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In light of this extremely challenging year, we are celebrating the talent and resiliency this industry has shown. Amsted has been featured in 'All Things Home' as a recipient of a Canadian Home Builder's Association Award in the Home Renovation category! For more on this accomplishment, read the article here!

Wow! Thanks to our fantastic clients, we’ve won an amazing 10^th consecutive GuildQuality Guildmaster Award for customer satisfaction! Here’s how.

We are thrilled to announce that Amsted Design-Build is this year's recipient of the prestigious Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) Fred Nielsen Award. The award recognizes a company that makes “outstanding and lasting contribution to the association and the housing industry,” GOHBA president Roy Nandram said when announcing the award at the association’s annual general meeting on March 10.

Ottawa’s awards season is blessing us once again! Amsted came away with an exciting three wins at last week’s SAM Awards for sales and marketing  excellence organized by the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association!

We have big news to share — Amsted has been named the Ottawa Renovator of the Year for a record 8^th time! The award was one of three we earned at Saturday’s Housing Design Awards put on by the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association and we are absolutely thrilled to share the news with everyone!

This basement renovation is all about flexibility and meeting the needs of the family both now and in the future. And it’s a finalist in this month’s Housing Design Awards put on by the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association!

We are absolutely thrilled and honoured to announce that for a third time in the past six years, we’ve been named the provincial Renovator of the Year! This wonderful recognition came at an awards gala last night celebrating the winners in the Ontario Home Builders’ Association Awards of Distinction.

Kitchen and bathroom renos are among the most popular projects homeowners undertake. What’s not as common is a renovation that includes a full-service upgrade to a vintage car lover’s garage. We’ve written about part of this project before, but now we’re sharing all of it with you as a finalist for two renovation awards, one locally and one provincially!

A black-and-white kitchen is a classic look that’s also timeless, elegant and definitely on trend. In this Barrhaven main-floor renovation, traditional styling with a modern twist has helped this kitchen become a finalist in the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association Housing Design Awards this fall!

As we get ready for both the Ontario Home Builders’ Association Awards of Distinction on Sept. 24 and the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association Housing Design Awards in October, we’d like to introduce you to our wonderful projects that have been nominated for awards, starting with this Rockcliffe Revamp.

It’s an exciting week for us here at Amsted — awards season is upon us and we’re up for a whopping 11 trophies! Announcements were made this week naming finalists for both the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association Housing Design Awards and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association Awards of Distinction.

Wow, thanks to our awesome clients, we’ve just won an amazing 9^th GuildQuality Guildmaster Award in a row for customer satisfaction! Here’s how.

We’re thrilled to announce that Amsted has been nominated for TWO prestigious national awards from the Canadian Home Builders’ Association! The CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence saw more than 700 entries from across the country and it’s an honour to be chosen a finalist!

Often it’s the eye-popping renovations & additions that get the limelight, but all the behind-the-scenes work and details are equally as important as the finished project. That’s why we’re thrilled that Project Coordinator Paulette MacGregor, as well as all the effort we put into our signage, have been recognized as award winning, giving us a double win at this year’s sales and marketing awards!

What a weekend! We were thrilled and proud that our team won three categories at the 2018 Housing Design Awards on Saturday! These awards celebrate the best of the best among the many companies that are part of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association and our wins were in categories that faced stiff competition.

A renovation that turns out so well, like this condo transformation, is a reward on its own, but when it’s also nominated for two Housing Design Awards it’s double the pleasure! This charming condo renovation overseen by Project Coordinator Paulette MacGregor turned an industrial space into a fresh, feminine retreat that’s layered in white, stylish and tranquil.

We’re thrilled to announce that Amsted President Steve Barkhouse has won the prestigious 2018 Remodelers Advantage Impact Award! Chosen from among the top renovation companies in North America, it’s an achievement that’s not easy to attain and one that is awarded after a lengthy process that involves peer recognition, meeting strict criteria and demonstrating a superior commitment to both our business and our community.

It took our Director of Design, Chuck Mills, a long time to get around to redoing his own kitchen — much like that old saying about the cobbler being too busy to make shoes for his own children — but when he finally got to it, the result was a small kitchen design that packs a punch and is now up for an award at this month’s Housing Design Awards!

Capturing two award nominations, this elegant home makeover was personally planned down to the last detail to suit the growing needs of the family without compromising traditional style. This is also the project we’ve chosen to feature on the upcoming RenoTour 2018. Let’s take a closer look.

We’re honoured to announce that Amsted has been named a winner at last night’s OHBA Awards of Distinction! The gorgeous ensuite from our mostly main-floor renovation claimed the award for bathroom renovation!

It’s humbling to have one of our projects nominated for three awards — and to have them be at both the local and provincial level! Our recent Kanata renovation is a finalist in the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) Housing Design Awards for Renovation $350,001 - $500,000 and has been named a finalist in the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) Awards of Distinction in both the Kitchen Renovation and Bathroom Renovation categories. Here’s a closer look at the project.

As is often the case with our clients’ home renovation goals, this project was an example of reimagining a dated, choppy layout and finding ways to make the space more functional, all while respecting the home’s traditional charm. We’re thrilled that our efforts have earned two nominations in the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association Housing Design Awards!

In the lead-up to both the Ontario Home Builders’ Association Awards of Distinction on Sept. 25 and the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association Housing Design Awards Oct. 20, we’re introducing you each week to our fabulous projects that have been nominated for awards. This week’s project is all about creating more elbow room.

We’re thrilled to announce that 7 of our stunning projects have been nominated for local and provincial awards this year! Both the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association released the lists of finalists for their respective housing awards programs last week and Amsted is up for a whopping 14 awards!

Customer service is key at Amsted. We are dedicated to maximizing client satisfaction, which is why we utilize GuildQuality to ensure we are living up to that promise. So how does that translate to 8 + 5 equaling 10? Through the positive feedback of our clients!

We are thrilled to announce that a recent renovation project has garnered national attention, winning top prize from the Canadian Home Builders’ Association! The main-floor overhaul transformed a dark and dated home into a bright, open and welcoming space.

We would not be the company that we are today without the valuable relationships we have with our excellent trade partners. That’s why, for the third year in a row, we’ve showed our appreciation by recognizing their efforts at our annual Trade Partners Awards Breakfast March 21.

We were thrilled to learn recently that a recent Barrhaven renovation project has been named a finalist in the CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence. Take a mini tour with us through the project to discover why we think it’s so special.

Our leader, company President Steve Barkhouse, doesn’t like to brag, but we feel it’s important to recognize the huge honour he received last week when he was named to the Order of Ottawa!

It is an honour to be recognized by the industry for our projects, as we were at the recent Housing Design Awards hosted by the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association. That recognition has even more meaning as, facing some stiff competition, we were once again named the Renovator of the Year.

It’s always a joy to work on a project in which balancing the scale of a home brings out its true charms. Such was the case with this impressive Carp home that sat alone atop a hill, and it resulted in two finalist nods for the upcoming Housing Design Awards.

Powder rooms make a great canvas for having some fun. They’re small, contained spaces where adding extra oomph doesn’t seem like too much of a commitment and they offer a bit of an unexpected pop for your guests. That was the case with this powder room renovation, one of our finalists in this month’s Housing Design Awards.

Many of our renovation projects involve opening up spaces. Once upon a time, dividing rooms by their function was the way to design, but many of today’s families prefer a more open concept so that family members can still be together even when they’re doing different activities.

A kitchen makeover doesn’t have to cost a fortune to create a striking end result, as this finalist in the 2017 Housing Design Awards shows.

While validation of our work comes from a homeowner’s satisfaction in a job well done, it’s also a thrill to be recognized by our peers. That’s why we always look forward to awards season!

Each year, Amsted welcomes our valued trade and supplier partners to breakfast to discuss how we can work together to improve the client experience, enhance our mutual success, and have more fun at work. We are also proud to recognize their excellence through our Partner Awards.

Amsted is proud to announce we have been recognized for our seventh consecutive Guildmaster Award with Highest Distinction. This award honours companies across North America who demonstrate exceptional customer service in the residential construction industry.

Among peers from across the country, Amsted was honoured at the Canadian Contractor Outstanding Renovator & Custom Homebuilder Awards to take home the BRONZE in this inaugural year.

Amsted celebrates sales success at the Greater Ottawa Home Builders' Association SAM Awards.

Amsted is proud and honoured to share that we have been named a finalist for the inaugural Canadian Contractor Outstanding Renovator & Custom Homebuilder Award!

The GOHBA Housing Design Awards were held on Saturday night, bringing together the best of the best in housing design in Ottawa. Amsted was proud and excited to accept two awards that evening!

It has been an exciting month for Amsted, honoured for the second consecutive year as Ontario Renovator of the Year by the Ontario Home Builders' Association.

We are very proud to announce that Amsted has been nominated as a finalist in this year's provincial and local awards!

Amsted Design-Build is thrilled to announce that for the sixth consecutive year, we have been awarded the Guildmaster Award with Highest Distinction for exceptional customer service.

We are thrilled to announce that a recent main-floor renovation in the Glebe has been awarded top honours by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association at the organization’s National Awards for Housing Excellence this past weekend in Kelowna, BC.

Amsted Design-Build has proudly earned a place on the Honour Roll of the Better Business Bureau for promoting trust in the marketplace. Amsted has been an Accredited Business since 2000 with an A+ rating and remains complaint-free in 2015.

A finalist in both the local and provincial competitions, Amsted's dramatic main level transformation of a home in the Glebe has now been selected as a finalist on the national stage. The project, which involved rebuilding a rotting addition and reworking the layout of the entire main floor, was designed to respect the home's Victorian heritage, while creating a more functional floorplan for this young family. Dramatic colours and a grand foyer now occupy the formal front of the home, while a mudroom and open concept kitchen and living room at the back allow ample space for everyday living.

Every detail was considered in this thoughtful renovation, and we thank the homeowners for entrusting us to create a home that is unmistakably theirs.

To see photos of this beautiful project, click here!

At the Greater Ottawa Home Builders' Association Housing Design Awards on October 3rd, Amsted proudly took home the Ottawa renovation industry’s top prize, for the 6th time and 2nd consecutive year – Renovator of the Year.

The Ontario Home Builders’ Association Awards of Distinction (AoD) program is an opportunity to pay tribute and honour the creativity, innovation and talent of builders, renovators, designers and marketers within the new home building and renovation industry," said OHBA President Vince Molinaro who added, "The building industry continues to be a major driving force in our province's economy and the Awards of Distinction celebrates this dynamic sector."

Amsted is honoured to have been named a finalist for 2015 Renovator of the Year as well as two renovation project awards. Winners of the OHBA Awards of Distinction will be announced on September 28th.

Amsted is thrilled to announce we have been named a finalist for 11 awards at this year's Greater Ottawa Home Builders' Association Housing Design Awards, including 2015 Renovator of the Year.

These local industry awards recognize design innovation and superior craftsmanship for builders across the city, and we are honoured to continue to be recognized year-over-year.

Award winners will be announced at a Celebratory Gala on October 3rd.

Amsted Design-Build has proudly earned a place on the Honour Roll of the Better Business Bureau for promoting trust in the marketplace. Amsted has been an Accredited Business since 2000 with an A+ rating and remains complaint-free in 2014.

Amsted Design Build has proudly earned a place on the Honour Roll of the Better Business Bureau for promoting trust in the marketplace. Amsted has been an Accredited Business since 2000 with an A+ rating and was complaint free in 2013.

Amsted is proud to have been recognized for two awards at the 2014 Housing Design Awards.

Organized by the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association, the 31st annual gala was held on Saturday, October 4th at the Ottawa Convention Centre.

Joining forces with Chuck Mills Residential Design & Development, Amsted was first called to the stage in the category of Renovation $500,000-$749,999 for the transformation of a cottage-style home into this Arts & Crafts-inspired beauty. (Also named a 2014 finalist in the categories of Custom Kitchen 191-219 sq.ft., Custom Bathroom over 91 sq.ft. and Green Renovation Entire Home.)