WORLD of roses

These symbols of peace, joy and love are said to be more than 35 million years old.

Time TRAVELLER

A Sydney family gives their heritage home the garden it deserves, with help from a dream team of experts.

Calming canopy

INVITING THE OUTSIDE IN HAS TURNED THIS EXPANSIVE ENSUITE INTO A BLISSFUL RETREAT.

A CERTAIN CHARM

A young couple enlists the expertise of a savvy team to refresh and expand their original 1930s Brisbane worker's cottage into a light-filled family home.

UP TICK

Creating better connections inside and out through clever design brought this family's vision to life.

MOODY beauty

Gently curved forms and shadowy grey tones give this Edwardian home, in a leafy neighbourhood of Melbourne, a refined character.

SEASIDE story

A creative couple design a relaxed yet refined coastal getaway for their family on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Luli Farrell

Having developed an appreciation of beautiful surrounds from a young age, the ABI Interiors co-founder and designer has found her calling.

WITH love

What better way to turn up the romance than with this delicious Valentine's Day dinner menu for two from The Cordony Kitchen.

A COLOURFUL LIFE

Design duo Bonnie and Neil have turned their creative hands to their own home with the same exuberance and passion they bestow on all their projects.

HIDDEN GEM

A contemporary layout and neutral palette transform a traditional Edwardian home and the owners' lifestyles.

Perfect BALANCE

A hidden garden on the Mornington Peninsula gently mediates between the established and the new, creating multiple spaces for family and friends to enjoy all year.

COLOUR story

The reimagining of this heritage home in Sydney gives a blended family of five space to hang out and spread out as needed.

NEXT chapter

Filled with light and functionality, this family home close to the city stays true to its classic bungalow roots.

LIGHT touch

Every inch of this redesigned Californian bungalow was considered to improve its functionality and the overall enjoyment for its owners.

FACE value

The realisation of a family's vision for a warm and eclectic home and working space has allowed this building's history to shine.

HELLO dahlings!

Showy in colour and shapely in form, dahlias are an ornament in any garden, writes Mike Booth.

CREATIVE WISDOM

A love of colour and an eye for detail saw this homeowner and interior designer forge a charming family home from a Federation property in Sydney's inner west.

BEACH modern

A passionate collector and purveyor of Scandinavian furniture and design finds the idyllic coastal location to showcase his pieces.

NEW tradition

Rich in colour and character, this family home in Sydney is an expression of pure joy.

INHERITED style

It took Isabella Walker-Smith just two weeks to turn a Sydney rental into a stylish home.

GREEN keeper

The owners' shared love of golf is omnipresent in this home on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula. Hugging dunes beside a first fairway, it touches the earth lightly, and inside and out become one.

NATURE'S gift

Supported by an authentic materials palette, this getaway - just a stone's throw from Sydney - is a luxurious yet laidback home away from home.

WINTER WONDERLAND

Purchased as a convenient base for family ski trips, this reinvigorated chalet in Thredbo, NSW, is now a special place to visit year round.

COUNTRY charmer

A pocket-sized cabin in northern NSW offers an immersive rural experience for those who stay in it.

ALL IN the family

An inspired modern extension has enhanced the charm and liveability of this multigenerational property in regional Victoria.

A HOMESTEAD TALE

Set in idyllic countryside, this robust and sprawling home in northern NSW wraps itself around a young family and their highly active lives.

COTTAGE industry

An 1840s heritage-listed weatherboard with a story to tell ignited property developer Linda Gregoriou's passion for authenticity.

Studio STAR

Anovel solution to the expanding needs of a growing family sowed the seeds of a garden that's brimming with diversity and fascination.

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

When the house they had been coveting for years became available, this family saw the chance to create their forever home.