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2016 National Winners

KDC National Winner Marc Thee

Marc Thee

National Grand Prize Winner, Contemporary Design

"This client is accustomed to luxury throughout their lives, so we incorporated unique, custom details for a flawless, yet low-maintenance look."

KDC National Winner Ili Hidalgo-Nilsson

Ili Hidalgo-Nilsson

National First Place Winner, Contemporary Design

"With a constant stream of family and guests stopping by, this kitchen had to be not only beautiful, but durable, user-friendly, and functional for entertaining."

KDC National Winner Constance Riik

Constance Riik

National Grand Prize Winner, Transitional Design

"Although the home is a rather formal Georgian style, the client enjoys casual entertaining and wanted to incorporate a large island to create a welcome and open space for friends and family."

KDC National Winner Susan Jurenko

Susan Jurenko

National First Place Winner, Transitional Design

"This house is a 'destination' house where guests look forward to enjoying the space and its amenities. The design needed to address a focus on entertaining while accomodating a busy family of six."

KDC National Winner Samuel Furr

Samuel Furr

National Grand Prize Winner, Best Use of Freedom® Refrigeration

"Like a good recipe, all of the unique individual ingredients in this kitchen come together to form something truly magical; a sort of culinary alchemy."

KDC National Winner Tammy Coulter

Tammy Coulter

National First Place Winner, Best Use of Freedom® Refrigeration

"Our clients wanted a comfortable, yet beautiful area where their children and family members could hang out. We used panel-ready Freedom® Refrigeration to give the kitchen a nice, clean look."

2016 National Winners

Amy Hendel

Region: Central North/South

Stacia Winkler, Shaun Winkler

Region: Central North/South

Alicia Nicholas

Region: Central North/South

Jane Page Design Group & Cunningham Development

Region: Central North/South

Traci L. Stotts, AIA

Region: Mid-Atlantic

Jim Deen

Region: Mid-Atlantic

David Decker

Region: Mid-Atlantic

Joe Monroe Currie, Karen Kalicka

Region: Mid-Atlantic

Larry Fischer

Region: New York/New England

Glenn Meader (Good Life New England)

Region: New York/New England

Zak Yossry

Region: New York/New England

Bryan Eastman

Region: Southeast

Claire Paquin

Region: New York/New England

Emily Clark

Region: Distributor

Matthew Quinn

Region: Southeast

Eric E. Parlin, CKD

Region: Southwest

Jackson Huggins, Jacques LeBlanc

Region: Southwest

Shane Harr

Region: Southwest

Adrien Winger

Region: Southwest

Elma Yvette Gardner, CMKBD, CID

Region: Distributor

Vaso Peritos

Region: Distributor

Catherine Bigler

Region: Distributor

Barbara Preston

Region: Distributor

Moira Daley Design

Region: Central North/South

Amelia Dickson

Region: Southeast

Donna Venegas

Region: Southeast

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