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Weekends are for playing, not working. Low-maintenance Palliside cladding helps keep it that way

This gleaming, dramatic show home Black Beauty is the latest in a long line of proven winners from the design-and-build stable of Jalcon Homes

The construction of the water features and pool for Red Hills was undertaken by Morgan Pools

These highly finished kitchen designs sit comfortably within open-plan spaces

New lightweight steel roofing options with the distinctive look of naturally weathered shingle or Mediterranean-style clay tiles are from Metrotile

This resort-style ensuite features fittings from Mico Bathrooms

This low-line family residence, designed and built by McRaeway Homes, sits quietly within the Cromwell landscape

Indoors flows into outdoors in this masonry home, created through a tried-and-tested working relationship between architectural designer and builder

Instant heat and flickering flames enliven both indoor and outdoor living areas

A happy medium between the lightness of contemporary homes and the richness of the traditional aesthetic was found by Storm Design

Stone flooring from Peter Fell provides a seamless connection between indoors and outdoors in this new home

This expansive Bluestone-clad house, created by Mitchell Homes, responds to the scale of the open countryside around it