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The architect: We approached the design of the kitchen in the same way you would approach the design of a bespoke item of joinery. It is, after all, often the most expensive joinery item in the house

This vanity top is in Cosentino's Dekton Liquid Shell – an ultra compact material composed of raw materials, porcelain, and glass (that also looks a lot like stone)

Yes, we want to be warm and snug in winter – but then summer comes gloriously around – this G.J. Gardner home makes the very best of all seasons 

With so much beautiful architecture behind us why always reinvent the wheel? This elegantly clad extension draws on Plantation and Hamptons style

Colourful velvet couch options – blue and purple – bring this ideally located Thames-side penthouse apartment interior to life

The existing roof structure was very low between trusses, so a decision was made to introduce a new roof and structure – exposed trusses and a unique clerestory window resulted

A new home by Fowler Homes offers outdoor living heaven in part due to this covered al fresco space with modern in wall fire and skylights

Is this indoor or outdoor furniture? Well the floor tracks accommodating wall-slze glass sliders tell the open-and-shut/lounge-meets-alfresco story

Save, save, splurge ran the design course – resulting in a luxe ensuite that didn't break the bank. Clever design decisions naturally played a part

Remember those '50s cars where great style wasn't restricted by the engine shape? Well this sleek home also puts good looks first

The playful building expression at 3 Te Kehu Way references local ecology and carves out a quiet sanctuary within Auckland's bustling Sylvia Park

From dated and dowdy French provincial to thoroughly contemporary and moody – satin black cabinetry with black appliances all played a part