Home Design Ideas & Inspiration
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'Exactly what we were after': The Block's Kyal and Kara reveal new home
Since competing on The Block in 2016, they've chalked up an impressive 25 projects, but now they've taken the time to create their own home.
!['Exactly what we were after': The Block's Kyal and Kara reveal new home](http://web.archive.org./web/20200808230143im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1596518504/73_BlueLagoon_Exterior_whyjfc.jpg)
The 1970s house made entirely of glass in the middle of the forest
The exterior walls are made entirely of a grey tinted glass that works a bit like a pair of sunglasses.
![The 1970s house made entirely of glass in the middle of the forest](http://web.archive.org./web/20200808230143im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1596507370/1596140968475_wf4hlx.jpg)
Before and after: This 1880s home has been given a new lease on life
When the couple saw the property was for sale, they couldn't look past the "great opportunity" in front of them.
![Before and after: This 1880s home has been given a new lease on life](http://web.archive.org./web/20200808230143im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1596084566/Sqw7eA4g_qxurx9.jpg)
How an outdated 1970s build won the prestigious House of the Year award
The Houses Awards celebrate the very best in Australian residential architecture in its various facets.
![How an outdated 1970s build won the prestigious House of the Year award](http://web.archive.org./web/20200808230143im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1595914712/KUKFU_4257_cantalaave_Cantalaavenue_Me__Christopherfre_23409_l9iyqo.jpg)
Inside hotelier Lynda Gardener's latest venture Room + Board
With four short-stay rentals already under her belt, Lynda Gardener introduces her fifth to the line-up.
![Inside hotelier Lynda Gardener's latest venture Room + Board](http://web.archive.org./web/20200808230143im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_crop,h_768,w_1023,x_0,y_513/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1584500089/Home_away_from_Home_Room_Board_03_msytmz.jpg)
'A work of art: Inside a $4.4m custom-built shipping container house
The right buyer will appreciate a four-bedroom shipping container home “work of art,” says the listing agent.
!['A work of art: Inside a $4.4m custom-built shipping container house](http://web.archive.org./web/20200808230143im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1595990636/1595971453798_lou9xi.jpg)
At one with nature: Five luxury treehouses that aren't just for kids
From your classic built-in-the-tree designs, to some extraordinary feats of engineering and architecture.
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Curiouser and curiouser: Alice's new pad, complete with looking glass
It's a renovation with a difference. Glassy wings added to a '60s brick house play with spatial perceptions and won their architect a top prize. Take a look.
![Curiouser and curiouser: Alice's new pad, complete with looking glass](http://web.archive.org./web/20200808230143im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1595483574/Overhead_mirrors_seen_through_glassy_walls_thoroughly_distort_perspectives._Photo_John_Adam_gixavr.jpg)
From drab to fab: The colourful features that make this classic home stand out from the crowd
With a brief from colour-brave clients, Phooey Architects rebooted a late Federation brick semi into an impressive family home.
![From drab to fab: The colourful features that make this classic home stand out from the crowd](http://web.archive.org./web/20200808230143im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1594877590/Street_presence_with_attitude._Phooey_s_Pod_House._Photo_Peter_Bennetts_ufibw1.jpg)
A transformed workers' cottage with a tree growing in the middle of it
The renovation was a family affair, with the owners and their children involved in the project.
![A transformed workers' cottage with a tree growing in the middle of it](http://web.archive.org./web/20200808230143im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1594356901/ArentPyke.AnsonSmart.2_wm977k.jpg)