Homes Trends Vol. 34/4

Whether space for your new bathroom is generous or modest, you'll want to create a room that not only looks good but is also a breeze to use. And that often means working around restrictions of plumbing locations, the position of windows and doors, and whether you want to include a bath as well as a shower. So how do you get the design process underway?

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Interfering with existing architectural elements – such as architecture, backyard, facade, home, house, wimming pool, villa, window, white, indoor/outdoor flow, LSA Architects

Renovation and addition creates open, airy living zone at back of home

A traditional frontage with a tile roof and stained glass windows gives way to spacious, light-filled new entertaining spaces at the rear

Playtime – sprawling indoor living spaces flow uninterrupted apartment, architecture, condominium, estate, facade, home, house, interior design, property, real estate, swimming pool, villa, gray

Blurring the lines between large indoor and outdoor areas

Set on a tight, awkward site, this family home achieves privacy and maximises entertainment space by deft architectural strategies

A fence depicting Mt Taranaki provides an excellent architecture, facade, house, home, Boon Team Architects, privacy

Modern home features multiple decks and open plan upstairs living

An architectural, private street-facade on this home gives way to a dramatic, flowing interior with myriad connections to the outdoors

Modern design, quality fixings and premium acrylic canvas architecture, canopy, house, property, real estate, roof, shade, black

Strong, contemporary designer awnings make more of your outdoor spaces

Modern design, quality fixings and premium acrylic canvas in the colour of your choice go into durable designer awnings from Johnson & Couzins

Long, light-filled and cleverly laid out, this classic-meets-modern cottage, elevation, estate, facade, farmhouse, grass, home, house, land lot, landscape, property, real estate, residential area, siding, yard, green, white

Award-winning home offers intelligent layouts and refined finishes

This spacious home offers a pleasing balance of looks and lifestyle – the judges at the Master Builders House of the Year 2018 awards were impressed too, awarding it House of the Year Silver in category

Kitchen

Bold and sculptural kitchen with no fussy detailing

How to create a kitchen that has its own dramatic presence and yet doesn’t detract from the views beyond – openness and simplicity are key

For the design of his own New York home, interior design, living room, real estate, room, gray

Sculptural kitchen island makes a dramatic statement

Interior designer Jamie Drake doesn’t cook – so what kind of kitchen would he design for his own apartment?

This minimalist kitchen has recessed cabinet handles while architecture, countertop, house, interior design, kitchen, real estate, gray

Clean-lined two-tone brown and white kitchen connects well with surroundings

This contemporary kitchen packs in a wealth of functionality but at the same time presents a strong, pared-back aesthetic

Designed by Marketa Ramage of Studio Italia to countertop, cuisine classique, dining room, floor, interior design, kitchen, table, white

Soft black and white finishes help integrate this kitchen into its bolder surroundings

A kitchen designed to be simple and subtle so as not to compete with the distinctive, recycled timber panelling that runs through the space

This entertainer’s kitchen by Fyfe Kitchens designer Kira countertop, floor, flooring, interior design, kitchen, real estate, gray

Engage a professional kitchen designer to ensure the best outcome

The heart of the home and a leading interior feature, it pays to do your kitchen once and do it right – working with an award-winning designer such as Kira Gray

This clean-lined kitchen forms part of a whole-house floor, interior design, living room, white, gray

Kitchen design makes most of indoor-outdoor links

Set amidst glass-walled architecture that maximises natural light on a constrained site, this on-show kitchen had to look its clean-lined best

Clean and crisp, this substantial interior revamp of interior design, kitchen, living room, colour, paint, Resene

Sixties home is opened up and modernised as part of a savvy renovation

Calm, relaxing and friendly – such was the outcome when this1960s home was renovated by Becroft Howie Architects using a subtle Resene palette

Bathroom

Sculptural tub set apart and surrounded by nature

With a bathing zone that makes the most of leafy outlooks, and featuring travertine walls and floors, this ensuite has the air of a private, calm oasis

In this bathroom, a classic room-high sash window architecture, bathroom, bathroom accessory, bathroom cabinet, floor, interior design, sink, gray

Classic and contemporary elements combine in this bathroom renovation

Richly veined marble walls and floors ensure this serene bathroom in an historic home is in keeping with its setting – in other ways, the feel is more modern