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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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Shelley Ferguson has won the TIDA NZ Designer Suite of the Year for a luxurious Auckland parents' retreat. The award-winning space provides a private, hotel-style experience with marble, bespoke cabinetry, and coastal views.
Katie Scott of Sticks+Stone Design won Powder Room of the Year for a dramatic, tui-inspired design. Judges noted a trend of bathrooms as either serene retreats or bold spaces, with many powder rooms now including showers for added guest functionality.
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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