2026 FINALIST COMPANIES

Finalists appear in alphabetical order by company name.

Addition Project (architecture)

fuse57

Mom’s Design Build

REVOLUTION DESIGN AND BUILD LLC

Apartment / Loft / Condo

ALTUS Architecture + Design

Redstone Interiors

Suzan J Designs

Bar

Hendel Homes

Omni Custom Builders

PKA Architecture

Bath (up to 75 sq. ft.)

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Stier Design Build

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Bath (76 - 150 sq. ft.)

LiLu Interiors

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

SALA Architects, Inc.

Bath (more than 150 sq. ft.)

Hendel Homes

Kristen Veenstra Interiors

Omni Custom Builders

Biophilic Design

Conservatory Craftsmen

Imprint Architecture and Design LLC

Sustainable Nine Design + Build

Butler's Pantry / Scullery / Back Kitchen

Hendel Homes

Kell Architects

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Children's Room / Play Space

DWELL HOME FURNISHINGS AND INTERIOR DESIGN

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

PLAAD, LLC

Closet

PKA Architecture

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Twin Cities Closet Company

Commercial Building Architecture

ESG Architecture & Design, Inc.

PLAAD, LLC

Snow Kreilich Architects

Contemporary Architecture (more than 4,000 sq. ft.)

Imprint Architecture and Design LLC

PLAAD, LLC

Unfold Architecture

Contemporary Architecture (up to 4,000 sq. ft.)

Imprint Architecture and Design LLC

PLAAD, LLC

Streeter Custom Builder

Contemporary Dining Room

Hartman Homes Inc

Imprint Architecture and Design LLC

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Contemporary Foyer

Eminent Interior Design

PLAAD, LLC

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Contemporary Interior Design (more than one room)

Carbon 6 Interiors

PLAAD, LLC

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Contemporary Living Room / Great Room

Streeter Custom Builder

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Contemporary Primary Suite

James McNeal Architecture & Design (JMAD)

Streeter Custom Builder

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Custom Cabinet Installation

Modern Design Cabinetry

Studio Vesta Interior Design LLC

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Custom-Designed Object

NewStudio Architecture

Rehkamp Larson Architects

Twelve12 Architecture + Interior Design

Deck / Patio

Sustainable Nine Design + Build

Tays & Co. Design Studios

TEA2 Architects

Decorative Glass & Mirror

Bruce Kading

Moonstone Design and Build

TEA2 Architects

Exterior Use of Color (paint, doors, shutters)

Imprint Architecture and Design LLC

Near & Streeter Custom Builder

PLAAD, LLC

Exterior use of Stone / Tile / Concrete

Hendel Homes

outdoorexcapes.com

TEA2 Architects

Finished Basement

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

PLAAD, LLC

TEA2 Architects

Fireplace

Moonstone Design and Build

Streeter Custom Builder

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Garage

Bright Side Interior Design

Hartman Homes Inc

Will Spencer Studio

Guest Suite

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Randolph Interior Design

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Historic Renovation / Restoration (50 years or older)

Hendel Homes

Rascher & Co.

Will Spencer Studio

Home Office

Hendel Homes

John Kraemer & Sons, Inc

Studio Vesta Interior Design LLC

Interior / Exterior Lighting

DWELL HOME FURNISHINGS AND INTERIOR DESIGN

Erotas Custom Building

Sustainable Nine Design + Build

Interior use of Stone

Redstone Interiors

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Twelve12 Architecture + Interior Design

Interior use of Tile

EH Design

LiLu Interiors

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Kitchen (up to 200 sq. ft.)

Kell Architects

McDonald Remodeling, Inc.

PLAAD, LLC

Kitchen (201-300 sq. ft.)

Carbon 6 Interiors

PLAAD, LLC

Streeter Custom Builder

Kitchen (301-400 sq. ft.)

Lake Country Builders

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Kitchen (more than 400 sq. ft.)

i.d. interior design

Ruby + Suede Design Studio

wb builders

Lakeside Home

Marka Architecture

TEA2 Architects

Twelve12 Architecture + Interior Design

Laundry Room / Mud Room

i.d. interior design

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Rehkamp Larson Architects

Library / Study

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Martha Dayton Design

wb builders

Lobby

ESG Architecture & Design, Inc.

Martha Dayton Design

Snow Kreilich Architects

MIllwork

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

SALA Architects, Inc.

Simple Finesse

New Build (completed in 2024 or newer)

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Streeter Custom Builder

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Office

Archimea Interior Design

ESG Architecture & Design, Inc.

Michels Homes

Outdoor Kitchen

Erotas Custom Building

outdoorexcapes.com

Unfold Architecture

Overall Home

Streeter Custom Builder

Streeter Custom Builder

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Porch / Screen Room / Sunroom

Alchemy Architects

Streeter Custom Builder

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Powder Room

Hendel Homes

Sustainable Nine Design + Build

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Remodel - Small Space (up to 1,000 sq. ft.)

Gabrielle Interiors

Kell Architects

Studio Vesta Interior Design LLC

Remodel - Large Space (1,001-2,499 sq. ft.)

Kell Architects

MA Peterson Design Build

Vujovich Design Build

Remodel - Whole Home (more than 2,500 sq. ft.)

Edgerton & Company LLC

keep

TEA2 Architects

Residential Landscape Design

John Kraemer & Sons, Inc

Southview Design

Streeter Custom Builder

Residential Swimming Pool

outdoorexcapes.com

Robert Gill Builder

Yardscapes, Inc.

Restaurants / Bars

Interior Impressions

Interior Impressions

Kari Campbell Interiors

Retail Interior Design (boutiques, stores, salons)

Dwell & Gather Interior Design

Great Northern Builders

Twin Cities Closet Company

Specialty Room (gym, pantry, music, craft, billiards, pet, area, etc.)

Simple Finesse

Sustainable Nine Design + Build

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Specialty Structure

keep

Liquidpink Interiors

TEA2 Architects

Stair & Railing

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

TEA2 Architects

TreHus Architects + Interior Designers + Builders

Sustainable design (net zero, tiny home, electrified, EDUs, infill housing, etc.)

PLAAD, LLC

Sustainable Nine Design + Build

Twelve12 Architecture + Interior Design

Traditional Architecture (more than 4,000 sq. ft.)

Hartman Homes Inc

John Kraemer & Sons, Inc

TEA2 Architects

Traditional Architecture (up to 4,000 sq. ft.)

Carbon 6 Interiors

PLAAD, LLC

PLAAD, LLC

Traditional Dining Room

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

PKA Architecture

Suzan J Designs

Traditional Foyer

Haus of Rowe Interiors

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Murphy & Co. Design

Traditional Interior Design (more than one room)

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Redstone Interiors

Sustainable Nine Design + Build

Traditional Living Room / Great Room

Haus of Rowe Interiors

James McNeal Architecture & Design (JMAD)

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Traditional Primary Suite

Bruce Kading

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Trestle Homes

Use of Art, Antiques, or Collection

Hendel Homes

Hendel Homes

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Use of Color

David Heide Design Studio

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Talla Skogmo Interior Design

Vacation Home in Minnesota

Hagstrom Builder

Marka Architecture

Rehkamp Larson Architects

Vacation Home Outside of MInnesota

PKA Architecture

PLAAD, LLC

PLAAD, LLC

Wall Treatment (special paint technique, wall covering, etc.)

ELEA HEALY – Remodelists

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes

Tays & Co. Design Studios

Wine Room

Bruce Kading

Hendel Homes

Stone Design Associates