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In this remote holiday rental home in New Zealand, guests can warm themselves by the asymmetrically shaped fireplace while looking out to views of a gorgeous, deserted by.

The all-electric kitchen features oak cabinetry and a marble countertop.

the bathroom floor tile from Fireclay is laid out in an ombre pattern

The backsplash and counters are marble, which will patina overtime. The couple found the handwoven rug while traveling in Morocco.

Full-height, black sliding glass doors connect the interior spaces to the rear courtyard and enable indoor/outdoor living.

Parota wood continues in the spacious kitchen. Marisa and Christopher found the blue tile that runs throughout the home on a trip to León, Mexico. "It called out to us," says Christopher. Festooned with small stars, its tone matches the color of the ocean perfectly.

The kitchen island and cabinets at this Melbourne renovation are made of recycled timber, taking cue from the wooden bookcase that designer Kim Kneipp installed during the home’s first restyling.

The brass backsplash was a risky experiment carried off by Natalie, who started with unlacquered 4x8 foot sheets, then gave them patina by covering them in vinegar, ketchup, and salt, and leaving them out in the sun. The resulting pattern was aligned as carefully as possible, and the surface sealed. “We just had to essentially cut the topography into a way that felt really great,” says Natalie.

The kitchen, located just around the corner of the living room, offers direct outdoor access. Stone floors run throughout both spaces, paying homage to Bertrand Goldberg's initial vision of providing a stark contrast with the interior glass walls.

The box, lacquered in a deep green, works with warm golds and violets and brown tones found elsewhere in the apartment to play off the cool concrete ceiling and wall. Contrasting materials and colors and carefully crafted details make a home that is at once cool and cozy.

Inside, a dramatic double-height atrium leads to the main living areas where extensive glazing and sliding glass doors extend the spacious interiors outdoors.

"We spent a long time considering the thresholds between spaces to create a sequence of rooms where you can’t quite tell what is original and what has been altered. At the end of the journey you get the glazed dining area which is heavily influenced by Victorian greenhouses but clearly a modern intervention.

The kitchen color palette was influenced by the homeowners' love of early 20th-century paintings of domestic interiors, featuring deep hues in heavy traffic spaces, juxtaposed with lighter natural oak in the glass house.