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As well as celebrating the owner's business in the timber trade, this home also showcases his furniture designer son's own pieces – chic display storage included

Oh, if I must. How much reading would you get done when the outlooks are this gorgeous? For this reading nook, built-in bench furniture provides storage for if your Kindle's broken 

You're standing on it. Sunlight shines on this polished concrete slab floor, which acts as a thermal mass, absorbing the heat and releasing it at night

Never mind 'hug a tree', how about 'hug a table'? A chic preloved dining table completes this arty interior, and saves one more piece of furniture from the tip

Well if you did, you certainly wouldn't be roughing it in this two-storey pool house, larger and grander than most people's homes

A false front on one end of this island conceals breakfast stools from the living spaces, accentuating the island's sense of clean symmetry

Are your backyard ideas red hot or are they sometimes met with a cool reception? This article shares some landscaping tips to warm up your thinking

Not always. Sunlight floods this living space, landing directly on the polished concrete slab which acts as a thermal mass, absorbing the heat, and releasing it back into the interior as temperatures cool

Not a single fish part to be found in this sculptural powder room featuring an elegant herringbone tile floor and concrete texture wall surfaces

If you have a feature like an open staircase, draw attention to it – here, mesh pendants make for a safe assent while accentuating this airy part of the home

Marine plywood is the strong if surprising material of choice for this bold vanity – part of a wider semi-industrial aesthetic in the home

This modern architectural home flirts with the ocean setting – providing various outlooks, sheltered al fresco entertaining, and a pool that connects to the sea visually but is almost indoors