Kowalske Wins 2 Gold Remodeling Awards

Kowalske Wins 2 Gold Remodeling Awards

The Kowalske Kitchen & Bath team is thrilled to win 2 Gold Remodeling Awards at the ‘Remodeler of the Year’ awards ceremony on January 17, 2025! The Milwaukee National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) presented these prestigious awards for a home addition and a bathroom remodel. We have won numerous remodeling awards from NARI Milwaukee, including 15 Gold awards since 2019.

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Entries are judged on:

  • Meeting the clients’ needs
  • Enhancing functionality
  • Improving aesthetics
  • Craftsmanship
  • Innovative materials
  • Overcoming obstacles

Learn more about these projects: 

Sunroom Addition + Kitchen Remodel

Gold Award

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Residential Addition $500,000+

A cramped 1990s kitchen was not meeting the needs of this busy, young family. A sunroom addition, kitchen and dining room remodel would create a space where they could create family memories. We expanded the kitchen into the old eat-in area and widened the dining room entryway. The end result includes two islands, two sinks, and a beverage station, where the entire family can gather – cooking, doing homework or relaxing. Organized storage includes drawers, an appliance cabinet, glass china cabinets and docking drawer. A simple black, white, wood and brass color palette creates a timeless design

Homeowner Requests & Project Goals

  • Enlarge the kitchen and connect the space to a sunroom addition and the dining room
  • Create a family-friendly kitchen where they can cook and be together. 
  • Add an island just for seating, where the kids can sit and do homework.
  • More countertop space for food prep
  • Install two workstation sinks – one sink for food prep and another sink for cleaning dishes
  • Create a focal point in the room (the hood)
  • Custom cabinetry to create more storage features for a busy family (beverage center, china cabinets, appliance garage, pantry, and docking drawer)
  • Timeless design aesthetic 
  • Keep the hardwood flooring

See more pictures: Mequon Addition


Modern Wet Room Remodel

Gold Award

bathroom remodeling award

Residential Bathroom $100,000 – $150,000

The owners of the bathroom – an active couple with young adult children – came to us because their primary bathroom was crowded. The sinks were too close together and the shower and toilet rooms were closed in. They also wanted a freestanding soaking bathtub. Their design inspiration was a wet room they experienced while vacationing. The space is now bright and more open with a larger shower, bathtub and two separate alder wood vanities. The wet room is modern and elegant with a soaking bathtub and a fluted, wood-look tile feature wall. 

Homeowner Requests & Project Goals

  • Create a spa-like wet room bathroom where the couple can relax and unwind. 
  • Split the single vanity into two separate vanities with quartz countertops so they aren’t bumping into each other. 
  • Add a freestanding bathtub.
  • Enlarge the walk-in shower
  • Add functional storage solutions.
  • Make the space more open and bright.
  • Create a design with beautiful finishes and textures.

See more pictures: Pewaukee Bathroom

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