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Renovating your home is an opportunity to refresh, expand and renew. Here's all the inspiration, ideas and information you need to get started.
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Lofty ambitions – brickwork made easy
For luxury apartments or cosy inner city pads, a faux brick finish in a range of colours can complete the look of the classic New York loft.
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Passion meets experience
Whether it's a new home or a renovation, peace of mind come with engaging a highly experienced home builder. EZ Building has built more than 200 much-loved homes across the country and has an establis...
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Rain, shine, shade – I'm there for you
Creating flow with the addition of an outdoor room is one of the most requested additions when building or renovating – and Installing a smart Louvretec Opening Roof is the first step in making that o...
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Party at the back
Street presence doesn't always tell the whole story of a home. All primness and tradition at the front, this family residence is now light, airy and open at the back, thanks to a transformative renova...
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Cream of the crop
Functionality and fine finishes, sure, and what about a simple sense of calm? This substantially reworked and repositioned kitchen combines contemporary elements with more classic features – the resul...
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Open, closed, and now retracted, too
Louvretec’s next generation (and cleverest) Opening Roof style is the all new range of Retractable Opening roofs. Providing you with the features of an original Opening Roof concept, but with the adde...
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How to transform your living space in 7 easy steps

Dakota Murphey has put together a step-by-step guide to help you get rid of the old and bring in the new in your living room

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How to update your kitchen without spending a fortune

Forget replacing cabinets and tearing up the floors – with a few small changes, you can make your kitchen feel like new

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Karsten Architectural Design totally transformed this small basic architecture, building, concrete, design, facade, home, house, material property, property, real estate, residential area, roof, wall, wood, black

Flat out transformation
How a small basic house divided into two small flats became a contemporary inner-city townhouse for its interior designer owner.
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The old kitchen? You're swimming in it!
Architect Trevor Abramson took a relatively small 1960s ranch-style house on this elevated site and transformed it into a spacious open-plan home for an empty-nester couple. Older homes had a differen...
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Improving the flow and updating interiors
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Traditional villa gets modern makeover
Traditional home villa renovation by Scarlet Architects features open plan family living area, contemporary kitchen, new pool, bay window
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Home Trends Vol. 35/4
Real estate agents often say the kitchen is one of the major factors that sways potential buyers of a home. But these days, it's just as likely that the home's bathrooms will also influence a sale. So...
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With years of experience, we specialise in custom cabinet design of quality kitchens, bathroom vanities, laundries, furniture, shelving, counters & bars.
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