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Up lights, sconces, dripping chandeliers, there are many luminaire options – in this art-dedicated room it's all about spot lighting what matters

Au contraire – this outdoor setting benefits from a nearly 13m-long pool with infinity edge – just 1692 laps and you're across Cook Strait

Need a new strategy with your children's homework habits? Well a built in study table offers a grounded, no-excuses place to start

Like two yachts gliding across a quiet sea – these Labello Thin Edge tabletop basins, from Abi Interiors, contribute to a serene ambience

Consider the line between indoors and outdoors officially blurred in this home, thanks to an internal courtyard and wall size sliders

Open shelving is used to good effect in this renovation – plenty out on display without losing the room's sense of spaciousness

Like giant paw pads, these stepping stones contribute to a landscape design that's enjoyed from all areas of the home it surrounds

This layout has the Carrara outer island where you sit, and a timber inner island with cooktop in front of the marble topped perimeter workbench

This L shaped G.J. Gardner showhome is ideally configured in terms of both social and private spaces – sunny and roomy, it also exudes character at every turn

Never mind the drip feed of breakfast items while you sit starving – here, everything arrives together courtesy of a surprising storage element on hydraulic lift   

This social kitchen features a hero marble benchtop and splashback with gold and copper veins – a nod to the owners' Indian heritage

Dramatic hand-painted glass wall panels, a striking wall sconce and illuminated basins are just some highlights of this artistic bathroom