2012 Home of the Year Gold Award Winners

Best Interior Design
Home Designer: Pinnacle Home Design
Builder/Interior Designer: Madi Mali Homes

Respecting the Colonial style, this special period home is appropriately suited in extensive trim and moldings, marble floors, subway tile and crystal fixtures, but it’s punctuated with pops of color and modern influences. The inspired design evolved over time, with home decor that is more personal than store-bought. Fixtures, furniture, textiles and art nod to tradition but sparkle with life. “There’s a non-beige energy that is inspiring every day as we walk through,” the homeowner says.

Resources:
Home Security: ADT • Trim Work: Custom Trimworks • Countertops: Cutting Edge Granite & Tile • Landscaping/Sprinkler System: Earth Designs • Roofing: Elite Roofing • Framing: Erik Puhr Construction • Appliances: Factory Direct Appliance • Plumbing/Fixtures: Fred Pflumm Plumbing • Tile: HP Tile • Home Theater: Hometech • Excavation: Jim Schlagle Excavating • Foundation: Johnson County Basements  • Sheetrock: KC Drywall • Hardwood Flooring/Carpeting: Kenny's Tile & Flooring • Cabinets: King Wood Products • Painter: Kreimendahl Painting • Lumber: McCray Lumber • Hardware: McCray Millwork • Fireplace: Midwest Fireplace • Heating & Cooling: Midwest Heating Cooling and A/C • Hardscaping: Newhouse Construction • Paint: Sherwin-Williams • Plumbing Fixtures: Signature Hardware • Windows: Simonton Windows/Crown Millwork • Cleaning: SW Cleaning • Electrician: Teague Electric • Glass & Mirrors: The Hayes Co. • Light Fixtures: Wilson Lighting • Subdivision: Heritage Hill West
 

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Best Model Home under $300,000
Home Designer: Pinnacle Home Design
Builder: Rodrock Homes
Interior Designer: Designs by Gina

A spacious and open main level is the hallmark of the Weston II model, where all bedrooms, including the master suite, are on the second floor. Communing and entertaining are easy with a large kitchen island and breakfast area. Windows spanning the back of the home and an 8-foot slider bathe the interior in sunlight, shining on the above-standard crown molding and multiple paint colors.

Resources:
Framing: Arocha Framing • Tile/Carpeting: Bill's Flooring • Landscaping/Sprinkler System: Epic Landscape Productions • Plumbing: Bill's Plumbing Service • Roofing: Century Roofing • Countertops: Creative Granite & Stone • Electrician: Double S Electric • Appliances: Ferguson's Appliance • Plumbing Fixtures: Ferguson's Plumbing Supply • Painter: First Impression Painting • Excavation: Huff Excavating • Hardwood Flooring: Integrity Interiors • Cabinets: KC Custom Cabinets • Paint: Kwal • Heating & Cooling: Mike Bryant HVAC • Windows: Morgan-Wightman Supply Co. • Glass & Mirrors: Olathe Glass • Foundation: Premier Foundations • Cleaning: Recycle America • Sheetrock: Star Drywall • Fireplace: Star Fireplaces • Lumber: Sun Lumber • Trim Work: Thompson Woodworking • Light Fixtures/Hardware: Wilson Lighting • Subdivision: Meadows of Forest View

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Best Model Home $300,000-$500,000
Builder/Home Designer: James Engle Custom Homes
Interior Designer: Lori Kettering Interiors

Craftsman details and lodge influences make this home stand out. Rustic beams and use of stone visually appeal to the senses, while the use of space makes perfect sense. Impressively, this home incorporates an indoor/outdoor fireplace and fire pit that extends living space outside. It also was built with wall panels and trusses to save on lumber waste and meets Energy Star 2.5 standards.

Resources:
Insulation: 31-W Insulation Co. • Excavation: Accurate Excavation • Framing/Lumber: Advantage Framing • Gravel: Apac Kansas, Johnson Count Aggregates, Randy Davidson Trucking • Engineering: Apex • Home Theater/Security: Armour Pro-Tech Solutions • Cleaning: Blubaugh Enterprises II • Steel Beams/Posts: Blue Springs Beam Service • Garage System: Builders Overhead Door  • Masonry-Stucco: Builder's Stone & Supply • Foundation: BW Foundation • Masonry-Stone/Brick: Canyon Stone • Rear Patio/BBQ/Fire Pit: Canyon Stone • Roofing: Century Roofing • Fireplace: Complete Home Concepts • Exterior Columns/Shutters: David Hagemann • Countertops: Evolve Concrete & Granite • Appliances: Factory Direct Appliance • Glass & Mirrors: Fountain Glass • Electrician: G&H Electric • Plumbing/Fixtures: Garrison Plumbing • Concrete Material: Geiger Ready-Mix, Kincaid Ready Mix • Erosion Control/Dam-proofing: Gordon Energy • Flatwork-Labor: Hutton & Sons Flatwork • Windows: Kansas City Building Supply • Sump Pump: KC Pumpman LLC • Trim Work: Klein's Custom Trim • Painter: Kreimendahl Painting • Survey: Land Survey • Heating & Cooling: Mike Bryant Heating & Cooling • Hardscaping: Mike's Turf Farm • Gas Underground: Miller Paving & Construction • Sprinkler System: Organic Warehouse • Subfloor Screw Down: Quiet Floor • Cleaning: Recycle America • Landscaping: Rich Design LLC • Gutters: Royal Seamless Gutter • Cabinets: Shamrock Cabinetry • Hardware: Total Design Lighting & Hardware • Light Fixtures/Blinds: Total Design Lighting & Hardware • Hardwood Flooring/Tile/Carpeting: Total Design Tile & Flooring • Sheetrock: Wallboard Specialties • Subdivision: Bluestem

 

 

 

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Best Model Home over $500,000
Home Designer: Ellen Weinstock
Builder: Starr Homes
Interior Designer: Jan Burket Interior Design

Inspired by Colorado lodges, this upscale home lives more like a retreat than a residence. Its curb appeal, including a bubbling brook and bridge to the front door, is nearly unbeatable on the block. Soothing natural colors and creative ideas welcome the design enthusiast inside. Sustainability proponents will enjoy the high-efficiency HVAC system and tight building envelope that make this home 49 percent more energy-efficient than a home built to code.

Resources:
Home Theater: Acree Video & Sound Design • Lumber: Advantage Components • Framing: Advantage Framing • Cabinets: Cabinets by King • Carpeting: Carpet Source • Roofing: Century Roofing • Fireplace: Complete Home Concepts • Appliances: Factory Direct Appliance • Glass & Mirrors: Fountain Glass • Electrician: G&H Electric • Trim Work: Heartland Woodworking & Design • Excavation: Jim Schlagle Excavating • Painter: JL Painting • Foundation: Johnson County Basements • Windows/Hardware: Kansas City Building Supply • Hardwood Flooring/Tile and Countertops: Kenny’s Tile & Flooring • Landscaping/Hardscaping and Sprinkler System: Next to Nature Landscape • Garage System: Overhead Door of KC • Heating & Cooling/Plumbing: Prairie Center Heating & Cooling • Cleaning: Taylor Construction • Sheetrock: Wallboard Specialties • Plumbing Fixtures: Warren Supply • Subdivision: Estates at Mills Farm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Best Empty Nest
Architect: Bickford + Co.
Builder: Willis Construction
Interior Designer: Janet Alholm Interiors

Though built for a family with children still at home, this four-bedroom villa will age gracefully with everyone, ergonomically designed with wide doorways, varied-height countertops and oversized rooms. A  virtually maintenance-free exterior and community services, such as complete lawn care and snow removal, mean less work and hassle for the homeowners. Moreover, the location of the home is prime, situated near a luxury shopping center that fulfills needs and wants, even accessible via landscaped pathways.

Resources:
Fireplace surround: ADI Designs • Roofing: Century Roofing • Fireplace: Complete Home Concepts • Concrete: David R. Gilsdorf • Home Theater/Security: Elevated Electronics • Appliances: Factory Direct Appliance • Glass & Mirrors: Fountain Glass • Countertops: Granite Works  • Speciality Painting: Groover Designs • Foundation: Hank Dusselier Foundation Co. • Hardware: Home Hardware • Drapes: Ivana Orit Design • Cabinets: Johnson Brothers Cabinets • Windows: Kansas City Building Supply • Hardwood Flooring/Tile: Kenny's Tile & Flooring • Landscaping: Lawn-N-Scapes • Carpeting: Madden-McFarland Interiors • Plumbing: Miller Plumbing • Cleaning: Murrow Enterprises • Lumber: Owen Lumber Co. • Trim Work: Pacific Mutual Door Co. • Painter: Painting Innovations • Sprinkler System: Ryman Contracting • Suspended Garage Floor: Sanders Construction Co. • Sheetrock: Star Drywall • Electrician: Teague Electric • Heating & Cooling: United Heating Cooling & Plumbing • Light Fixtures: Wilson Lighting • Realtor: Dee Grisamore • Subdivision: The Villas of White Horse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Best Modern Architecture
Architect: R.J. Kietzman, Architect
Builder: Kietzman Urban Homes

This three-level home was designed to take advantage of downtown views, including a large front porch and third-floor cantilevered deck off the master, yet its contemporary styling remains mindful of the historical context of the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Inside, mahogany ceilings, a multitone color scheme, extensive built-ins and an open staircase with architectural stringers set it apart. Maximizing its 3,000 square feet, the home includes a three-car garage, artist’s studio, architect’s office and sleeping loft.

 

 

Resources:
Kitchen Designer: Carroll Seating • Excavation: Ballard Excavating • Appliances: Best Buy • Foundation: Bill Long Construction • Roofing: Century Roofing • Plumbing Fixtures: Dorfman, IKEA • Light Fixtures: eBay, IKEA, Menard's • Hardwood Flooring: Hardwood Floor Guy • Hardscaping: Macy Concrete Construction • Tile: Mark McLaughlin Tile • Heating & Cooling: Mission Heating & Air • Lumber: Owen Lumber • Sheetrock: Paul Lewis Drywall • Windows: Quaker • Trim Work: Randy Day Trim • Paint: Sherwin-Williams • Carpeting: Signature Flooring • Electrician/Home Security: Teague Electric • Countertops: Top Master • Cabinets: Venicia-Kraftmaid • Glass & Mirrors: Westport Glass

 

 

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Best Custom Home $500,000-$1 Million
Architect: Bickford + Co.
Builder: Willis Construction
Interior Designer: Janet Alholm Interiors

Beautiful on the outside but exquisite on the inside, this villa is refined in a sophisticated, contemporary palette, including chandeliers, pewter-toned custom iron accents, a petrified wood vessel sink, grass cloth and impeccable tile work. Built for family and entertaining, it’s complete with a recreation room, home theater, screened porch, grill deck, walkout courtyard, exercise room, safe room, two bars and four fireplaces.

 

 

Resources:
Fireplace surround: ADI Designs • Roofing: Century Roofing • Fireplace: Complete Home Concepts • Concrete: David R. Gilsdorf • Home Theater/Security: Elevated Electronics • Appliances: Factory Direct Appliance • Glass & Mirrors: Fountain Glass • Countertops: Granite Works  • Speciality Painting: Groover Designs • Foundation: Hank Dusselier Foundation Co. • Hardware: Home Hardware • Drapes: Ivana Orit Design • Cabinets: Johnson Brothers Cabinets • Windows: Kansas City Building Supply • Hardwood Flooring/Tile: Kenny's Tile & Flooring • Landscaping: Lawn-N-Scapes • Carpeting: Madden-McFarland Interiors • Plumbing: Miller Plumbing • Cleaning: Murrow Enterprises • Lumber: Owen Lumber Co. • Trim Work: Pacific Mutual Door Co. • Painter: Painting Innovations • Sprinkler System: Ryman Contracting • Suspended Garage Floor: Sanders Construction Co. • Sheetrock: Star Drywall • Electrician: Teague Electric • Heating & Cooling: United Heating Cooling & Plumbing • Light Fixtures: Wilson Lighting • Realtor: Dee Grisamore • Subdivision: The Villas of White Horse

 

 

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Photos by Paul Bonnichsen

Best Custom Home $1 Million-$1.5 Million
Architect: Bickford + Co.
Builder: Forner-LaVoy Builders
Interior Designer: Madden-McFarland Interiors

Featuring efficient, effective living space, every detail of this Old World home is intentional. Secluded on a 3.5-acre lakeside lot, it befits its surroundings with a palette of reclaimed timbers and stone, along with exotic granite, custom painting and window coverings, and  wallpapered walls and ceiling. Some well-conceived ideas include a dog wash, safe room, media room and a second master suite for guests. The home has an automated lighting system and is heated  and cooled geo-thermally.

Resources:
Hardwood Flooring: Acme Floor Co. • Cast Stone: ADI Designs • Heating & Cooling: Apex Heating & Air Conditioning • Home Security: Atronic Alarms • Countertops: Braco Stone • Specialty Painting: Groover Designs • Trim Work: Cameron Construction • Landscaping/Sprinkler System: Chris Larson • Garage Doors: DH Pace Overhead Door of KC • Tile (labor): Eddie Cummings Tile • Electrician: Elite Electric • Plumbing Fixtures: Ferguson Enterprises • Sheetrock: Greener Drywall • Excavation: Hammons Construction • Insulation: Harrison-Baker Insulation • Home Theater: Home Connections of KC • Stone: LSH Masonry Furnishings/Carpeting: Madden-McFarland Interiors  • Painter: Mark Billups Painting Co. • Lumber: McCray Lumber • Fireplace: • Midwest Fireplace • Plumbing: Miller Plumbing Co. • Appliances: Nebraska Furniture Mart • Glass & Mirrors: Olathe Glass • Windows: Pacific Mutual Door Co. • Tile (material): Premier Distribution • Cabinets: Profile Cabinet and Design • Roofing: Pyramid Roofing Co. • Stucco: Reynolds Construction • Gutters: Royal Seamless Guttering • Cleaning: S.W. Cleaning • Framing: Van Daele Construction Co. • Foundation: William Curth Inc. • Light Fixtures/Hardware: Wilson Lighting • Realtor: Reece & Nichols • Subdivision: Rockwood Falls Estates

 

 

 

 

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Best Custom Home over $1.5 Million
Architect: Elswood Smith Carlson Architects
Builder: Ashner Construction
Landscape Architect: NSPJ Architects 
Interior Designer: KW Interiors

This Tuscan-style lake home overcame the challenge of its uphill sloping lot with plenty of site work and retaining walls, resulting in a design featuring an entry tower; typical rear-of-home amenities such as a lanai; and view windows on the front. There’s even a solar driveway heating system. The interiors showcase many ceiling treatments, woodwork details, and specialty rooms and spaces.

Resources:
Hardwood Floor: Acme Floor Co. • Stone Work: Becca Masonry • Roof: Bordner Roofing • Granite: Braco Sales • Fireplaces: Complete Home Concepts • Faux Finishes: Creative Faux Effects • Windows: Dynamic Window Sales & Service • Landscape: Earth Designs • Appliances and Audio/Visual: Factory Direct Appliance • Hardware: Home Hardware • Carpet: KW Interiors • Lumber: McCray Lumber • Painter: Miguel Painting • Interior Decorator: One Stop Decorating Center • Cabinets: Overland Cabinet Co. • Dumbwaiter: Powerlift Dumbwaiters • Framing: S & S Construction • Electrician: Teague Electric • Glass & Mirrors: The Hayes Co. • Plumbing: The Total Home Co. • Elevator: ThyssenKrupp Access • HVAC: United Heating Cooling & Plumbing • Sheetrock: Wallboard Specialties • Light Fixtures: Western Chandelier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Best Green Home
Home Designer: Ellen Weinstock
Builder: Starr Homes

While The Evergreen draws attention with its vaulted great room and floating open atrium staircase, it’s what no one can see that earns accolades. Certified Gold in the NAHB Green Program, this model home received a HERS score of 51, with a projected savings of nearly $1,300 annually in utilities, thanks to energy-efficient construction methods and appliances. Other sustainable factors include native plantings, recycled and indigenous materials, low-VOC paint and adhesives, and water-efficient fixtures and techniques.

Resources:
Home Theater: Acree Video & Sound Design • Lumber: Advantage Components • Framing: Advantage Framing • Cabinets: Cabinets by King • Carpeting: Carpet Source • Roofing: Century Roofing • Fireplace: Complete Home Concepts • Glass & Mirrors: Fountain Glass • Electrician: G&H Electric • Excavation: Jim Schlagle Excavating • Painter: JL Painting • Foundation: Johnson County Basements • Windows/Hardware: Kansas City Building Supply • Hardwood Flooring/Tile and Countertops: Kenny’s Tile & Flooring • Appliances: Nebraska Furniture Mart • Landscaping/Hardscaping and Sprinkler System: Next to Nature Landscape • Garage System: Overhead Door of KC • Heating & Cooling/Plumbing: Prairie Center Heating & Cooling • Cleaning: Taylor Construction • Sheetrock: Wallboard Specialties • Plumbing Fixtures: Warren Supply • Trim Work: Woodmark Construction • Subdivision: Mills Farm Manor

 

 

 

 

 

 

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