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Split face textured brick cladding seen on this home’s street-facing cladding provides double the impact when also viewed from the interiors

Not even the stair balustrade gets between you and the views in this contemporary coastal home where outdoor living is a way of life

The exterior of this Cape Dutch architectural style home is comprised of stone and brick cladding topped with a crisp, standing seam steel roof

Wallpaper is one interior finish option – but another is white paint, making the ideal backdrop for art that can be changed in and out on whim

The upper walls of this beautiful bathroom are in a black burnt timber-look plank tile, creating mood while contrasting with the brass details

Want privacy? And want car parking, too? An operable front fence in the same finish as this home's distinctive cladding accommodates both

Well realistically probably not from this black-as-night Fisher and Paykel fridge – a case in point of humble appliance as gleaming feature

This home's generous timber steps offer great flow but play down their presence on the landscape by blending with the slatwork behind

What could be more welcoming than this dancing fire in a feature wall which itself echoes the home's cladding – your heating can be a feature as well as a utility

Accessories matter – these oval mirrors add a soft touch to the bathroom and allow the feature tiles behind to still have maximum exposure

Classic white, moody black, or pulled back colour? We put the question of trending cabinet finishes to designers on the Trends Design Council panel

The dramatic black framing is a key part of the design picture in this contemporary bathroom suite that celebrates elegant tile treatments, textured glass and a wood crafted dressing room