I have a confession: I am addicted to house porn… and don’t worry it’s not as X-rated as it sounds. Rather, it’sย the act of checking out the most lust-worthy, jaw-dropping residences and dreaming of winning the lottery so you can call them home!
The 2017 House & Garden Top 50 Rooms is perfect for fellow addicts. Now in its 19th year, the competition celebrates the crรจme de la crรจmeย of Australian residential design. Whittled down from hundreds of entries, the rooms are as diverse as they are stunning withย beautifully functional kitchens to ingenious living spaces and dreamy bedrooms.
This year’s overall winner is aย luxurious sunken living room, designed by Melbourne architect, Dina Malathounis of Junctions90. Blending a neutral palette with a spectacular open fire, it has oversized glass windows that lead to the backyard.
With an esteemed judging panel includingย Australian House & Garden‘s editor in chief Lisa Green,ย interior designer Dana Tomic-Hughes of Yellowtrace and colour expert Lucy Sutherland; the categories range from Best Kitchen to Best Use of Colour and Best Use of Materials.
Six states are represented in the Top 50, with a blind judging process guaranteeing an unbiased result. As Room of the Year designer, Dina receives a trip for two to Paris for the Maison & Objet fair in January 2018. We are jealous!
For more information | Inside the country’s most enviable homes
