Best of Design
Best Renovated Home
Laken Design puts family — and lighting — first in a stunning home renovation.
Best Outdoor Space
Attorney Scott Westwood added a whimsical, California-inspired pool to his historic home.
Best Renovated Kitchen
Studio d’ARC transformed a separate kitchen and formal dining room into a spacious, Scandinavian-inspired space.
Best Renovated Bathroom
M. Ferrari and Company reimagined an outdated master bathroom into an oasis suitable for the whole family.
Best Room
mossArchitects took advantage of sloping topography to design a dream home, including a two-story great room with a stunning view.
Best New Home: Architectural and Best Green Home
Using nature as inspiration, architect Robert Gaskill designed his dream home.
Meet Our Judges
Each year, it gets better. For our third annual Best of Design contest, Pittsburgh Magazine HOME received a record number of stunning entries from talented architects, interior designers and homeowners across the region. Picking a winner is no easy feat, which is why — to ensure fairness and neutrality — we left the blind judging process to a panel of Cleveland-based professionals in the design and architecture industries.
Best New Home
Mired in controversial beginnings, a sleek contemporary townhouse nevertheless bloomed in a historic section of Pittsburgh’s North Side.
Best Renovated Home
The painstakingly detailed restoration of the historic Century Inn in Washington County following a catastrophic fire took more than two years.
Best New Kitchen
The modern farmhouse kitchen stands out thanks to a few high-impact wood features.
Best Kitchen Renovation
This kitchen in a historical Lawrenceville home situated on three lots received a major facelift.
Best New Bathroom
The owner of Armina Stone’s modern, European-style master bathroom features marble slabs from Turkey accented by luxurious gold fixtures.
Best Bathroom Renovation
Once a disco-era disaster, this master bathroom in Wexford went from dark and dated to a contemporary classic.
Best Outdoor Space
Sophisticated and private, a walled urban garden on the South Side contains all the recreational features you’d typically only find in the suburbs.
Best Room
Once a catchall for toys and exercise equipment, the basement of this Sewickley home is now a sophisticated entertainment space.
Meet Our Judges
To ensure fairness and neutrality, a panel of Cleveland-based professionals in the design and architecture industry handled the blind judging process.
Best New Home
A mountain-modern home built into the hillside of a reclaimed mining site has become the dream home for a family of five.
Best Renovation
Cory Cope and Jennifer Owen spent 10 years renovating a former power station on the North Side into their dream home.
Best Bathroom Renovation
Interior designer Lauren Levant turned a dated master bathroom into a sleek sanctuary.
Best New Kitchen
Inspired by a sweeping view of the Allegheny River, Cyd Stackhouse and Bob Bergren incorporated water into every design choice of their modern, ethereal kitchen.
Best Kitchen Renovation
With help from HGTV star Leanne Ford, former NFL player Gus Frerotte and his wife, Ann, created a cozy, timeless kitchen in their century-old Oakmont home.
Best Outdoor Space
Wanting to extend their living space, a Mt. Lebanon couple added an inviting porch to their 1920s-era home.
