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A new addition to the rear of a one storey home offers open-plan living connecting with the rear yard and also climbs a level for a master bedroom and study 

For this kitchen, the owners wanted all the appliances out of sight and the scullery appearing as a separate room – success on both counts

Dramatic, durable, luxe, even light-bringing – tiles are a great way to transform your bathroom or boost a theme – these examples will inspire

This up-to-the-minute kitchen includes classic design nods such as crisp panelled cabinet doors and traditional mouldings on the rangehood

This home exhibits great indoor-outdoor flow – and that includes the feature timber ceiling that continues seamlessly outdoors as generous soffits

Simple, clever design gave this house a spacious feel on the inside – part of this is the giant sliders that open up to the sprawling deck and scenery beyond

For this bathroom, mirror backlighting provides quality task lighting and includes dimmers, for a soft relaxing feel and double use as a night light

A gilded mirror above the custom lacquered, dresser-look vanity adds another touch of refinement to this upmarket bathroom

Pool design has come a long way in recent years – and build versatility is a key part of that. Is your site, small, tricky, unusable? Cascade Pools has a solution

Just grabbing a bottle from this wine cellar would likely intoxicate the senses – note: when the lines all look parallel you know you've had enough

Sculleries don't come much more blinged up and storage rich than this – brass cabinetry keylines and handles are matched with a splashback mosaic called Oro (that's gold in Italian)

The ornate fireplaces in this renovated home looks great while its fuss, mess and labour is circumvented thanks to underfloor hydronic heating