Home Trends Vol. 33/6

Renovating a tired and dated kitchen will not only add to your enjoyment of cooking – it can also totally transform the way you use all of your living spaces, indoors and out. But where do you start and what's actually possible?To help you create the kitchen – or bathroom or home – you've always wanted, we’ve collected some of the latest design and product ideas in this issue of Trends.

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The choice of Resene Zeus in a matt home, interior design, room, black

Dark wall tones give this media room a cosy, intimate feel

A communal media and billiard room in the upmarket Hereford Residences benefits from the warm, near-black wall tones of Zeus by Resene

This wrap-around Fowler Homes showhome is an example architecture, estate, home, house, interior design, property, real estate, window, teal

Space-savvy new home wraps around a sheltered central courtyard

Complete with great indoor outdoor flow, this modern Fowler Homes design is all about family and socialising

Internal landscape protected from the wind at apartment, architecture, condominium, estate, home, house, mixed use, penthouse apartment, property, real estate, swimming pool, water, gray, black

Shaped by coastal views and the weather, this large new home comes with several architectural flourishes

Protected from the wind at the back and taking in views to the sea from its glass-walled interior spaces, this home has effectively created its own sheltered microclimate

Fresh angle this home by house designer cottage, farmhouse, home, house, log cabin, plant, real estate, shed, siding, tree, green, black

How to achieve an architectural home design on a modest budget

Cedar cladding, a large double-height living space and a strong uncomplicated lines are features of this new home in a bush setting

The look of wood without the hassle or architecture, floor, flooring, house, interior design, living room, real estate, window, wood, wood flooring, black, gray, white

New plank and tile range offers an advanced contaminant-free, easy to cut or shape base material

Waterproof, light, and highly stable, a new base product to New Zealand Ceramin underpins a variety of plank and tile options from Creative Flooring

For this GJ Gardner home, the open-plan interiors ceiling, estate, home, interior design, living room, property, real estate, room, window, gray

Custom-built new home has wood rich interiors and great indoor outdoor flow

Featuring contemporary architectural lines, this custom-designed new home was built specifically for the owners by GJ Gardner

Designer lighting and a feature wall set off bathroom, home, interior design, lighting, room, sink, wall, brown, white

Ready to design your new bathroom? Here are some pointers to get you started

Prominent home builders GJ Gardner highlights the key things to consider when designing a bathroom in your new home

Kitchen

Light industrial touches link this apartment kitchen to its wider heritage environment

Black subway tiles, dark cabinetry and crisp white countertops give this apartment kitchen its dramatic presence

Wheres the kitchen? The cooking workspace also doubles interior design, living room, lobby, loft, white, gray

Part of a barn-style addition built with recycled materials, this kitchen continues the home's green design ethos

Matt black and white cabinetry, and a hand-crafted wood island give this kitchen a semi-industrial feel that's in tune with the brick and steel extension it forms part of

Basements are often dark, neglected and out of architecture, condominium, daylighting, home, house, interior design, lighting, living room, real estate, black, blue

Contemporary basement-level kitchen basks in natural light thanks to a feature ceiling of glass pavement lights

A restrained palette of industrial materials raw concrete and steel combines with refined glass, wood and plasterwork to achieve a relaxed but crisp interior

Walls and a flat low ceiling were removed, architecture, ceiling, daylighting, home, house, interior design, interior designer, living room, real estate, window, gray, white

Kitchen renovation opens up surrounding spaces for better flow and functionality

As well as wanting their new kitchen to be open-plan and light-filled, the homeowners needed enough space for more than one family member to use it at a time

Dark becomes white, and cool becomes warm, in countertop, estate, home, interior design, kitchen, property, real estate, gray

Renovated kitchen now connects to adjacent spaces and improves flow of home

Comprehensive kitchen makeover by designer Kira Gray creates light and airy space for family and entertaining

Crystal chandeliers, modern crystal-look stools, and shiny brass cabinetry, countertop, cuisine classique, estate, home, interior design, kitchen, property, real estate, room, gray

Kitchen renovation improves links to the outdoors and adds a new family seating area

With a skilled design professional involved, a new kitchen can transform your interior as with this French-look design by award-winning Kira Gray

Designer Damian Hannah chose a bevel-edged Smeg sink countertop, interior design, kitchen, black, gray

Clean-lined black kitchen designed to complement the owners' artworks

Glossy jet black glass cabinetry provides a picture-perfect reflection of the scenery in this contemporary Alno kitchen design by German Kitchens.

Bathroom

Versatile bathroom company offers everything from the custom design and project management to installation

Fully custom, high-quality bathroom renovations from the team at Five Star Bathrooms are both practical and a pleasure to be in

Large format, marble-look porcelain tiles contribute to the architecture, bathroom, floor, flooring, home, interior design, plumbing fixture, product design, room, tap, tile, gray

Ensuite renovation has spacious feel despite its long, narrow shape

Large format porcelain tiles and a combined bath and shower zone help give this bathroom the light, open and clean-lined look the owners wanted

With plenty of reflective surfaces, including mosaic tiles, bathroom, bathroom accessory, bathroom cabinet, floor, flooring, interior design, plumbing fixture, product, product design, room, sink, tap, tile, wall, gray

Children's bathroom and master ensuite in renovated villa share key design features

Two bathrooms, two agendas, quite separate locations however, sympathetic colourways and floor coverings bring design unity between these spaces

Part of a complete home remodel by designer ceiling, fireplace, hearth, interior design, living room, room, gray

Open-plan or privacy? This master suite design achieves both

Motorised ceiling blinds provide a flexible connection between this renovated master bathroom and bedroom

This moody master bedroom makeover by Katie bed frame, bedroom, ceiling, floor, home, interior design, room, wall, black, gray

Master suite combines traditional and contemporary features to winning effect

This master ensuite connects to its villa surroundings through panelled joinery while adding a semi-industrial accent with tone and fittings

Easy on the eye and smooth to the bathroom sink, ceramic, plumbing fixture, product design, sink, tap, toilet seat, black, brown

The individual appeal of handmade bathroomware

Available in a variety of appealing shapes and colours, there's a smooth-to-touch Ceramica Cielo basin to suit every high-end bathroom

Despite the floor decoration on entry, this bathroom architecture, bathroom, interior design, room, black, gray

Dramatic interplay of texture and tone play a leading role in this pared-back master bathroom

New bathroom by designer Davinia Sutton exudes a masculine quality with an emphasis on strong forms and a bold, simple two-tone colour palette

The bridge across the pool is along a estate, home, house, leisure, leisure centre, property, real estate, resort, swimming pool, villa, teal

Renovation and extension make the most of wide valley views and indoor-outdoor living

The post and beam construction of an existing Mid-century Modern home was the starting point for the design of a substantial addition to this property

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