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Tag Archives: renovation


Renovating Using Recycled Materials

When it comes to renovating using recycled materials and making sustainable and environmentally conscious choices for benchtops, backsplashes, and flooring, there is a plethora of recycled materials available that can transform your kitchen while minimising your ecological footprint. Here are several examples for how to renovate using recycled materials: 1....

Sustainable Kitchen Renovation – Top Ten Tips

By embracing these eco-friendly ideas during your kitchen renovation, you can create a sustainable and environmentally conscious space that aligns with your values and contribute to a greener future. Here are some top tips for sustainable kitchen renovations. 10 tips for a sustainable kitchen renovation: 1. Choose energy-efficient kitchen appliances....

11 Hot Tips From House Rulers Pete & Courtney

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 Rules Katie & Alex: Renovating on a Budget

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...

Winning Tips From The Block’s ‘power couple’

Fresh off their first guest bedroom win on The Block, Jesse and Mel shared their winning tips with fans at the Home Show. Day in the life ?‍♀️ Being on the Block is not a glamorous affair. By Sunday morning, host Scott puts the tools down and gives you a...

Jesse & Mel – How to Get on The Block

Curveballs, bunk beds and raw emotion; Jesse and Mel shared Block secrets, stories and tips at the Home Show. Let's rewind for a second and find out more about The Block's 'power couple'. Before the Block, Jesse Raeburn was a tradie tiler working on luxury apartments including Mirvac, Lendlease and...

Shiver Me Timber Floors! [VIDEO]

Ahoy, me hearties! We be navigating the Home Show seas in search of the finest timber flooring! The Home Show sets sail to four cities showcasing hundreds of exotic timber flooring sourced from all around the world. We walk the plank with six exhibitors to test each flooring's sturdiness, style...

How to Flood Proof Your Home

A company based in the US desert presented a way to produce drinking water from thin air at the Home Show. It sounds biblical, but it's actually very scientific. Simplified, SOURCE Hydropanels is a cross between dehumidifier and solar panel, though they’re a little more complicated than that.  Wake...

Three Birds Share Renovation Stories

From corporate careers to steel cap boots; best friends Lana, Erin and Bonnie shared their story at the Home Show. 11 renovations, 22 bathrooms, a sponsored web series and 22 years of friendship; the Three Birds are unstoppable. Would you guess they started with absolutely no experience in renovation? These...

See Your Dream Home in Virtual Reality

With just a simple floor plan, your dream home can be realised in virtual reality (VR) saving money, stress and time. Builders have admitted that 8/10 people struggle to visualise drawings, which complicates projects down the line. For renovators and builders, this causes budget blow-outs, builder/buyer tensions and wasted time....

Glenda Roff’s Kitchen Dos and Don’ts

Glenda Roff, from Perth based Character Cabinets and winner of 2017 Best of Houzz Award in Design, filled up seats at The Home Show with her talk on the 'yays' and 'nays' of kitchen design. ❌ Don’t ❌ Rush design ? Even if you are nine months away from renovating, get...

The Secret Strife of Pets

62% of Australians have furry pals in the home, but how do we protect our newly renovated homes? Unconditional love - that's why we put up with hair, tracks of mud from outside and their various smells. Our furry friends are like children in so many ways - we take...