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In the kitchen, honed Welsh slate tops pale English Sycamore cabinetry.

The founder of Polly Harbison Design transformed the 1940s home where her sister, Margot, resides with her family to include a new kitchen, a bedroom with an outdoor shower, and wide-open garden views. In the main communal areas, floor-to-ceiling glass doors and wooden screens slide open completely, allowing Margot, Ewen, and their three daughters to get fresh air.

The kitchen door opens wide to improve connectivity to the backyard.

the kitchen is at the center of the living space

Breccia Capraia marble continues from the countertop to form the backsplash and open shelving.

The kitchen features oak cabinets by cabinetmaker Randy Landis and Caesarstone countertops. Marvin sliding doors open to one of the home's two patios.

Their creative confections may ruin our diets, but we’re happy to be their taste testers anytime.

Harding went for Fisher & Paykel appliances, which disappear behind a wall of Tasmanian oak joinery.

This Denver kitchen sets a marble backsplash, that continues up the wall as the backsplash for a display shelf, against walnut cabinetry and countertops of an alternate gray material.

Concreteworks countertops, a Wolf range, Kallista sink, and Boffi faucet also fill the space.

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.

Lambert & Fils lights are suspended over the island.

The cabin is clad in untreated, locally sourced pine that will develop a silvery-gray patina over time.

Maziarski's advice for renovating your master bath? “While your sanctuary doesn’t need to mimic a Greek villa, take a moment to look at your space and identify a few things that can make it your own retreat,” he says.

Incorporating a 12-inch-thick double stud exterior wall, the contemporary farmhouse is a prime example of green construction, down to the air-to-water heat pump boiler.

Gull-wing doors flank a three-quarter-size mattress that sleeps two adults.