10 Awesome Design Ideas From the Best of Houzz 2022 Award Winners
These designs earned pros praise from the Houzz community and offer inspiration for creating a beautiful home
Behind every home design photo you save, chances are there’s a professional responsible for what you love about it. And that’s the impetus for the Best of Houzz Design awards. The photos that homeowners save to their Houzz ideabooks help pros earn recognition for their engaging designs.
The following photos recently won a Best of Houzz 2022 Design award. The awards were announced this week and recognize designs that had the most user engagement, including saves to ideabooks, in 2021. The winning designs offer a good source of inspiration — they’ve been saved by a lot of homeowners, so you know there’s something special about them. Here are 10 ideas worth saving from the Best of Houzz 2022 winners.
The following photos recently won a Best of Houzz 2022 Design award. The awards were announced this week and recognize designs that had the most user engagement, including saves to ideabooks, in 2021. The winning designs offer a good source of inspiration — they’ve been saved by a lot of homeowners, so you know there’s something special about them. Here are 10 ideas worth saving from the Best of Houzz 2022 winners.
Paradigm Interiors took a similar approach in this Orlando, Florida, kitchen. A rich wood island countertop coordinates with wood stools and flooring to bring a layer of warmth to the classic white farmhouse look. The space won Paradigm a Best of Houzz Design award.
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2. Window Seat
Browsing through the 2022 Design award winners reveals a few recurring features, and cushioned window seats came up repeatedly. What’s not to love about a comfy seat next to a view?
Susan Sutter Interiors shows how it’s done in this Washington, D.C.-area living room. A striped cushion on a built-in bench offers a sunny spot with a leafy overlook. The design earned the firm a Best of Houzz Design award. It also won a Service award.
Browsing through the 2022 Design award winners reveals a few recurring features, and cushioned window seats came up repeatedly. What’s not to love about a comfy seat next to a view?
Susan Sutter Interiors shows how it’s done in this Washington, D.C.-area living room. A striped cushion on a built-in bench offers a sunny spot with a leafy overlook. The design earned the firm a Best of Houzz Design award. It also won a Service award.
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Seattle Interiors won a Best of Houzz Design award for this spacious bedroom, which has an inviting window seat. Rough-hewn wood beams give the space a rustic vibe, a nod to the wooded surroundings.
3. Hardworking Storage and Organization
Another feature that comes up again and again in Best of Houzz Design award-winning spaces is hardworking storage and organization.
This Burlington, Ontario, laundry room by The Affordable Kitchen Co. is a good example. Two pullouts store laundry hampers, while drawers and cabinets above maximize the compact space. A sliding door can close off everything when not in use.
The space brought a Best of Houzz Design award to the firm, which also won a Service award.
Another feature that comes up again and again in Best of Houzz Design award-winning spaces is hardworking storage and organization.
This Burlington, Ontario, laundry room by The Affordable Kitchen Co. is a good example. Two pullouts store laundry hampers, while drawers and cabinets above maximize the compact space. A sliding door can close off everything when not in use.
The space brought a Best of Houzz Design award to the firm, which also won a Service award.
Visbeen Architects won a Design award for this laundry room in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rolling hamper storage tucks under a countertop, and a narrow cabinet conceals tall drying racks. The architects also won a Service award.
A well-organized walk-in kitchen pantry is on many people’s remodeling wish lists. And this Nashville, Tennessee, pantry by Castle Homes is a good reminder of why. A wraparound countertop holds small appliances, which can be left plugged in and ready to use. Open shelves organize food while keeping everything in full view.
Drawers, lower shelves and cookie sheet storage round out this hardworking space, which won the general contracting firm a Best of Houzz Design award. It won a Service award as well.
Drawers, lower shelves and cookie sheet storage round out this hardworking space, which won the general contracting firm a Best of Houzz Design award. It won a Service award as well.
You’ll find a lot of beautifully organized closets among the Best of Houzz Design 2022 winners.
Haven Design and Construction won an award for this Austin, Texas, closet. Custom storage features include lighted space for purses and shoes, a rolling ladder for accessing top shelves, pull-down clothing rods and built-in drawers.
The interior design firm also won a Best of Houzz Service award.
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Haven Design and Construction won an award for this Austin, Texas, closet. Custom storage features include lighted space for purses and shoes, a rolling ladder for accessing top shelves, pull-down clothing rods and built-in drawers.
The interior design firm also won a Best of Houzz Service award.
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4. Light-Filled Living Room
When it comes to living rooms, the 2022 Design award winners made one thing abundantly clear: Homeowners want light-filled spaces.
Solitude Homes hit the mark with this Boise, Idaho, living room. Several picture windows flood the room with light, which is enhanced by white shiplap walls and white brick. The space earned a Design award for the design-build firm, which also won a Service award.
When it comes to living rooms, the 2022 Design award winners made one thing abundantly clear: Homeowners want light-filled spaces.
Solitude Homes hit the mark with this Boise, Idaho, living room. Several picture windows flood the room with light, which is enhanced by white shiplap walls and white brick. The space earned a Design award for the design-build firm, which also won a Service award.
Windle Design & Construction also won a Design award for creating a light-filled living room, this one in a Philadelphia home.
The double-height space features numerous divided-light windows, giving it the feeling of being outdoors. The space earned the general contractors a Best of Houzz Design award.
The double-height space features numerous divided-light windows, giving it the feeling of being outdoors. The space earned the general contractors a Best of Houzz Design award.
5. Low-Curb Shower
A low-profile shower entry is a great design feature for creating a safe environment with a light and airy look.
The low-curb shower in this Orlando, Florida, bathroom helped CASA Remodeling & Design earn a Best of Houzz Design award.
A low-profile shower entry is a great design feature for creating a safe environment with a light and airy look.
The low-curb shower in this Orlando, Florida, bathroom helped CASA Remodeling & Design earn a Best of Houzz Design award.
An extra-low-profile entrance maximizes physical and visual space in this Houston bathroom, which won Unika Homes a Best of Houzz Design award.
6. Outdoor Living Room
Few things so joyfully expand a home’s living space like an outdoor room. Shawna Kuykendall Interiors outfitted this welcoming Dallas outdoor living area with a stone fireplace, a TV and stylish furniture. The approach helped win the firm a Best of Houzz Design award.
Few things so joyfully expand a home’s living space like an outdoor room. Shawna Kuykendall Interiors outfitted this welcoming Dallas outdoor living area with a stone fireplace, a TV and stylish furniture. The approach helped win the firm a Best of Houzz Design award.
Creative Cabinets & Design helped elevate this Birmingham, Alabama, outdoor room with a hardworking outdoor kitchen that includes louvered cabinets, with a special section for an egg-shaped grill. The cabinet company won a Best of Houzz Design award.
Nearby, comfortable outdoor furniture on a bold rug creates an inviting living room setup around a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted TV.
Nearby, comfortable outdoor furniture on a bold rug creates an inviting living room setup around a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted TV.
7. Outdoor Shower
If you’re looking to add a bit of luxury to an outdoor space, consider an outdoor shower. Use it as a regular shower, sure, but it’s also good for cooling off on a hot day or rinsing muddy pets, boots or garden tools.
This outdoor shower at a Baltimore home by Melissa McLay Interiors, Gate One Builders and architect Marta Hansen is a beautiful example.
McLay won both a Best of Houzz Design and a Service award.
If you’re looking to add a bit of luxury to an outdoor space, consider an outdoor shower. Use it as a regular shower, sure, but it’s also good for cooling off on a hot day or rinsing muddy pets, boots or garden tools.
This outdoor shower at a Baltimore home by Melissa McLay Interiors, Gate One Builders and architect Marta Hansen is a beautiful example.
McLay won both a Best of Houzz Design and a Service award.
Robert Young Architects created this impressive wood enclosure that houses an outdoor shower near a pool cabana at a New York home. A door allows for some privacy. The design earned the architecture firm a Best of Houzz Design award.
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8. Compact Home Bar
A home bar doesn’t have to mimic the expansive setup of your favorite local cocktail lounge. In most cases, a compact hub gets the job done. But small can still shake up style.
For this custom-built home in Charleston, South Carolina, CopeGrand Homes created an inviting wet bar off a sunny living room. Dark cabinets, a geometric tile backsplash and open wood shelves helped earn the builders a Best of Houzz Design award. It also won a Service award.
A home bar doesn’t have to mimic the expansive setup of your favorite local cocktail lounge. In most cases, a compact hub gets the job done. But small can still shake up style.
For this custom-built home in Charleston, South Carolina, CopeGrand Homes created an inviting wet bar off a sunny living room. Dark cabinets, a geometric tile backsplash and open wood shelves helped earn the builders a Best of Houzz Design award. It also won a Service award.
EK Interiors won a Design award for this gorgeous bar in an Atlanta home. Greige cabinets feature glass inserts that reveal wood-look tile that spans the back wall.
9. Paneled Headboard Wall
A look through Best of Houzz award-winning photos shows that paneling a headboard wall is a popular approach to adding texture and interest in a bedroom.
Black painted millwork creates drama in this Miami bedroom, which won a Design award for Bernhardt Restoration.
A look through Best of Houzz award-winning photos shows that paneling a headboard wall is a popular approach to adding texture and interest in a bedroom.
Black painted millwork creates drama in this Miami bedroom, which won a Design award for Bernhardt Restoration.
Form Collective used elegant gray paneling to add refined style in this Vancouver, British Columbia, bedroom, helping to earn the interior design firm a Best of Houzz Design award.
10. Stylish Staircase
Staircases deserve design attention. And the Best of Houzz Design awards show that homeowners save a lot of photos highlighting stylish staircase designs.
Birdseye Woodshop created the custom newel post and railing in this Burlington, Vermont, home. The painted sections join white risers and reclaimed antique hemlock flooring and treads for a charming entryway — and a Best of Houzz Design award for Birdseye Woodshop.
Staircases deserve design attention. And the Best of Houzz Design awards show that homeowners save a lot of photos highlighting stylish staircase designs.
Birdseye Woodshop created the custom newel post and railing in this Burlington, Vermont, home. The painted sections join white risers and reclaimed antique hemlock flooring and treads for a charming entryway — and a Best of Houzz Design award for Birdseye Woodshop.
This enticing stairway from Melissa Hartigan Design features beautiful bends and turns in gray-stained wood and creamy whites. The space earned the interior designer a Best of Houzz Design award.
If you want to know if a professional on Houzz has received a Best of Houzz award, just check out their profile and look for badges displayed on their page, as shown here. Best of Houzz badges are given in three categories: design, service and photography. When you see a badge, that means the Houzz community has left positive reviews for the professional, has saved photos from their Houzz portfolio or both.
A little more than 3% of Houzz’s 2.7 million active home professionals win Best of Houzz awards each year.
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A little more than 3% of Houzz’s 2.7 million active home professionals win Best of Houzz awards each year.
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Browse thousands of home design photos
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