Last night we spent a fantastic evening at the Amara Interior Blog Awards ceremony and got to meet so many talented interior bloggers. Held at the luxurious Ham Yard Hotel in London, we were in absolute awe as soon as we were ushered through into our stunning venue for the evening, the Ham Yard Theatre & Dive Bar.
With its neon-lit sign, giant orange juicer and fabulous seating areas, the Dive Bar was the perfect venue to mingle with our fellow shortlisters and a chance to finally meet the people behind the successful blogs. We met some lovely bloggers during the night, and are so thankful to our readers and everyone who voted for getting us there.
Although we didn’t win an award in our category, we were thrilled for the bloggers who won. Each award winner was truly deserving of their award, and it was an amazing experience to see so much support for one anothers blogs within the interior blog community.
The Venue: The Ham Yard Hotel Dive Bar
We were welcomed with an incredible drinks reception including flutes of champagne & delicious cocktails which were also accompanied by the best canapés we’ve ever tasted including slow roasted pork belly chili Vietnamese rice paper rolls, parmesan risotto cones, crunchy chicken lollipops and chargrilled steak with béarnaise sauce.
The Award Interior Blog Awards Ceremony: The Ham Yard Theatre
Once we’d all had chance to mingle and meet one another, we were then ushered into the Ham Yard Theatre as it was time to take our seats for the award ceremony. The lovely host for the night was Sophie Robinson, who tore open each of the golden envelopes to reveal the highly anticipated name of the winner for each category.
The Amara Interior Blog Award Winners:
The Editor’s Choice Award
The blog which took home the highest honour of the night was Flat 15.
The Best Architecture Blog
The Best Australia Interiors Blog
Winner: Est Magazine
Highly Commended: Designed for Life
The Best Colour Inspiration Blog
Winner: Lucy Loves Ya
Highly Commended: Little Big Bell
The Best Design Inspiration Blog
Winner: Mad about the House
Highly Commended: Decorenvy
The Best Colour Inspiration Blog
Winner: Copperline
Highly Commended: Upcyclist
The Best DIY & Craft Blog
Winner: The Lovely Drawer
Highly Commended: Apartment Apothecary
The Best DIY & Craft Blog
Highly Commended: My Scandinavian Home
The Best Fashion Inspired Blog
Winner: Apartment Number 4
Highly Commended: Old Fashioned Susie
The Best Interior Designer Blog
Winner: Lucy Gough Stylist Blog
Highly Commended: Smartstyle Interiors
The Best Interior Magazine Blog
Winner: Girl About Tech
The Best International Interiors Blog
Winner: Styled Canvas
The Best Luxury Blog
Winner: Design Hunter
The Best Newcomer Blog
Winner: Don’t Cramp my Style
Highly Commended: Stella + The Stars
The Best Organisation Blog
Winner: Miafleur
Highly Commended: The French Bedroom Company
The Best USA Interiors Blog
Winner: Anna E. Lee Interior Design
Congratulations to all those who won an award, or were highly commended in their category. Not only was it a fantastic night, it was also a great opportunity to meet so many inspiring, interior bloggers that we truly admire.
Canapés & Cocktails in the Ham Yard Hotel Dive Bar:
After the awards it was then time to head back out to the bar for round 2 of drinks, dessert canapés and another chance to chat, take photos and to congratulate those that won an award.
Then once the bar had closed and we’d said our goodbyes, it was time to grab our Amara goody bags and make our way home.
The Goody Bag
And, of course we have to mention our goody bag contents. They were filled with luxury goodies from award sponsors. We received:
A Missoni Home cushion, Seletti Travel Bag, a set of Christy towels, Magisso cake slice, Mulberry Home Candle, Farrow & Ball paint sample, Anorak purse, Christian Lacroix notebook, Missoni Home canvas bag, Bang & Olufsen USB, Thornback & Peel hankerchief, Ortigia bath salts, GP & Baker Tulip bulbs, & a Scion Living Coffee Mug & Chocolates.
It was great to be part of such a fantastic event, thank you Amara.