K+BB's Design Award Winners Announced

We at K+BB are proud to announce our 2014 Design Award competition winners! The esteemed judges critiqued more than 55 project submissions on aesthetics, functionality and efficiency, solutions to challenges and fresh thinking. The panel, which included Chantal Devane of Devane Design; Christopher Grubb of Arch-Interiors Design Group; Ebony Stephenson with Criner Remodeling; and David Stimmel with Stimmel Consulting Group, chose a Kitchen, Bath and Showroom of the Year, as well as two Honorable Mentions in both the bath and kitchen categories and one for showrooms. Congratulations to this years outstanding winners!

View the gallery of winners here.

Kitchen of the Year: Dresner Design Its hard to believe this space used to look like what designer Scott Dresner of Dresner Design in Chicago called a medieval dungeon dark and small. His plan of attack included raising the ceiling height and lightening and brightening the finishes to give the kitchen the illusion of more space and openness. He chose elements he thought would best complement the existing architecture, including a one-ton Calacatta Gold marble kitchen island.

Sources Designer: Scott Dresner, Dresner Design; Photographers: Overall Shots by Tony Soluri, Details by Jim Tschetter; Cabinetry: Greenfield Cabinetry; Dishwasher: Bosch; Faucet: Hansgrohe; Pendants: Restoration Hardware; Refrigerator: Viking; Stove/Hood: Wolf

Bathroom of the Year: Design Studio 15, Keesee and Associates and William Edward Construction An on-the-go Walt Disney executive and his wife in Winter Park, Fla., longed for a unique, modern and luxurious bathroom, which is exactly what Design Studio 15 and Keesee and Associates provided after an extensive renovation. The project, which was completed last December by William Edward Construction, included a large closet, a steam shower and sauna, creative storage and organization opportunities, ample lighting choices, a private water closet, a Jacuzzi and a unique ceiling.

Sources Design Team: Shanna Bender of Design Studio 15; David Pillsbury, AIBD, CPBD, CGP, Keesee and Associates; David Boers, William Edward Construction; Photographer: Uneek Luxury Tours; Plumbing: Hansgrohe; Tile: Original Style; Tub: Aquatica; Vanity Faucets: Neuve

Showroom of the Year: SieMatic, Mick De Giulio and Mick Ricereto The main goal of SieMatics North America flagship showroom in New York Citys A&D Building was to be what the design team called an unexpected space that would speak to individual lifestyles. According to Hans Henkes, president and CEO of SieMatic Mobelwerke USA, the designers eschewed the typical layout of kitchen display vignettes in favor of a more authentic, realistic setting of two New York "apartments" and used the companys cabinetry designs to create modern and warm residential-style environments of timeless elegance.

Sources Design Team: Andr Backemeier, SieMatic; Mick De Giulio; Mick Ricereto; Photographer: Tom McWilliam; Appliances: Gaggenau, La Cornue & Miele; Countertops: SieMatic & Silestone; Furniture: BB Italia & Knoll Seating; Lighting: Circa, Moooi, Ochre, Sonneman & XAL; Main Display Cabinets: SieMatic; Window Shades & Lighting Controls: Lutron; Wood Flooring: Paris Ceramics

Honorable Mention Kitchen: Amy Yin Interiors, Conestoga Valley Custom Kitchens and ArchStone Architecture Amy Yin of Amy Yin Interiors had been busy for years renovating other peoples homes. After she and her husband had been in their own home in Short Hills, N.J., for 10 years, it was finally their turn to transform their kitchen. They had four requirements with their new design, which included opening the kitchen to the family room. Yin demolished an 11-ft.-long brick wall to remove the fireplace between the rooms and tied the spaces together with columns, beams and a cohesive color scheme warm gray, black granite, bright white, mother-of-pearl inserts and metallic accents.

Sources Design Team: Amy Yin, Amy Yin Interiors; Emily OKeefe, Conestoga Valley; Custom Kitchens; Chris Papaleo, ArchStone Architecture; Photographer: Joy Yagid, Joy Yagid Photography; Antiqued Mirrors: Glassworks of Summit; Backsplash: Artistic Tile; Blender: Vitamix; Coffeemaker: Jura-Capresso; Countertops: Silestone; Dishwasher: Miele; Faucets: MGS; Fretwork: Fretworks Designs; Garbage Disposals: InSinkErator & Waste King; Hardware: Hamilton Sinkler; Hood: Vent-A-Hood; Light Switches & Wall Plates: Legrand; Lighting: Hafele & Tech Lighting; Microwave Drawer: Sharp; Range: La Cornue; Refrigerator & Freezer: Sub-Zero; Sink: Elkay; Soap Dispenser: Newport Brass; Speakers: Stealth Acoustics; Water Dispenser: Mountain Plumbing

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K+BB's Design Award Winners Announced