Tag Archives: design

Everyone loves the look of a traditional, freshly painted weatherboard home. If you’re concerned about the ongoing maintenance and upkeep associated with timber, Formplex has the perfect solution. Since 1981 Formplex has been providing Australian homes with maintenance-free uPVC weatherboards. We’ve recognised the increasing desire for weatherboard facades; however, the...

Professional dancers Pete & Courtney just walked away with $250,000 after a nearly perfect score on House Rules. “We started off as just two people from Melbourne who applied for a TV show. One sitting on their couch doing the application and the other saying ‘let’s do it tomorrow because...

House Rule's favourites Katie and Alex shared down-to-earth advice for improving your home on a budget. When asked about their unexpected loss on series six of the show, Alex replied, "It's all subjective; maybe the pressure got to us! Maybe it was too much for us and the limelight got...

An architect, a builder and an energy rater walked into the Home Show to discuss sustainable housing. In this rare talk, Monica Vandenberg from tiny house enterprise, Nestd, picked the brains of three pre-fab professionals. Nestd is the charity giving 100% profits to Kids Under Cover. [caption id="attachment_8820" align="aligncenter" width="500"]...

Social enterprise Nestd is reinventing the tiny house without the wheel. Remember the remarkable Peak tiny home launched at the Melbourne Home Show? This architecturally designed home (below) raised the bar for passive technology, smart storage and pristine angles. Nestd is the charity giving 100% profits to Kids Under Cover....

Striking colours, touch-activated tech and beautiful basins; here's the Home Show bathroom countdown.  5 - Mirrors  Mondella Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? Mirrors already expand the size of our bathrooms and add a touch of vanity. Exhibitors have doubled down on this practical...

We dissect the wisdom of Darren Palmer, star of Channel 9 series The Block, from his design talks at the Home Show. Not many people know that Darren, before the glitz and the glamour, used to be a graphic designer, in spite of his love for home interiors. He believed...

The Home Show is already known for modern technology and design; Property Start 360 bolstered that claim with their virtual reality (VR) approach to traditional floor plans. The term VR is often thrown around these days. Everyone is trying to capitalise on the exciting new tech. Yet, past the impressive...

Renovating your home can be quite an adventure and to ensure the process is as smooth as possible, it’s essential you be prepared. Visiting the Melbourne HIA Home Show is a great opportunity to get some ideas and inspiration for your new venture. Another thing to consider is whether your...

So, thinking about knocking the old shack into shape, perhaps a new paint job or even adding a new room or two? Why don’t you go the whole hog and bulldoze the darned thing and begin afresh with a project home builder? Maybe dig a little deeper in your pockets...

Kitchen ventilation is the branch of ventilation specialising in the treatment of air from kitchens.  It addresses the problems of grease, smoke and odours not found in most other ventilation systems. The system's fan may be located in the kitchen or in its ducts Having cooked in several kitchens over the years, you learn to appreciate a great...

A flying history into the use of concrete goes back thousands of years where Nabatean traders in the Syrian/North Jordan region created concrete-like materials around 6500 BC. The Greeks started using a natural pozzolan (which is used to increase the paste content and decrease the water/cement ratio) around 600 BC...