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This Australian Beachcomber Is a Study in Color

This Australian Beachcomber Is a Study in Color

How They Pulled It Off: A Sprawling Garden Inspired by a Neighboring National Park

How They Pulled It Off: A Sprawling Garden Inspired by a Neighboring National Park

Three Sisters (and Their Families) Share This Prefab Beach House

Three Sisters (and Their Families) Share This Prefab Beach House

Budget Breakdown: How an Architect Built a Family Home in Tasmania for $72K

Budget Breakdown: How an Architect Built a Family Home in Tasmania for $72K

Batten Screens Wrapping This Renovation in Australia Are Bold. The Interiors Are Even Bolder

Batten Screens Wrapping This Renovation in Australia Are Bold. The Interiors Are Even Bolder

In Australia, a Beach Shack Beloved by Locals Gets a Net-Zero Revamp

In Australia, a Beach Shack Beloved by Locals Gets a Net-Zero Revamp

Before & After: An Aussie Farmhouse That Was a “Little Tired” Gets a Joyful Makeover

Before & After: An Aussie Farmhouse That Was a “Little Tired” Gets a Joyful Makeover

A Family’s Loft Inside a Former Chocolate Factory Takes a Candy-Colored Turn

A Family’s Loft Inside a Former Chocolate Factory Takes a Candy-Colored Turn

Budget Breakdown: After a $322K Revamp, an Australian Beach House Fends Off Flooding

Budget Breakdown: After a $322K Revamp, an Australian Beach House Fends Off Flooding

Budget Breakdown: An Aussie Architect Builds a Beach House With Million-Dollar Views for $270K

Budget Breakdown: An Aussie Architect Builds a Beach House With Million-Dollar Views for $270K

This Australian Home Is Wrapped Entirely in Zinc

This Australian Home Is Wrapped Entirely in Zinc

There’s a Garden on Every Level of This Renovated ’70s Beach House

There’s a Garden on Every Level of This Renovated ’70s Beach House

Solar Panels Completely Cover One Side of This 98-Foot-Long Brutalist Home in Tasmania

Solar Panels Completely Cover One Side of This 98-Foot-Long Brutalist Home in Tasmania

A Golden Thread Runs Through This Sydney Apartment Revamp

A Golden Thread Runs Through This Sydney Apartment Revamp

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Backyard Shed Into an Aging-in-Place Guest Suite for $140K

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Backyard Shed Into an Aging-in-Place Guest Suite for $140K

A Metal Shell Keeps This Australian Retreat Cool—and Fire Safe

A Metal Shell Keeps This Australian Retreat Cool—and Fire Safe

This North Bondi Home Is Built Like a Greenhouse

This North Bondi Home Is Built Like a Greenhouse

A Larger-Than-Average Home for the Street Still Plays Nice With Its Melbourne Neighborhood

A Larger-Than-Average Home for the Street Still Plays Nice With Its Melbourne Neighborhood

An Airy Black Cabin Tucks Into a Tree Canopy in Australia

An Airy Black Cabin Tucks Into a Tree Canopy in Australia

Frosted Windows at This Australian Home Hide the Interiors Just Enough

Frosted Windows at This Australian Home Hide the Interiors Just Enough

Iwan Iwanoff Designed Some of Australia’s Most Ambitious Homes. This One Just Got an Update

Iwan Iwanoff Designed Some of Australia’s Most Ambitious Homes. This One Just Got an Update

Sliders, Skylights, and a Clerestory: This Family’s New Addition Is Suffused With Light

Sliders, Skylights, and a Clerestory: This Family’s New Addition Is Suffused With Light

Terra-Cotta Shingles Cover a Multigenerational Home in Melbourne

Terra-Cotta Shingles Cover a Multigenerational Home in Melbourne

A Curving Addition Takes a Family’s Melbourne Home in a New Direction

A Curving Addition Takes a Family’s Melbourne Home in a New Direction

A Bunker-Esque Home in Western Australia Is a Fortress Against Whipping Winds

A Bunker-Esque Home in Western Australia Is a Fortress Against Whipping Winds

Recycled-Denim Doors Might Be the Most Normal Thing About This 215-Square-Foot Flat

Recycled-Denim Doors Might Be the Most Normal Thing About This 215-Square-Foot Flat

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Narrow Sydney Terrace House Into an Inner-City Oasis for $397k

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Narrow Sydney Terrace House Into an Inner-City Oasis for $397k

This Melbourne Apartment Has the Coolest Solution for Exposed Pipes

This Melbourne Apartment Has the Coolest Solution for Exposed Pipes

Fresh Indoor Air and Healthy Materials: These Tiny Prefabs Pack In Passive House Principles

Fresh Indoor Air and Healthy Materials: These Tiny Prefabs Pack In Passive House Principles

Budget Breakdown: He Remixed His Janky Shed Into a Design Studio for $6K

Budget Breakdown: He Remixed His Janky Shed Into a Design Studio for $6K

A Mother and Daughter Share an Expanded Weatherboard Cottage That’s Still Just 807 Square Feet

A Mother and Daughter Share an Expanded Weatherboard Cottage That’s Still Just 807 Square Feet

Termites and Mold Brought Down the Original Home, But Its Fireplace Still Stands

Termites and Mold Brought Down the Original Home, But Its Fireplace Still Stands

This Landscape Architect Disguised His Backyard Addition in Sydney With a Green Roof

This Landscape Architect Disguised His Backyard Addition in Sydney With a Green Roof

This Suburban Australian Home Isn’t Afraid of a Little (More Like a Lot of) Plywood

This Suburban Australian Home Isn’t Afraid of a Little (More Like a Lot of) Plywood

This Sydney Home’s Dining Area Is Basically the Backyard

This Sydney Home’s Dining Area Is Basically the Backyard

“Weeties” Still Marks the Building, But Inside the Former Factory Is a Luxe, Lofted Home

“Weeties” Still Marks the Building, But Inside the Former Factory Is a Luxe, Lofted Home

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