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For this 5th Avenue apartment turned modern home, the use of sliding glass panels maintains the sense of the interior's greater dimensions 

Western red cedar covers the floors and ceiling of this gabled home's interior – in part a celebration of the owner's business in the timber trade

There's plenty to look at in this pool project including a ball sculpture/diving board, a tinkling waterfall and a rather lazy onlooker clinging to the fence

This shower complete with uniform finger tiles leads the eye up to the sky, the illusion encouraged by a curvaceous skylight overhead

The raised part of this island is in Signorino natural stone in colour Cote D'Azur – the busy veining connects with the distressed brick wall behind

White is nice while black is best – and so it goes with these dark-toned homes where their moody cladding and sometimes roofing all contributes to drama or, conversely, quiet harmony in their own way

A sense of luxury and escape combined with a modern, different feel were just two directives that helped shape this dramatic bathroom

This sustainably minded kitchen offers the best of everything a professional chef needs – including a show-stopping operable benchtop that adjusts to specific needs

A quality rug will bring your interior to life with one gesture – Bremworth offers Custom, Readymade and Handcrafted rugs exclusively in 100% natural New Zealand wool 

Introducing just a single, double-glazed window on the south façade of this generally light-filled, modern home helps to combat heat loss

Peach-toned basins and matching Courtney Recessed Mirrors in Blush Pink add pops of colour to this otherwise pale-toned master ensuite 

Hand-made tactile tiles seen on this vanity splashback and in a different format on the wall directly above add a soft textural feel to this bathroom