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We opened submissions for Apartment Therapy\u2019s 2023 Small\/Cool Contest<\/a> on May 1, and since then we have been so overwhelmed (with excitement!) at this year\u2019s batch of entrants and their small, cool spaces. After our submission period officially closed, our team carefully reviewed all of the entries, assigning each submission a confidential score based on photo quality, vibe, cleverness, creativity, functionality, and writing quality. We\u2019ve moved entrants with the highest scores forward to public voting, and now they\u2019re ready for your eyes \u2014 and<\/em> votes<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This year, aside from you picking a grand prize winner, we\u2019re also doling out four category winner prizes, plus a voter award for a reader at home who helps push their faves across the leaderboard finish line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Ready to win? Of course you are. Here\u2019s what you have to do and what you need to know.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n We\u2019re asking Apartment Therapy readers to vote once per day<\/a> for their favorite spaces between July 10 at 9 a.m. ET and July 24 at 5 p.m. ET. In order to vote, you must register and create an account on Apartment Therapy<\/a>, and then you\u2019ll have 15 chances \u2014 that\u2019s one vote per day per entry \u2014 to vote for each space you love the most.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Meanwhile, our esteemed Apartment Therapy Small\/Cool Contest judging panel \u2014 which includes Apartment Therapy Media\u2019s founder and CEO, Maxwell Ryan<\/a>; <\/em>Emmy-nominated TV host and design expert Bobby Berk, of Queer Eye <\/em>fame, whose debut book, Right at Home: How Good Design is Good for the Mind<\/em>,<\/a> releases September 12, 2023; and therapist turned interior designer Anita Yokota, author of the bestselling book, HOME THERAPY<\/a><\/em>, who uses her masters in Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) as inspiration for her work in Southern California \u2014 will select four winners in the following categories:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n And here\u2019s what they\u2019ll win: Besides endless bragging rights, the grand prize winner will get $1,000 and the chance to be featured on Apartment Therapy\u2019s platforms, while each category winner will receive $250 as well as the chance to be featured on Apartment Therapy\u2019s platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Our first-ever Voter Award winner (to be randomly selected from the readers who vote the most for the Readers\u2019 Choice Grand Prize Winner) will receive a free one-hour design consultation on Zoom with Apartment Therapy Media\u2019s interior design expert and Real Home Director, Adrienne Breaux<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n