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Top kitchen designers reveal what they consider the best and worst things you could do before embarking on that dream kitchen 

Here, the request was for a family bathroom within an extensive villa renovation – it was to be lively and create an uplifting spirit for the owners' children

This Wanaka holiday home has been designed as a sculptural form in the landscape, with a series of timber-lined cut outs revealing access areas 

The New Zealand Pavilion, designed by Jasmax, for Expo 20 celebrates people and connecting to nature based on kaitiakitanga, the environmental ethos of Māori – an innovative mesh design is p...

White oak shiplap wall cladding references this home's mountain setting as do various pebble accents, including in the master bedroom fireplace

Le Dôme Winery, by Foster + Partners, responds to its rustic setting with sympathetic form and credentials that are green as succulent grapes

This relaxing G.J. Gardner showhome includes a private timber rear deck – an extension of the made-for-entertaining living spaces

Cedar and zinc finishes make for harmonious cladding partners on this contemporary family home, created by house designers Box

With a flat induction hob below and concealed extractor tucked in above, this cooking niche in a large family home is nothing if not understated

Want uncluttered walls and floors? These custom suspended towel rails may be the answer – funky and functional, they're always to hand

This clifftop master ensuite is finished in large-format marble-look tiles, floor included – the pale tones accentuating an already spacious feel

Durable Kahrs wooden floors are ideal for giving commercial venues presence, as exampled in this beautifully floored inner-city office