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This bathroom transformation includes a reworked glass atrium, the rich look of exotic stone and strong, pared back sculptural elements

This kitchen reflects a rich materiality, with touches of brass seen in the tapware, cabinet handles, window latches, light fittings and the rustic brass wire cabinet grills.

Why do so many kitchen islands have three pendant lights above? It's an arrangement that gives a visual balance as well as a good spread of task lighting

Together with ceiling spot lights, this kitchen benefits from LED strips under the waterfall island benchtop and rear wall cabinetry. A sculptural contemporary pendant sets off the space.

This kitchen accentuates its long, linear nature at every turn – even with the lighting. The pendant light over the island was custom designed to length to complement the wider look.

Flush sinks and a hob welded flush into the rear stainless steel benchtop contribute to the pared back look of this kitchen by the Matisse design team.

You definitely need good task lighting on your kitchen worktops – but lighting fixtures can also play a major part in your kitchen's overall look. Here that's achieved by two oversized pendants adding to the symmetrical design ...

A dramatic pendant draws attention to the scale of this double height volume, part of the wider environment for a kitchen designed by Pepper Design.

One way to optimise a feature in your kitchen is to have other elements help showcase it. The rolled steel hood is a feature of this kitchen, so designer Meghan Browne accentuated the cabinet directly below through colour and by poppin...

You can incorporate outdoor space as part of your bedroom as well as doing this with your living areas. Large glass...

He's been at the forefront of kitchen design since the 1980s – so where does renowned British designer, author and educator, Johnny Grey, think we're heading now?