Westchester Home Names Design Award Winners

From Westchester Magazine: Westchester Home announced the winners of its 6th Annual Design Awards at a gala awards ceremony last night. Excitement about the awards began when more than 35 top designers, builders and architects and their intriguing interiors, lavish landscapes and appealing architecture were featured as finalists in the magazine’s Spring 2017 issue and online at westchestermagazine.com/designawards. The winners were revealed live, on stage last evening by nationally known designer Vicente Wolf at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, Purchase, NY.

More than 200 guests mixed and mingled with Wolf and the region’s most outstanding interior designers, architects, landscape designers and building professionals during a pre-awards cocktail reception. The winners were then announced in 23 different categories along with 4 Readers’ Choice winners.

The judging for this year’s awards was a two-step process with a nomination committee who narrowed the hundreds of entries down to three finalists in each category. The winners were chosen by an industry-leading panel of judges which included Lindsey Coral Harper, Lindsay Coral Harper Interiors; George Snead, Wakefield Design Center; Francine Gardner, Intérieurs; Denise Davies, D2 Interieurs, and Margaret Mintz, Mintz and Partners, Inc.

For the first time, readers were also involved in the judging process as 4 Readers’ Choice winners were also announced last evening. The finalists in the 4 categories were showcased online and readers were asked to select their top choices. The top vote getters in each category received a special Readers’ Choice Award.

The 2017 Design Awards winners are:

• Best Closet: transFORM
• Best Use of Color:Lisa McTernan, Lifestyles and Interiors by Lisa
• Best Use of Small Space: Jennifer Howard, JWH Design & Cabinetry
• Children's Room: Lisa McTernan, Lifestyles and Interiors by Lisa
• Dining Room: Claudia Tejeda, Claudia Giselle Design
• Entry Hall or Mudroom: Daniel Contelmo, Daniel Contelmo Architects
• Historical Restoration: Keller/Eaton Architects
• Landscaping: Carol Kurth, FAIA, ASID, Carol Kurth Architecture + Interiors
• Library/Home Office: Katherine Stern, Katherine Stern Design
• Living Space: Claire Paquin, Clean Design Partners
• Master Suite: Claire Paquin, Clean Design Partners
• Modern Architecture: Carol Kurth, FAIA, ASID, Carol Kurth Architecture + Interiors
• Modern Bathroom: Sharon Rembaum, Sharon Rembaum Interiors
• Modern Kitchen: Sarah Robertson, Studio Dearborn
• Pool or Pool House: Sean Jancski, SJ Landscape Architects
• Powder Room: Claire Paquin, Clean Design Partners
• Specialty Room: Claire Paquin, Clean Design Partners
• Traditional Architecture: Frank Marsella & John M. Knoetgen, Marsella + Knoetgen Architects
• Traditional Bath: Melissa Adams Gruber, Adams Interior Design, Daniel Contelmo, Daniel Contelmo Architects
• Traditional Kitchen: Randy O'Kane, Bilotta, Dipti Shah & Paul Benowitz, Benowitz and Shah Architects
• Whole Home Architecture: Robert Georgio, Georgio Home
• Whole Home Design: Melissa Adams Gruber, Adams Interior Design, Daniel Contelmo, Daniel Contelmo Architects
• Wine Room or Cellar: Sylvain Cŏté, Absolute Green Homes

Readers’ Choice Winners

• Whole Home Design – Claire Paquin, Clean Design Partners
• Whole Home Architecture – Daniel Contelmo, Daniel Contelmo Architects
• Best Landscaping - Daniel Contelmo, Daniel Contelmo Architects
• Best Use of Color – Sara Touijer, Touijer Designs

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