NKBA Announces 2009 Design Competition Winners

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2009 NKBA Design Competition, which awards over $100,000 in cash prizes. The winners were recognized in Atlanta at the NKBA Design Competition Awards Ceremony, held at Center Stage in the NKBA’s Design Idea Center at the 2009 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference (K/BIS®).

Open only to NKBA members, the NKBA Design Competition recognizes the talent of kitchen and bath designers to plan safe, functional, and beautiful spaces. In 2009, the NKBA received a record 679 entries. A panel of NKBA-certified designers from all of the NKBA’s eight geographic regions judged the projects based on visual appeal and creativity, as well as principles of design, presentation, and safety and ergonomics, using the NKBA Kitchen and Bath Planning Guidelines.

The competition spans 10 categories and offers a first-, second- and third-place winner, as well as an honorable mention, in each category. The 10 first-place winners in each category receive $2,000, while second-place finalists receive $1,000 and third-place finishers $500. In addition, $25,000 is awarded to the Pinnacle of Design winner, $15,000 each to the winners of the Best Overall Kitchen and Best Overall Bathroom/Powder Room, and $5,000 each to the winners of the Best Before & After, Best Sustainable Kitchen and Best Sustainable Bath.

The winners of the 2009 NKBA Design Competition are:

The Pinnacle of Design (sponsored by Sub-Zero/Wolf): Jennifer L. Gilmer, CKD, Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath, Chevy Chase, Md.

Best Overall Kitchen (sponsored by Miele): Siri Evju, CKD, CBD, Siri Designs, Portland, Ore.

Best Overall Bathroom/Powder Room (sponsored by Dal-Tile): Lori Carroll, Lori Carroll & Associates, Tucson, Ariz.

Best Before & After (sponsored by This Old House): Diane Foreman, CKD, CBD, Neil Kelly Design Build/Remodeling, Lake Oswego, Ore.

Best Sustainable Kitchen (sponsored by Monogram): Laurie Belinda Haefele, Haefele Design, Newport Beach, Calif.

Best Sustainable Bath (sponsored by Rheem): Brian M. Johnson, AIA, Collaborative Design Architects/HSD Studio Billings, Mont.

Category 1 -- Small Kitchens
First Place: Jennifer L. Gilmer, CKD, Chevy Chase, Md. 
Second Place: Beverley Leigh Binns, Pickering, Ont., Canada 
Third Place: Roger W. Zierman, Minneapolis, Minn. 
Hon. Mention: Friedemann Weinhardt, Ottawa

Category 2 -- Medium Kitchens
First Place: Jennifer L. Gilmer, CKD, Chevy Chase, Md.
Second Place: Friedemann Weinhardt, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Third Place: Diane Foreman, CKD, CBD, Lake Oswego, Ore.

Category 3 -- Large Kitchens
First Place: Cameron M. Snyder, CKD, Rockland, Mass. 
Second Place: Bryan Reiss, CKD, CBD, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Third Place: Lori Carroll, Tucson, Ariz.
Hon. Mention: Kristin Ann Okeley, CKD, Indianapolis, Ind. 

Category 4 -- Open Plan Kitchens
First Place: Siri Evju, CKD, CBD, Portland, Ore.
Second Place: Erica S. Westeroth, CKD, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Third Place: Kenneth Fromme, Louisville, Ky.
Hon. Mention: Laurie Belinda Haefele, Newport Beach, Calif.

Category 5 -- Powder Rooms
First Place: Lori Carroll, Tucson, Ariz.
Second Place: Lori Carroll, Tucson, Ariz.
Third Place: Tess E. Giuliani, CKD, Ridgewood, N.J.
Hon. Mention: Dawn M. Whyte, Petoskey, Mich.

Category 6 -- Small Bathrooms
First Place: Cheryl Kees Clendenon, Pensacola, Fla.
Second Place: Linda McKenna, CKD, CBD, Benicia, Calif.
Third Place: Tess E. Giuliani, CKD, Ridgewood, N.J.
Hon. Mention: Cheryl Kees Clendenon, Pensacola, Fla. 

Category 7 -- Large Bathrooms 
First Place: Jan E. Regis, CMKBD, Pickering, Ont., Canada
Second Place: Cheryl Hamilton-Gray, CKD, Carlsbad, Calif.
Third Place: Peter Ross Salerno, CMKBD, Wyckoff, N.J.
Hon. Mention: Lori Carroll, Tucson, Ariz.

Category 8 -- Master Suite Bathrooms 
First Place: Scott and Sandra Gjesdahl, Kirkland, Wash.
Second Place: Chris Berry, St. Louis, Mo.
Third Place: Beverley Leigh Binns, Toronto, Ont., Canada 
Hon. Mention: Cheryl Hamilton-Gray, CKD, Carlsbad, Calif.
 
Category 9 -- Showrooms 
First Place: Elina Katsioula-Beall, CKD, Studio City, Calif.
Second Place: Richard J. Farrell, Pickering, Ont., Canada 
Third Place: Jennie Weiland, Waconia, Minn.
Hon. Mention: Jack LaRoe Busby, CKD, Alachua, Fla. 

Category 10 -- Other Rooms
First Place: Sandra L. Steiner-Houck, CKD, Columbia, Pa.
Second Place: Sharon L. Sherman, CKD, Wyckoff, N.J.
Third Place: Holly Rickert, Ridgewood, N.J.
Hon. Mention: Sheena Hammond, Toronto, Ont., Canada

About the National Kitchen & Bath Association 

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) is a non-profit trade association that owns the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference (K/BIS®). With over 40,000 members, the NKBA has educated and led the kitchen and bath industry for more than 45 years. The mission of the NKBA is to enhance member success and excellence, promote professionalism and ethical business practices, and provide leadership and direction for the kitchen and bath industry worldwide.