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Three top architects and designers reveal what they consider the best things to prioritise with your renovation budget – spoiler: it's not all about kitchens

This apartment's interior design stands out for a dramatic curation of iconic and experimental design pieces from Brazilian and international designers

Continuity in finishes contributes to the cohesion of this pleasing landscape renovation which also complements the home, new pool included

Juggled spaces provide room for this master ensuite's double shower and free standing tub – the design reflects the home's classic architecture

Part of a Miami-look pool/landscape design, this cabana's versatility is greatly expanded with an Escea outdoor gas fire set into one of its substantial columns

On a space-saving mission, the bathroom designer's innovative solution was to have the basin and mirror cabinet in front of the shuttered window 

A hovering first floor extension is accentuated by being wrapped with glass, roof included – letting light (and character) flood in

There are bricks, and then there are blocks – this mountain home echoes its rugged location with rugged and varied stone/brickwork cladding

For this designer's own kitchen, the Astra Walker Ikon Kitchen mixer is custom made to 400mm height with a curved spout in Urban Brass

An Impresa tileover shower tray and frameless-glass shower enclosure becomes the highly durable centre-piece fixture of any bathroom 

The defining feature of this modest house is a curved glass courtyard corner accessed by sliders – the curve is echoed on an interior wall

One foot in sunlight, the other in the shade – part of a wider landscaping project, this poolside outdoor dining space is ideally situated