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This kitchen stands out with an improved layout and a continuity of refined finishes – including porcelain and pressed tin panel cabinet fronts

Sheer driving pleasure, the BMW catchphrase, would be familiar for the owners of this home, organised around sun, a central courtyard and a BMW workspace

Worry not, Susan is ready to wait table, although it's rumoured she's a bit lazy – joking aside, this table complete with revolving lazy Susan is a practical feature

There's nothing like wood surfaces to connect you to nature and by extension the natural setting – here, even the island joins the party

This laundry/powder room tucks washer and dryer behind cabinet doors while shallow cabinetry elements are stepped back to create more room

A wall of Carrara marble means someone using the shower in this light-filled bathroom is not totally exposed to the areas in front of it

While it's hard to take your eyes off this sculptural home, it might pay to watch your feet, too – a rustic path makes for an earthy counterpoint

This space saving set up sees basin, tap and mirror in front of the bathroom window – a minimalist Brim tap helps let the light shine on through

Balancing looks and work efficiency reached critical mass for this industrial-look kitchen with the chef owner wanting heavy duty functionality above all

How to create an interior to reflect the owner's character when their passion is, among other things, coloured diamonds – it took four years, but here's how

Curvaceous and textural, this bathroom takes a cue from an adjoining curved wall and runs with it – an introduced skylight adds light from above

Private and lapping up the views, this contemporary, stepped home features a series of water experiences leading down to lake edge