We are back again!

It has been far too long since our last post and now that things are finally organized again, we can get back to our blogging!

First off, we have delightful news!  We have been nominated as a finalists for the 2011 Georgie Awards in the Best Residential Renovation category!  The project submitted is one you may recognize: Arioso. Click here for a quick reminder :)

Snap Victoria

We are excited to share with you a small article featuring a couple pictures of us in Snap Victoria from the CARE Awards .  The small article includes:

This year's "Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence" (CARE) Awards marked the 20th anniversary of celebrating excellence in home building on Vancouver Island. 300 builders trades and suppliers attended a black tie pre-dinner reception in the beautiful Palm Court of the Fairmont Empress Hotel. Windward Oaks won seven Gold CARE Awards including "Project of the Year-Single Family" in addition to the "Peoples Choice Award". For a complete list of winners, please check the CHBA-Victoria website:www.CHBAVictoria.com. SNAP congratulates the many winners in all categories.

Also check us out in our hot pink attire at the Home and Living Disco Party event featured in Snap Victoria.

Snap Victoria is a free news publication that features many local community based events.  Their goal is to showcase the "life, entertainment and overall spirit" of the community in which they report from with an emphasis on having a photographic perspective.  The reporters are always friendly and on top of all the ongoing and exciting events in Victoria.  Don't forget to pick up your free copy each month to check out the latest events.

JMD & 2011 Care Awards

Friday night was a day all of us at the JMD office were looking forward to for weeks!  As we counted down the days, the day finally arrived and we were all very excited to dress up and represent Jenny Martin Design once and for all again at the 2011 Care Awards ceremony.

This year, the Awards was held again at The Empress Hotel in the ever so spectacular Ball Room.  With a room filled with incredibly talented businesses, we were honoured to be amongst them all!

What a night!  Jenny Martin Design was honoured with 5 out of the 7 categories nominated!

Here they are!

#1) Best Kitchen 225 - 250 sq.ft. - Arioso

#2) Best Kitchen over 450 sq.ft. - Broadview

#3) Best Bathroom over 175 sq.ft. - Arioso

#4) Best Interior - Residential 1500 - 2500 sq.ft. - Arioso

#5) Best Interior - Residential over 6,000 sq.ft. - Broadview

What an incredible night we had!  Congratulations to many other wonderful projects that were awarded, including the Windward Oaks by M. Knight Construction Ltd, Garagemahal by B Cubed Construction Ltd and Ines Hanl at The Sky is the Limit.  We recommend that you check them out, they are amazing!


We are still awaiting pictures from the event so stay tuned!...

Don't Forget To Vote For Your Favorite!

 With less than 2 weeks left to submit your favorite design for the 2011 CARE AWARDS we encourage you to go online to www.careawards.com and click on the left where it says People's Choice Award Contest and vote !!

Check out some of the categories JMD has been selected to be in here!

If you are out shopping...you can also vote at the following locations:

Mayfair Mall until September 4th

Hillside Mall until September 11th

Vote and you will be entered to win an overnight stay at Long Beach Lodge Resort!

2011 CARE Awards

We are proud to announce Ariosa, Broadview, and Coastal Cottage have been selected to be amongst the FINALISTS in the 2011 CARE Awards.  What another amazing year this has been for us to work with many wonderful businesses in the design industry of Victoria.  We want to give many thanks to those who have enabled us to come to this point.

"The CARE Awards are selected by a panel of industry professionals using criteria such as architectural design, quality workmanship, creative use of space, and energy efficiency"

- Canadian Home Builders Association Media Release, July 18, 2011

The categories we are in the running for are:

BEST KITCHEN 225 - 250 sq. ft.

ARIOSO

BEST KITCHEN OVER 450 sq. ft.

BROADVIEW

BEST BATHROOM UNDER 125 sq. ft.

COASTAL COTTAGE

BEST BATHROOM OVER 175 sq. ft.

ARIOSO

BEST INTERIOR - RENOVATIONS 1500 - 2500 sq. ft.

ARIOSO

BEST INTERIOR - RENOVATIONS OVER 6000 sq. ft.

BROADVIEW

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS

View all the 2011 CARE Award Finalists and vote for your favorite at the following locations:

August 3 - September 11     Online http://www.careawards.com/

August 15 - September 4     Mayfair Shopping Centre

September 5 - September 11     Hillside Shopping Centre

Vote and be entered to win an overnight stay at Long Beach Lodge Resort!!

**Winners of the CARE Awards will be announced September 16th**

Jenny Martin Design takes home 4 Awards at the 2010 Care Awards

The team at Jenny Martin Design took home 4 Care Awards at this years award ceremony at The Empress Hotel. Queenswood won 3 silvers for Best Renovation, Best Kitchen and Best Bathroom under 125sf. Arabella took home GOLD for Best Bathroom over 125sf.




Pictured left to right: Jenny Martin, Julia Musial, and Sarah Ellwood.

Arabella - Wins Gold at this years Care Awards for best bathroom

Queenswood - Kitchen Reno Wins Silver Care Award

By removing the wall diving the kitchen and dining room we were able to create a open concept with lots of light. The kitchen cabinets were painted Benjamin Moore Cloud White which was carried onto the ceiling and trim throughout the house. The island was stained a deep espresso. The counter-tops were done in a quartz sand/tan tone mirroring the tone of the floor tile. Built in shelves were added in the dining Room to create a drybar. The fabric barrel shades add texture and elegance. Built in seating was also added in the breakfast nook which also doubles as extra storage.