Undertaking a fixer-upper can be daunting, but seeing a house transform from blah to beautiful makes the headaches of a renovation challenge worth it. Project by Orno Interiors, featuring before and after photos.

It is difficult not to fall in love with Roscommon House. Distinctive, filled with mid-century-inspired detail and tied to its garden setting, it feels as if it's always stood there. Featuring Neil Cownie Architect.

Food stylist Kate Flower's home is as vibrant as her cooking – scallop and stone fruit salad, lobster in coconut broth, and boozy brioche summer pudding. Featuring John Chisholm Design, Skytree Homes and Soul Bird Styling.

Sunlight plays a pivotal role in architect Ben Mountford’s design process. "Natural sunlight is important to address it in terms of shade, shelter and heating as well as from a creative perspective,” he says. Featuring Mountford McCarey Architects and Malvina Stone.

Influenced by travel and classic French interiors, a Mosman Park home in Art Deco style has undergone a contemporary transformation. Featuring Haven Custom Homes and Emma Hann Interiors.

Clean, lean and environmentally discreet, Andrews Place II nestles into a quiet and discreet Cottesloe street. Sited sensitively on just 726m2 and designed around wellbeing, it is the very definition of 'haven'. Featuring Milieu Creative and Adrian Zorzi.

Known for his colourful and high-energy abstract painting, it's no surprise the Mount Lawley home Waldemar Kolbusz shares with his partner, the artist Mal Harry, embodies exuberant joie de vivre. Featuring Lisa Quinn-Schofield.

It's hard to resist the majestic beauty of a minimalistic home steeped in its environment, and The Pad in West Perth is no exception. Once the site of a 1980s strata unit, its new iteration as a two-bedroom single-storey home is as stunning as it is liveable. Featuring Suzanne Hunt Architect, Valento Residences and Anna Flanders.

When top designer Kelly Donougher from 13 Interiors set eyes on this former display home in Mindarie, she knew she had scored the perfect blank canvas.

Right in the middle of Claremont's hustle and bustle is a little house that is as pro-planet as it is liveable. Featuring Leanhaus, Trueline Homes, and Grace Buckley Creative.

Lisa Quinn-Schofield’s church project in Subiaco is a fabulous modern family haven housed in a heritage1900s brick church. The original Aloysius' Convent School-Church is of considerable significance for the City of Subiaco.

It is not always easy to find respite in an urban environment but left in the hands of landscape designer Robert Finnie you need never leave home to find nirvana. Featuring Empire Landscapes.

A sanctuary and escape to nature were what this owner hoped to evoke in her Karrinyup haven. Set on a long narrow site overlooking lush parklands, the modern stone, timber and iron home makes a strong statement yet is understated in its elegance. Featuring Chindarsi Architects, Baileys Living, and Mariia Gabriel.

A sense of calm pervades the simplistic and beautiful house Gavin Hestelow designed for his parents. Situated on a corner block in Rossmoyne facing the river, it appears to float thanks to a receding ground floor and propelling upper level. Featuring Marc Homes and Loam.

Combining bold and contemporary architecture with softened interior sensibility, Songbird in Yallingup finds true harmony with nature. Designed by Solar Dwellings and built by Ustyle Homes, RMD Studio and Kellie Carols Interiors were engaged to execute its extensive interior plan and detailing.

They say it is best to live in a home for a while before changing it. For the owners of Andrews Place, inhabiting their property's original home allowed them to contemplate the site's potential and learn its seasonal flow. Featuring Base Construction and Milieu Creative.

Sleek, sophisticated and perfectly positioned, Attadale Residence is sited on a 1800m2 north facing block, overlooking a verdant park across the Swan River to the twinkling city skyline. Featuring Alana John Design and Azure Luxury Homes.

The world of contemporary architecture is not always regarded as a colourful one, yet its texture, form, and sheer presence more than make up for vibrant splashes of pigment. Featuring Carley Jane and Seamus Ryan Architects.