The Top Shelf Design Awards are given annually to honor designers for their creative closet and home organizational designs.
All award winners were celebrated during the 2015 Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo, April 14-16, Chicago, IL, during gala awards presentation sponsored by Timber Products Company and hosted by Brian Ellison, a trained architect and accomplished furniture designer, who competed on Spike TV's Framemaker furniture design show this season.
Top Shelf Winners
Closet: Laminate less than 18 linear feet
WINNER
JANET STEVENSON, Closet & Cabinetry By Closet City, Montgomeryville, PA
“Personal Boutique”
Honorable Mention
KAREN RIDGE, Closets By Design PA, Exton, PA
“Closet Improvised”
Closet: Laminate more than 18 linear feet
WINNER
KELLY CLARK, Closets By Design PA, Exton, PA
“White Chocolate Dressing Room”
Honorable Mention (tie)
DEBBIE CANTRELL, Closets By Design, Manassas, VA
“Sophisticated and Stylish”
DONNA SIBEN, Closet Organizing Systems, Bartlett, IL
“Master Closet Geometry Puzzle”
ANGEL & DEVOE MARTIN, Affordable Closets Plus, Bangor, PA
“Tannen Master Suite Closet”
BILL CURRAN, JR., Closet Organizing Systems, Bartlett, IL
“Snow White Master”
Closet Reach-in
WINNER
HAROLD LOCKLEAR, Harold Locklear Cabinet & Woodwork, Rowland, NC
“Our Secret Hide-A-Way”
Honorable Mention
ELLYN G. ELSTEIN, Creative Closets, (R) Ltd., Allentown, PA
“Not Your Typical Closet”
Closet: Wood less than 18 linear feet
WINNER
LESLIE HALSALL, Alpha Closets, Gulf Breeze, FL
“The Finishing Touch”
Closet: Wood more than 18 linear feet
WINNER
ANGEL & DEVOE MARTIN, Affordable Closets Plus, Bangor, PA
“Formal Dressing Lounge”
Honorable Mention
SKIP LABELLA, Closet America, Lanham, MD
“Hidden Feline Passageway in a Luxury Closet”
Garage over 600 square feet
WINNER
BILL CURRAN, JR., Closet Organizing Systems, Bartlett, IL
“Garage Bunker”
Honorable Mention
TONY SCALETTA, EncoreGarage, East Dundee, IL
“Porsche Garage”
Garage under 600 square feet
WINNER
CAY EVANS, Closets By Design PA, Exton, PA
“Sleek, Silver Garage”
Honorable Mention
WARD WILDANGER, Valet Custom Cabinets & Closets, Campbell, CA
“The Dream Garage”
Home Office over 150 square feet
WINNER
ANGEL & DEVOE MARTIN, Affordable Closets Plus,Bangor, PA
“Colson Home Office”
Honorable Mention
DONNA SIBEN, Closet Organizing Systems, Bartlett, IL
“Making a Home Office Devine”
Home Office under 150 square feet
WINNER
ELLYN G. ELSTEIN, Creative Closets, (R) Ltd., Allentown, PA
“Not Just an Office”
Honorable Mention
ROBERT MEYERS, More Space Place, Chantilly, VA
“Kingsbury Combination Office, Media & Craft Room”
Specialty
WINNER
SHARI KRANDEL, Valet Custom Cabinets & Closets, Campbell, CA
“Making the Most of a Small Space”
Honorable Mention (tie)
DAVE SKINNER, WeDoClosets, Russell, Ontario
“A Triple Crown for a Princess”
ANGEL & DEVOE MARTIN, Affordable Closets Plus, Bangor, PA
“Spotless Mudroom”
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