Design Awards 2010 - Interiors

Living Room / Great Room

First DesRosiers Architects / Schaerer Architextural Interiors - Natural materials and muted tones create a sense of serenity. Original windows were replaced with 12-by-10-foot pieces of glass trimmed in rift-cut white oak, enhancing views of the lake and pool. A 50-inch television is concealed behind one of the myrtle-wood panels. A two-story masonry wall of Fond Du Lac limestone provides a counterbalance to the large Breccia travertine marble mantel and hearth.	Second Charfoos Design
Third Serba Interiors

Utility / Storage

First Swanson Meads Architects / Julia Schwegman Design - This mudroom was created as part of a large renovation of an existing 1925 Craftsman house. The renovation included converting an undersized existing one-car attached garage into a new side entry and mudroom with indestructible slate floors.	Second Classic Lines / Studio 2000 Cabinetry

Garage

First Educated Garage Systems - This eco-friendly garage has an Energy Star- compliant refrigerator/freezer, compact fluorescent lighting, a fuel-saving radiant heat floor, recycling center, and trash compactor. It also features “jumbo” storage cabinets.	Second (tie) Great Lakes Garage
Second (tie) Great Lakes Garage	Third GETA Design / Ryan Construction

Specialty Room

First Bella Cucina - Custom cabinetry designed to display a guitar collection is beautiful on its own without detracting from the instruments. Quartered English sycamore was finished in a light stain with a high gloss to highlight the wood grain.	Second Scott Christopher Homes / Visbeen Associates
Third Bella Cucina

Wine Cellar

First Alexander V. Bogaerts - A frameless commercial sliding-door system seals the temperature-controlled collector’s room, which houses 5,000-plus bottles displayed on horizontal racks for easy viewing. Walnut wainscot conceals wine-glass storage. Included is a commercial dishwasher. A rare stone called Petrified Wood tops the bar.	Second Visbeen Associates

Home Theater / Media Room

First DesRosiers Architects - The floor of this lower-level home theater was lowered to accommodate a sunken seating area. Other elements include a granite-topped counter for food service and a stage for children to perform plays. Cherry wood and upholstery fabric on the walls hide sound equipment and enhance acoustics.	Second Forest Ridge Construction

Children's Room

First AK Design and Accents - Lime stripes make a style statement in this room for an 8-year-old boy. Shelving units flanking the window provide storage without consuming too much space. Boxes and baskets containing toys and games can be toted around the house.	Second Young & Young Architects / Ausberg Interiors
Third Amy Miller Weinstein

Powder Room

First AZD Associates-Architects - Custom products and industrial materials are combined in this room, where the focal point is a basin fabricated from translucent plastic resin illuminated from the underside. The faucet is a custom- fabricated waterfall.	Second DesRosiers Architects / Schaerer Architextural Interiors / Vogue Furniture
Third (tie) Michael Coyne Design	Third (tie) Wendy Silverman Design / Mark Johnson & Associates

Bath (Under 150 sq. ft.)

First DesRosiers Architects - This lower-level bathroom doubles as a powder room, servicing the entertainment area and full- service bath/changing area for the pool. Vertical battens of teak conceal lockers.	Second Rariden Schumacher Mio / Joe Mosey Architecture
Third Vogue Furniture

Bath (Over 150 sq. ft.)

First DesRosiers Architects / Schaerer Architextural Interiors / Vogue Furniture - Part of an Asian-influenced master suite, this bath has designated his/hers areas. Shoji doors hide closets and dressing areas. Walls are covered variously in textured natural wallpaper or recycled material made of reeds.	Second Caden Design Group
Third (tie) James Douglas Interiors / Dennis Palazzolo / Superb Custom Homes	Third (tie) Paul Feiten Design

Kitchen (Under 200 sq. ft.)

First MDG Design, Janice Steinhardt / McIntosh Poris Associates - The kitchen is the focus of the open plan. It anchors the main floor and adapts for casual use or entertaining. Custom Italian rift-oak cabinets conceal the Miele range and ovens. A Sub-Zero refrigerator and storage shelves are also hidden beneath the rift-oak skin.	Second rZ Designs for Living
Third James Douglas Interiors / Dennis Palazzolo / Superb Custom Homes

Kitchen (Between 201 & 500 sq. ft.)

First Mark Johnson & Associates / Renee Laker - Eliminating walls created an easy flow from kitchen to breakfast room to mudroom. Lower cabinets are open-grain aniline dyed oak topped with white Corian. Upper cabinets were replaced with stainless-steel shelves.	Second AZD Associates-Architects
Third Caden Design Group

Kitchen (Over 500 sq.ft.)

First DesRosiers Architects / Schaerer Architextural Interiors - This kitchen echoes the home’s powerful horizontal module. The two-component module is made of rift- cut white oak with stains matching the zebra-wood buffet in the dining room. Functional components are concealed behind millwork, and the countertop is stained concrete.	Second Linda Powers Interiors
Third Bella Cucina

Master Suite

First Schaerer Architextural Interiors / Vogue Furniture - This 6,500-square-foot retreat, which accommodates 12 overnight guests, includes a master suite of modest size. Its boundaries are expanded by a visual connection with the secluded courtyard. In the master bath, white-onyx mosaics contrast elegantly with smooth mahogany panels.	Second Kevin McManamon Design Consultants / CBi Design Professionals
Third Amy Miller Weinstein

Dining Room

First Amy Miller Weinstein - A typical beige condo space with white wall-to- wall carpet and a glossy lacquer server was given a warmer, earthy look with oversized limestone and custom cabinetry.	Second James Douglas Interiors
Third Richard Ross Designs

Library / Home Office

First Classic Lines / Chizek Custom Builders - This English library, which replicates portions of Winston Churchill’s official study, is furnished with reproductions from Princess Diana’s childhood home. The alder wood craftsmanship on the walls and ceiling took six months of on-site work.	Second Michael Coyne Design
Third (tie) Kevin McManamon Design Consultants	Third (tie) Caden Design Group

Foyer

First Charfoos Design - Glass-curtain walls flanking the entry door allow a glimpse into this foyer and public space. Furnishings lend a human scale, while art supports the first impression.	Second Richard Ross Designs
Third James Douglas Interiors / Superb Custom Homes

Traditional Interior Design

First Classic Lines - English country style that was friendly, not stuffy, was the goal in this home, which features a soothing color palette, plush fabrics, and plump cushions.	Second Ronald Roy Wilner
Third Perlmutter-Freiwald

Contemporary Interior Design

First AZD Associates-Architects - Low maintenance and less is more were the goals in this design, which features extensive use of glass and light, flush floor lighting, and illuminated ceilings, cabinets, and walls. Glass floors and ceilings give the illusion of additional volume. Moveable glass partitions create flex spaces.	Second Kevin McManamon Design Consultants
Third Charfoos Design

Use of a Collection / Antiques / Art in an Interior

First Bella Cucina - This custom cabinet, designed and built to display guitars, is beautiful without upstaging the collection. Quartered English sycamore has a light stain and high gloss, which highlights the grain. An inlay on the flat-panel doors complements the guitar frets.	Second Kevin McManamon Design Consultants
Third Ingles & Associates

Color Scheme / Use of Color/ Paint Interior / Exterior

First Kathleen McGovern Studio of Interior Design - The palette for this French manor-style home reflects the home in spring, when its rooms offer views of sprawling garden beds with hydrangeas, lady’s mantle, and forsythia. Two complementary colors and one contrasting hue were chosen for each room’s wall finish, upholstery, and drapery treatment.	Second Robin Wilson & Associates
Third Angelini & Associates Architects

Closet

First Designs by Denise - This 800-square-foot closet was designed with the client’s shopping needs in mind. It has defined areas for accessories, lingerie, and clothing, and includes two jewelry armoires, several pullout valet rods, and double and single hanging rods. A full wall accommodates shoes and handbags, while an armoire houses an ironing board and steamer. Custom Stark carpet coordinates with a custom cream glazed finish on the cabinetry.	Second Scott Christopher Homes / Visbeen Associates
Third Bella Cucina

Use of Fabric / Wallcovering

First Tutto Interiors - Blue hues complement the full window treatment. The textured wall covering was created through a five- layered application with Italian crushed stone to create an aged appearance.	Second James Douglas Interiors
Third Maha Jano Interiors