Lindy Awards and Press
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Our work has been recognized twenty one times by the NKBA PEAK Awards and the CARE Awards, and published twenty times across five outlets. Below, every one of those homes, most decorated first.

Interior Design Society 2026 Designer of the Year, 1st Runner Up seal
National recognition / 2026

Designer of the YearFirst Runner Up

Every other award on this page belongs to a single house. This one belongs to all of them. The Interior Design Society named us first runner up for its 2026 Designer of the Year, a national award judged against members from across the country. We joined IDS to hold our work against good company. It's nice when good company agrees.

2026   Interior Design Society, National

Pomona Lake kitchen in Arvada, an NKBA PEAK Award winner featured in HGTV Magazine Pomona Lake4 awards, 4 features Stop and Smell the Wallpaper, a Denver remodel that won five 2025 NKBA PEAK Awards Stop and Smell the Wallpaper5 awards, 2 features Little River Way powder bath in Aurora, a 2025 NKBA PEAK Award winner Little River Way3 awards, 1 feature Berkeley Lake whole home remodel in Denver, featured in HGTV Magazine and Atomic Ranch Berkeley Lake1 award, 3 features Deer Clover Way accessible bathroom in Castle Pines, a 2026 NKBA PEAK Award winner featured on Houzz Deer Clover Way1 award, 2 features Applewood Atomic Ranch kitchen in Lakewood, featured in HGTV Magazine Applewood Atomic Ranch1 award, 2 features Westerly Creek whole home remodel in Denver, Best Whole Home Remodel at the 2019 CARE Awards Westerly Creek1 award, cover story Tudor Bungalow kitchen on Jackson Street in Denver, an NKBA PEAK Award winner Tudor Bungalow1 award, 1 feature Coal Creek main level remodel in Erie, an NKBA PEAK Award winning large kitchen Coal Creek1 award, 1 feature Baker Four Square main level remodel in Denver, an NKBA PEAK Award winning small kitchen Baker Four Square1 award, 1 feature Plum Creek primary bath in Castle Rock, Most Dramatic Bathroom Makeover 2019 Plum Creek1 award, 1 feature West 30th Place powder bath in Golden, first place in the 2026 NKBA PEAK Awards West 30th Place1st place, 2026
Pomona Lake kitchen in Arvada, an NKBA PEAK Award winner featured in HGTV Magazine
Photography, Jess Blackwell and Rebecca Todd, TruBlu Images
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Pomona Lake

2020 and 2023   Arvada, Colorado

One house, two phases. The kitchen, family room, hall bath, and stairs in 2020, then the primary suite in 2023, which we called Squiggle Squiggle Dot Dot. Our most decorated and most published address.

The 2023 primary suite at Pomona Lake, a double vanity with green tile and a walk in shower
The 2023 primary suite. Photography, Rebecca Todd
Awards, four
  • Medium KitchenNKBA PEAK Awards 2022
  • Medium BathroomNKBA PEAK Awards 2023
  • Best Before and AfterNKBA PEAK Awards 2023
  • 1stLiving RoomNKBA PEAK Awards 2025
Press, four features
  • Colorado's Best KitchensSpring 2021
  • HGTV MagazineSeptember 2022
  • Colorado Homes & LifestylesSeptember / October 2023
  • Colorado Homes & LifestylesSeptember / October 2025
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Stop and Smell the Wallpaper, a Denver whole floor remodel that won five 2025 NKBA PEAK Awards
Photography, Jess Blackwell
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Stop and Smell the Wallpaper

2025   Baker, Denver

Kitchen, dining room, library, mudroom, foyer, hall baths, and laundry room. The most decorated project we have built, with five awards from a single year's judging.

The Literary Canary, a yellow built in bookshelf dividing the living and dining rooms
The Literary Canary. Photography, Jess Blackwell
Awards
  • 1stMedium KitchenNKBA PEAK Awards 2025
  • Best Before and After KitchenNKBA PEAK Awards 2025
  • 2ndDining RoomNKBA PEAK Awards 2025
  • 3rdSpecialty Room, the Literary CanaryNKBA PEAK Awards 2025
  • 3rdDesign DetailNKBA PEAK Awards 2025
Press, two features
  • Colorado Homes & LifestylesSeptember / October 2025
  • HouzzThe 10 Most Popular New Kitchens Right Now, July 2025, as Color and Shimmer
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Powder bath at the Little River Way project in Aurora, a 2025 NKBA PEAK Awards winner
Photography, Peter Lloyd Vuolo
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Little River Way

2025   Aurora, Colorado

Kitchen, fireplace, office, powder bath, hall bath, and primary bath.

Awards
  • 2ndPowder BathNKBA PEAK Awards 2025
  • 3rdPrimary BathNKBA PEAK Awards 2025
  • 2ndBest Kitchen or Bath RefreshNKBA PEAK Awards 2026
Press
  • Colorado Homes & LifestylesSeptember / October 2025
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Berkeley Lake whole home remodel in Denver, featured in HGTV Magazine and Atomic Ranch
Photography, Jess Blackwell
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Berkeley Lake

2020   Berkeley, Denver

Full home. Kitchen, mudroom, dining room, living room, hall bath, and primary suite.

Awards
  • Medium BathroomNKBA PEAK Awards 2024
Press, three features
  • HGTV MagazineApril 2021, Wow! What Color Is That?
  • Atomic RanchThe Design Issue 2021, Back to the Atomic Age
  • Colorado Homes & LifestylesSeptember / October 2024
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Accessible bathroom at the Deer Clover Way project in Castle Pines, third place in the 2026 NKBA PEAK Awards and featured on Houzz
Photography, Peter Lloyd Vuolo
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Deer Clover Way

2026   Castle Pines, Colorado

A curbless, accessible main level bath built in what used to be the third bay of the garage, and a laundry room we called Bold and Moody.

Awards
  • 3rdSecondary BathroomNKBA PEAK Awards 2026
Press, two features
  • HouzzAging-in-Place Bathroom With a Spa-Like Feel, September 2026
  • Houzz5 New Laundry Rooms That Work Hard and Look Good, May 2026
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Applewood Atomic Ranch kitchen in Lakewood, featured in HGTV Magazine and an NKBA PEAK Award winner
Photography, Rebecca Todd, TruBlu Images
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Applewood Atomic Ranch

2019   Lakewood, Colorado

Kitchen and eat in.

Awards
  • Small KitchenNKBA PEAK Awards 2024
Press
  • HGTV MagazineJanuary / February 2022, Wow! What Color Is That?
  • Colorado Homes & LifestylesSeptember / October 2024
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Westerly Creek whole home remodel in Denver, winner of Best Whole Home Remodel at the 2019 CARE Awards
Photography, Rebecca Todd, TruBlu Images
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Westerly Creek

2019   Central Park, Denver

Full home, and the only project of ours to carry a cover.

  • Best Whole Home RemodelCARE Awards 2019
  • Colorado's Best KitchensSpring 2019Cover
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Tudor Bungalow kitchen on Jackson Street in Denver, an NKBA PEAK Award winning small kitchen
Photography, Arianne Autaubo Martinez
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Tudor Bungalow

2021   Jackson Street, Denver

  • Small KitchenNKBA PEAK Awards 2023
  • Colorado Homes & LifestylesSeptember / October 2023
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Coal Creek main level remodel in Erie, an NKBA PEAK Award winning large kitchen
Photography, Jess Blackwell
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2Award and feature

Coal Creek

2019   Erie, Colorado

  • Large KitchenNKBA PEAK Awards 2022
  • Colorado Homes & LifestylesSeptember / October 2022
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Baker Four Square main level remodel in Denver, an NKBA PEAK Award winning small kitchen
Photography, Jess Blackwell
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2Award and feature

Baker Four Square

2020   Baker, Denver

  • Small KitchenNKBA PEAK Awards 2022
  • Colorado Homes & LifestylesSeptember / October 2020, Smitten with Kitchens
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Plum Creek primary bath in Castle Rock, winner of Most Dramatic Bathroom Makeover at the 2019 NKBA PEAK Awards
Photography, Grace Combs
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2Award and feature

Plum Creek

2018   Castle Rock, Colorado

  • Most Dramatic Bathroom MakeoverNKBA PEAK Awards 2019
  • Colorado Homes & LifestylesSeptember / October 2019
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Powder bath at the West 30th Place project in Golden, first place in the 2026 NKBA PEAK Awards
Photography, Ladron Forde
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1First place, 2026

West 30th Place

2026   Golden, Colorado

  • 1stPowder BathNKBA PEAK Awards 2026
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In print

Twenty features. One cover.

  • Colorado Homes & Lifestyles10 features  /  2019 to 2025
  • Houzz4 features  /  2025 to 2026
  • HGTV Magazine3 features  /  2021 to 2022
  • Colorado's Best Kitchens2 features  /  2019 and 2021, one cover
  • Atomic Ranch1 feature  /  The Design Issue, 2021
On Houzz

Asked, and quoted.

Aging-in-Place Bathroom With a Spa-Like Feel

Houzz  /  September 2026  /  Jeannie Matteucci

Our Deer Clover Way bath in Castle Pines, built in what used to be the third bay of a garage. Ashley Christensen on why accessible design no longer has to feel clinical.

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5 New Laundry Rooms That Work Hard and Look Good

Houzz  /  May 2026  /  Mitchell Parker

Our Castle Pines laundry room, Bold and Moody, opens the piece. Designed by Ashley Christensen.

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10 Interior Design Trends Pros Can't Stop Talking About in 2025

Houzz  /  September 2025  /  Mitchell Parker

Ashley Christensen on the return of wallpaper, quoted in the Wallpaper Re-Revival section.

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The 10 Most Popular New Kitchens Right Now

Houzz  /  July 2025  /  Suzanne Ennis

A Denver kitchen of ours, Color and Shimmer, named among the ten most popular on the platform.

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Let's Build Something Beautiful.

The awards are a nice byproduct. What they measure is whether a room was worth the trouble it took to get right. If you have a house in mind, we would like to hear about it.

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