Finalists of the Belle Fanuli Interior Design Awards 2025: Readers' choice

Finalists of the Belle Fanuli Interior Design Awards 2025: Readers' choice

In cooperation with the leading furniture and design brand Fanuli, Bark is pleased to announce the finalists of the Interior Design Awards 2025. This prestigious program takes place for the 15th time and recognizes outstanding achievements in the Australian interior design and decoration.

The finalists of this year Bark The Fanuli Interior Design Awards in the Residential Interior category are characterized by beautiful, courageous decisions and unbridled design flair.

The finalists: best residential institution 2025

Leeton Pointon Architects + Allison Pye Interiors: House on a hill

Concrete vaulted hallway with marble-dining table, white lantern and transparent curtains in front of the windows.
Damaged concrete wall in the house on a hill by Leeton Pointon Architects + Allison Pye Interiors. (Photo: Lisa Cohen)

House on a Hill, a multi-generation country house on the Mornington Peninsula, is a tribute to curved shapes and natural materials. The interiors are bright and sublime, with a minimal mix of built -in and free -standing furniture and works of art that speak to the surrounding landscape.

I-design: Green residence

Elegant green living room with fireplace, modern art over it and shelves with decor. Cozy chair and gentle lighting beautify the room.
Tonal green living room in the Verdant Residence of Mim Designs. (Photo: Timothy Kaye)

The Verdant Residence in Melbourne is a Victorian maisonette apartment with contemporary elements and complementary colors. The owners, longstanding customers of Mim Design, decided to combine the company's expertise, old and new things in a carefully thought -out concept.

SMAC Studio: queen

Glamorous living room with gray plush sofa, pink glass kron chandelier and curved white walls.
Opulent living room in the Queen of SMAC Studio. (Photo: Anson Smart)

Shona Mcelroy from SMAC Studio sprayed Hollywood glamor when renovating an Espie Dodds House in Sydney. Intelligent floor plan changes, luxurious materials and a playful color palette with bronze and blush have created a new harmony for customers who maintain a large scale.

Congenital collection: Babylon

Interior with wooden walls, large stones, leather armchairs, floor lamp and works of art.
Details made of wood and stone in the Babylon House from Innate Collection. (Photo: Prue Ruscoe)

Fiona Spence, the founder of Spence & Lyda, used her inimitable design skills in her own house from the 1950s in Buschland north of Sydney. The interiors were redesigned with local materials, furniture from the middle of the century and tailor -made textiles from Fiona's own label.

Golden: Temple house

Modern living room with asymmetrical walls, green leather sofa, contemporary pastel works of art and marble fireplace.
A touch of pastel tones in the living room in the Temple House of Golden. (Photo: Sean Fennessy)

The team of the Boutique company Golden used its characteristic furnishing style for the renovation of a family home in Melbourne. With a floor plan of the architect J Kidman, which merges into a walled garden, the overall impression arises as if living space and gallery were bathed in contemporary coolness.

Richards Stanisich: Headland House

Coastal living room with a view of the beach, rattan sofa, green tiled retro fireplace and a lot of natural light.
Sea view from the living room in Headland House by Richards Stanisich. (Photo: Felix Forest)

This residence in North Bondi, housed in an Art Deco building, was completely restructured. Great craftsmanship and an adventurous design that the family offers space for many years have given the interiors a sculptural quality, while the coloring is becoming increasingly intense when descending.

Alexander & Co: Emerald house

Elegant dining room with modern furniture, large abstract paintings, elaborate ceiling strips and plenty of natural light.
Dining room with modern furniture in the Emerald House by Alexander & Co. (Photo: Anson Smart)

The order for this project in the east of Sydney was to find a balance between practicability for family life and the opportunity to maintain large groups. The listed house has been expanded and redesigned and has a rich, luxurious color palette and dark wooden floors as the basis for tailor -made geometric carpets.

Kennedy Nolan: Rosherville House

Modern interior with a large, structured brick fireplace, a yellow armchair and wood accents.
Beautiful room -high wall fireplace made of stone in the Rosherville House by Kennedy Nolan. (Photo: Anson Smart)

A brick and brick pavilion from the 1980s on the north coast of Sydney was transformed by a boring and inefficient home into a bright and comfortable home, with travertine, raw tap tiles, cedar tertification, grass tissue and calming tertiary tones in green, blue and umbra.

Honor: Dancing on the ceiling

Modern living room with a structured brown sofa, wooden accents, abstract art and a round coffee table on a patterned carpet.
Wood panel detail behind the Art Deco living room at Dancing on a Ceiling from Decus. (Photo: Anson Smart)

By overlaping the simple geometry of this coastal house with sculptural shapes and new materials, Decus has created a playful yet relaxed home. The elegant elliptical staircase is the heart of the project and surrounded by a light filtering wooden screen.

Greg Natale: New York House

Cozy bedroom with flower wallpaper, green headboard, unique chandelier and view into a adjoining room with large windows.
Bedroom with wallpapers and marble details in the New York House of Greg Natale. (Photo: Anson Smart)

This four -story town house by Greg Natale is located on the Upper East Side of New York and was designed in such a way that it reflects the global ambitions and artistic passions of the owner. The former business building was restored, the original two-door entrance was restored and the interiors were equipped with vintage and contemporary furniture.

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