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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 won the Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Designer Suite of the Year for a luxury Auckland parents' retreat. The hotel-style suite provides a private escape with Invisible White marble, an Apaiser bath framing coastal views, and a bespoke walk-in wardrobe.
Katie Scott of Sticks+Stone Design won Powder Room of the Year for a dramatic, tūī-inspired design in a Northland beach house, featuring deep colours and functional elements like a shower.
Judges noted current bathroom trends include both relaxing retreats and bold, invigorating spaces.
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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