The NKBA Announces 2010 Design Competition Winners

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2010 NKBA Design Competition, which awards more than $100,000 in cash prizes across 10 categories. The winners were recognized in Chicago at the NKBA Design Competition Awards Ceremony, held at Center Stage in the NKBA’s Design Idea Center at the 2010 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS).

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 2010, the NKBA received 550 entries. A panel of NKBA-certified designers from all of the NKBA’s eight geographic regions of the United States and Canada 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 National Kitchen & Bath Association is pleased to showcase the best kitchens and bathrooms created by NKBA designers over the past year,” said 2010 NKBA President and Certified Master Kitchen & Bath Designer Mark L. Karas, CMKBD. “These spaces are the epitome of expert form and function.”

The winners of the 2010 NKBA Design Competition are:

Pinnacle of Design

Sponsored by Sub-Zero/Wolf

James Howard, CKD, CBD

Glen Alspaugh Company

St.Louis, MO

Best Kitchen

Sponsored by Miele

Tim Scott

XTC Design Incorporated

Toronto, ON

Best Bathroom

Sponsored by Dal-Tile

Ada Pagano

A. Pagano Design, Inc.

St. Petersburg, FL

Best Before & After

Sponsored by This Old House

Ines Hanl

The Sky is the Limit

Victoria, BC

Best Sustainable Kitchen

Sponsored by GE Monogram

Brian M. Johnson, NCARB

Collaborative Design Architects

Billings, MT

Best Sustainable Bathroom

Michael Bright

Bright Wood Works, Inc.

St. Petersburg, FL

Consumers’ Choice Award: Kitchen

Sponsored by HGTVPro.com

James Howard, CKD, CBD

Glen Alspaugh Company

St.Louis, MO

Consumers’ Choice Award: Bathroom

Sponsored by HGTVPro.com

John Sylvestre

Sylvestre Construction, Inc

Minneapolis, MN

THE COMPLETE LIST IS AS FOLLOWS:

Category 1 - Small Kitchen

First Place: Thomas David Trzcinski, CMKBD

Pittsburgh, PA

Second Place: Jessica Williamson, AKBD

Newton, MA

Third Place: Gerard Ciccarello, CMKBD

Westbrook, CT

Category 2 - Medium Kitchen

First Place: James Howard, CKD, CBD

St. Louis, MO

Second Place: Tricia Bayer

Minneapolis, MN

Third Place: Gerard Ciccarello, CMKBD

Westbrook, CT

Category 3 - Large Kitchen

First Place: Peter Ross Salerno, CMKBD

Wyckoff, NJ

Second Place: Elina Katsioula-Beall, CKD

Studio City, CA

Third Place: Tina Lynne Muller

Glen Ellyn, IL

Category 4 - Open Plan Kitchen

First Place: Tim Scott

Toronto, ON

Second Place: Wendy F. Johnson, CKD, CBD

Manchester Village, VT

Third Place: Sandra L. Steiner-Houck, CKD

Columbia, PA

Category 5 - Powder Room

First Place: Elina Katsioula-Beall, CKD

Studio City, CA

Second Place: Erica Westeroth, CKD, NCIDQ

Toronto, ON

Third Place: Adel Visser, CKD, CBD, CID

Sacramento, CA

Category 6 - Small Bathroom

First Place: Tess Giuliani, CKD

Ridgewood, NJ

Second Place: John Sylvestre, CKD

Minneapolis, MN

Third Place: Leslie Lamarre, CKD

Burlingame, CA

Category 7 - Large Bathroom

First Place: Sandra L. Steiner-Houck, CKD

Columbia, PA

Second Place: Elizabeth A. Rosensteel

Phoenix, AZ

Third Place: Barbara E. Murphy, CKD, CBD

Lake Oswego, OR

Category 8 - Master Bathroom

First Place: Ada Pagano

St. Petersburg, FL

Second Place: Kenneth Kelly, CKD, CBD, CR

Williston Park, NY

Third Place: Adrienne Dorig, CKD

Claremont, CA

Category 9 - Showroom

First Place: Karen Black, CKD

Oklahoma, OK

Second Place: Rosemary Merrill, AKBD

Minneapolis, MN

Third Place: Rosemary Merrill, AKBD

Minneapolis, MN

Category 10 - Specialty Room

First Place: Holly Rickert

Ridgewood, NJ

Second Place: Peter Ross Salerno, CMKBD

Wyckoff, NJ

Third Place: Peter Harms

Minneapolis, MN

For high-resolution photos, design statements, and floor-plan renderings, or to interview any finalists, please contact NKBA Editorial Services Coordinator Annette Gray at agray@nkba.org.

About the National Kitchen & Bath Association

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) is a non-profit trade association that has educated and led the kitchen and bath industry for more than 45 years. NKBA.org provides consumers with an inspiration gallery of award-winning kitchen and bath designs, as well as articles, tips, an extensive glossary of remodeling terms, and illustrations and explanations of planning guidelines. At NKBA.org, consumers can also find certified kitchen and bath professionals in their areas, submit questions to NKBA experts, and order the free NKBA Kitchen & Bath Workbook. To learn more, visit the NKBA Press Room at NKBA.org/Press or call 1-800-THE-NKBA (843-6522).