Introducing the LABL Awards

Since our inception in 2000, D Home’s mission has been to help the people of Dallas Live a Beautiful Life. In honor of our milestone 25^th anniversary, and in the spirit with which we were founded, D Home is proud to launch the LABL Awards—a celebration of the exceptional spaces and inimitable people who make Dallas a more beautiful place to live, work, and play.

In addition to Visionary and Emerging Professional awards—which have been awarded to forward-thinking designers, builders, and architects for the past three years—this expanded program will now recognize standout spaces, artists/artisans, custom pieces, showroom excellence, a professional of the year, and more.

Winners for Visionary, Emerging Professional, and Professional of the Year categories will be selected by D Home editors. Finalists for the categories below will be selected by D Home editors, then voted on by readers to determine winners.

Read on for detailed information on the expanded categories, program rules, and how to submit.

Emerging Professional Nominations

Open through Friday, September 5, 2025.

Nominate Now

LABL Award Submissions

Open through Friday, September 5, 2025.

Submit Now

LABL Award Categories

Most Beautiful Home
- Recognizing the overall collaborative execution of architecture, build, interior design, and landscape architecture. Award will be presented to all involved professionals.
Most Beautiful Kitchen
Most Beautiful Living
Most Beautiful Bath
Most Beautiful Bedroom
Most Beautiful Dining
Most Beautiful Kids’ Space
Most Beautiful Specialty Space

- Recognizing rooms with a designated function not captured by other categories, e.g. garages, laundry spaces, art studios, pantries, etc.

Beauty in Preservation

- Recognizing historical preservation projects executed with care and historical deference. Submissions may be single spaces or entire homes.

Most Beautiful Outdoor Living Space

- Recognizing outdoor kitchens, living or dining spaces, lounge areas, etc.

Most Beautiful Outdoor Landscape

- Recognizing landscaping design and execution, including plantings, pools, etc.

Most Beautiful Home Exterior

- Recognizing exceptionally designed and executed residential facades.

Beauty in Bespoke

- Recognizing outstanding custom furniture pieces, decorative treatments, or design details. Pieces should be one-of-a-kind rather than mass-produced as part of a line.

Most Beautiful Artistry

- Recognizing artists or artisans whose work demonstrate superior talent and a singular point of view.

Showroom Excellence

- Recognizing Dallas showrooms with an expansive breadth and uniqueness of interior offerings.

Program Rules

No more than 15 submissions per nominee/nominator.
Nominations may be self-submitted or submitted on behalf of another professional.
Nominated professionals must live in and maintain an office in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Nominated projects are not required to be within the Dallas-Fort Worth limits, as long as the professional responsible is locally based.
Projects must have been completed within the last three years to be considered.
Projects may have been submitted to other contests and/or publications for print consideration.
Nominators may submit multiple projects in the same category, and the same project in multiple categories, where applicable. Judges reserve the right to reassign submissions to more applicable categories when necessary.
Submitted imagery must be professional photography in formats of .jpg, .png, .tif, or .psd at a resolution of 300 dpi.

Past Events

See Photos from 2024 Here See Photos from 2023 Here See Photos from 2022 Here

Congratulations to all our Visionary Awards Honorees

2024 2023 2022

FAQ

How do I make a nomination or submission?: When the program is open, please use the links above to either nominate an Emerging Professional, or submit for an LABL Award.
What are the categories?: The Emerging Professional categories are Architecture, Design and Build.
The LABL Award Categories are Most Beautiful Home, Most Beautiful Kitchen, Most Beautiful Living, Most Beautiful Bath, Most Beautiful Bedroom, Most Beautiful Dining, Most Beautiful Kids’ Space, Most Beautiful Specialty Space, Beauty in Preservation, Most Beautiful Outdoor Living Space, Most Beautiful Outdoor Landscape, Most Beautiful Home Exterior, Beauty in Bespoke, Most Beautiful Artistry, and Showroom Excellence.
How are winners selected?: Winners for Visionary, Emerging Professional, and Professional of the Year categories will be selected by D Home editors. Finalists for the categories below will be selected by D Home editors, then voted on by readers to determine winners.
When will the winners be announced?: D Home will notify finalists in Fall 2025.
Where can I get more information?: For editorial information, contact Sarah Masquelier Risi at sarah.risi@dmagazine.com. For advertising information, contact the team at advertise@dmagazine.com.