B283-02 Class Blog: Growing Professionally Through Interior Design Competitions

Projects Entered, Deadlines Met

This past week, I entered two projects in our local annual American Society of Interior Designers Design Excellence Awards Competition. I spent many hours putting together the packets, each with 2 CD's containing a Power Point explaining the project, along with high resolution photos. I also had to fill out paperwork and get photography releases signed off by homeowners and photographers.

A Kitchen Project-- After

Kitchen After

After Materials Selections

A Kitchen Project-- Before

Kitchen Before

Annual Event of Design Excellence Awards

The Design Excellence Awards Gala is an annual event held at a local luxury hotel. Everyone dresses up, and there are usually at least 200 guests. The designs that win first, second or third place will be shown to the attendees in a Power Point shown on a large screen. First place wins will be published in Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine, which is our regional shelter publication.

Two years ago, I won third place for a master bathroom I designed. I could not change the footprint in the bathroom, because it would have been too expensive to change the plumbing fixtures to different locations. My goal, which I believe I was successful at doing, was to make the area feel more open and airy within the constraints I had to deal with.