This annual award celebrates the top-rated and most admired landscaping and pool design professionals across the global Houzz community.
Houston, Texas, USA. February 17, 2026 – Sage Pools, Scapes & Design of Houston has won two “Best of Houzz” awards for Pool Design & Landscaping Customer Service on Houzz®, the leading platform for home improvement and design, empowering industry professionals and their clients with all-in-one project management and design software. The locally owned pool design-build firm headquartered in Fulshear just west of Houston was chosen by the millions of homeowners that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 3 million active home building, remodeling, and design industry professionals.


Best of Houzz is awarded annually in four categories:
- Pool Design-Build: Honors professionals whose work was the most popular among the Houzz community.
- Customer Service: Honors professionals for their overall rating on Houzz and positive client reviews for landscaping and pool building projects completed in 2025.
- Innovator: Honors professionals who win Best of Houzz Service, manage their projects with Houzz Pro software and are Houzz Pro Certified to provide a best-in-class client experience.
- Photography: Honors architecture and interior design photographers whose images were most popular among the Houzz community.
“Best of Houzz 2026” badges appear on winners’ profiles as a sign of their commitment to excellence. These badges help the more than 70 million homeowners and home design enthusiasts on Houzz to identify popular and top-rated home professionals for their projects. This is the 9th year in a row that Sage Pools, Scapes & Design has won the Best of Houzz award!
Our landscaping and pool design company is honored to receive the coveted “Best of HOUZZ” award for the ninth year in a row.— Rene Vereecken, Owner of Sage Pools, Scapes & Design
“Best of Houzz award winners exemplify the highest levels of design, quality and customer satisfaction among residential construction and design professionals,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of Industry Marketing for Houzz. “This year, we’re excited to introduce a new category that celebrates pros using our award-winning software, Houzz Pro, to help deliver a standout experience to their clients. We congratulate this year’s winners and look forward to seeing their continued success.”
You can see more of Sage Pools, Scapes & Design’s work on Houzz at https://www.houzz.com/professionals/swimming-pool-builders/sage-pools-scapes-and-design-pfvwus-pf~313248898 and on their website.
About Sage Pools, Scapes & Design
We are a locally owned small business specializing in affordable yet luxurious pools and landscaping with a focus on quality and design. Our goal is to deliver the highest level of service with expectational value.