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Congratulations to the 2024 Midwest Home Design Award Winners!

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Home | Tays & Co. Design Studios

Tays & Co. Design Studios with Marka Architecture

When describing this rustic-modern project, one judge captured the home’s essence in just a few phrases: “Innovative mix of materials. Sophisticated and sultry. Excellent furniture selection. Effortlessly timeless and chic.” With a gym, sauna, four-season porch, boat house, and more, the lakeside retreat offers everything you need to relax and unwind. Another judge shares, “This project is my favorite due to the thoughtfulness of the details and cohesion of the spaces.”

2024 Midwest Home Design Awards Winners

Category

Company

Co-entrant Company

Addition Project (architecture)1. Kell Architects 
2. Coco Perry DesignHendel Homes
3. Everson ArchitectNear & Streeter Custom Builders
Apartment / Loft / Condo1. Welch Forsman Associates 
2. SALA Architects 
2. Kenzo ConstructionMilton House Design Collective 
Bar1. edmanhill Interior Design 
2. Julie Tuerk Interior Design 
2. Pillar Homes 
Bath (more than 150 sq. ft.)1. Sustainable Nine Design + BuildUnfold Architecture
2. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
3. Hagstrom Builder 
Bath (up to 150 sq. ft.)1. Katie Brandt Interiors 
2. Vela Interior Design 
2. construction2style 
Biophilic Design1. Christina Lynn InteriorsCates Fine Homes
2. Unfold ArchitectureSustainable Nine Design + Build
3. Fusion Designed 
Butler’s pantry / Scullery / Back Kitchen1. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
2. City Homes 
3. Stockwell Homes 
Children’s Room / Play Space1. Kyle Hunt & Partners Inc.Sharratt Design & Co. 
2. Simple Finesse 
3. O’Hara InteriorsLake Country Builders
Closet1. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
2. PKA Architecture 
3. MA Peterson Design Build 
Commercial Building Architecture1. PKA Architecture 
2. Sustainable Nine Design + BuildUnfold Architecture
3. 10K Architecture 
Contemporary Architecture (more than 4,000 sq. ft.)1. PLAAD LLC 
2. TEA2 Architects 
2. Hartman Homes Inc. 
Contemporary Architecture (up to 4,000 sq. ft.)1. Citydeskstudio 
2. Rehkamp Larson ArchitectsBrooke Voss Design / Dovetail
2. Christopher Strom ArchitectsInUnison Design Inc.
Contemporary Dining Room1. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
2. O’Hara InteriorsThompson Construction
2. Stockwell Homes 
Contemporary Foyer1. Unfold ArchitectureSustainable Nine Design + Build
2. TEA2 Architects 
3. Chisel Architecture 
Contemporary Interior Design (more than one room)1. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
2. Chirigos DesignsLucid Builders
3. Simple Finesse 
Contemporary Living Room / Great Room1. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
2. Chirigos DesignsLucid Builders
3. James McNeal Architecture & Design (JMAD) 
Contemporary Primary Suite1. SALA Architects 
2. InUnison Design Inc.Christopher Strom Architects
3. Merriment LLC 
Custom Cabinet Installation1. Milton House Design CollectiveKenzo Construction 
2. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
3. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
Custom-Designed Object1. Christopher Strom Architects 
2. O’Hara Interiors 
2. Chisel Architecture 
Deck / Patio1. Bismark Builders 
2. TEA2 Architects 
3. Christopher Strom ArchitectsRedstone Builders 
Decorative Glass & Mirror1. Merriment LLC 
2. GlassArt Design 
2. Julie Tuerk Interior Design 
Exterior use of Color (paint, doors, shutter)1. Citydeskstudio 
2. PKA Architecture 
3. PAF Architecture LLCPatrick Freet, AIA and Alice Schimunek of PAF Architecture
Exterior use of Stone / Tile / Concrete1. Christopher Strom ArchitectsHage Homes
2. Highmark Builders 
2. hw2 design and architecture llc 
Finished Basement1. Simple Finesse 
2. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
3. TEA2 Architects 
Fireplace1. Welch Forsman AssociatesRehkamp Larson Architects and Martha Dayton Design
2. Kyle Hunt & Partners Inc.Sharratt Design & Co.
3. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
Garage1. Murphy & Co. Design 
2. Rehkamp Larson ArchitectsHagstrom Builder 
2. Chirigos DesignsKA Design LLC
Historic Renovation / Restoration (50 years or older)1. Studio Day 
2. Jkath Design Build + Reinvent 
3. Katie Brandt Interiors 
Interior / Exterior Lighting1. Shelter Architecture 
2. Sustainable Nine Design + BuildUnfold Architecture
3. Unfold ArchitectureSustainable Nine Design + Build
Interior use of Stone1. David Heide Design Studio 
2. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
3. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
Interior use of Tile1. Emily Pueringer Design Studio 
2. Gordon James 
3. Milton House Design CollectiveKenzo Construction
Kitchen (201-350 sq. ft.)1. Haus of Rowe Interiors 
2. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
3. Mark D. Williams Custom HomesYond Interiors
Kitchen (351-450 sq. ft.)1. Emily Pueringer Design Studio 
2. James McNeal Architecture & Design (JMAD) 
2. Natasa Jones Interiors 
Kitchen (more than 450 sq. ft.)1. PLAAD LLC 
2. Rehkamp Larson ArchitectsHagstrom Builder / Kristin Hoaglund Design 
3. Bismark Builders 
Kitchen (up to 200 sq. ft.)1. Kenzo ConstructionMilton House Design Collective 
2. Hendel Homes 
2. Homes by AdriaticNiosi Design
Lakeside Home1. TEA2 Architects 
2. PLAAD LLC 
3. Marka ArchitectureTays & Co. Design Studios
Laundry Room / Mud Room1. Chirigos DesignsMark D. Williams Custom Homes
2. Designer Lindy Haglund LLC 
2. Craft Design Build 
Library / Study / Home Office1. Vela Interior Design 
2. Rehkamp Larson ArchitectsBrooke Voss Design / Dovetail
3. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
Lobby1. Shelter Architecture 
2. 10K Architecture 
3. InUnison Design Inc. 
Millwork1. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
2. Mark D. Williams Custom HomesShadowfalls Design
3. Christopher Strom ArchitectsHage Homes
New Build (completed in 2023 or newer)1. Hendel HomesMurphy & Co. Design
2. Marka ArchitectureTays & Co. Design Studios
3. Swanson HomesCarbon 6 Interiors
Office1. wb builders 
2. PKA Architecture 
3. 10K Architecture 
Overall Home1. Welch Forsman AssociatesRehkamp Larson Architects and Martha Dayton Deisgn
2. TEA2 Architects 
3. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
Porch / Screen Room / Sunroom1. Hendel Homes 
2. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
3. Hartman Homes Inc. 
Powder Room1. Mark D. Williams Custom HomesYond Interiors
2. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
3. Tays & Co. Design Studios 
Remodel – Large Space (1,001-2,499 sq. ft.)1. Kristen Veenstra Interiors 
2. Everson ArchitectNear & Streeter Custom Builders
3. PAF Architecture LLCPatrick Freet, AIA and Alice Schimunek of PAF Architecture
Remodel – Small Space (up to 1,000 sq. ft.)1. Haus of Rowe Interiors 
2. Emily Pueringer Design Studio 
3. Rehkamp Larson ArchitectsBronder Construction
Remodel – Whole Home (more than 2,500 sq. ft.)1. Mark D. Williams Custom HomesYond Interiors
2. TEA2 Architects 
2. Coco Perry DesignHendel Homes
Residential Landscape Design1. Mom’s Design Build 
2. Yardscapes Inc. 
3. Custom One LandscapingCustom One Homes
Residential Swimming Pool1. Michels HomesTalla Skogmo Interior Design
2. TEA2 Architects 
3. Nor-Son Custom Builders 
Restaurants / Bars1. Cushing Terrell 
2. Habitation Design 
3. GlassArt Design 
Retail Interior Design (boutiques, stores, salons)1. Habitation Design 
2. APX Construction Group 
3. APX Construction Group 
Specialty Room (gym, pantry, music, craft, billiards, pet area, etc.)1. Spencer Design AssociatesAbitare Design
2. Michels HomesTalla Skogmo Interior Design
3. PKA Architecture 
Stair & Railing1. Vela Interior Design 
2. Christopher Strom ArchitectsBold Metal Work
2. Craft Design Build 
Sustainable design (net zero, tiny home, electrified, EDUs, infill housing, etc.)1. Christopher Strom ArchitectsRedstone Builders
2. Christopher Strom ArchitectsHage Homes
3. City Homes 
Traditional Architecture (more than 4,000 sq. ft.)1. Hendel HomesCoco Perry Design
2. Rehkamp Larson ArchitectsHagstrom Builder / Kristin Hoaglund Design 
3. James McNeal Architecture & Design (JMAD) 
Traditional Architecture (up to 4,000 sq. ft.)1. Rehkamp Larson ArchitectsAdvanced Construction and Remodeling
2. Albertsson Hansen Architecture and Interior Design 
3. SALA Architects 
Traditional Dining Room1. KASA Interior Design 
2. O’Hara InteriorsMDS Remodeling
3. Coco Perry DesignHendel Homes
Traditional Foyer1. Coco Perry DesignHendel Homes
2. O’Hara Interiors 
3. Christina Lynn InteriorsPillar Homes
Traditional Interior Design (more than one room)1. Studio Day 
2. KASA Interior Design 
3. Christina Lynn InteriorsPillar Homes
Traditional Living Room / Great Room1. Studio Day 
2. Jim Kuiken Design 
3. James McNeal Architecture & Design (JMAD) 
Traditional Primary Suite1. O’Hara InteriorsThompson Construction
2. Christina Lynn InteriorsPillar Homes
3. Interior Impressions 
Use of Art, Antiques, or Collection1. PKA Architecture 
2. Vela Interior Design 
3. Julie Tuerk Interior Design 
Use of Color1. Mark D. Williams Custom HomesYond Interiors
2. KASA Interior Design 
3. MA Peterson Design Build 
Vacation Home in Minnesota1. Tays & Co. Design StudiosMarka Architecture
2. Interior Impressions 
2. Hendel Homes 
Vacation Home outside of Minnesota1. TEA2 Architects 
2. James McNeal Architecture & Design (JMAD) 
3. TEA2 Architects 
Wall Treatment (special paint technique, wall covering, etc.)1. REVOLUTION DESIGN AND BUILD LLC 
2. Homes by AdriaticNiosi Design
2. Julie Tuerk Interior Design 
Wine Room1. Michels HomesTalla Skogmo Interior Design
2. PLAAD LLC 
3. Custom One Renovation 

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