Remodelista took a virtual trip Down Under this week to spotlight Australian design. And what they found was a lot of thinking-outside-the-box playfulness.
![\2\20;The Japanese-esque open timber shelving, the streamlined white cabinets, the black steel window frames, the cutout drawer pulls, the compact footprint: this kitchen in Melbourne by Cantilever, an Australian custom kitchen systems company, checks off all our boxes,\2\2\1; writes Fan. Photograph by Martina Gemmola via Cantilever’s blog, from Kitchen of the Week: A Sensitive and Considered Renovation, by Australian Kitchen Maker Cantilever.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cantilever-kitchen-martin-tighe-melbourne-kitchen-martin-tighe-melbourne-733x489.jpg)
![What happens when an architect constructs 95 percent of a project? Ingenuity and unexpected moments. See Rehab Diary: Architect Ben Daly and Family at Home in a Converted Sheep Shed. Photograph by Samuel Hartnett, courtesy of Ben Daly.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/shearing-shed-living-area-ben-daly-palace-electric-10a-733x977.jpg)
![The Aussie architecture firm behind this atypical beach house is tellingly named Curious Practice. See more photographs of this playful, boundary-pushing project in The Anti-Surburban Beach House: A New Build that Prioritizes Craft Over Style, Community over Privacy. Photograph by Katherine Lu, courtesy of Curious Practice.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/curious-practice-vikkis-place-new-south-wales-living-room1-733x638.jpg)
Plus:
- Yokato Bath and Kitchen Fixtures, Made in Australia
- 5 Favorites: Modern Wood Paneled Baths
- 10 Easy Pieces: Rain Shower Heads
- Steal This Look: Utilitarian Kitchen in Melbourne, Australia
- Trend Alert: Paper Flowers, Fruits, and Plants as Decor
- Of-the-Moment Cane Seating (and More) from Australia
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