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Best designer suite is great escape for Mum and Dad with five children
A luxury Auckland suite gives busy parents a private retreat, complete with marble, bespoke cabinetry and coastal views.
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Designer Shelley Ferguson has won the TIDA NZ Designer Suite of the Year for a luxurious Auckland parents' retreat. The suite provides a private, hotel-style escape with Invisible White marble, bespoke cabinetry, and stunning coastal views.
Katie Scott of Sticks+Stone Design won Powder Room of the Year for a dramatic, tui-inspired design in a Northland beach house.
Judges noted a key trend: bathrooms are either designed as calm, relaxing retreats or as invigorating spaces with bold colours and sculptural forms.
The suite, which won Ferguson the TIDA NZ Designer Suite of the Year Award, has a marble-lined bathroom. Photo: Lilly Smith, Michelle WeirShelley
Spacious bespoke wardrobes often include display cabinetry, plenty of shelving and drawer organisers. Photo: Lilly Smith, Michelle WeirShelley
This powder room designed by Katie Scott of Sticks+Stone was inspired by the colours of a tui. Scott won the TIDA NZ Powder Room of the Year Award. Photo: John Williams
The curved forms of the standalone basin and shower wall help to soften the look. Photo: John Williams
Teri Donnelly of TLD Studio & QPC Build Group bathroom won the TIDA NZ Bathroom Designer of the Year Award with this bathroom in a Matakana home. Photo: Matt Greer
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