The Best of Houzz Awards spotlight outstanding home remodeling and design professionals from across the country. These awards recognize excellence in design, customer service, photography, and innovation, helping homeowners connect with top-rated experts in the industry. For professionals aiming to showcase their best work and stand out in a competitive market, earning a Best of Houzz Award is a valuable way to build credibility and gain exposure.
If you're a contractor looking to take on high-quality projects, Finturf’s point-of-sale financing can make it easier for your clients to move forward with premium renovations, helping you win more jobs and grow your business.
The Best of Houzz Awards are a yearly celebration of the best in home design, remodeling, and renovation.
As one of the biggest online platforms where homeowners and professionals connect, Houzz is a go-to spot for inspiration, advice, and finding trusted experts for your home projects. Every year, the Houzz community — including real homeowners and industry professionals — recognizes those who truly stand out based on user engagement and feedback from the previous year. These awards highlight professionals who deliver exceptional creativity, top-notch service, and active engagement within the community.
Houzz honors professionals in four categories:
Design
Awards contractors for outstanding projects based on the popularity of photos shared.
Service
Recognizes professionals who receive consistent client satisfaction and high-quality reviews.
Photography
Celebrates photographers who capture the images that are most appreciated by the community.
Innovator
Awards experts who contribute valuable insights and thought leadership within the platform.
Winners receive a digital badge on their profile, helping them stand out in a competitive market.
Earning a Best of Houzz Award is more than just a badge. It’s a powerful endorsement from one of the most trusted platforms in home design and remodeling. It can help set your business apart, strengthen your brand, and bring new opportunities your way.
Gain industry recognition as a top-performing design, remodeling, or service professional. Being selected by the Houzz community validates the quality of your work and your reputation.
Use the award badge across all your marketing materials, from your website and email signature to brochures and social media. It’s a visual stamp of excellence that reinforces your brand and draws attention.
Awards build trust. When potential clients see that your business is recognized for outstanding work or service, it reassures them that they’re in capable hands.
Winning projects become great case studies. Showcasing award-winning work helps attract clients with similar tastes and higher expectations, often leading to bigger, more rewarding jobs.
Award winners are often featured more prominently in Houzz search filters, directories, and editorial coverage, helping you get discovered by more homeowners looking to hire.
Houzz-worthy work takes more than just talent. It also depends on having the right support behind you. Whether you're going after a Best of Houzz Design badge or simply trying to grow your reputation, providing clients with flexible financing options can make a big difference.
With Finturf, you can give your clients a way to manage their budgetary concerns without cutting corners. Instead of reducing the scope of the project or design, they can explore pay-over-time options and commission the upgrades they really want.
Finturf contractors stand out by offering clients point-of-sale financing that can make high-quality remodeling projects more accessible and affordable. The cloud-based platform streamlines financing request management, allowing contractors to focus on delivering exceptional results. Offering financial flexibility not only helps contractors close more deals and increase project sizes but also strengthens their reputation as trusted professionals who make premium upgrades achievable for homeowners.
When you combine the reach of Houzz with Finturf’s flexible financing, you remove key obstacles that often stop clients from moving forward:
Together, these tools can help you close more deals, increase project size, and build a reputation for delivering exceptional results.
The Best of Houzz Awards are yearly honors that recognize top-rated professionals on Houzz. These awards spotlight professionals in four categories — Design, Service, Photography, and Innovator — and are based on real community feedback, project quality, and platform engagement.
Any active Houzz professional with a completed profile is eligible. To be considered, your profile should include high-quality project photos, up-to-date business information, and a strong history of client reviews. The awards are open to designers, remodelers, builders, landscapers, and other home service professionals.
Consistency is key. To improve your chances, upload your best project images, request reviews from happy clients, and stay active on the platform. These efforts help with your visibility and performance metrics, which are factored into the Awards selection.
Winners are usually announced every January. Selections are based on your activity and performance from the prior calendar year, January 1 to December 31. That means your ongoing efforts throughout the year directly affect your eligibility.
Yes. Many professionals win awards across multiple categories or multiple years. If you’re consistently delivering quality work and maintaining client satisfaction, there’s currently no limit to how many times you can be recognized.
No, there’s no application or fee to enter. The Houzz Pro Awards are based purely on merit, including factors like your project work, client reviews, and community involvement. It’s designed to be a fair, performance-based recognition.
Yes. If you’ve won, Houzz will reach out via email with your award badge and profile update. You’ll also see the badge added to your Houzz profile.
Yes, it’s possible. If you’re new, focus on putting together a strong profile, finishing a few small projects, and asking for reviews. Those efforts help you get noticed and build momentum over time.
When you combine your visibility on Houzz with the flexibility of Finturf’s financing, you make it easier for homeowners to say yes.
By connecting the demand you generate on Houzz with the financing support from Finturf, you turn interest into action and land more of the jobs you want.
