Entries for the Homes & Gardens Design Awards 2026 are now open.

Celebrating exceptional creativity, craftsmanship and design, the awards recognise the very best across a range of categories, from furniture and lighting to interiors, gardens and architectural projects.

Every entry will be reviewed by Homes & Gardens editors and leading industry experts, who will be looking for creativity, craftsmanship and exceptional design.

Shortlisted entries will be showcased across Homes & Gardens' digital platforms, while winners will also be featured in the January 2027 issue of the magazine and celebrated at a special event in London this November. Shortlisted finalists and winners will receive an official Homes & Gardens Design Awards logo to use across their marketing and communications.

The entry deadline is 30 July. For more information on entering, please visit homesandgardensevents.com.

While the awards are organised around the core categories below, these are intended as helpful entry routes rather than rigid boundaries. To celebrate the full breadth of innovation, multiple winners may be selected within each overarching category. Entrants will be able to select the area that best reflects their work, and the judges will consider each submission on its own merits.

Decorating

• Best fabric collection
• Best bold design in fabric
• Best embroidery
• Best stripe
• Best printed fabric
• Best weave
• Trim of the year
• Best newcomer fabric design
• Best outdoor fabric collection
• Best patterned wallpaper collection
• Best wallpaper design
• Best mural
• Best textured wallpaper
• Best newcomer wallpaper design
• Best wallpaper for children
• Best surface design
• Best tile design
• Best paint collection
• Colour of the year
• Best decorating collaboration

Products

• Best rug design
• Best outdoor rug
• Best runner design
• Best flooring
• Best seat (chairs & stools)
• Best sofa
• Best furniture
• Best storage
• Best bed
• Best ceiling light
• Best table light
• Best wall light
• Best bed linen
• Best home accessory
• Best home fragrance
• Best headboard
• Best accessories collaboration
• Best product made in the UK
• Best outdoor accessory
• Best outdoor collection

Kitchen & Bathroom

• Best kitchen collection
• Best small kitchen appliance
• Best hardware collection
• Best kitchen surface
• Best large kitchen appliance
• Best bath design
• Best bathroom lighting
• Best bathroom collection
• Best bathroom fitting
• Best bathroom furniture

Projects

• Best UK residential project
• Best global residential project
• Best bathroom design
• Best kitchen design
• Best small space
• Best project by a newcomer
• Best UK hotel design
• Best global hotel design
• Best UK commercial project
• Best global commercial project
• Best large residential garden
• Best small residential garden

Sustainable Design Award

• Recognising products, collections or projects demonstrating meaningful innovation in sustainability, sourcing and longevity. Please provide an explanation for the sustainability credentials.