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A different ANGLE

This light-filled home in inner Brisbane has all the hallmarks of a Queenslander – but not as you know it.

Squeeze The Day

Horticulturist Tammy Huynh shares growing tips for abundant and juicy citrus fruit plus introduces some lesser-known varieties.

Naturally Wonderful

Embracing the tones and textures of the surrounding landscape, this beachside home is anything but predictable.

Hooked On Classics

For automotive upholsterer Kira Jurado, cars aren’t just machines, they’re vehicles for collecting cherished memories, writes motoring expert and WhichCar presenter Elise Elliott.

Breathe Easy

For the owners of this 1930s Queenslander, enclosing the under-used undercroft delivered double the happiness.

Tree of life

Light, texture and scene-stealing vistas set a postcard-perfect scene in this stunning Sydney family home.

California dream

Tucked behind this heritage home in Sydney is an ingenious extension that serves its owners just perfectly.

SENSE OF PLACE

In the fertile sunshine Coast hinterland, a wondrous garden speaks to the ultra-modern home it surrounds while keeping in tune with the landscape beyond.

Marylou Sobel

An unwavering commitment to quality and great style underpins everything this Sydney interior designer does.

WORLDLY DESIRES

Design writer Stephen Crafti opens the door to his own home, where French inspiration is interpreted in a perfectly Melbourne manner.

BRANCHING OUT

Thanks to their architect son, Elspeth and Brian Noxon gained a beautifully bespoke home on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula – the perfect place to share with family and to savour their retirement.

Creative Solution

In the hands of a designer who took a curatorial approach to its transformation, this Melbourne home is now itself a work of art.

Click And Connect

At this Federation cottage in Sydney, spreading out helped bring people together.

Life Of The Party

For one Sydney couple, large open-plan spaces and a summery alfresco area created a true entertainer’s delight.

The long view

Stepping out of their comfort zone, one couple turned a chance discovery on the Mornington Peninsula into their forever family home.

Get SMART

Reinstated heritage details and thoughtful new additions have transformed this Sydney terrace into a home that’s perfectly on point.

Sweet CHARIOT

“Accidental renovator” Cherie Barber usually makes over houses, but rescuing her 1956 Chevrolet Bel air was a total affair of the heart, writes motoring expert and WhichCar presenter Elise Elliott.

TOP FORM

Thanks to brave owners and a forward-thinking architect, an incredible Sydney site now has the striking home it deserves.

Tim Ross

The comedian, media personality and self-confessed “design nerd” has parlayed his love of architecture into a career as design aficionado and advocate.

BEACHY KEEN

Seeking a more family-friendly home, Andrew and Michelle Algar swapped their inner-city terrace for this Modernist beauty on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

WALK THIS WAY

One Brisbane couple’s desire for an “interesting” home developed into a dramatically different take on the traditional Queenslander.

The Sky's The Limit

A new perspective on apartments led a pair of Brisbane empty-nesters to realise that when it comes to downsizing, the only way is up.

Original Thinking

The sensitive update of a grand Melbourne terrace spliced antique and contemporary with thrilling results.

Lucy Montgomery

This Sydney interior architect and stylist recently expanded her portfolio to include a signature collection of lamps, cushions and fabric.

Time traveller

An innovative response to heritage regulations delivered a dramatic, contemporary home that sits comfortably with the past.

SIMPLY LOVELY

The owners of this Sydney garden requested a “low-maintenance, unfussy entertaining space”. The result is clean, sophisticated and warmly inviting.

PERFECT HARMONY

This home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches proves that a laidback, barefoot feel doesn’t preclude the use of luxurious touches.

DRIVE TO THRIVE

Inspired by the shapes of the natural landscape, garden designer Kathleen Murphy devised an undulating, drought-tolerant wonderland of natives and perennials that is also a model of sustainability.

Glory DAYS

Thoughtfully revitalised and expanded by its architect owner, this former boarding house in inner Sydney is set to be enjoyed for generations to come.

Retro VISION

Who needs an SUV when you could have a classic Porsche like this Melbourne family, writes motoring expert and WhichCar presenter, Elise Elliott.