Over the past two years the premium themes market has continued to innovate and prices have steadily declined to the point where you can find a nice premium theme for a very affordable price.   With that said, there still is not a better premium themes deal available than the Elegant Themes club, which gives you access to all of their premium WordPress themes for only $19.99 a year.

Thanks to a generous offer from Nick Roach, the founder of Elegant Themes, I have been given three free memberships to give away to WordPress Hacks readers.  Before I give the details of the giveaway, here are the three most recent premium WordPress themes released by Elegant Themes:

Lumin Theme

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Updated: May 13, 2012!

Over the past couple of years, a new trend has developed where bloggers and small business owners are bypassing paying a web designer a lot of money for a custom theme and instead purchasing a premium WordPress theme for their website or blog. These themes usually feature a much more unique look and more functionality than the free WordPress themes available, are widget ready and include a more advanced control panel which allows you to setup the theme without touching any code. You’ll also get support directly for the theme author(s) as well!

Magazine and News themes seem to be the most popular premium themes right now, but pretty much all content management system (CMS) themes seem to be really popular. There is some great work out there, and more and more web designers are releasing premium WordPress themes each day, so I figured this was a good time to put together a premium WordPress theme gallery to help people looking to purchase a unique and highly customizable WordPress theme. Obviously everyone has different tastes so this method allows each individual to pick out the design that meets their personal needs!

In order for this post to maintain its relevance, it is updated regularly with new premium WordPress themes as they are released. When possible, I’ve also provided feature descriptions for the theme or theme framework, as well as links to view and/or purchase the theme from the author.

Currently these premium WordPress themes are divided into 5 categories for easy navigation. Simply click the link to go to the section you are wanting to browse through (or scroll down to view all of them):

• Premium News and Magazine WordPress Themes
• Premium Small Business WordPress Themes
• Premium Portfolio, Video, TV, Photo, and Multimedia WordPress Themes
• Premium Blog WordPress Themes
• Premium WordPress Theme Frameworks

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Magazine and News Premium WordPress Themes

Lifestyle Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

WP Smooth Theme

Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Elisa Magazine Theme

Included with FlexiThemes Membership!  ($19.95 – $49.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Blingless Theme

 

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Zenko Magazine Theme

Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Spectrum Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Magazine WordPress Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Reflecta Magazine Theme

Included with FlexiThemes Membership!  ($19.95 – $49.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Blissful Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Manifesto Magazine Theme

Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Delicious Child Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

WP-Chatter Magazine Theme

Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Driskill Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

 

 

Initiate Magazine Theme

Included with FlexiThemes Membership!  ($19.95 – $49.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Sleek Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

WP Sublime Theme

Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Elle Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Estate Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Fashionista Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Boutique Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Stunning Magazine Theme

Included with FlexiThemes Membership!  ($19.95 – $49.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Legacy Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Headline News Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Vintage Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

WP-Prosper Magazine Theme

Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

News Flash Theme

Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($159.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Modern Blogger Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Minimal Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Mocha Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Gourmet Cooking Theme

Single-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Platinum Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Tribune News Theme

Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Maximum Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

 

Polished Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Amped Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Gadget Theme

Multiple-Use ($39.95), All Theme Junkie Themes ($69.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Streamline Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Evertis Magazine Theme

Single-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Serenity Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Blog Newspaper Theme

Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($179.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

NewsTube Theme

Multiple-Use ($39.95), All Theme Junkie Themes ($69.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Emporium E-Commerce Theme

Single-Use ($69.00), Multiple-Use ($99.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Monograph Magazine Theme

Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

News WordPress Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Cube Light Theme

Multiple-Use ($39.95), All Theme Junkie Themes ($69.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

WP Launch Theme

Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

eNews Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

WP Ellie Theme

Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Lexicon Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Sea Light Business Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

My App WordPress Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Lumin Magazine Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

WP Genius Theme

Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Optimize Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Bigfoot Theme

Multiple-Use ($39.95), All Theme Junkie Themes ($69.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Going Green Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Bold Magazine Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Arthemia Premium Theme

Multiple-Use ($59.95), Developer’s Pack ($159.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

The Source Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Vega Magazine Theme

Included with FlexiThemes Membership!  ($19.95 – $49.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Memoir Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Crystal Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Newswire Theme

Multiple-Use ($39.95), All Theme Junkie Themes ($69.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Nova Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

My Cuisine Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Fabric Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Yamidoo Magazine Theme

Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Scribble Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

 

 

Glider Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

WP Media Magazine Theme

Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Nitrous Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

In Review Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Church Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Outreach Church Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Magnificent Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Grace Church Theme

Single-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($159.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Chameleon Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Foundation Church Theme

Included with iThemes Builder Theme ($127.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Pretty Young Thing Kids Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Tapestry Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

WP Jazz Theme

Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Newspaper Theme

Multiple-Use ($59.00), Developer’s Pack ($159.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

“On The Go” Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Daily Edition News Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Aggregate Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

WP Clear Theme

Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

WP-Glide Magazine Theme

Single-Use ($79.00), Multiple-Use ($179.00), Developer’s Pack ($279.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

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Small Business Premium WordPress Themes

Diarise Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Coffee Break Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Corporate Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Division Theme

Multiple-Use ($39.95), All Theme Junkie Themes ($99.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

MyProduct Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Education Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Essence Theme

Multiple-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Enterprise Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

eBusiness WordPress Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Executive Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Foodilicious Theme

Single-Use ($65.00), Multiple-Use ($99.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Health and Beauty Business Theme

Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($249.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Business Bite Theme

Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Associate Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

 

Job Board Theme

Multiple-Use ($65.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

eStore Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Store WordPress Theme

Single-Use ($69.00), Multiple-Use ($99.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

eShop Theme

Multiple-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($99.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Geo Places Theme

Single-Use ($89.95), Multiple-Use ($159.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Metric Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Inspire Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Freelance Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Flexi Business Theme

Included with FlexiThemes Membership!  ($19.95 – $49.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

iPhone Theme

Single-Use ($59.00), Multiple-Use ($99.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Architect Business Theme

Multiple-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Rejuvenate Theme

Single-Use ($89.95), All Templatic Themes ($299.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Boast Business Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Agency Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

SimplePress Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Store Front Theme

Single-Use ($89.95), All Templatic Themes ($299.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

AgentPress Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Kids Store Theme

Single-Use ($65.00), Multiple-Use ($99.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

ShopperPress Theme

Unlimited Websites ($79.00), All Premium Press Themes ($249.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

DirectoryPress Theme

Unlimited Websites ($79.00), All Premium Press Themes ($249.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Classifieds Theme

Single-Use ($75.00), Multiple-Use ($99.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Classified Theme

Unlimited Websites ($79.00), All Premium Press Themes ($249.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

CouponPress Theme

Unlimited Websites ($79.00), All Premium Press Themes ($249.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Ask It Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Questions and Answers Theme

Single-Use ($75.00), Multiple-Use ($125.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

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Premium Portfolio, Video, TV, Photo & Other Multimedia WordPress Themes

Aperture Photography Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00) | Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Deep Focus Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Landscape Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

WooTube Video Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Boutique Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

On Demand Video Theme

Multiple-Use ($75.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

ePhoto Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Object Photo Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Expose Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

eVideo Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

ReCapture Photo Theme

Multiple-Use ($75.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

PhotoSquares Portfolio Theme

Demo | Review/Purchase

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Premium Blog WordPress Themes

Prose Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Canvas Blogging Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Mag.net Blog Theme

Single-Use ($69.00), Developer’s Pack ($149.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Glow Blog Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Flexx Blog Theme

• Over 1,000 Possible Layout Combinations!
• Completely widget based
• Multiple Styles to choose from

Multiple-Use ($79.95), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

PersonalPress Theme

Included with Elegant Themes Club Membership! ($39.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase Membership

Social Life Blog Theme

Multiple-Use ($75.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Social Eyes Theme

• Child Theme of Genesis Theme Framework

Multiple-Use ($59.95), All StudioPress Themes ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

MyStream Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Fresh Life Blog Theme

Included with FlexiThemes Membership!  ($19.95 – $49.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Therapy Blogging Theme

Multiple-Use ($70.00), Developer’s Pack ($150.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

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Premium WordPress Theme Frameworks

Thesis Theme Framework

Single-Use ($87.00), Developer’s Pack ($164.00)

Source/Demo | Purchase

Genesis Theme Framework (by StudioPress)

Multiple-Use ($59.95), Developer’s Pack ($249.95)

Source/Demo | Purchase