*This competition is only open in London this year but Houzz told me on Friday that they plan to roll it out nationwide next year and in the meantime you can enjoy your usual stroll through 10 Beautiful Rooms without needing to read the words if they don’t apply to you. Also bank holiday…
And also I’m aware that the format has gone slightly skew whiff which has something to do with the way you have to embed images from Houzz – I’m not clever enough to do anything about it. You can still see the pictures and read the words and normal service will be resumed tomorrow.
So yes, Londoners, are you ready? The Evening Standard has teamed up with Houzz to launch the capital’s first Home Design Awards and it’s open to both renters and owners across five different categories: kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedroom and the garden.
Photo by Chris Snook – image via houzz
You have two weeks – until 8 June 1018 – to style, shoot and submit one image of your chosen room although you can enter as many of the categories as you wish. Entries close at midday. You can enter here.
Photo by Chris Snook – Look for living room pictures
If you make the shortlist you will be contacted to give more details about the completed project and then your entry will be put in front of a panel of expert judges – including, ahem, yours truly who will be judging the living room category so flumpf (technical term) those cushions people because I want to see.
Photo by Chris Snook – More living room ideas
The main panel of judges includes Janice Morley. editor of Homes & Property and Victoria Harrison, editor of Houzz UK who will be joined by design writer and the doyenne of interiors journalism, Barbara Chandler, Daniel Hopwood, interior designer and presenter of The Great Interior Design Challenge as well as Richard MacRae of the architecture design studio EDRM.
Photo by Chris Snook – Look for kitchen pictures
In addition to me on the judging panel, Rachel Khoo will be helping decide the winner of the best kitchen, Tamara Lohan, founder of Mr & Mrs Smith, the bedroom, while 2LG, Russel Whitehead and Jordan Cluroe will be casting their designer eyes over the bathroom and Isabelle Palmer, founder of The Balcony Gardener, will judge the gardens.
Photo by Chris Snook – Look for bedroom pictures
Now obviously there’s no competition without prizes and these include a £500 Houzz shop voucher to spend on Bang & Olufson products as well as a £250 Tom Dixon voucher to spend in the Houzz shop. Winners will also get to attend a lamp making workshop at Tom’s new studios near King’s Cross (this is worth £250).
You can enter online via this link here where you will also find the rules and details of the competition. The winning projects will be featured on Houzz and in the Standard’s Homes & Property section on Wednesday 4 July.
Photo by Chris Snook – Browse bathroom ideas
You can also share your entry on instagram using the hashtag #homedesignwards and they may also feature you on their feeds as well.
Photo by Chris Snook – Search living room pictures
And that is basically all you need to know. And I appreciate that now 99 per cent of the country is feeling cross and left out so Londoners here’s the thing. You need to enter this enthusiastically and in volume and make it such a success that Houzz decides to make it a nationwide competition next year. The nation expects.
Photo by Chris Snook – image via houzz
Well that might be slightly overstating it but you know what I mean. Now fingers crossed for a sunny day wherever you are since it’s a bank holiday and we need barbecue food. Have a lovely day everyone.
Photo by Chris Snook – image via houzz
And if you want to enter then here’s the link.
good tips! love your ideas, your place is so instagram worthy!
Well, I do feel left out, but my house will be more photogenic next year!!