A Salamnader Bay home has won this year's Hunter Home of the Year at Housing Industry Association awards night.
Port Stephen's company, Sean Richards Building, constructed the house which is said to have "exceptional workmanship and out of the box design".
The house also won awards for 'Custom Built Home over $1 million' and 'Custom Built Home of the Year'.
Hunter HIA Deputy Executive Director, Craig Jennion, said that there were a few newcomers who did well and Nadin West Joinery won 'Kitchen Project of the Year' for the fourth year running.
The awards acknowledge the residential industry across the Hunter, the overall winners of major categories will go on to represent the Hunter at the Australian Housing Awards.
Mr Jennion said the Hunter often does very well on a national level.
"For a small region we've done very well [at the Australian Housing Awards]" said Mr Jennion, "multiple times the overall home of the year has come out of the Hunter".
