JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Sisler Johnston InteriorDesign won silver in the National Association of Homebuilders Best of 50+ Housing Awards. The company, along with developer/builder Pulte Homes/Del Webb and architect Basham & Lucas Design Group, received the best sales center award for the Riverwood Welcome Center at Nocatee.

“We are honored to receive this prestigious national award for our work at Riverwood,” said Judith Sisler Johnston, president of Sisler Johnston Interior Design and ASID allied member. “Homebuyers in the 50+ market want to live in a luxurious setting with amenities and a lifestyle that meets their needs and aspirations.”

Designed to reflect the coastal lifestyle featured at the master-planned community of Nocatee in Ponte Vedra, Fla., the Riverwood Welcome Center has a classic Mediterranean-style exterior highlighted by a clay tile roof, rough troweled stucco and natural quarry stone.

Inside, the center features displays depicting the Riverwood lifestyle and a large pictorial map of the community. Authentic coastal photography from the 1930s to the present is featured within accent-painted recessed niches.

The entry area has an expansive two-story ceiling and clerestory windows clad with honey-stained wood. There is a large wall-mounted water feature behind the open reception desk. The center has warm honey maple flooring and tables and chairs in a complementary colored wood.

Geometric patterned Turkish rugs define the center’s seating areas. All of the furnishings have clean California coastal lines and light textured neutral fabric upholstery accompanied by bold accent pillows. Instead of traditional coffee tables, round leather ottomans reinforce the relaxed elegance of the furniture groupings. Iron lamp tables with inlaid slate tops add contrast to the leather and honey woods. Drapery panels in alternating layers of paprika and wheat fabric flow from large diameter, honey-stained wooden rods and complement the center’s 15-foot Palladian windows.

An authentic looking European bistro serves as the center’s refreshment area. The setting has large chiseled-edge tile floors, iron gates, bistro tables with mosaic tops and chairs, a wall fountain and a baker’s rack. Guest can enjoy refreshments while viewing promotional videos about Riverwood on large screened televisions.

The center also has a lifestyle room for leisure activities, such as cards, games and exercise classes, and a business center. Outside, a putting green and bocce court grace the lawn surrounding the covered verandah, which has cushioned outdoor furnishings for parties and social gatherings. There are seven sales offices within the Riverwood Welcome Center. To reinforce the relaxed atmosphere, each has a table desk and storage credenza in light brown cherry wood with soft contemporary styling. Northeast Florida coastal living photography appears as framed art throughout the business area. A professionally equipped selection center demonstrates the variety of features and finishes available to homebuyers.

The NAHB Best of 50+ Housing Awards honors the most outstanding work nationally in the 50+ housing industry. An elite 13-member panel of judges chose winners in 50 categories from nearly 300 entries of current and on-the-board projects from across the United States. More than 400 attended the awards ceremony, which was held in conjunction with the association’s Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium in New Orleans, La.

The senior housing market is the fastest growing segment of the homebuilding industry. The NAHB has promoted excellence in the 50+ housing industry for the past 16 years. In 2005, Sisler Johnston Interior Design received a silver award from the association for the company’s model home design at Fleet Landing, a life care community in Atlantic Beach.

Sisler Johnston Interior Design offers comprehensive interior design services for residential and commercial clients. The company designs private residences, builder model homes, community centers, hotel guest accommodations and office suites. Sisler Johnston Interior Design also provides marketable designs for senior lifestyle communities.

ASID Allied Member Judith Sisler Johnston and her team of licensed, talented designers help clients enhance their surroundings with designs that range from traditional elegance to classic contemporary style. Sisler Johnston is Jacksonville’s leading authority on designing spectacular spaces that are beautiful, functional and reflect her clients’ personalities and lifestyles.

Sisler Johnston’s design work has been featured in numerous books, newspapers, magazines and television programs. Sisler Johnston Interior Design celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2004 and has been recognized with more than 100 industry awards.

For more information about Sisler Johnston Interior Design, call (904) 288-0908 or visit www.sislerjohnston.com.

Photography:

1. Jacksonville interior designer Judith Sisler Johnston, president of Sisler Johnston Interior Design, and Paul Basham, president of Basham & Lucas Design Group, accepted the silver award for best sales center for the Riverwood Welcome Center at Nocatee in the National Association of Homebuilders Best of 50+ Housing Awards in New Orleans.

2. The great room at the Riverwood Welcome Center at Nocatee. The Riverwood Welcome Center at Nocatee received the silver award in the best sales center category in the National Association of Homebuilders Best of 50+ Housing Awards.