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Staying faithful to neighbourhood architecture, but with a twist, this home flips traditional Queenslander style, bringing batten cladding up to the upper facade

Compact and low maintenance, yet luxurious and spacious with all the mod-cons, this Landmark Homes Auckland – South East showhome offers the best of both worlds

Nestled in a spectacular setting, this home is shaped to maximise the outlooks while providing privacy from street and neighbours

This home celebrates family, friends and artworks with a large central living space opening to contained outdoor spaces – private spaces are upstairs

Location is a key driver for any homebuyer and this modest-sized, contemporary home, by G.J Gardner, goes places many other house plans won't

This new kitchen acknowledges its historic cottage setting with a timber backing wall while a wall of crisp white side cabinetry echoes the floating island

This high-ceilinged kitchen looks out on dining, living, a central courtyard and side garden – and occupants of these spaces enjoy looking back 

Evocative textures connect with the owner's vintage trinkets in this kitchen – the new and old elevating each other's presence 

Celebrating art, quality furniture and exceptional personal style – and that's just the owners! Luckily, the designers delivered a design revival curated to perfection

Herringbone marble tiles, panelled drawers, and solid aged brass fittings are just three touches evoking old world charm in this master suite

Inspiration is where you find it and the fit-out of this fun, edgy bar benefits from tile choices from The Tile Depot that would also look great at home

A greatly improved layout, modern materials  and a crisp, clean black, white, and grey colour palette all inform this master ensuite with views

 Responding to a Brutalist concrete exterior, this interior celebrates raw materials, textured surfaces, simple silhouettes and geometric forms 

Carpets are not born equal – natural wool carpets from Bremworth tick every box from longevity, to quality, to sustainability, to all important warmth & touch 

Past, present, and the timeless world of art are reconciled in this interior redesign of a stunning 1912 residence on the Island of Montreal 

These outdoor kitchens are as varied as their alfresco settings – what they have in common is a level of function and good looks to rival their indoor counterparts

This spiritual garden fits within Vedic principles of architecture that originate in a large body of religious texts from ancient India

This in-keeping renovation creates a light-filled, minimalist home, with living on the top level, and an office, art studio and workshop on the lower

Introducing more room to entertain and more light & space, this renovation/extension draws on Hamptons style while still in keeping with the original Queenslander home