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Family fun, architectural extension, exercise resource, thing of beauty – there are many reasons to get a pool; here are some great watering holes to inspire

Sometimes the choice of leading feature is not open to debate – this ensuite with freestanding tub has its own slice of the Big Apple out the window

Adding character to this bathroom, a table top vessel is accompanied by a tactile Landmark industrial wall mounted mixer by Samuel Heath

It's not just plantings that bring landscape harmony – here, off-form concrete elements provide continuity and connection through the garden

This children's bedroom comes complete with climbing holds to help make getting into bed an adventure in itself

Bamboo is a great choice for a wide range of building-related solutions – specialists Plantation Bamboo outline some of the key reasons

Alluring velvet sofa, plush velvet rug – did you even notice that the walls in this living room interior are painted in dramatic, recessive black?

For this renovation, room-wide hearth joinery provides discreet storage while open display shelving puts the most loved treasures out on show

How would it be to slide your walls away and be at one with your garden? The owners of this reinvented home can let you know

No prizes for guessing that this upper floor forms part of a nautical-look-by-the-sea home – Hebel PowerPanel XL provides the marine-strength cladding

For this project, the homeowners were looking for a semi-professional cook’s kitchen – it's fair to say no one skimped on the rangehood

This clean-lined window/door exit makes even more sense when you know the bathroom forms part of a sophisticated pool house