Best of the Week: 28 Amazing Australian Homes
Building or renovating? Here's a smorgasbord of some of the incredible homes by Houzz pros to whet your appetite
Georgia Madden
21 August 2019
With more than 75,000 Australian home-design professionals and a global library of more than 19 million photos, Houzz has your dream home design covered. Whatever your location and style – from coastal to Scandi, urban to suburban, simple to complex – Houzz has the right design professionals to bring your vision to life.
Here are 28 inspiring Australian homes, presented in the hope they’ll get you thinking about what does and doesn’t appeal to you, as a way to help you begin your renovation journey. Stop and enjoy; we promise it’ll be worth it.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
Here are 28 inspiring Australian homes, presented in the hope they’ll get you thinking about what does and doesn’t appeal to you, as a way to help you begin your renovation journey. Stop and enjoy; we promise it’ll be worth it.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
26. Location: St Kilda, Victoria
Designer: Ewert Leaf
Features: Dark zinc shingle cladding and protruding window frames.
Designer: Ewert Leaf
Features: Dark zinc shingle cladding and protruding window frames.
27. Location: Torquay, Victoria
Designer: Wolveridge Architects
Features: Robust proportions and fine timber detailing.
Designer: Wolveridge Architects
Features: Robust proportions and fine timber detailing.
28. Location: Paddington, NSW
Designer: Zanazan Architecture Studio
Features: A glamorous decorative upgrade of a narrow Edwardian terrace.
Designer: Zanazan Architecture Studio
Features: A glamorous decorative upgrade of a narrow Edwardian terrace.
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