Home Trends Vol. 34/5

When you start your next home design project – whether it's a new build or renovation – you'll probably have an idea of the style you like and the different spaces you want. But just as important is how your home connects to its surroundings, both the actual site and its wider environment. So how do you bring all these factors together in the final design?

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Roll Out Roll Under slatted covers are a reflection, reservoir, water, covers 4 pools, swimming pool

Automated pool cover saves money and minimises maintenance

An automated cover makes maintaining your pool a breeze – trapping the water’s warmth, keeping it clean and avoiding wasting chemicals

A custom Resene stain enhances Macrocarpa joinery in architecture, house, interior design, living room, black, Resene Paints, Stain, Alabaster, eco

Refined paints and stains accent the architecture of this award-winning home

A 2018 TIDA Homes New Zealand winner, this home features key paints and stains by Resene

Nz3405Futungcheng–271453180 01 Hero - architecture | home | architecture, home, house, lighting, residential, concrete, FuTung Cheng, Cheng Design,

Concrete is so much more than just a construction material in this new home

... it also provides a range of textured surfaces, a heat sink for passive heating, and ever-evolving artworks

With the look of classic roof tiles, but house, home, facade, grass, land, property, residential, rural home, Fowler Homes Manawatu, Riverside, New Home builder

Two-storey family home design has personality and great indoor-outdoor-flow

New low maintenance, riverside home by Fowler Homes offers triple garaging, large living zone and character staircase

This kitchen comes alive with beautiful hand-crafted wood countertop, interior design, kitchen, real estate, white, gray

Hand-made cabinetry turns storage into beautiful interior features in your kitchen, bathroom, laundry, bedroom, living room or study

Not everything’s here today, gone tomorrow – bespoke wood cabinetry from RH Cabinetmakers optimises your available space and reflects enduring good taste

This new H-shaped Nelson showhome by GJ Gardner furniture, interior design, room, white, black, Living Room, GJ Gardner Homes, New Home

Ideal home design for families and entertaining

This H-shaped home by GJ Gardner delivers on style, affordability and all-year-round enjoyment

Kitchen

In this kitchen, the countertops do the talking

In this entertainer’s kitchen, high-gloss cabinetry reflects the high-rise apartment’s views while the tactile island is silky to the touch

A white waterfall benchtop flowing over a wood-fronted architecture, countertop, interior design, kitchen, waterfall benchtop, timber, black cabinetry

How tight space restrictions were overcome in this sleek kitchen design

A wealth of storage is tucked out of sight in this family kitchen which achieves a dramatic presence without detracting from the sea views

Two pantries for food and crockery flank the house, home, kitchen design, Kira Gray, Fyfe Kitchens, cabinetry, Corian benchtop

Specialist kitchen designer creates attractive, highly functional kitchen design

This attractive, feature-rich kitchen is the result of a detailed brief and a professional response by award-winning kitchen designer Kira Gray

With handleless cabinetry closed, this pristine white entertainer’s door, glass, house, interior design, window, gray

White entertainer’s kitchen merges with adjacent white living and dining areas

Forming part of a dramatic flowing indoor-outdoor space, this kitchen blends in with its surroundings tonally while the island stands out as a feature

This light, bright red-brick addition to a 1920s backyard, facade, home, house, residential area, home addition, Studio Prineas

Red-brick addition creates new high-ceiling living, dining and kitchen spaces

This white and wood kitchen in a new light-filled extension to a 1920s cottage melds into the wider colour palette, while standing out in terms of texture

This eye-catching kitchen, by designer Kim Primrose, features countertop, floor, interior design, kitchen, gray

Engineered stone surfaces combine durability with the look of luxury

The look of marble or granite takes your design to the next level – and Smartstone offers just that at an affordable price

Rooms were merged and French doors with matching countertop, home, interior design, kitchen, Rob Nerlich, Mcmahon and Nerlich, grey cabinetry, Marble benchtop, countertop

Veined stone, painted cabinetry and open timber shelving create a serene ambience in this kitchen

The cool look of marble matched with blue cabinetry and generous outdoor connections give this kitchen the relaxed ambience the owners wanted

Bathroom

Subtle interplay of herringbone tiles and a muted palette in luxury bathroom

Designed with various roles in mind – from guest bathroom to bathing retreat – this versatile bathroom boasts luxe materials and a reflective ambience

Classic detailing dovetails with modern design in this bathroom, black and white, tiled floor, flooring, bathroom design, Leon house, Dulux

Modern elements and classic detailing combine in this two-tone bathroom

Black is matched with white and classic with contemporary in this bathroom, which also finds a mid point between masculine lines and a softer ambience

For this new bathroom in a traditional villa architecture, bathroom, timber floor, basin, subway tile, bathroomware, Chris Holmes, CAAHT Studio Architects

White surfaces and subway tiles complement wood floors in a new bathroom in a classic villa

Good bones and fresh features come together in a light, airy and timeless family bathroom

In this powder room, designer Natalie Du Bois bathroom, home, interior design, real estate, room, brown, gray

Wood trestle table becomes a vanity in this uncluttered powder room

Natural surfaces, pared-back elements and seamless finishes give this powder room a simple yet welcoming aesthetic

To match the existing home’s cladding, recycled clinker architecture, backyard, home, house, property, residential area, brick extension, renovation, deck, extension, bifold windows, porter architects

Modern, clean-lined entertainment zone positioned at the rear of existing older home

Tweaked original plans result in a hall running right through this 1940s home, providing a glimpse of the new light-filled extension at the rear

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