Press Mentions
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10 Epic Kitchens Designed for Work, Play and Rest
This collection of stylish spaces will turn heads 24/7
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The Innovators: Aw-Ga
Chris Awadalla’s diverse background, creative talents drive firm’s success.
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Window of Opportunity
A redone kitchen in Hilltop is modern enough to suit a young family of five while still honoring the home’s distinctive prewar vintage.
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5 Under 40
Introducing the 2018 class of Five Under 40 winners, a talented-beyond-their-years crew who are paving the way for the future of Colorado design.
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Gray Matters
A mélange of gray lends distinction to this master bath in an Observatory Park two-story house.
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Making Minimal Livable
A bold remodel turned a Colorado kitchen from cramped and shabby to sleek and functional with more than enough space for family to gather.
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6 Shades of Grey
In transitional spaces—which I think of as bridging modern and traditional, with clean lines and understated, square moldings.
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Colorado Homes & Lifestyles
Featured April 2015
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Keeping it Simple
Designer Megan Kane and kitchen designer Chris Awadalla created a big, bright kitchen and eating nook that function for family time and entertaining.
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Soothing the Senses
Blending a high-tech bathroom into a 1904 Denver Foursquare home might seem like a tough balancing act, but Chris Awadalla managed to make it look easy.
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Total Tranquility
An artist and two designers collaborate to create a modern oasis.
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Design Right Now
“In the bath, everyone is transitioning from a heavy traditional look to a clean minimalist look,” says Chris Awadalla.
What People Are Saying
★★★★★
We worked with Chris and the Sanctuary team on our kitchen gut renovation/remodel (plus powder room and family room wall adjacent to kitchen). They were phenomenal. We loved their design ideas, attention to detail, organization, attentiveness, and general hand-holding. We absolutely plan to work with them again on our next project.
– Jenny Schmidt
★★★★★
We worked with Sanctuary Kitchen & Bath on a remodel of 300 sf on the upstairs level of our 1980's home. This included re-working the space to enhance and update our master bath and kids bath, while also creating a laundry room. Chris helped us translate our vision to paper while making the space extremely functional and beautiful. He was easy to work with, patient, thorough, attentive, a good communicator, and his design aesthetic was spot on. When we ran into some issues during the construction phase he was right there to see things through and to help us maintain the integrity of the design. We are very pleased with the end result of our project, would gladly work with Chris and Sanctuary again.
– Jennifer Foskett
★★★★★
We hired Chris to design an office space that provided plenty of storage and functionality and to remodel/refinish a basement with kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom following recent flood damage. Chris was incredible in his ability to truly hear what we wanted and needed and then designed the perfect office space as well as a refreshing and functional new basement space with updated bathroom and kitchenette. He worked as a great liaison between the contractor and us and helped maintain the schedule as well as the budget. There were no surprises or hidden costs and I knew Chris and Lisa were their word. They followed through on everything they said they would and they kept us fully informed on everything along the way. Throughout the process I felt Chris was fully invested in providing the space, look and feel that was important to us, rather than something he wanted it to be, which can sometimes be the case with designers.
It was a pleasure to have had such a positive remodeling experience, which I credit to Chris and his high level of professionalism and work ethic. I highly recommend him to anyone needing design work.
– lsquick
★★★★★
Chris was very helpful in helping me achieve my vision for my kitchen. He kept pace with my nitpicking over small details and ultimately got everything just right. He is professional, knowledgable and carries wonderful, customizable cabinetry lines.
– rdoniger
★★★★★
My husband and I hired Chris Awadalla to initially remodel our master bathroom. He's extremely professional, has excellent ideas, and was great to work with. So naturally, our project grew from just the Master bathroom to overhauling the master bedroom and closets (taking down and putting up walls and reconfiguring the area), updating the kitchen tile backsplash and living room fireplace. He had excellent recommendations and contacts for the contractors we used. Chris understood our vision and we certainly achieved it. Thank you Chris!
– kathleenmarissa
★★★★★
We worked with Chris on a kitchen re-design project. Chris was the ultimate professional. Extremely responsive, creative and thorough in all aspects of the project. He went the extra mile to make sure we were thrilled we the outcome and we absolutely are. Would recommend him to anyone!