Designer’s diverse background, creative talents drive firm’s success
When Chris Awadalla founded Sanctuary Kitchen + Bath Design after working in the luxury kitchen and bath design field for over a decade, he already had a diverse professional background. From building and installing cabinets, framing kitchens, plumbing sinks and wiring electrical, he was well equipped to understand how a kitchen comes together.
A degree in information management and technology and four years working in mutual funds gave him a broad perspective, along with an appreciation for the balance needed to run a firm that requires both business and design savvy.
His tech background serves him well in his showroom, where he’s utilized technology instead of costly showroom overhead to grow his firm into one of Denver’s leading luxury design sources.
Awadalla began his career as an apprentice to a master carpenter in Connecticut who manufactured cabinets and performed installations for renowned interior designer Beverly Ellsley, a 2018 KBDN Innovator. He moved to Denver in 2009 where he took a job as a designer with Interior Intuitions, before starting his own business in 2014. Today, his firm collaborates with many of the state’s most skilled architectural, design and build firms, both in the mountain communities and in metro Denver.
With a passion for creative design, he’s already won numerous accolades, including Best of Houzz (four years in a row), 5 Under 40 Award 2019 by Colorado Homes and Lifestyles magazine, and Fabulous List 2017 by Colorado Homes and Lifestyles magazine.
