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The 2012 NKBA Northern California Design Competition Winners were announced at the Design Awards Gala held on Jan. 19, 2012. Click here to view the photos from the gala. Thanks to our host Riggs Distributing and our sponsor California Home + Design. The winners are featured in the April, 2012 issue of CH+D.
In addition to winning chapter awards, two of our very talented designers won the following awards in the 2012 NKBA National Design Competition. Their projects are marked below by **.
Yuko Matsumoto, CKD, CBD: Large Bath – 1st Place, Best Bath, and People’s Pick Bathroom Winner
Leslie Lamarre, CKD, CID, CGBP: Large Bath – 2nd Place
Judge’s Choice Award:
- Leslie Lamarre, CKD, CID, CGBP. Co-Designer Erika Shjeflo. TRG Architects (Category: Large Bathrooms, 1st Place) **
Large Bathrooms:
- 1st Place: Leslie Lamarre, CKD, CID, CGBP. Co-Designer Erika Shjeflo. TRG Architects **
- 2nd Place: Leslie Lamarre, CKD, CID, CGBP. Co-Designer Melina Copass. TRG Architects
- 3rd Place: Leslie Lamarre, CKD, CID, CGBP. Co-Designer Melina Copass. TRG Architects
Large Kitchens:
- 1st Place: Kristen Totah. Studio K Kitchens & Design
- 2nd Place: Sarah Spiroff, CKD, CBD. Co-Designer Kirk Goodere. RemodelWest
- 3rd Place: Gina Viscusi Elson, CKD. Rutt of Los Altos
Master Suites/Bathrooms:
- 1st Place: Yuko Matsumoto, CKD, CBD. Co-Designer James Vivrette, CKD, CBD. Altera Design & Remodeling **
- 2nd Place: Kristen Totah. Studio K Kitchens And Design
- 3rd Place: Risë Krag. Co-Designers Ingeborg Andersson & Nicole Chacon. RKI Interior Design
Medium Kitchens:
- 1st Place: Leslie Lamarre, CKD, CID, CGBP. Co-Designer Melina Copass. TRG Architects
- 2nd Place: Yuko Matsumoto, CKD, CBD. Co-Designer James Vivrette, CKD, CBD. Altera Design And Remodeling
- 3rd Place: Melissa Nierman,CKD. Rutt of Los Altos
Open Plan Kitchens:
- 1st Place: Leslie Lamarre, CKD, CID, CGBP. Co-Designer Erika Shjeflo. TRG Architects
- 2nd Place: Shari Steele, AKBD, CID. Shari Steele Designs
- 3rd Place: Scott Westby, CKD. Main Street Kitchens. Co-Designer Toni DeWaal. Studio D, LLC
Powder Rooms:
- 1st Place: Jamieson D. Simpson, CKD. Harrell Remodeling
- 2nd Place: Risë Krag. Co-Designers Ingeborg Andersson & Nicole Chacon. RKI Interior Design
- 3rd Place: Beth Lieberandt. Harrell Remodeling
Small Bathrooms:
- 1st Place: Angela Victoria Rasmussen. House 2 Home Design & Build
- 2nd Place: Leslie Lamarre, CKD, CID, CGBP. Co-Designer Melina Copass. TRG Architects
- 3rd Place: Shari Steele, AKBD, CID. Shari Steele Designs
Small Kitchens:
- 1st Place (tie): Michelle Lea Rudd. Studio K Kitchens And Designs
- 1st Place (tie): Sarah Spiroff, CKD, CBD. Co-Designer Kirk Goodere. RemodelWest
- 2nd Place: Kelly Morisseau, CMKBD. Main Street Kitchens
Before & After:
- 1st Place: Shari Steele, AKBD, CID. Shari Steel Designs (Category: Large Bathrooms)
- 2nd Place: Leslie Lamarre, CKD, CID, CGBP. Co-Designer Melina Copass. TRG Architects
(Category: Medium Kitchens, 1st Place) - 3rd Place: Sarah Spiroff, CKD, CBD. Co-Designer Kirk Goodere. RemodelWest (Category: Large Kitchens: 2nd Place)

