Submissions can be entered here.

A single project may be entered in no more than five categories. If you submit the same project in multiple categories, please use the same project title. There is no limit to the number of projects that you may enter.

• $100 for the first entry

• $80 for the second entry

• $60 for the third entry and all additional entries (unlimited)

Examples:

• 2 entries = $180 ($100 + $80)

• 3 entries = $240 ($100 + $80 + $60)

• 4 entries = $300 ($100 + $80 + $60 + $60)

• 5 entries = $360 ($100 + $80 + $60 + $60 + $60)

Save $20 on your second entry and $40 on each additional entry.

Important Notes:

• Fees are nonrefundable, even if an entry is determined to be ineligible.

• All fees must be paid through the online form.

In the online form, please provide a brief overview in paragraph form (300 words or less) detailing significant aspects of the project. The statement should discuss design challenges, design solutions, and all other pertinent aspects. Please write in complete sentences, and do not include the name of your company, designer, or architect in the description.

Each entry must be accompanied by at least one and no more than seven high-resolution images. Each image should be 300 dpi and at least 1,000 pixels wide. Please upload your appropriately named images via the online submission form. Acceptable formats are JPEG, TIFF, EPS, or PSD with a size limitation of 30MB per image. Entries in the “Home” categories must include photos representing at least three distinct spaces. General Excellence and Rising Star submissions must include images from at least three different projects.

We strongly advise the photos be shot by a professional photographer. Entrants must secure and submit royalty/ reuse-free photos from their photographer before submitting images. All photography submitted may be published free of charge in Baltimore magazine and on baltimoremagazine.com. It’s the entrant’s responsibility to inform the photographer of these terms.

An independent panel is selected from professionals based outside of Maryland. Judges are nationally and internationally recognized names from the interior design and architecture industries. All judges’ decisions are final.

All entries must be submitted and paid in full by 11:59 pm Eastern time, Sunday, January 15, 2026.

Images and text from winning entries become the property of Baltimore magazine, which retains legal/publishing rights from submission for one year.