A Kelowna-based custom home builder cleaned up a national contest for housing excellence earlier this month for its homes in Vernon and Kelowna.

Frame Custom Homes, established in 2006, won top prize at the Canadian Home Builderssa国际传媒� Associationsa国际传媒檚 digital gala on May 7, winning the Design Excellence Award sa国际传媒� based on cumulative results in the new home and home-spaces categories.

sa国际传媒淥bviously, wesa国际传媒檙e pretty ecstatic,sa国际传媒� owner Bill Frame said. sa国际传媒淚tsa国际传媒檚 great to be recognized by your peers for the work you do.sa国际传媒�

Frame and his team also won the Best Detached Custom Home 4,001 to 5,000 square feet for the Overlook in Kelowna and Best Detached Custom Home over 5,000 square feet for Lakeside Haven in Vernon.

The win is even sweeter, Frame said, as a smaller Okanagan builder beat out the likes of national competitors in major city centres.

sa国际传媒淚t really reflects on what wesa国际传媒檙e doing in the Okanagan,sa国际传媒� he said. sa国际传媒淲esa国际传媒檙e leading edge. Wesa国际传媒檝e got a lot of opportunities here that lend to the Okanagan lifestyle and it seems that, for everyone I build for, for sure, wants to incorporate that design philosophy.sa国际传媒�

Thatsa国际传媒檚 exactly what the Foots wanted in their lakeside retreat on Okanagan Landing Road.

Ray and Kathy Foot said theysa国际传媒檙e thrilled with the national recognition of Lakeside Haven, the four-bed, six-bath home complete with an elevator, pool and putting green.

sa国际传媒淲e are very happy for our builder,sa国际传媒� Kathy said. sa国际传媒淲e think very highly of him.sa国际传媒�

This wasnsa国际传媒檛 the Foot familysa国际传媒檚 first time building a custom home. The family has lived in and built in Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary.

And while the new Vernon masterpiece overlooking Okanagan Lake isnsa国际传媒檛 their primary residence yet, it is their forever home.

sa国际传媒淲e built this house for our family,sa国际传媒� Kathy said, noting her children live in Vancouver and her 91-year-old mother resides in Calgary. sa国际传媒淭his is a real meeting place for our family.sa国际传媒�

Vernon was an easy choice for the family who spent many summers in the area.

sa国际传媒淲hen we talked to our kids about where to build there was no hesitation: Vernon,sa国际传媒� Ray said. sa国际传媒淭hatsa国际传媒檚 our history, thatsa国际传媒檚 what we love. Thatsa国际传媒檚 where we focused our attention.sa国际传媒�

The duo brought a lot of their successes from their Arizona home to the design table, specifically the outdoor living area, which was recognized in a provincial competition.

sa国际传媒淥ne thing we really appreciated about Bill is his attention to detail,sa国际传媒� Kathy said. sa国际传媒淚f we wanted something, he made it happen.sa国际传媒�

Thatsa国际传媒檚 one of the perks of being a smaller builder, Frame said, noting the size allows staff to build a more intimate building relationship with clients.

sa国际传媒淚n doing so, we get to know them, understand them and help them to ultimately build out their dream,sa国际传媒� he said. sa国际传媒淲hen you turn a house over to people and theysa国际传媒檙e speechless and emotional, you get to share in that.sa国际传媒�

sa国际传媒淭hatsa国际传媒檚 ultimately the most important thing: the relationships we build with our clients.sa国际传媒�

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