Here’s What a Best of Houzz Badge Means on a Pro’s Profile
Find out about the Best of Houzz awards and how you can discover winning professionals in your area
Amanda Pollard
12 February 2020
Senior Editor at Houzz UK and Ireland. Journalist and editor specialising in interiors and architecture.
Senior Editor at Houzz UK and Ireland. Journalist and editor specialising in interiors... More
Have you spotted a Best of Houzz badge on a home professional’s profile page and wondered what it stands for? These awards are announced annually to recognise those home professionals and designs that really stand out. The badges are allocated according to category and area, in the UK and globally.
There are millions of active home professionals on Houzz and just over 3% of these win an award. This mean the winning photos were often saved to ideabooks thousands or even tens of thousands of times. In other words, these pros and designs have really impressed the Houzz community.
There are millions of active home professionals on Houzz and just over 3% of these win an award. This mean the winning photos were often saved to ideabooks thousands or even tens of thousands of times. In other words, these pros and designs have really impressed the Houzz community.
Suzie Mc Adam Design won a Best of Houzz Design award for this photo in 2022. All of the room photos in this story are from 2022 Best of Houzz winners.
The winners are announced in February and are awarded in the categories of Design, Service and Photography. They’re chosen by the Houzz community – the millions of homeowners who regularly use the site to connect with professionals and find home inspiration.
Want to know how to find the right award-winning pro for your project, or help a professional be recognised for their work? Read on to discover more about the coveted badges.
The winners are announced in February and are awarded in the categories of Design, Service and Photography. They’re chosen by the Houzz community – the millions of homeowners who regularly use the site to connect with professionals and find home inspiration.
Want to know how to find the right award-winning pro for your project, or help a professional be recognised for their work? Read on to discover more about the coveted badges.
Bhavin Taylor Design won a Best of Houzz Service award.
Best of Houzz Service
Positive ratings and client reviews submitted during the year can help a professional gain a Best of Houzz Service award.
The award is based on an algorithm that takes into account a variety of community activities. Professionals with at least one client review for a project completed in the previous year and two client reviews overall are eligible for a Best of Houzz Service award.
Best of Houzz Service
Positive ratings and client reviews submitted during the year can help a professional gain a Best of Houzz Service award.
The award is based on an algorithm that takes into account a variety of community activities. Professionals with at least one client review for a project completed in the previous year and two client reviews overall are eligible for a Best of Houzz Service award.
This photo won Courtney McDonnell Studio a Best of Houzz Design award.
Best of Houzz Design
This award recognises the images of professionals’ work that were most popular among Houzz users during the past year. The winners are awarded when the photos of their work gain the most user engagement and ideabook saves, among other things.
Do any of your favourite images rank among the most popular? See the 2022 Best of Houzz Design winners here.
Best of Houzz Design
This award recognises the images of professionals’ work that were most popular among Houzz users during the past year. The winners are awarded when the photos of their work gain the most user engagement and ideabook saves, among other things.
Do any of your favourite images rank among the most popular? See the 2022 Best of Houzz Design winners here.
Anya Rice Photography won a Best of Houzz Photography award.
Best of Houzz Photography
Photographers are also recognised for their work and can win a Best of Houzz Photography badge. These awards are given to architecture and interior design photographers whose photos were most popular among Houzz users during the year.
Best of Houzz Photography
Photographers are also recognised for their work and can win a Best of Houzz Photography badge. These awards are given to architecture and interior design photographers whose photos were most popular among Houzz users during the year.
Best of Houzz badges are displayed on the winner’s profile page like this.
How Best of Houzz badges work
The Best of Houzz badges automatically pop up on a winner’s profile page as soon as they’ve won an award. The professionals are also given some marketing materials to help them share the news with clients and other professionals on their social media channels and websites.
How Best of Houzz badges work
The Best of Houzz badges automatically pop up on a winner’s profile page as soon as they’ve won an award. The professionals are also given some marketing materials to help them share the news with clients and other professionals on their social media channels and websites.
This child’s room photo gained a Best of Houzz Design win for Interior Therapy.
How to help a professional win a badge
Have you worked with a great Houzz professional on your home project? Let the rest of the Houzz community know by writing a positive review on the pro’s Houzz profile page. Not only will it help other homeowners, it could also boost the professional’s chances of gaining a Best of Houzz Service badge.
When you like a photo or project, consider saving it to your ideabooks. The more photo saves a professional gets, the higher their chances of winning a Best of Houzz Design or Best of Houzz Photography award.
How to help a professional win a badge
Have you worked with a great Houzz professional on your home project? Let the rest of the Houzz community know by writing a positive review on the pro’s Houzz profile page. Not only will it help other homeowners, it could also boost the professional’s chances of gaining a Best of Houzz Service badge.
When you like a photo or project, consider saving it to your ideabooks. The more photo saves a professional gets, the higher their chances of winning a Best of Houzz Design or Best of Houzz Photography award.
Intervention Architecture won a Best of Houzz Design award for this photo.
Where to see the winners
To take a look at all the design winners, visit this Houzz photo gallery. Filter the images by country, metro area and room type to easily find the right top-rated professional in your neighbourhood.
Tell us…
Have you used a Houzz professional you think should be awarded a Best of Houzz badge? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
Where to see the winners
To take a look at all the design winners, visit this Houzz photo gallery. Filter the images by country, metro area and room type to easily find the right top-rated professional in your neighbourhood.
Tell us…
Have you used a Houzz professional you think should be awarded a Best of Houzz badge? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
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I would really like to boost my presence on Houzz and I also like the idea of submitting some of my projects for the possibility of winning an award. Houzz is great for inspiration whether your a pro like me or just looking for ideas 👌
Houzz is a great place to be inspired.
Thank you for our Best of Houzz design and Best of Houzz Service Awards. It is lovely to be appreciated !
Kindest regards
Karen at OnePlan