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This apartment interior makeover wades into a space-wasting, traditional layout and turns it into a modern, cleverly connected run of rooms

Here are some tips from SA Plumbing Supply on how to fit out an accessible bathroom without it looking like it came from a hospital 

Contrasting materials can bring out the best in both – here concrete floors give way to warm Sydney Blue Gum in the living zone

This sculptural, clean-lined pergola mitigates the impact of the midday sun for in-pool lounging – and looks pretty spectacular doing it

This Mercury dual-fuel range is an appropriately substantial country kitchen inclusion – it also makes it look like you take cooking seriously

Remember when your back door was small and stuck when it was damp? Cut to today – this 'back door' opens up the interior to the outdoors

The fireplace surround in this contemporary home has the look of board-formed concrete while heated concrete floors run through most of interior

Dark colours to suit his taste meets classic and elegant touches to suit her taste – this kitchen is a meeting of the predilections of its owners

Lead designer at Akzente Lara Farmilo shares insights on what's in and what's coming, referencing leading German architectural kitchen company Poggenpohl

This is a home of two halves – one public, one private – the view-centric design also looks to the future with state-of-the-art passive heating

A tired master suite is rearranged and reinvented – providing a flowing retreat including bedroom, ensuite, walk-in robes and reading nook

Why not make a real statement with your splashback? Here, 3D pressed tin in a Clover pattern is spray painted in Resene Rice Cake