Dream Kitchen Winners Announced! (That Time I Was a Judge)

Recently I was honored to work with Viva® Brand to choose five winners (of $1000 each!) for their Signature Designs Pinterest Contest, combining my love for Pinterest, design, and cleaning products in one fell swoop. As indecisive and I am (and those who know me are giggling, because I AM), choosing the winners was for the most part fairly easy. Contestants had to create a Pinterest board with ideas for their dream kitchen inspired by one of the Viva Signature Designs. I know, I wanna play too!

While there were several that came extremely close, the five boards that best represented the spirit of the contest stood out once I compared them to the criteria– clarity of theme, adherence to guidelines, creativity, and design association. So come dream with me, and enjoy the boards of the five winners!

NOTE: To see the full Pinterest board, visit the linked username for each winner.

First up is Moms The Word with her rustic French kitchen. Her board was inspired by this paper towel design:

Aren’t her rustic French kitchen choices lovely?

Inspired by the same paper towel design, Marie A. came up with a Wild West cowboy theme. It’s amazing how different her ideas were from the previous winner’s version, both are so creative in different ways!

Vintiquities dreamed up an Industrial Farmhouse vibe with vintage flair. The inspiration:

The final result, a fresh vintage farmhouse with industrial touches in shades of blue and gray:

Jennifer Mallon’s board jumped right off the page with her bold red kitchen, her take on this design:

And boom! The happiest kitchen ever!

Last but not least, another happy kitchen but this one from Jennifer Howard. She chose items based upon this towel design:

into THIS, a green themed kitchen:

Turns out, contest judging is a blast. I put my own preferences aside and enjoyed the creativity that abounds when given an idea, a task, and an internet full of pinnable goodness.

Personally, we love how Viva Brand Signature Designs gives us ways to incorporate design into our kitchen using this daily staple. As I shared a few months ago, here’s how to incorporate them into your kitchen and also for high-style entertaining.

Now, dream with me! What’s your dream kitchen style? Which board best fits your kitchen fantasies?

Many thanks to Viva® Brand for sponsoring this contest and conversation!

Meet Carrie Higgins

Dreamer, thinker, + lemon squeezer; you'll usually find me clutching a mug of coffee, glue gun, fandeck of paint colors, and a child at any given time. This mom of two (and wife to one) loves to share freshly squeezed ideas for home and family. Join the adventure as we learn most lemons can indeed become lemonade-- with generous amounts of sweetness, perspective, and love.