In her new book A Room of Her Own, Robyn Lea explores the spaces of inspiring creative women, including the Sydney home of fashion designer and artist Heidi Middleton.

Inviting 80’s nostalgia to Byron Bay, The Sunseeker reimagines a classic Australian motel for a contemporary jet setting crowd.

Step into Cucina Porto designed by Tom Mark Henry where the focus is on timeless elegance and subtle Italian references.

Marine House by David Barr Architects is a project that combines the old and the new in a contemporary result that feels fresh and organic.

Located in Melbourne’s north, Kepler by Wowowa invites hues from nature into its bright and unexpected design.

Surrounded by the stunning Marion Bay, My Sister and The Sea is an Airbnb venture by two sisters that embraces simple and slow holidays immersed in nature.

Bond Street Apartment by Home Studios is an ‘exploration of unexpected details’ in New York City’s NoHo neighbourhood—evoking Wes Anderson-esque curves and colour palette.

Armed with a neutral palette, Chimney House is the perfect backdrop to an art-filled home in a Redfern heritage-listed terrace.

Erskine House by Kennedy Nolan reveals a design reveal akin to opening a jewellery box with pops of colour against a deep velvety background.

Poised in the Tasmanian bush, Casa Acton takes shape as a simple structure hiding a private retreat within.

Spanish mission architecture and 1920s splendour reign supreme in Robson Rak’s revival of a family home in Melbourne.

In suburban Melbourne, a weatherboard home is transformed into a modernist vision blending Japanese design and an Australian embrace of outdoor spaces.