2004 Best New Custom Home over 3500 square feet – Awarded to Thistlewood and Thistlewood’s Eastern Ontario Dealer Len Kuipers for the home "Tall Grasse Pointe".

Architect: David Mailing, Ottawa, Ontario.

2003 Best Mountain Home of the Year Award (Honourable Mention) – Awarded to Thistlewood and custom builder Robert Mitchell for the home "Falcon’s View" located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

2002 Best New Custom Home 1700 - 2000 square feet – Awarded to Thistlewood and custom builder Robert Mitchell by the Canadian Home Builder's Association for the home "Serenity Ridge" located in Alberta, Canada.

2001 Best Home in Canada over 2200 square feet – Awarded to Thistlewood and custom builder Robert Mitchell by the Canadian Home Builders's Association for the home "Lore of the Woods" located in Alberta, Canada.

2000 Best Print Advertisement – Awarded to Thistlewood by the Canadian Home Builder's Association for a full color ad designed by Thistlewood's Marketing Director, Heather Anderson.

1997 Most Outstanding Home Design – Selected by the Ontario Home Builders' Association as the best design for a new custom built home for the entire province of Ontario.

1996 Most Outstanding Exterior Award Ontario Home Builders' Association

1995 Most Outstanding Living Space Award Ontario Home Builders' Association

1995 Best Builder Sales Brochure Award Ontario Home Builders' Association

1994 Nia nt Commission, Thistlewood home wins award for "creative, imaginative design"

1994 "Best Overall" International Design Award Timber Framers Guild of North America, Nacogdoches, Texas for an 1800 square foot country home.

1991 50 Fastest-Growing Canadian Companies, Profit Magazine Thistlewood was ranked the 12th fastest growing business in Canada.

1990 International Design Award – Timber Framers Guild of North America for 2100 square foot timber frame beach