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The street front landscaping for this classic renovated home combines uniform hedges with a more untamed look on creepers enveloping the front verandah – a surprisingly effective mix of styles

Part of an organic-toned interior makeover, this handsome bronze screen door was designed as a pivot door with a bronze mirror backing to the screen to provide an illusion of depth

There are doors, and then there are openings in the foliage – this Trompe L'oeil simulates a natural scene and brings the landscape into the space while an operable panel in the greenery provides secret egress

The corrugated roof above this cottage verandah doesn't stop at the guttering, instead continues down the home as no-nonsense cladding – its grey tone a perfect background for garden plantings

Want natural light shining on your book's pages? Not a problem. Part of a Federation renovation, this demure day bed is tucked into a balcony space with windows on three sides

Tasman View House benefits from front facade window and glass door solutions from Altus Window Specialists, including the thermally enhanced Pacific Thermal system complemented by Low-E glass – benefits inclu...

A showstopper kitchen was required and delivered with this project where textural contrast is to the fore – stone veneer drawers, engineered stone benchtops and matt black cabinets and glass splashbacks included

Working with a limited footprint and constrained service options, this design employs several strategies to achieves a sense of lightness and generous space

This contemporary C-shaped home celebrates concrete, part of the family business, inside and out – dedicated wings cater to parents one side and guests the other, while the children are sent upstairs to bed

A feature within a modest powder room, this Concrete Nation Freestanding charcoal basin, from Plumbline, achieves a sculptural presence without hogging floor space

While most other appliances are integrated, an induction hob takes pride of place and function in this kitchen – at the same time, its flat-out profile downplays its presence to family and guests

Set within a stone’s throw of a pair of Joshua trees, the designers envisioned this eco-luxury house as a metaphoric fallen branch – needless to say the choice of wood cladding played its part