Which child doesn’t love playing with Lego? It’s where many of us first learn to follow step-by-step instructions and experience the joy of creating something that (almost) always ends up looking like the picture on the front of the box. Here’s how to ensure it’s fun for everyone, including the…

How to Set Up the World’s Best Lego Storage System (11 photos)
How to Set Up the World’s Best Lego Storage System (11 photos)
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Natural and tactile materials such as timber, stone, concrete and brass have been enjoying something of a resurgence in the past few years. But for Oliver MacLatchy, the founder of Wood Melbourne who trained as a carpenter, these…

Candid Company: A Q&A With Wood Melbourne’s Founder and Designer (15 photos)
Candid Company: A Q&A With Wood Melbourne’s Founder and Designer (15 photos)
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From striking artwork and borrowed views to the most unexpected and delightful combinations of materials, here is our pick of some of the most beautiful interiors on Houzz. Enjoy perusing these inspiring places when, and if, you manage to get a little downtime this Christmas Day.
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101 Simply Beautiful Spaces From Around the World (102 photos)
101 Simply Beautiful Spaces From Around the World (102 photos)
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It’s not always easy running a business, but most professionals on Houzz wouldn’t have it any other way. To gauge what’s important to them, along with their challenges and hopes, we ran a comprehensive survey in New Zealand and across the world.<br forbidden_style=”box-sizing: border-box;…

NZ Design Pros Reveal Hopes, Challenges and Future Business Plans (14 photos)
NZ Design Pros Reveal Hopes, Challenges and Future Business Plans (14 photos)
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This beautiful brick house in central Svedala, in the south of Sweden, dates back to 1936. Its owners, Ingmarie and Anders Olin, used to buy flowers here when it was previously used as a florist, and they always liked the building. When it was up for sale in 2003, they just happened to be looking for…

Sweden Houzz Tour: See the Flower Shop That Became a Family Home (23 photos)
Sweden Houzz Tour: See the Flower Shop That Became a Family Home (23 photos)
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It’s not always easy running a business, but most professionals on Houzz wouldn’t have it any other way. To gauge what’s important to them, along with their challenges and hopes, we ran a comprehensive survey in Australia and across the world.
Globally, the majority of businesses…

Houzz Professionals’ Survey: Your Hopes, Challenges and Dreams (12 photos)
Houzz Professionals’ Survey: Your Hopes, Challenges and Dreams (12 photos)
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Landscape architect Edgar Rolando Rossal Chávez says it best when describing why his garden in Guatemala City, Guatemala, is something special: “I got the chance to recreate a little bit of paradise, like I used to admire in Walt Disney classics. It’s a place where everything is perfectly balanced and…

Guatemala Garden Tour: It’s Always Flowering in Paradise (24 photos)
Guatemala Garden Tour: It’s Always Flowering in Paradise (24 photos)
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Whether you’re a beginner baker setting up your kitchen for the first time or an avid baker attempting to downsize – or you just hope to tame those overstuffed cupboards and drawers – this guide is a good place to start. If you only own the 15 items on this list (let’s assume you’re already starting…

15 Essentials for the Minimalist Baker (11 photos)
15 Essentials for the Minimalist Baker (11 photos)
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In this Q&A series, we turn the spotlight on one thought-provoking renovation or extension each week. Here, Simon Castle, architect and managing director at Architest, reveals how he transformed a cramped three-bedroom,…

A Family’s Heritage House Comes of Age as an Entertainer’s Home (22 photos)
A Family’s Heritage House Comes of Age as an Entertainer’s Home (22 photos)
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