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Best of Houzz Awards Revealed! Top-Rated Pros & Winning Projects
Don't miss this selection of award-winning rooms Houzz users loved the most and gather ideas for your next renovation
Once again, the latest round of home design professionals to earn a 2023 Best of Houzz award have delivered rooms that the Houzz community loves. The annual awards, announced this week, recognise the top-rated home professionals and most popular designs on Houzz across the country, based on user engagement and Ideabook saves.
To celebrate the occasion, and to highlight some of the great designs, we have rounded up a small selection of this year’s winning photos in the top categories. However, there are many more inspiring images for you to browse… To see all the top-rating rooms and different room categories (and to filter for Australia, NZ or any other country), click here.
To celebrate the occasion, and to highlight some of the great designs, we have rounded up a small selection of this year’s winning photos in the top categories. However, there are many more inspiring images for you to browse… To see all the top-rating rooms and different room categories (and to filter for Australia, NZ or any other country), click here.
Two winners from the Bathroom category
Studio Black Interiors in Canberra - Queanbeyan
From the bathroom winners, there is a big move towards adding individuality to this space. While white bathrooms have long-lasting appeal, playing with elements such as tile shapes, style and form is gaining traction. This is also a great way to tie the bathroom’s look into the rest of a home’s aesthetic.
Studio Black Interiors in Canberra - Queanbeyan
From the bathroom winners, there is a big move towards adding individuality to this space. While white bathrooms have long-lasting appeal, playing with elements such as tile shapes, style and form is gaining traction. This is also a great way to tie the bathroom’s look into the rest of a home’s aesthetic.
Two winners from the Living and Family Room categories
Native Design Workshop in Melbourne, Victoria
From the living and family room winners, we can see that large openings and windows, with views to nature is something our users rate, whether that’s on a spacious section or a more modest courtyard. The lesson here is to use what you have.
Native Design Workshop in Melbourne, Victoria
From the living and family room winners, we can see that large openings and windows, with views to nature is something our users rate, whether that’s on a spacious section or a more modest courtyard. The lesson here is to use what you have.
Two winners from the Bedroom category
Jessi Eve in Wollongong, NSW
From the bedroom winners, we can see that people are investing more time and energy to create a space they want to retreat to. Traditionally the more private rooms of the house are where we spend our least decorating energy; this is undergoing a fundamental change as we appreciate that they are spaces that help us reset and regenerate.
Jessi Eve in Wollongong, NSW
From the bedroom winners, we can see that people are investing more time and energy to create a space they want to retreat to. Traditionally the more private rooms of the house are where we spend our least decorating energy; this is undergoing a fundamental change as we appreciate that they are spaces that help us reset and regenerate.
Two winners from the Home Office category
Build Theory in Adelaide, SA
From the home office winners, it is apparent that this space is now a priority for many homeowners. And the ways that people are integrating a work space is far more varied and thought-provoking than in previous years. Free of mounds of paperwork and the need to be hidden behind closed doors, home offices are emerging as streamlined spaces that are aesthetically integrated into (sometimes even a highlight of) our main living spaces.
Build Theory in Adelaide, SA
From the home office winners, it is apparent that this space is now a priority for many homeowners. And the ways that people are integrating a work space is far more varied and thought-provoking than in previous years. Free of mounds of paperwork and the need to be hidden behind closed doors, home offices are emerging as streamlined spaces that are aesthetically integrated into (sometimes even a highlight of) our main living spaces.
Two winners from the Laundry category
Lux Interiors in Perth, WA
Likewise with the laundry winners. While this room is often still a dedicated space, it’s getting a lot more love in the form of well-chosen basins, tiles, handle ware and work surfaces.
Lux Interiors in Perth, WA
Likewise with the laundry winners. While this room is often still a dedicated space, it’s getting a lot more love in the form of well-chosen basins, tiles, handle ware and work surfaces.
Two winners from the Patio category
Donna Guyler Design on the Gold Coast, Queensland
If there is something that Australia does well, and our users respond to, it’s our outdoor spaces. We are moving away from limiting out outdoor extensions to just kitchens and are now including outdoor living and dining areas areas.
Donna Guyler Design on the Gold Coast, Queensland
If there is something that Australia does well, and our users respond to, it’s our outdoor spaces. We are moving away from limiting out outdoor extensions to just kitchens and are now including outdoor living and dining areas areas.
Some things to note:
Your turn
Which of these spaces do you love most? Share your favourites in the Comments below. And head here to see all the winners and filter these stunning designs by room and location.
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- Professionals who win a Best of Houzz award will have a badge (pictured) displayed in the Credentials section of their Houzz profile. These badges help you identify popular and top-rated home professionals in your area.
- A Best of Houzz Design award celebrates home professionals whose work was most popular among Houzz users in the past year, meaning photos of that work garnered the most user engagement and Ideabook saves, among other things.
- A Best of Houzz Service award, on the other hand, depends on factors including a professional’s overall rating and client reviews submitted in 2022.
- Photographers can earn Best of Houzz recognition as well, in the form of a Best of Houzz Photography badge, given to architecture and interior design photographers whose images were most popular on Houzz.
Your turn
Which of these spaces do you love most? Share your favourites in the Comments below. And head here to see all the winners and filter these stunning designs by room and location.
More
If a renovation is on the cards, make sure you read this first – Room by Room: Experts on Ways to Avoid Common Renovation Blunders
Ethos Interiors in Townsville, Queensland
From the kitchen winners, we can see that colour is making a comeback, particularly in island benches. Keeping rear joinery and surfaces neutral while highlighting form and texture below the island-bench work surface adds personality while allowing for easy future adaption.