We are pleased to have won two Homer Awards (the Oscar of local residential remodeling) from the Home Builders Association of St. Louis & Eastern Missouri.  This marks the Homer’s 42^nd year of recognizing excellence in design, workmanship and value, and our 10^th consecutive year of being honored with the distinctive Homer statue.

Homer Award for Outstanding Interior Renovation The one-car attached garage of a home in Affton, Missouri was converted into a working studio and display space for a veteran quilter.  There is a loft area for contemplation, inspiration and drawing new designs. She then walks down the stairs to her work space to bring the designs to life, and when they are complete she has lighting and fixtures in place to display her work.

It was a unique adventure for our architect Brian Yount, AIA and project manager Jill Huckelberry to collaborate on this project with the gifted quilter, and we are honored to share this award with her.

Click to see more photos and details of the award-winning quilting studio.

Homer Award for Outstanding Addition The imminent arrival of their mother inspired a Chesterfield couple to add an apartment to their home so she would have privacy, autonomy and comfort. Our project planner Adrienne Nienkamp, CKD, CAPS, designed an accessible apartment with master bathroom that also gave the couple a new laundry room, butler’s pantry and deck.

Click to see more photos and details of the award-winning mother in-law apartment.

Mosby project manager James Roney worked closely with the couple to create a new wing of the home that feels as if it’s always been there, and the lady of the house (Sheryl) enjoyed the process so much that she blogged about it. Here’s links to her blog entries about the apartment project .

Upon learning their project won a Homer, Sheryl replied, “That’s terrific news! We are delighted to be part of such a successful project. In fact, we have enjoyed it so much that we are kind of sorry to see it end. We’d like to have our crew come by every week! And we’ve told Mom that she’ll be getting a little guy to live with her soon!”

And then she took to her blog to share the Homer excitement!

While being honored with awards certainly has its appeal, the best part is the relationships we have built with one another that made both of these projects so special. So thank you to the homeowners who inspired us to new heights and joined the Mosby team to make these life enhancing projects possible. And we look forward to seeing that Homer displayed in their homes!

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