LINCOLNSHIRE, IL -- Finalists for the 2015 Closets Top Shelf Design Awards have been selected (see complete list below) by a panel of industry experts.

Winners will be announced April 15 at a Gala Awards Reception during the 2015 Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo, held April 14-16 at the Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL, just 30 miles northwest downtown Chicago.

Special thanks to this year’s judges: Denise Butchko, Butchko & Co., Chicago, IL; Angelia York, St. Louis Co., Maplewood, MO; and Joyce Hardison, Closet Crafters, Ventura, CA.

However, while the judges have made their choice, Woodworking Network will open up the process to let the public have their say as well with a People's Choice Award contest that will kick off this week.

Design Awards Gala Open to All April 15 Chicago

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See the Finalists and Vote for the 2015 Closets Top Shelf Design Peoples' Choice Award	Registration for Cabinets & Closets Expo Includes the Awards Reception

You can vote, too, for the People's Choice Award contest.  

For more about Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and to register to attend, visit cabinetsandclosetsexpo.com.

2015 FINALISTS:

CLOSET: LAMINATE OVER 18 LINEAR FT.

Deb Cantrell, Closets By Design for Sophisticated and Stylish

Donna Siben, Closet Organizing Systems for Master Closet Geometry Puzzle

Bill Curran, Closet Organizing Systems for Snow White Master

DeVoe and Angel Martin, Affordable Closets Plus for Tannen Master Suite Closet

Kelly Clark, Closets By Design PA for White Chocolate Dressing Room

CLOSET: LAMINATE UNDER 18 LINEAR FT.

Karen Ridge, Closets By Design PA for Closet Improvised

Janet Stevenson, Closets and Cabinetry By Closet City for Personal Boutique

CLOSET: REACH-IN

Harold Locklear, Harold Locklear Cabinet & Woodwork for Our Secret Hide-A-Way

Ellyn G. Elstein, Creative Closets, (R)Ltd. for Not Your Typical Closet

CLOSET: WOOD OVER 18 LINEAR FT.

DeVoe & Angel Martin, Affordable Closets Plus for Formal Dressing Lounge

Skip LaBella, Closet America for Hidden Feline Passageway in a Luxury Closet

CLOSET: WOOD UNDER 18 LINEAR FT.

Leslie Halsall, Alpha Closets for The Finishing Touch

GARAGE: OVER 600 SQ. FT.

Bill Curran Jr., Closet Organizing Systems for Garage Bunker

Tony Scaletta, EncoreGarage for Porsche Garage

GARAGE: UNDER 600 SQ. FT.

Ward Wildanger, Valet Custom Cabinets & Closets, for The Dream Garage

Cay Evans, Closets By Design PA for Sleek Silver Garage

HOME OFFICE: OVER 150 SQ. FT.

Donna Siben, Closet Organizing Systems, for Making a Home Office Devine

DeVoe and Angel Martin, Affordable Closets Plus for Colson Home Office

HOME OFFICE: UNDER 150 SQ. FT.

Robert Meyers, More Space Place for Kingsbury combination Home office, Media/craft room with Murphy bed and storage

Ellyn G. Elstein, Creative Closets, (R)Ltd. for Not "Just' An Office

SPECIALTY (Craft, Pantry, Wine, Laundry, Mudroom)

Dave Skinner, WeDoClosets for A Triple Crown For A Princess

Shari Krandel, Valet Custom Cabinets & Closets for Making the Most of Small Space

DeVoe and Angel Martin, Affordable Closets Plus for Spotless Mudroom