2021 Design Competition Winners: Bath

Whether grand en-suites or intimate powder rooms, the winning bathrooms in the 2021 Design Competition were chic, serene and offered a spa-like sanctuary.

There were two stages of judging, first for the “WOW” factor, and then those finalists moved onto the second round, which evaluated aesthetics, graphic and presentation standards, creativity, safety and ergonomics, elements and principles of design and planning and adherence to NKBA Guidelines and Standards.

NKBA received hundreds of entries for the 2020-2021 competition, which was sponsored by design software firm 2020 Spaces, Beko Appliances and House of Rohl. (To see the 2021 Awards show on demand, go here.

Here is a look at the top bathroom winners in last year’s competition:

TRADITIONAL BATHROOM (Large), more than 55 square feet

First place: Gina D’Amore Bauerle, D’Amore Interiors, Denver
Rocky Mountain Chapter
Photos: Timothy Gormley Jr., TG Image LLC

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TRADITIONAL BATHROOM (Large)

Second place: Blue Arnold, CMKBD, Kitchens By Request, Jarrettsville, Md.
Baltimore/Washington Chapter
Photos: Vince Lupo, direction one inc.

TRADITIONAL BATHROOM (Large)

Third place: Reisa Pollard, Beyond Beige Interiors, North Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia Chapter
Photos: Amanda Oster & Stephen Li, Provoke Studios

TRADITIONAL BATHROOM (Small), under 55 square feet

First place: Jaque Bethke, Jaque, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Arizona Chapter
Photos: John Magnoski, John Magnoski Photography

TRADITIONAL BATHROOM (Small)

Second place: Cynthia Garten, Unique Techniques, El Dorado Hills, Calif.
California Capital Chapter
Photos: Dave Adams, Dave Adams Photography

TRADITIONAL BATHROOM (Small)

Third place: Reisa Pollard, Beyond Beige Interiors, North Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia Chapter
Photos: Amanda Oster & Stephen Li, Provoke Studios

CONTEMPORARY CATEGORIES

CONTEMPORARY BATHROOM (Large), over 55 square feet

First place AND OVERALL BEST BATH: Shea Pumarejo, Younique Designs, San Antonio
Texas South Plains Chapter
Photos: Jennifer Siu-Rivera, Jennifer Siu-Rivera Photography

CONTEMPORARY BATHROOM (Large)

Second Place: Blue Arnold, CMKBD, Kitchens By Request, Jarrettsville, Md.
Baltimore/Washington Chapter
Co-designers: Jay Brown, Levin/Brown Architects, and Kelli Nemer, Kelli Nemer Art & Design
Photos: Alan Gilbert, Alan Gilbert Photography

CONTEMPORARY BATHROOM (Large)

Third Place: Laleh Shafiezadeh, Teal Architecture, Corona Del Mar, Calif.
Southern California Chapter
Photos: Jeri Koegel, Jeri Koegel Photography