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As a professional organiser, one of my biggest frustrations is that a poorly-designed wardrobe costs the same as a well-designed wardrobe – it’s how you design and use the space and the storage options that will give you the biggest bang for your buck....

“We wanted this bathroom to flow with the rest of this house – which is contemporary – yet not look like it was the last room they renovated,” says Jo Rabaut, principal interior designer at Rabaut Design Associates. She and her team transformed what was...

Overseeing a major renovation involves a lot of decision making. Even with the best builders and most experienced professionals on your team, you’ll be called upon to make hundreds of choices. These range from the significant to the more aesthetic, from...

It’s not always deliberate that a great piece of work is left unfinished – see Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 or Mozart’s Requiem, for example. However, sometimes in the creative process there’s a decision to embrace the beauty in raw or ‘unfinished’...

Architects and builders of Federation, Edwardian and California bungalows added timber fretwork to the interiors and exteriors of these types of houses, both for character and decorative enrichment. Timber fretwork ranges from simple and...

Whether your home is grand or humble, elegant or eclectic, stepping stones can be an enhancing addition that invite you to go on a journey. They can be a fun way to traverse a water feature, lead you up the garden path to your front door,...

Moonah trees can live for hundreds of years. Their name alone conveys a sense of mysticism, but it is their ancient ties to the coastal Barwon Heads region of Australia that have made them local legends. As the trees age, their bark becomes...

One in a series from Houzz international editors on how our lives shape home design around the world How do people from different families and backgrounds manage to live together? We asked people who share an apartment or house in 10 places...

From the outside, this home – part of a mixed-use, live/work development in Hackney built in the late 1990s – looks near identical to the neighbouring properties, but internally, it’s unique. “Our clients purchased this live/work unit in a shell...

The classic kitchen work triangle organises foot traffic from the fridge to the sink to the stove, in an attempt to make preparing and cooking meals flow more smoothly. But what about the other major, though sometimes smaller, appliances that many of...

On a scale of one to 10, how would you rate your cosmetic care game? If you regularly sanitise your make-up tools and store them properly, congrats; you get full marks! If, however, your rating was way off the top double-digit score, there’s serious room...

Artists often live in the most beautiful homes – they’re not simply shelters, but a place where inspiration can flow and one can feel completely at ease. Lisa Mak’s family home in Auckland is no exception to this. The sun-filled four-bedroom home has...

Don’t be scared! It’s just macramé. Our easy guide will show you just how to create a modern macramé plant hanger, and in a nod to the spooky season, we’ve done it in Halloween hues – orange and black. The beauty of this...

One in a series from Houzz international editors on how our lives shape home design around the world If you’re a book lover, you’re probably curious about the books other bibliophiles are reading, not to mention where they like to relax...