Love & Praise

Love &
Praise

PURE Design was honoured by the NKBA

As Western Canada’s 2024

Interior Designer of the Year

Awards

PURE Design’s projects continually win prestigious accolades
internationally for trend-setting design work. We celebrate these awards:

2026 Ami McKay, Praiseworthy Pick, Kitchen & Bath Business (KBB) Vancouver

Named one of seven 2026 Praiseworthy Picks by Kitchen & Bath Business. The honor recognizes 18 years of mentoring women in the industry.
2026 PURE Design, Best Use of Color, Kitchen & Bath Business (KBB) – Little Mountain Residence
2026 PURE Design, Best Balanced Budget, Kitchen & Bath Business (KBB)
Consumer Choice Award 2027: Interior Designer, North Vancouver
Recognized by CBRB as one of the Best Businesses in Canada for 2026

2026 Western Living Design 25 Awards — Little Mountain Residence

Winning room as one of most innovative, thoughtful and beautiful new designs
2026 FeedSpot Top 60 Canadian Interior Design Influencers
2025 Winner, Contemporary Small Bathroom — Golden Residence (NKBA BC Chapter DEA)
2025 Winner, Contemporary Medium Kitchen (NKBA BC Chapter DEA)
2025 Winner, Best Retail Space — Origins Chocolate (NKBA BC Chapter DEA)
2025 Winner, Best Commercial Space (NKBA BC Chapter DEA)
2025 Winner, Best Office Space (NKBA BC Chapter DEA)
2023, 2024 and 2025 House & Home Canada’s Top 100 Designers
2024 Interior Designer of the Year

Named Western Canada’s Interior Designer of the Year by the NKBA
2024 Winner, Best Traditional Small Bathroom (NKBA BC CHAPTER DEA)
2024 Winner, Best Traditional Medium Kitchen — Oceanview Kitchen (NKBA BC CHAPTER DEA)
2023 Women of the Year

2023 BCBusiness Entrepreneurial Leader Award
Park Place Residence

People’s Choice Award – Loop Design Awards. Second Place for Small Traditional Kitchen 2022 NKBA Kitchen & Bath Design + Industry Awards
Panorama Residence

Canadian House and Home Magazine’s 2021 Top 5 Best Home Renovations in Canada
Park Place Residence

Winner of NKBA’s 2021 Design Excellence Award
Eagle Harbour Residence

Canada’s 3rd Most Beautiful Home 2020 by Canadian House and Home Magazine
Gladstone Residence

National Kitchen & Bath Association’s Kitchen of the Year 2019 and Design Excellence Award 2019
Madison Residence

Winner of NKBA’s Kitchen of the Year, 2020
Rosebery Residence

National Kitchen & Bath Association’s Bathroom of the Year 2019
YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Business
2022 Canadian Business Awards: Best Contemporary Interior Design Company – Vancouver
Global Excellence Awards 2021: Best Interior Design Studio 2021 – Vancouver
Global Excellence Awards 2021: LUXlife Client Service Excellence Award 2021
LUXlife Best Interior Design Studio 2021 – Vancouver
LUXlife Client Service Excellence Award 2021
Vancouverites voted PURE Design as the city’s top #1 Best Vancouver Designer via Build Direct
Top designers to watch – Rue Mag
Top Canadian designer – Chatelaine Mag
Designer of the Year nominee – Western Living
Leo nominated host/interior designer – HGTV ‘s Makeover Wish
2009 — Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Award for Business

PURE Design’s Principal Designer Ami Mckay is renowned as one of
the best Canadian interior designers.

Chatelaine Magazine calls Ami one of “Canada’s Top Five Interior Designers” and Rue Magazine named her one of the “Top 5 Designers to Watch.” As one of Canada’s most published Interior Designers, Ami’s award-winning work regularly appears in Style at Home Magazine, House and Home Magazine, Architectural Digest, Gray Magazine, and Western Living Magazine.