9 Award-Winning Kitchens from KBIS 2013 to Drool Over

9 Award-Winning Kitchens from KBIS 2013 to Drool Over

I am still giddy about all the great design ideas and product improvements I saw in the 2013 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in New Orleans in April. The design awards for kitchens and baths were a highlight. You can call them theOscars for kitchen and bath design.

On awards night that I got to meet the designers and talk with them about the inspirations and struggles behind their winning projects. Here are my favorite kitchen contenders in each category.

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First Place: Substantial Kitchens

This kitchen took home the 2013 NKBA (National Kitchen and Bath Association) design contest’s Best Kitchen Award and earned first place at the Big Kitchens category.

Produced by Wendy F. Johnson of Designs for Living in Manchester Village, Vermont, the kitchen is more than 350 square feet of usable space.

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The kitchen is a tribute to the home’s expansive glass walls and sweeping views. Johnson mixed rustic and modern stuff for an eclectic look that defies standard definitions.

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The distance blends wood, glass and concrete with metallic infusions. A soaring wood-barrel ceiling adds warmth and pulls together additional wood attributes, including bentwood cabinetry and two Sub-Zero linear rift-cut oak-faced refrigerators.

The diamond-pattern marble tile flooring joins the space together with the glass wall that frames viewpoints of a private golf program.

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Quality workmanship is evident at a Wolf cooktop and double undercounter ovens crowned by a hand-crafted metallic stove hood with a copper finish.

Microwave, dishwasher: Miele

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A big curved centre island with a increased LED-lit glass top wraps around a reduce timber countertop to form the heart of the space.

Glass shirt: ThinkGlass; timber countertop: Grothouse Lumber

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Even though the space is big, a tiny second island provides an intimate dining space for two. Colorful glass panels top the rift-cut oak-front refrigeration cabinets.

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Second Place: Substantial Kitchens

This kitchen took home a People’s Pick Award and second place at the Big Kitchens category. Designer Bryan Reiss of Distinctive Style in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, renovated the old, high-ceilinged Southern house.

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Antiqued, hand-painted finishes provide the house a timeworn appeal. Oversize white panel cabinets seamlessly mix with the white plank refrigerator and freezer, while a customized copper range hood pops against an exposed brick wall.

A large black island with a granite counter tops carries a dishwasher, sink and polished nickel faucet. Pendants by Charles Edwards of London and also Holophane hang above.

Refrigerator, freezer: Thermador; countertop: Matrix; dishwasher: Bosch; faucet: Franke; faucet: Rohl; pendants: Charles Edwards and Holophane; array: Wolf; stove hood: Abbaka

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A big antique Chinese print hangs over a stairs, giving the kitchen a collected-over-time feel. A custom walk-in cooler is placed under the stairs.

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The original heart pine floors, large arched windows and exposed brick and beams increase the exceptional character of the soaring space.

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First Place: Small Kitchens

The first-place winner at the tiny Kitchens category drew inspiration from a 1948 home’s midcentury modern architecture, which designer Elina Katsioula-Beall of Dewitt Designer Kitchens calls a “slanted post and beam stone.”

The kitchen was designed to provide “vintage comfort,” and special focus went to maintaining its “exhausted but rarely found ’40s plywood,” Katsioula-Beall states, located between the post and beam bays and about the walls, dropped ceiling and some of the cabinetry.

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Meanwhile, granite countertops and flat-panel custom made cabinetry provide the kitchen a retro vibe. Notice the custom sink’s exceptional butcher block divider between both Kohler Park taps; it slips and separates prep and cleanup locations. Below is a pullout recycling centre.

Granite: Matrix; cupboards: Serrao

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The turquoise refrigerator frames a classic Miele poster that’s been published on metal. Red drawer handles and red upper drawers punch up charcoal cabinetry. The kitchen flooring are produced from bouncy cork.

Refrigerator: Mastercool

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The snappy color palette goes even bolder with blue cupboards. The toaster and coffee maker mimic early-1950s versions nevertheless provide modern electronic technologies. A slick metal glass-topped refrigerator channel with wine and drawers storage creates a nifty drink station.

Above it a modernism-inspired sculpture known as “History of Architecture” ties together retro and modern elements with the fizzy color palette.

Oven: TurboChef; refrigerator: U-Line

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The linear cooktop also nods to the midcentury age and permits for all-front-burner cooking together with counter space supporting and ample storage for cookware under. Sconces framework a slanted aluminum cabinet with sliding doors that conceal spice bottles and cooking supplies.

Cooktop: Miele

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Nearby an alkalizer-faucet is tucked into a slanted aluminum market with its miniature sink.

Bowl: Nambé

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Second Place: Small Kitchens

This European-inspired kitchen is all about style and function. Designer Mark T. White of Kitchen Encounters won second place from the tiny Kitchens class for transforming obsolete pine cabinets, tile countertops and white appliances into a classy, timeless space.

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Glass door cabinets flank a plate rack above the sink, while white-panel cabinets under disguise a Miele dishwasher, KitchenAid refrigerator and Wolf heating system. The pearlescent space gets its sheen from a horizontal tiled backsplash from Jerusalem Gold and Modern Mythology.

Cabinets: Medallion; countertops: Kashmir Gold granite, Home Stone Marble & Granite; faucet: Franke; faucet: Kohler

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A custom-built stove hood creates a classy focus for the conventional distance, which can be updated with slick appliances.

Range vent: Best; array: Wolf

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Open shelving with in depth valances and closets with loads of drawer space make a kitchen that the designer says is “functionality and style at its best.”

Oven: Wolf; microwave: Monogram, GE

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Third Place: Small Kitchens

The winner of the third-place award in the Small Kitchens class was designer Jonas Carnemark of Carnemark at Bethesda, Maryland. He made this kitchen for a retired couple who wanted a sleek and accessible kitchen.

Stainless Steel Miele appliances, grey flat-panel cabinetry with extended handles and thin slate counters provide a calming neutral palette with a color pop from the painted-glass backsplash to provide the space an edge.

Cabinets, countertops: SieMatic; toaster: Miele; stove hood: Zephyr

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Universal design served as the guiding principle for your kitchen, with features that have reduced-height countersplus a Sub-Zero refrigerator with a base freezerplus a tall pullout cabinetplus a wall-mounted fold-down cutting board and a double banquette.

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First Place: Medium Kitchens

This all-white kitchen with lime seats was the first-place winner at the Medium Kitchens category. Designer Karen Swanson of New England Design Works in Manchester, Massachusetts,
meticulously built the kitchen to maximize natural lighting, storage and comfy chairs.

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LED lights illuminate custom cabinets. Honed marble countertops and a slick Sub-Zero built-in refrigerator keep the look clean and pristine. Custom planked walls elongate the space with horizontal lines.

Cabinets: Pennville; LEDs: Hafele

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The dark floor is the best counterpoint to the white kitchen and also the stainless steel dual-fuel selection.

Range: Wolf; hood vent: Best

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The kitchen has plenty of food prep space and chairs for four.

Sink: Dawn; faucet: Rubinet

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In stark contrast to the pearly white kitchen, Swanson produced a deep red butler’s pantry with panels that conceal the headspace from the basement stairwell.

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Third Place: Medium Kitchens

Are you really down with the funky vibe of the kitchen? Then you’ll agree with all the judges who awarded it place at the Medium Kitchens class. It had been designed by Rhonda Knoche of Rhonda Knoche Design in Portland, Oregon, as a distinctive rendition for a client who enjoys “functional, clever solutions blended with a sense of humor and philosophy,” states Knoche.

Generous counter areas avoid bottlenecks and supply grand prep space, in addition to two appliance garages. A raised bar with comfy chairs invites everyone to respect the creative surroundings.

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The designer says fanciful trapping metal pulls, interesting red sculptural wall elements and a copper backsplash break with the normal, granting the client’s desire for wit and whimsy.

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The island is the greatest cook’s helper, with two copper sinks designed from the client. The island and kitchen countertops from basalt-texture engineered rock from Caesarstone comparison with the neutral, flat-panel closets by Hayes Cabinets.

Faucets: Venetian Bronze, Delta; array hood: Monogram, GE

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Knoche designed the customized copper swirls throughout the kitchen, which adorn the Thermador integral front refrigerator-freezer and wine cooler.

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Third Place: Substantial Kitchens

Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, this third-place winner at the Big Kitchens category exhibits clean, easy, structured lines. Designer Brigitte C. Fabi of Drury Design Kitchen and Bath Studio at Glen Ellyn, Illinois, states, “It is reminiscent of the Rennie Mackintosh style, but with all the modern conveniences needed now.”

A wraparound built-in banquette integrates with the kitchen dining table to comfortably seat a bunch. A Kohler Vault sink and Danze Como faucet supply two-sided access from the eating and food-prep area.

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Mellow-toned quarter-sawn oak cabinetry, intermixed with black hickory cabinets by Grabill and a stainless steel Bosch cooktop, dishwasher and oven provide the space visual feel with metallics.

The countertops have been honed Absolute Black granite with Capolavoro granite in the island surrounded by floor in Motawi tiles.

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On the opposite side of the space, a secondary kitchen with wet bar provides additional workspace, along with a KitchenAid drink center and floor-to-ceiling cabinetry for fine china and crystal. All the elements come together in a striking modern homage to the Arts and Crafts movement.

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Budget-Friendly Kitchen

Designer Cheryl Kees Clendenon of In Detail Interiors at Pensacola, Florida, chose the Budget-Friendly Kitchen award because of her easy galley-style design that optimizes the beach-retreat space.

Bold color gave the kitchen lavish fashion on a $40,000 budget.

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Three clear glass pendants illuminate a quartz-topped island, while undercabinet lights and recessed can lights provide additional lighting. White framed glass-front cabinets custom made in Detail Interiors feature turquoise springs which keep plates and glasses in the limelight.

Countertops: Specchio White, Hanstone; pendants: custom, In Detail Interiors; fittings: Blanco Silgranit; taps: Talis 5, Hansgrohe; stove: Jenn-Air; dishwasher, undercounter ice maker, refrigerators: KitchenAid

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The designer added a black walnut timber shirt in the end of the island to get a prep area.

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High ceilings, balanced neutrals and pops of turquoise mirror the freshness of unobstructed gulf views.

The developer says the kitchen “shows how being inventive can stretch a buck.” She and her staff made artwork and shopped sales to include affordable design details, splurging on a few important elements, such as the light fixtures.

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An undulating glass backsplash promotes an island-in-the-sun ambiance. The window cloth is by Harlequin.

Tiles: Hirsch Glass

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Porcelain flooring and aluminum stools make the space trendy and modern; the beach house is a rental and designed for the easy navigation of a high number of guests.

Inform us : Which of these kitchens is the favorite?

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