IDS Announces Designer of the Year Award Recipients

High Point, NC, May 28, 2015—The Interior Design Society (IDS) has announced award recipients for its fifth annual designer of the year competition.

The awards were presented by Jennifer Bertrand—winner of HGTV Design Star season three and host of Paint Over! with Jennifer Bertrand—during a gala at IDS National Conference at the Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport at Town Center.

The award recipients were selected by a panel of judges that included Deb Barrett, Mitzi Beach, Leslie Carothers, Patti Carpenter, Tobi Fairley, Susan Inglis, Joe Ruggiero, Barbara Viteri, Jackie Von Tobel and Amy Wax.

Kitchens $50,000 and under

1: Jeremy Bauer and Jason Clifton, Bauer/Clifton Interiors, Juneau, AK

2: Patricia Lockwood, Lockwood Interiors, Palm Desert, CA

3: Kellie Smith, Kellie Smith Design Studio, Dalton, GA

Kitchens $50,000 and above

1: Barbara Gilbert, Barbara Gilbert Interiors, Dallas, TX

2: Jeremy Bauer and Jason Clifton, Bauer/Clifton Interiors, Juneau, AK

3: Jeremy Bauer and Jason Clifton, Bauer/Clifton Interiors, Juneau, AK

Baths $30,000 and under

1: Kellie Smith, Kellie Smith Design Studio, Dalton, GA

2: Patricia Lockwood, Lockwood Interiors, Palm Desert, CA

3: Denise Piaschyk, DLP Interiors, Plano, TX

Baths $30,000 and above

1: Jeremy Bauer and Jason Clifton, Bauer/Clifton Interiors, Juneau, AK

2: Judy Gooch, Judy Gooch Interiors, Oak Ridge, TN

3: Nancie Wood, Nancie Wood Interiors, Raleigh, NC

Bedrooms $30,000 and under

1: Tanna Edler, Tanna by Design, Yakima, WA

2: Nicole Arnold, Nicole Arnold Interiors, Carrollton, TX

3: Jan Cregier, Interior Expressions, Bartlett, IL

Bedrooms $30,000 and above

1: Jeremy Bauer and Jason Clifton, Bauer/Clifton Interiors, Juneau, AK

2: Jeremy Bauer and Jason Clifton, Bauer/Clifton Interiors, Juneau, AK

3: Ronda Ferguson, Smart Selections, Houston, TX

Living spaces $30,000 and under

1: Amanda Eck, Amanda Carol Interiors, The Woodlands, TX

2: Maria Causey, Olamar Interiors, Haymarket, VA

3: Patricia Lockwood, Lockwood Interiors, Palm Desert, CA

Living spaces $30,000 and above

1: Irish Hafke, Design Matters Studio, Naples, FL

2: Patricia Lockwood, Lockwood Interiors, Palm Desert, CA

3: Donna Hoffman, Interiors by Donna Hoffman, Yardley, PA

Children’s playrooms

Denise Piaschyk, DLP Interiors, Plano, TX

Laundry rooms

Denise Piaschyk, DLP Interiors, Plano, TX

Home offices

Maria Causey, Olamar Interiors, Haymarket, VA

Wine cellars/rooms

Ami Austin, Ami Austin Interior Design, Memphis, TN

Entry ways/foyers

Jeremy Bauer and Jason Clifton, Bauer/Clifton Interiors, Juneau, AK

Sustainable designs

Barbara Gilbert, Barbara Gilbert Interiors, Dallas, TX

Sponsor award – Surya

Denise Piaschyk, DLP Interiors, Plano, TX

Window treatments

Maida Korte, Designs by Maida, Rolling Meadows, IL