To date, Laurysen has won over 70 awards for kitchen design, bathroom design, and exceptional customer service. Our awards have been presented by professional judges and voting customers alike.
National Kitchen and Bath Association Awards
2025 NKBA Design Excellence Awards
- Ola Elmaghraby
- 1st Place Winner Best Transformation/Before & After Kitchen
- 2nd Place Winner Kitchen All Styles Price Group 1
- Kristen Weese
- 1st Place Winner Kitchen All Styles Price Group 3
- Zeina Agha
- 1st Place Winner Best Powder Room
- Wael Bakr
- 2nd Place Winner Best Transformation/Before & After Kitchen
- 2nd Place Winner Kitchen All Styles Price Group 4
- Victoria Preece
- 2nd Place Winner Bonus Rooms
2024 NKBA Design Excellence Awards
- Victoria Preece
- 1st Place Winner Classic Traditional Bathroom Price Group 1
- 2nd Place Winner Classic Traditional Kitchen Price Group 2
- Wael Bakr
- 2nd Place Winner Classic Traditional Kitchen Price Group 4
- Zeina Agha
- 2nd Place Winner Contemporary Modern Price Group 3
- Shanshan Zhang
- 2nd Place Winner Best Transformation/Before & After Kitchen
- Rachael Price
- 2nd Place Winner All Styles/Contemporary Kitchen Price Group 1
2023 NKBA Design Excellence Awards
- Doris Lacroix Award: Laurysen Kitchens
- Recognizing exceptional accomplishments and contributions to the Ottawa NKBA Chapter and the kitchen and bath industry.
- Ola Elmaghraby
- 1st Place Winner Classic Traditional Kitchen Price Group 3
- Rachel Price
- 1st Place Winner Look for Less Kitchen
- Wael Bakr
- 2nd Place Winner Classic Traditional Kitchen Price Group 2
2022 NKBA Design Excellence Awards
Recognizing projects from 2020-2021
- Caroline Castrucci
- 1st Place Winner Best Powder Room
- 2nd Place Winner Contemporary/Modern Kitchen Price Group 1
- Wael Bakr
- 1st Place Winner Best Transformation/Before & After Kitchen
- 1st Place Winner Kitchen/All Styles Price Group 3
- Ola Elmaghraby
- 1st Place Winner Bonus Room
2019 NKBA Design Excellence Awards
- Wael Bakr
- 2nd Place Winner Classic/Traditional Kitchen Group C
- Heather Tardioli
- 2nd Place Winner Contemporary/Modern Kitchen Group B
- Karley Scrivens
- 2nd Place Winner Classic/Traditional Bathroom Group A
2018 NKBA Design Excellence Awards
- Ola Elmaghraby
- 2nd Place Winner Best New Designer
- Wael Bakr
- 2nd Place Classic/Traditional Kitchen Group A
- 1st Place Winner Bathroom contemporary
- 1st Place other room
- People’s Choice Award Bathroom
2017 NKBA Design Excellence Awards
- Caroline Castrucci
- 1st Place Winner Traditional/Classic Kitchen Group A
- 2nd Place Winner Traditional/Classic Kitchen Group D
- 1st Place Winner Other Rooms in the House
- Wael Bakr
- 1st Place Look for Less
- 1st Place Contemporary/Modern Kitchen Group A
- 1st Place Winner Contemporary/Modern Kitchen Group A
- 2nd Place Winner Contemporary/Modern Bathroom Group B
- Elnaz Shahrokhi
- 1st Place Winner Look for Less
- Jinan Al-Ani
- 1st Place Winner Creative Concept
GOHBA Design Awards
GOHBA 2024 Design Awards
- Ola Elmaghraby w/Urbandale Construction Ltd.
- 1st Place: Production Kitchen (200 sq. ft. or less)
- Wael Bakr w/Tanya Collins Design & Minto Homes (The CHEO home)
- 1st Place: Production Kitchen (251 sq. ft. or more)
- 1st Place: Production Bathroom
- Wael Bakr w/Peridot Design & Build – Silvana Meliambro
- 1st Place: Custom Bathroom (101 sq ft or more) – Contemporary
- Caroline Castrucci w/Sonya Kinkade Design
- 1st Place: Custom Kitchen (251 sq. ft. or more) – Traditional $100,000 and under
GOHBA 2023 Design Awards
- Ola Elmaghraby w/Urbandale Construction Ltd.
- 1st Place: Production Home: Attached (2,001 sq. ft. or more)
- Zeina Agha
- 1st Place: Custom Kitchen (251 sq. ft. or more) – Traditional $100,000 and under
GOHBA 2022 Design Awards
- Kim Silcox w/Mackie Homes
- 1st Place: Production Home, Single Detached ($750,001 – $1,000,000)
- Wael Bakr
- 1st Place: Production Bathroom
GOHBA 2021 Design Awards
- Ola Elmaghraby
- 1st Place Custom Kitchen, Contemporary (176 – 250 sq.ft)
- Wael Bakr w/Tanya Collins Design & Minto Homes (The CHEO home)
- 1st Place Production Kitchen (251 sq. ft. or More)
- Wael Bakr w/Tanya Collins Design & Minto Homes (The CHEO home)
- 1st Place Production Bathroom
- Aviva Ben-Choreen
- 1st Place Renovation – $550K or more (Kitchen Design)
GOHBA 2020 Design Awards
- Elnaz Shahrokhi w/ Minto Homes/ Tanya Collins Design
- 1st Place Production Kitchen (176 sq.ft. or More)
- Caroline Castrucci w/Talos Custom Homes
- 1st Place Production Kitchen (176 sq.ft. or Less)
GOHBA 2019 Design Awards
- Elnaz Shahrokhi w/ Minto Homes/ Tanya Collins Design
- 1st Place Production Kitchen (176 sq.ft. or More)
- 1st Place Production Bathroom
- Karley Scrivens
- 1st Place Anywhere in the World Project
GOHBA 2018 Design Awards
- Caroline Castrucci
- 1st Place John Laurysen Memorial Custom Kitchen over $75,000
Houzz
- Best of Houzz 2024: Service
- Best of Houzz 2023: Design
- Best of Houzz 2022: Design
- Best of Houzz 2021: Design
- Best of Houzz 2020: Design
- Best of Houzz 2018: Service
- Best of Houzz 2017: Design
- Houzz 100K+ Saves (for 100,000 or more saves of our photos to user ideabooks)
You can see our awards on our Houzz profile page.
Other Awards
Canadian Home Builders’ Association Award
- Finalist, Best Production Kitchen, 2024
- The Equestrian, Minto Communities Inc. & Laurysen Kitchens Ltd. with Tanya Collins Design
Consumer’s Choice Award “Gold” – 28 years!
- 2025 – Best Kitchen Designers and Distributor – Ottawa
- 2024 – Best Kitchen Designers and Distributor – Ottawa
- 2023 – Best Kitchen Designers and Distributor – Ottawa
- 2022 – Best Kitchen Designers and Distributor – Ottawa
- 2021 – Best Kitchen Designers and Distributor – Ottawa
- 2020 – Best Kitchen Designers and Distributor – Ottawa
- 2018 – Best Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturer & Designer
- 2017 – Best Kitchen Designers and Distributor
Faces Award
- 2024 – Ottawa’s Best Kitchen Company
- 2023 – Ottawa’s Best Kitchen Company
- 2023 – Ottawa’s Best Cabinets
- 2022 – Ottawa’s Best Cabinets
- 2021 – Ottawa’s Best Manager: Michael Laurysen
- 2021 – Ottawa’s Best Cabinets
- 2018 – Favourite Interior Design Company
Best In Ottawa
The “Best In Ottawa” has awarded Laurysen with the best in Kitchen Cabinets, Kitchen Renovations & Bathroom Renovations.
