BEST OF THE BUNCH
THE WALESONLINE PROPERTY AWARDS ARE BACK FOR 2019 TO CELEBRATE WELSH HOMES, INTERIORS, GARDENS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS
THE WalesOnline Property Awards are back for 2019 to celebrate Welsh homes, interiors, gardens and community projects.
As a homeowner have you transformed a room, completed an interesting extension, renovated a property or created a glorious garden?
As a new-build company, do you think you have the best show home in Wales?
As a community group have you transformed or updated a property to bring it back to life for the benefit of your group and/or the wider community?
We want to hear from you.
What are the property awards?
WalesOnline Property Awards 2019 aim to find the best in Wales in five categories, as voted for by our readers.
Enter your project into the chosen category, the judges will create a shortlist of finalists and then our readers will vote for their favourite.
What are the categories?
WalesOnline room makeover of the year 2019, sponsored by bathroom specialists Nuwave
WalesOnline property renovation of the year 2019, sponsored by Leekes
WalesOnline garden of the year 2019, sponsored by Securahome
WalesOnline community property project of the year 2019, sponsored by LTC Mobility
WalesOnline show home of the year 2019, sponsored by Sweet Dreams
When is it all happening?
The WalesOnline Property Awards 2019 will launch on Saturday, August 24, on walesonline.co.uk
You can enter your project at walesonline.co.uk until the deadline of midnight on Sunday, September 15.
On Monday, September 16, and Tuesday, September 17, a panel of three property and interiors judges will go through the entries and produce a shortlist of three finalists in each category to go through to the readers’ vote.
Wednesday, September 18, the readers’ voting opens.
Wednesday, September 25, the readers’ voting closes.
Saturday, September 28, the winner in each category is announced on walesonline.co.uk
Who can enter?
There are a number of main criteria to take into account before you enter your property project:
Properties and gardens that were entered into the 2016 property awards cannot be entered into the 2019 property awards.
The project entered must have been completed between January 1, 2018 and August 24, 2019.
The property entered must be located within Wales.
The property entered must be your own property (apart from the community property).
The judges will produce a shortlist for each category to go through to reader voting and their decision is final.
By entering your project into the property awards you are agreeing to ALL the terms and conditions including possible editorial coverage on walesonline. co.uk and/or any of Reach PLC media titles, including your name, location and possible photograph any time in the future.
How to enter
From Saturday, August 24, up to and including Sunday, September 15, you can enter your project via an online form on walesonline.co.uk For the room makeover, property renovation and community project categories, you need to upload up to 10 photographs of the room or property.
It is not compulsory to provide images of how the room or property looked before the transformation but if you have them please submit a selection.
For the garden category we need up to 10 photographs of your outdoor space in all its glory.
For the show home category new build companies need to upload five photographs of their favourite commercial show home in Wales to
include external photo of the front of the property and the kitchen, living room, master bedroom and main bathroom.
In all categories there will be a section on the entry form where you can explain and describe your project, plus a section for all your contact details which will need to be fully completed.
How to vote
The judges will decide a shortlist of three finalists who will be announced on walesonline.co.uk on Wednesday, September 18, when the online reader voting will open on walesonline. Reader voting closes on Wednesday, September 25.
Prizes
There are John Lewis gift vouchers up for grabs for most of the category winners.
The winner of the WalesOnline room makeover of the year will get a free interior design appointment at the Cardiff branch of John Lewis (worth £250) plus a £100 gift card to spend in the homeware department.
The winner of the WalesOnline best property renovation will win a £100 John Lewis gift card plus one of Jenny Kate’s gorgeous silk cushions.
The winner of the WalesOnline best garden will win a £100 John Lewis gift card.
The winning project of the WalesOnline Property Project will win a £100 John Lewis gift card to help put the finishing touches of accessories and soft furnishings to their updated community property.
The new-build company that wins the WalesOnline best show home will receive a certificate to display in the actual show home and make their competitors jealous.
The prizes are non-negotiable, nontransferrable and no cash equivalent is possible.
Winners
The winner of each category will be decided by reader online voting and will be announced and featured on walesonline.co.uk on Saturday, September 28.
Judges and judging criteria
The criteria for the shortlisting process as a means to compare varying property projects are ambition, functionality, innovation and visual impact for the room makeover, property renovation and garden.
For the community property project category the judging criteria is ambition, functionality and impact on the community.
For the show home category the judging criteria is interior design detail and trends, functionality and visual impact.
The judges are Cardiff based award winning architect Glen Thomas, interior designer and artist Jenny Kate who studied at Cardiff Met University and Jo Ridout, Property Editor walesonline.co.uk.
Terms and Conditions
By entering the WalesOnline Property Awards, you agree to all T&Cs covered in this article. They can be found at walesonline.co.uk