August 12, 2020

Custom home builder T.M. Grace Builders Inc., and trailblazing luxury appliance brand Signature Kitchen Suite took top honors at the 2020 Fox Hill Custom Home Showcase, a unique celebration of outstanding architectural and design innovation in the farm-to-table community of Franktown, Colo. Together the companies were awarded the “Best Professional Kitchen” distinction for delivering a fresh twist on the timeless farmhouse design. The high-performance and high-style kitchen was selected by the judging committee based on aesthetic merit and technological innovation. 

The 2020 Custom Home Showcase is a unique event that spotlights state-of-the-art architecture, universal design, health and wellness innovations, landscape architecture design trends and energy efficiency in Fox Hill, a 400-acre single-family residential development. This is believed to be Colorado’s first and only true farm-to-table community with a 42-acre working farm on the grounds.  With a backdrop of mountainous peaks and rolling lush fields, the custom country estate homes feature classic designs with a modern emphasis.

“We specialize in extraordinary architectural detail and unrivaled quality practices of construction,” said Tony Shafer, president and architect of T.M. Grace. “The kitchen is the centerpiece of this show-stopping home with a contemporary variation of a timeless farmhouse design that promotes both form and function. Signature Kitchen Suite’s appliances with purposeful design and leading-edge technologies were instrumental in bringing our vision to life.” 

The charming classic farmhouse sits on 1.6 acres and features a wrap-around front porch maximizing the majestic Colorado views. The showpiece kitchen features the best in luxury appliances with Signature Kitchen Suite innovations, highlighted by a dual-fuel pro-range with chromium griddle and integrated column refrigerators and freezers that offer the largest capacities in the industry.  

Beyond the kitchen is an open-air, yet private courtyard with folding doors and firepit, and a two-story family room with a floor-to-ceiling fireplace – delivering a true indoor-outdoor living experience. The two-story, 4,200-square-foot masterpiece also includes a custom attached multigenerational suite with kitchen, living spaces and separate entry accessible by a breezeway connection.  It also features six bedrooms, five bathrooms, two laundry rooms, a main floor study/secondary bedroom, a main floor master suite, 1,600-sq.-ft. basement and a showroom garage. 

The Fox Hill Best Professional Kitchen distinction adds to the growing list of accolades for Signature Kitchen Suite, tallying more than a dozen honors over the past year, including the coveted 2020 Chairman’s Award bestowed by the National Kitchen and Bath Association.

The fresh new brand is committed to innovative thinking, purposeful design and leading-edge precision and caters to Technicureans,™ the new generation of forward-thinking chefs, combining their passion for food with their appreciation and need for innovation. This summer, the brand is broadening its suite of built-in culinary appliances including pro-rangetops and wall ovens – all featuring the must-have innovation the brand is known for: sous vide technology.