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Want to combine exercise with looking at the scenery? Well this contemporary pool with eye-catching glass end wall has you covered

Part of a wider interior transformation, this new kitchen keeps things light and convivial with white subway tiles and frosted glass-fronted upper cabinets

This al fresco dining/cooking station, complete with a Weber Q 3600 barbecue, always comes up smelling of roses, however over done your falafel burger might be

The youngest son had gone on an African safari with his family and fallen in love with the animal life there – so the owners knew this Bellewood wallpaper mural, from Rebel Walls, would be a perfect fit for his room

A pristine Tudor exterior, but interior mayhem awaited for this renovation to address – interior walls were removed and now a dining setting complete with sculptural pendant is on show to the open living spaces

For this renovation, the stair to the second storey addition is concealed behind a timber screen, allowing light to filter through into the new living room – the long existing entry hallway has been retained

A contemporary ensuite blends sculptural form with function, delivering a spa-like experience anchored in New Zealand design sensibilities and a highly resolved material palette

Want to make your kitchen sing with one strong design move? Well, your splashbacks make for a great key feature, as these benchtop backdrops from awarded kitchens in 2025 TIDA Kitche...

Once reason archways are used is for superior load distribution; they can carry more weight – but there's the other reason, too, they are extremely pleasing to the eye, as exampled in this new home 

Pale green textured subway tiles laid vertically to the rear and a green glass half screen to the front combine to evoke a lighter than air feel in this inviting shower stall

It comes as no surprise that the owner of this kitchen was after a contemporary, edgy vibe – for the upper cabinetry, black laminate meets grey glass meets internal lighting! 

An Omvivo Venice table top basin is teamed with a Milli Pure Progressive Wall Basin Mixer Tap System in this bathroom to evoke a contemporary, minimalist feel