We Won Apartment Therapy’s Homies Award

We can hardly believe it — our name appears on Apartment Therapy as one of this year’s Homies winners. It’s both flattering and surprising, and we’re genuinely humbled by the recognition. Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate and vote for us. With so many outstanding home and design blogs out there, it’s an honor to be considered among the best.

Apartment Therapy’s Homies is an annual reader-driven celebration of shelter blogs, and we’re grateful to AT for highlighting so many talented creators. Their nomination list introduced us to dozens of new voices and projects worth following. One personal highlight was meeting Maxwell a few months ago at a local book signing. He was every bit as kind, genuine, and enthusiastic about design and community as we expected — a reminder that this community is filled with real people who care about making spaces better.

Part of the fun for us was diving into the roster of nominated blogs. The list is a great resource for anyone looking to expand their reading of design, DIY, and home-focused content. We’ve already added several of the finalists to our RSS reader and are excited to learn from their projects, ideas, and processes. If you want a place to start, here are the fellow finalists that caught our attention:

• Door Sixteen
• Freshome
• Our Little Beehive
• Remodelaholic
• 7th House on the Left
• Slim Paley
• The Steampunk Home
• Table Tonic

Reading so many nominations reminded us how vibrant the home-blogging community is. From remodeling how-tos and decorating inspiration to clever thrifted finds and craft projects, the range of content shared by bloggers and readers continues to inspire us. We’ve been bookmarking ideas, saving tutorials, and thinking about how to bring some of these approaches into our own projects at home.

Along with the Homies title came a modest $50 prize. Instead of spending it on something for ourselves, we decided to pay the amount forward to a classroom in need through DonorsChoose. DonorsChoose connects teachers with community donors so classroom projects and supplies can be funded directly. Teachers post detailed requests for materials or projects, and donors choose which classroom to support. We selected a local Richmond classroom focused on arts or building-related activities because creative, hands-on learning — painting, building, and making — is something we continue to enjoy and want to encourage.

If you’re curious about the specific classroom project we supported, click the image above to read the teacher’s proposal and see how the funds will be used. DonorsChoose makes it easy to support education in a meaningful, transparent way by letting donors see exactly what resources are requested and which students will benefit.

Again, our sincere thanks to Apartment Therapy for hosting the Homies and for sharing a platform that helps readers discover new blogs and creators. And thank you — truly — to everyone who voted for us. Your support means a lot. We’re excited to keep creating, sharing projects, and paying forward the kindness we’ve received from this generous community.

To everyone reading: browse the nominations, subscribe to a few new feeds, and consider supporting local classrooms or creative programs if you can. This community thrives on shared inspiration and small acts of generosity, and together we keep the passion for design and making alive.