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Feeling spacious despite a narrow site and fully connected with its sea outlooks, this home also features refined joinery and a great flow

Remember those '50s cars where great style wasn't restricted by the engine shape? Well this sleek home also puts good looks first

Strong lines, angled windows and robust materials recommend this home which downplays its three-storey height and opens to the landscape at rear

This family showhome captures your heart – but you have questions, some obvious, some not – G.J. Gardner's Help Page lets you quietly become empowered

A mother and son happily cohabit in this airy home – a lifestyle move made easier by having the ground floor for mum and the upstairs for son

Plantation Bamboo offers a range of building products, including Bamboo X-Treme Decking and Bamboo X-Treme Cladding  – here's why bamboo is a winner

Strong family bonds and entertaining were catalysts for many of the design decisions and directions taken in this interior for homeowners with an Australian / Greek heritage

Combining a sense of retreat with the roominess required for a growing teenager, this design also offers wider interior connections and ease of clean-up

A mirror splashback reflects the golfing action while a to-hand pantry and working island mean the chef never misses a putt – this kitchen serves up spectator heaven

This Balinese inspired sanctuary offers a haven of peace and quiet while fitting effortlessly with the existing property – creating a new home within a home

This grand, contemporary outdoor design brings the scale and sweep to balance the renovated, now barn-like family home on the stately rural property 

From dated and dowdy French provincial to thoroughly contemporary and moody – satin black cabinetry with black appliances all played a part

Save, save, splurge ran the design course – resulting in a luxe ensuite that didn't break the bank. Clever design decisions naturally played a part

The views are spectacular and this renovation with new kitchen is more than a match – simplified interiors, evoking a modern minimalism, were key

Check out all the results in the Trends International Design Awards for Bathrooms – top designs from New Zealand and Australia

The luxurious stone island, benchtops, and splashback are the heroes of a clean-lined kitchen that's open to the pool, terrace and city views

This pool's tilework ties with black accents on the home while the infinity edge seems to go on forever, requiring skilled craftsmanship to achieve

Congratulations to McMahon and Nerlich, winner of the 2023 TIDA Australia Architect Bathroom Suite of the Year

Congratulations to Lisa de Boer of Lisa de Boer Design, winner of the 2023 Trends International Design Awards Australia Designer Bathroom of the Year

Congratulations to Giorgi, winner of the 2023 Trends International Design Awards Australia Architect Bathroom of the Year

Congratulations to Carmen Hansberry of Carmen Hansberry Design winner of the 2023 Trends International Design Awards Australia Designer Bathroom Suite of the Year

Congratulations to Di Henshall of Di Henshall Interior Design, winner of the 2023 Trends International Design Awards Australia Powder Room of the Year

Congratulations to Fowler Homes Waikato – for a Trends International Design Awards winning showhome bathroom suite with wide appeal

Congratulations to Natalie Du Bois of Du Bois Design – winner of the 2023  Trends International Design Awards New Zealand Designer Bathroom Suite of the Year

Congratulations to Pat de Pont of SGA – winner of the 2023 Trends International Design Awards New Zealand Architect Bathroom of the Year

Congratulations to Natalie Du Bois of Du Bois Design – winner of the 2023 Trends International Design Awards New Zealand Designer Bathroom of the Year

Congratulations to Jennie Dunlop of Dunlop Design – winner of the 2023 Trends International Design Awards New Zealand Powder Room of the Year

This kitchen features a large, dramatic island with a tower-like skylight – putting the island and surrounds in the best possible natural light

Ordered, natural toned and and continuing the use of American white oak finishes from elsewhere in the home, this bathroom is a serene connector

Before a child closes his or her sleepy eyes, the last thing they gaze at is their bedroom walls – these inspiring bedrooms all celebrate the colours, shapes, toys and art that make a kid's life great