Renovation inspiration: London Home Design Awards 2018 - the winners revealed
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Trending now for London homes: midnight blue, brass and gold, velvet and marble, layered lighting, clever storage, divine details, dedicated DIY and jungly back gardens.
All these and more are revealed in the inspirational winning rooms announced today in the first London Home Design Awards from Homes & Property in partnership with the online home design and renovation platform, Houzz.
Readers were asked for an imaginative and thoughtful renovation project from their own home, whether owned or rented. The five categories were: living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and garden, and we received hundreds of entries.
Judging was rigorous, with much heated debate and took place, appropriately, in Sketch London’s glamorous Lecture Room & Library restaurant in Mayfair with its hand-painted ceiling swirls and zigzag-patterned walls threaded with real silver, and in the adjacent library with its 1779 James Wyatt dome.
Watch the video: London Home Design Awards judging at Sketch
“We see every week the enormous enthusiasm and natural talent Londoners have for doing up their homes,” says Homes & Property editor Janice Morley. “The results reveal Londoners’ huge creativity in designing their own space, whatever their budget or size constraints.”
LONDON DESIGN AWARDS 2018 - THE WINNING PROJECTS REVEALED
(Scroll through our gallery above for the full details on all winning projects)
1. THE WINNING KITCHEN
Sponsored by leading tile specialists Topps Tiles
"A New York loft in a London garden" was the aim, and this industrial-chic kitchen renovation has sparked a new career in styling for owner Laura Burkitt.
2. THE WINNING LIVING ROOM
Sponsored by high-end audio, TV and multimedia specialist Bang & Olufsen
A formally-beige room that cried out for a bold Farrow & Ball Hague Blue wall colour and striking accessories - Stephanie Savvides-Howell's self-confessed weakness - “I could open a store with my impulse-buy rejects."
3. THE WINNING BATHROOM
Sponsored by luxury bathroom specialist Kohler
Luxurious and glamorous with metallic touches, Jess Hurrell's recently-renovated bathroom in Honor Oak Park isn't one for minimalists.
4. THE WINNING BEDROOM
Sponsored by Hästens, ethically sourced and hand-crafted beds specialist
French-born Emilie Mauran was inspired by hotel bedrooms but wanted something more personal for her London bedroom (below) so was delighted when her husband agreed to a pinky plaster finish.
5. THE WINNING GARDEN
Simon Hurst's south-facing garden in Walthamstow (below) was a blank canvas. It's now a "secluded oasis" in which larger shrubs give height while shade-loving ferns at a lower level create a tiered effect.
WATCH OUR VIDEO: BEHIND THE SCENES ON JUDGING DAY
The London Home Design Awards at Sketch
TOP PRIZES
Each of the five category winners will be sent a £500 Houzz Shop voucher to spend on Bang & Olufsen products and a £250 voucher to spend on Tom Dixon products, also in the Houzz Shop. Plus, we'll be sending the winners to a lamp-making workshop at The Factory in Tom Dixon's new flagship store, worth £250.
WITH THANKS TO OUR EXPERT PANEL OF JUDGES
The expert panel of judges included the editors of Homes & Property and Houzz, Janice Morley and Victoria Harrison; design journalist Barbara Chandler; Daniel Hopwood, former president of the British Institute of Interior Design; and Richard MacRae of architecture design studio EDRM.
Guest judges included food writer and broadcaster Rachel Khoo; Mad About The House author Kate Watson-Smyth; interior design duo Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead of 2LG Studio; the founder of Mr & Mrs Smith hotels Tamara Lohan; and founder of The Balcony Gardener Isabelle Palmer