multifamily project in Rockwall, Texas. The records also show a 2025 extension of its service line to include signage and wayfinding consultation.\n\n## Design Leadership Changes Elsewhere\n\n[Home Textiles Today](https://www.hometextilestoday.com/manufacturers/valdese-weavers-promotes-industry-veteran-to-new-design-role-as-cco-retires/) reported on November 4 that Valdese Weavers promoted Ann Reynolds to senior vice president of design, succeeding Laura Levinson, who will retire at the end of 2026 after 36 years. Reynolds, a designer since 1994, will lead the company's residential design strategy and oversee 26 design associates. [Bdaily](https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2026/11/01/own-london-appoints-new-interior-design-manager) reported on November 1 that OWN LONDON appointed Mante Marcine as interior design manager to oversee its interior design team and manage projects across the UK, Europe and the US.\n\n## Gomez's Five-Year Expansion Plan\n\nGomez said her ambition for the next five years is a Keaton that works coast to coast, with multifamily at its core and a growing practice in boutique properties and historic reuse. She said bringing the interior designer in early can mean fewer coordination issues, fewer last-minute changes and a better use of the developer's budget.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}