Awards and Recognition

Yarrum Designer Homes was recognised at the 2026 HIA Hunter Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards, announced on 17 October 2026. We won two Custom Built Home categories and received a Highly Commended in a third. The awards are judged by industry professionals and cover 34 categories across the Hunter, Central Coast and Mid Coast regions.

Winner: Custom Built Home $600,000 to $800,000

Yarrum Designer Homes has won the 2026 HIA Hunter Region award for Custom Built Home in the $600,000 to $800,000 category.

This Islington project makes the most of an 8-metre-wide corner block, delivering a primary residence and a detached studio apartment.

Yarrum Designer Homes winner, 2026 HIA Hunter Custom Built Home $600,000 to $800,000, two-storey brick and metal-clad home

Front entry with a timber-look door, face brick and black picket fence on a custom home in Islington

Skylight and black balustrade detail inside a custom home in Islington

Outdoor dining area with bar stools beside dark metal cladding and a stepping-stone path

Winner: Custom Built Home $2 million to $2.5 million

Yarrum Designer Homes has won the 2026 HIA Hunter Region award for Custom Built Home in the $2 million to $2.5 million category.

Located in The Vintage Estate at Pokolbin and designed by EJM Design Group, this home has a modern facade with clean flat rooflines, textural stone accents and a curved entry.