The Amara interior Blog Awards: the best interiors blogs to follow for home design inspiration

With nearly 50,000 votes cast for this year's Amara Interior Blog Awards, the winners are finally in. Here are the top interiors blogs to follow for that all-important home design inspiration...
The winners of the Amara Blogger Awards
Clément Lauchard
Sophie Warner29 October 2018

Relatable and budget-friendly, it's no wonder interiors blogs have become a lifeline in a world where many first-time buyers are having to purchase a 'doer-upper' — to fix up on a budget — in order to get on the property ladder.

Now the cream of the crop have been honoured by the Amara Interior Blog Awards, first started back in 2013, to showcase the best bloggers across 13 categories.

Chosen over three months in a flurry of nominations, short-listing and voting leading up to the grand finale awards ceremony attended by the judges, sponsors and nominated bloggers.

New this year, the short-listing system combines the judges' view with a public vote, which are combined into an overall score. The five blogs with the highest overall score in each category went through to the final shortlist.

So, who should you click the follow button for this year? Here are the winning UK entries for 2018.

THE WINNERS

Best Colour Inspiration Blog

Well I Guess This Is Growing up won the Best Colour Inspiration Blog award 

Author of Well I Guess This Is Growing Up, Karen Clough, walked away with the prize for colour inspiration.

Based in Manchester, her blog is a riot of colour focusing on her renovation of her Victorian semi-detached home bought last year.

She also branches out into travel with a special focus on her home town.

Best Company Blog

Warehouse Home scooped the award of Best Company Blog

Since being founded in 2014 by Sophie Bush, the winner Warehouse Home have carved out a niche in loft living and vintage industrial style.

The website offers an insider's view on real life warehouse homes alongside styling tips, travel and warehouse living-friendly designers.

Best Craft Blog

Pillar Box Blue took award the top prize for the Best Craft Blog award

Keen crafter Claire, from Pillar Box Blue, won the accolade of the Best Craft Blog thanks to her imaginative ideas and clever content.

Offering weekly tutorials, Claire often shows unusual ways to repurpose old clothes into homeware.

Best Design Inspiration Blog

Winner of the Best Design Inspiration Blog was The Design Shepherd

Promising to round up the very best in interior design, Stacey Shepherd's blog The Design Shepherd was voted the winner of the Best Design Inspiration Blog award.

Once a journalist, now Stacey offers an insider view on inspirational and innovative projects, products, concepts and design events for her readers.

Best DIY & Home Improvement Blog

The Carpenters Daughter was chosen as the winner of the Best DIY & Home Improvement Blog

Winner Vikkie, from The Carpenters Daughter, started her blog after buying the cheapest house in the nicest area with the hope to make some serious adjustments.

She now documents every single DIY project in her first home.

Best Interior Designer Blog

MK Design took home the price of the Best Interior Designer Award

Interior design duo of the moment Topology put their judging hats on alongside Brian Woulfe, founder of Designed by Woulfe.

Winner MK Design help take the pressure off designing your home with their interior skills.

Best Interior Lifestyle Blog

The Best Interior Lifestyle Blog award was claimed by The Frugality

Currently undergoing a huge house renovation in London and documenting it as she goes, Alex Steadman from The Frugality took home the award for the Best Interior Lifestyle Blog.

A mix of city guides, fashion and London life, Alex's blog offers more than just interiors.

Best newcomer Blog

Boreal Abode was announced the winner of the Best Newcomer Blog award

The blogging world can be hard to break into but award-winning blogger Sarah Mailer and founder of Interior Style Hunter Grant Pierrus have helped decide this writer has what it takes.

Winner of the Best Newcomer Blog award, Boreal Abode, has a keen eye for 20th Century interiors and loves cool Scandinavian style.

Calling Cardiff home, Juan Sandiego only started his blog last year.

Best Photography Blog

The Villa on Mount Pleasant was given the top prize of being announced as the Best Photography Blog.

Showcasing her love of thrifted vintage treasure and photographs of her home, Tamsyn was announced the winner of the Best Photography Blog Award for her beautiful images on her blog The Villa on Mount Pleasant.

Since starting the blog in 2013, she has documented the journey of her home.

Best Written Blog

Hello Peagren took home the prize of Best Written Blog

Winner Brighton-based interiors journalist Mary Middleton writes about her passion for searching out homewares, furniture and products that enhance the home on Hello Peagreen.

Click follow for more information on new products coming to market, vintage hunting hotspots and updates on design travels.

Blogger's Choice

Showcasing her relatable, stylish and swoon-worthy lifestyle from her house in Wood Green, which she's doing up slowly and on a budget, Alex Steadman has painstakingly restored original features in the Victorian property, from floorboards to cornices.

The Blogger's Choice award was well deserved by everyone's Instacrush, The Frugality.

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