Following the success of the new Australian TV series inspired by the UK version, Grand Designs Australia welcomes you to a new era in home design magazines. Whether you’re building a new home, renovating or decorating, this publication features everything readers will need to know about creating their own grand designs. Industry experts offer advice on getting started, mortgages, environmentally sustainable design and project management, to name a few. Grand Designs showcases architects and designers, builders and homeowners working together on projects from concept to completion and features the latest colour forecasts as well as planning your interior, kitchens, bathrooms and window coverings.
Grand Designs Australia
From the Editor
From Peter Maddison
Creative Edit • Take a look at what’s happening in the world of architecture and interior design
Get Social • Click to explore the wonders of our architectural environment
Book Club • Expand your horizons with …
ARCHITECTURE Snapshot • Standout architecture that goes above and beyond
Black KITCHENS • Dark and delectable kitchens are on the menu in 2021, so prepare for a healthy serving of ink-stained inspiration that’ll have you seeing black
Latest & GREATEST • Keep your finger on the pulse of the design world with the freshest roundup of furniture and accessories on the market
Vintage Vacay • Kick up the kitsch with an outdoor entertaining space fit for the stars of the silver screen. Bring back the glamour of yesteryear and take a contemporary trip down memory lane with a punchy palette and flirty furnishings
Nathan Paddison • Nonconformist, high-energy art from a nonconformist, high-energy artist
Jeska Valk • Art consultant extraordinaire at online gallery Art Lovers Australia
OH MY COSH • Take a look at Cosh Living’s impressive new showroom in Victoria and get to know a little bit of the story behind the brand
QUALITY WHERE IT COUNTS • Take a read before you choose windows and doors for your home
Houses
TWO BECOME ONE • Unconventional yet undeniably logical, RaeRae House is a a functional family home with nuanced moments of surprise and discovery
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LUSH, GREEN paradise • A home away from home to many, Bismarck House commands rest and relaxation
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A HOME FOR THE AGES • This carefully considered home is a study in intergenerational living
LEGEND
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Stylish & SUSTAINABLE • Well designed, affordable and environmentally sustainable, Bardolph Gardens is setting an example for the future of rental housing
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edwardian RESTORATION • With beautiful bones that had seen undesirable updates and additions, this home required some “healing” that would make the most of the land and celebrate its Edwardian heritage
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LEVEL UP • A charming abode with plenty of room to grow, Mount Pleasant House is destined to be cherished for the long haul
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Show-off KITCHENS • Want to create a dream kitchen that will be the talk of the town?
The yin TO THE YANG • A heritage-listed home from the 1900s is given a modern makeover that doesn’t disregard its original features — it embraces them
Black ON BLACK • Industrial style meets modern finesse in this black-on-black kitchen
Heritage BEAUTY • Chrome accessories and period features combine inside this heritage bathroom
Newly TRADITIONAL • Shades of soft green and gold update a conventional kitchen
IN YOUR ELEMENT • Discover the Element fireplace range for yourself. Visit Real Flame South at the Ignite...