2025 Home Design Award Entries
Showcase Your Finest Work
dsm magazine is seeking submissions from organizations within the home industry for our 2025 dsm Home Design Awards.
Cost per submission (processing fee): $35
Categories and Subcategories:
Architecture and New Construction
- Contemporary Architecture
Showcase how you’re pushing the boundaries of modern design. We’re looking for a variety—high end to more affordable solutions.
- Traditional Architecture
Classic looks never go out of style. Show how you’re using traditional style in a fresh way.
- Vacation Home
Whether it’s on a lake, a mountain or in the woods, we want to see the best of the best in vacation homes. We’re looking for a mix of projects and a variety of price points.
- New Construction: Modern
Show us your best new modern building projects. Any size goes.
- New Construction: Traditional
What’s your best look when it comes to classic design? And how do you reinterpret traditional architectural elements in creative ways? As with the modern category, any size goes.
Remodels and Renovations
- Historic Renovation or Restoration (50 years or older):
Show how you’ve transformed an older home with today’s modern amenities. Get creative with spaces, including attics and basements.
- Remodeled Kitchen:
Readers love a good makeover. Show us how you've transformed a dated kitchen with modern features and style. Projects can be purely cosmetic or complete transformations. Provide before and after photographs, ideally with matching angles.
- Remodeled Living Room:
Let’s see your best living rooms that you've transformed with surface updates such as new flooring, wall coverings, window treatments and furnishings. Provide before and after photographs, ideally with matching angles.
- Remodeled Bath:
How have you transformed one of the most utilitarian rooms in the home with new surfaces, cabinetry and fixtures? Provide before and after photographs, ideally with matching angles.
Exteriors and Outdoor Living
- Landscape/Hardscape
Whether it’s adding curb appeal or creating a backyard oasis, landscaping helps perfect any home environment. Show us your new projects, makeovers and more, with a focus on landscape design.
- Garden Design
Horticulturalists and home gardeners alike, here’s your chance to show off your best perennial and annual beds—and maybe even the veggie plot. Highlight why the garden is worth a spotlight.
- Deck, Patio, Porch, Pool
Outdoor living has become even more popular over the past few years. What have you created to enhance your clients’ outdoor experiences for entertaining as well as everyday enjoyment?
- Exterior Home Makeover
With the hot housing market, we’ve been seeing more and more exterior facelifts. Show us your best before-and-afters that enhance curb appeal while boosting home value.
Decor
- Dining Room
Classic, traditional and modern dining rooms are an enduring feature in many homes. Show us your best one. How have you shaped your dining/eating area to serve an inviting space for family and friends?
- Modern Living Room:
Show us your best modern living rooms, with furniture, artwork, lighting and any accessories that help establish the style.
- Traditional Living Room:
How have you reinterpreted traditional style for today’s modern families? Consider furniture, artwork, lighting and any accessories that help establish the look.
- Primary Bedroom
Luxury amenities are the standard when it comes to bedroom design. How have you added comfort and style to this most-used space in the home?
- Utility Room:
Home gyms, mudrooms, office spaces and more add utility to the home. Show us your best solutions that incorporate storage and style.
- Bar or Wine Room:
How have you integrated entertaining space in new or existing construction? Show us your best solution for a home bar or wine cellar. We’re looking for dream spaces.
- Basement:
How have you designed this subterranean space for today’s living? We’re looking for creative uses of space and smart solutions for lighting, flooring, ceilings and other common basement elements.
Kitchen and Bath
- Bath:
Primary, hall or powder baths are all options in this category. Show what’s on trend with colors, finishes, cabinetry, storage and more.
- Large Traditional Kitchen (201+ sq ft):
The heart of the home, kitchens are deservedly one of the biggest investments. We want to see your best example of a kitchen that highlights traditional design. Source the local designer and any additional vendors.
- Large Modern Kitchen (201+ sq ft):
Show us your sleek, state-of-the-art kitchens that take cooking and eating to a whole new level.
- Small Traditional Kitchen (up to 200 sq ft):
A modest size means great design and function are even more important. Show how you’ve built in storage, style, function and beauty into a smaller space that also reflects traditional style.
- Small Modern Kitchen (up to 200 sq ft):
How have you built a modern look in a small space? Show us your best compact kitchens that maximize every square inch.
Cost per submission (processing fee): $35
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Dates to Remember
July 7 - August 15: Submission period; submissions will not be accepted after August 15.
October: Winners notified.
March 2024: Home Design Awards Ceremony and dsm Home Design Awards unveiling.