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The six rooms you never knew you needed in your new home
We’ve all heard the expression, ‘it’s the little things that make a big difference’, and it certainly applies to designing a layout for your new home. A fabulous kitchen, showstopping living area or…

Child-friendly home design ideas for the whole family
When it comes to designing a new home, the most important thing to consider is how it will suit your lifestyle, both now and in the future. If you’ve got young children, or are planning a family,…

Kitchen splashback ideas for your new home
As anybody who has gone through the process of designing a kitchen, the heart of the home is made up of many different parts. From benchtops and butlers pantries to refrigerators and recycling bins,…

How to choose tiles for your bathroom
When it comes to designing a bathroom, choosing the right tiles could be one of the most important decisions you will make. More than just a functional surface treatment for wet areas, the style,…

How to achieve Hamptons style from the country to the coast
Hamptons style might have originated in the elite coastal playgrounds of New York’s rich and famous, but that hasn’t stopped Australians from embracing the relaxed elegance and airy interiors from…

How to build a Hamptons style home from the outside in
Weatherboard façade, coastal-inspired colour palette – you don’t have to be an architect or design expert to know a Hamptons-style home when you see one. This distinctive home design borrowed from…

How to work timber battens into your home interiors
You can use snippet to insert predefined blocks of HTML. Timber battens have well and truly taken off in the world of home design and it’s easy to see why. Whether you want to add texture to a wall,…

The five essentials for a Hamptons-style home
Home design trends come and go, but Hamptons style looks like it’s here for good. Australia might be half a world away from the summer retreats of New York’s rich and famous, but that hasn’t stopped…

Landscaping ideas for your brand new home
Amid all the excitement of building a new home, landscaping can often become an afterthought. But great gardens don’t happen by accident; each design is reactive – responding to climate, spatial…