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It’s often said the kitchen is the heart of the home – and we tend to agree. Here's all the inspiration, ideas and information you need to get started.

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Kitchen by Eterno Design countertop, interior design, kitchen, real estate, gray

Kitchen by Eterno Design architecture, countertop, house, interior design, kitchen, real estate, gray

Kitchen by Eterno Design countertop, floor, flooring, house, interior design, kitchen, gray, black

Kitchen by Eterno Design chair, dining room, furniture, interior design, kitchen, table, gray, black

Scandinavian style and practicality for family kitchen

New in kitchen design

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

Why it's important to work with a professional kitchen designer

A great kitchen with a stunning aesthetic and every practical need addressed doesn’t just fall into place. Using a highly respected designer ensures the best of everything, down to the finest detail.

Designed by Kim Primrose of Mastercraft Kitchens Pukekohe, countertop, cuisine classique, floor, interior design, kitchen, real estate, room, gray, white

Quartz benchtops come in many colours and finishes and are resistant to stains and marks

Benchtops are the workhorses of a kitchen and often lead the aesthetic, too – created in an array of 31 beautiful colours, patterns and finishes, Smartstone engineered quartz surfaces offer a variety of options

Merquip supplies an extensive range of Cosmetal filtered glass, product, product design, restaurant, table, tableware, gray, white

Filtered, Italian-style sparkling water straight from the tap

You can have sparkling drinking water at the touch of a button. And the Cu Safepath system from Merquip also ensures bacteria removal.

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Salice Eclipse Pocket Doors are ideal for when furniture, kitchen, shelf, shelving, gray

Style meets ergonomics – Salice from Fit offers a cabinetry hardware solution with a difference

Space is always at a premium in the kitchen – and so is a sense of style. The two come together neatly in the advanced Eclipse Pocket Door mechanisms by Salice.

Small kitchen appliances: Some of the most important furniture, home, interior design, room, table, window, white, gray

How to pick the right small appliances for your kitchen

Forget the dishwasher, fridge and stove for a moment – let’s take a deep dive into the world of small kitchen appliances. Here’s how to pick the right ones for your kitchen.

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Choosing the right extractor fan

Starting a kitchen project? Make sure you consider the extractor

Ideas and inspiration

Clean and crisp, this substantial interior revamp of floor, interior design, kitchen, living room, real estate, gray

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

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

Is it boy's club or girl power? bed frame, bedroom, home, interior design, property, real estate, room, suite, wall, window, gray

The battle of the sexes has a winner

Scandinavian style and practicality for family kitchen

The kitchen has to work hard as a ceiling, dining room, interior design, kitchen, real estate, table, gray

How to create perfect lighting zones in your kitchen

This entryway is relaxed, spacious and offers architecture, ceiling, daylighting, floor, flooring, hardwood, house, interior design, loft, property, real estate, wood, wood flooring, gray, brown

Adding excitement to your entryway

Grand affair – classic weatherboards, filigree detailing and architecture, building, cottage, elevation, estate, facade, home, house, luxury vehicle, property, real estate, residential area, siding, window, white

Classic villa exterior meets contemporary interior in this large family home

In renovating this family kitchen, designer Melanie Craig countertop, cuisine classique, interior design, kitchen, real estate, gray

Farmhouse kitchen renovation has steel benchtops, cabinets and shelving

Beginner's guide to kitchen design

It’s often said the kitchen is the heart of the home – and we tend to agree. Take a look at our guide if you're about to start a project

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There's ample storage space throughout architecture, ceiling, door, floor, flooring, house, interior design, wall, wood, brown, gray

Renovation balances the old and the new

What's the best approach when you need to renovate a 1965 Eichler in a meaningful, respectful way? See what this architect did

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Style that endures, engineered to perform

Since 1984, the designers and engineers behind Kleenmaid appliances have set out to exceed expectations. Today, the Kleenmaid technical team uses their 35 years of experience to manufacture world-renowned appliances.

Learn more about Celia here interior design, kitchen, property, real estate, gray

The latest design trends from Milan

Celia Visser brings you a small taste of some of the design trends happening in the northern hemisphere – straight from the international kitchen fair, EuroCucina, held recently in Milan

Inspiring ideas

Be bold with kitchen colours

It takes a skilled design hand and an adventurous client to go with a provocative cerulean blue kitchen – but these results speak for themselves.

Classy and flexible underbench kitchen storage bathroom accessory, chest of drawers, drawer, furniture, kitchen, kitchen stove, plumbing fixture, product, product design, sink, table, tap, white

Big ideas for little spaces

A range of pull-out base cabinet, underbench storage solutions for your kitchen items, keeping your kitchen de-cluttered, organised and smooth running.

See the Vauth-Sagel underbench storage options on our website.

Rowson Kitchen & Joinery ceiling, interior design, living room, property, real estate, gray

Kitchen design with Annika Rowson – Part 1

If you're about to renovate or build a kitchen, there's nothing like the guidance of a renowned kitchen designer See more

This kitchen is part of a whole house countertop, dining room, interior design, kitchen, real estate, room, gray, white

Clean lined modern kitchen is served by a large scullery behind

Marble, timber veneer, and grey lacquered surfaces all come together to create this modern family kitchen

Trends International Design Awards 2017

International winners

The selection of the TIDA international winners was the culmination of a series of awards for kitchens, bathrooms and homes held across 2017. In this final stage of judging, projects that had already proved to be award winners in New Zealand, Australia, USA, SE Asia and South Africa were judged against each other.