When you decide to sell or lease out your home, you’ll naturally be looking to increase the value of your home without overcapitalising on the project. In order to achieve the best results in a sale or attract high quality tenants, you’ll want to give your home a renovation refresh to increase the wow factor and utility of your space. There are some renovations that will add more value to your … [Read more...]
Ultimate Bathroom Design Guide
Far beyond the realms of necessity lies our ever-increasing interest in magical bathroom design. For many, the idea of reclining in a beautifully warm bath with a glass of wine (or 5) and a great book is an idyllic way to spend an evening. This relaxing nature of the room has lead to designs that focus on creating an oasis, with calming colours and design features that inspire comfort. In this … [Read more...]
Build House Home’s Eva Burgess Interview
To help us all make the most out of the impending cold weather of Winter, we reached out to some absolute star interior design bloggers to get their take of what’s hot, what’s not, and what they’ll be up to this Winter. In this post we chat with Eva Burgess from the blog, Build House Home. Eva’s blog started when she moved into a new house and wanted to document how she would turn it into a home. … [Read more...]
La Maison Jolie’s Rani Engineer Interview
Today we chat with Rani Engineer, the creative director behind the blog, La Maison Jolie. Rani’s a passionate interior designer, stylist and blogger whose penchant for DIY design and craft projects has allowed her to gain a great following online. We were lucky to grab a few minutes with Rani to get her design and decorating advice, how she uses aluminium doors and windows in her home, and to see … [Read more...]
Winter Interior Design Trends
As we say farewell to the warmer months and our outdoor reno projects, it’s time to bring the focus back to the interior and how we can make it cosy for the cold weather ahead. From small decorations to room remodelling, we’ve collated some of the key winter trends to consider for your home. Painting If you’re planning to throw on some old clothes, hit play on your favourite 80’s playlist that you … [Read more...]
Decorating With Metallics at Home
Splashes of bronze, copper and other metallics continue to be right on-trend this year and it’s easy to see why. The synthesis of rustic style and modern elegance suits a wide variety of design aesthetics and easily turns the mundane into something special. In our 2016 & 2017 Living Room Design Guide we took a glance at metallics, but in this post we’ll dive into some excellent ways you can … [Read more...]
2016 & 2017 Living Room Design and Renovation Trends
If you’re planning a major renovation or building a new home, we’re sure you’re currently drowning in design magazines, have 150+ browser tabs open and are probably no less decided than you were 4 hours ago when you started (yes, it’s already been 4 hours!). To make things a little easier, we’ve gathered up the latest living room design trends for the rest of 2016, and into 2017, and put them … [Read more...]
Ideas For Combining Your Outdoor & Living Room Areas
Combining your living area with your outdoor space is a great way to entertain guests, introduce great airflow and light, and keep your home feeling open and fresh throughout the day. There are many great ways to achieve this, so we’ll talk through some of the most popular window & door options. Aluminium Bifold Doors Arguably the most recognised and popular way of opening a Living Room to … [Read more...]
What to Consider When Choosing Bathroom Windows
If you’re currently building a new home, or renovating an existing property, you’ll know how important it is to research all the materials and options for each space. Depending on what stage your works are in, you’ve probably also realised that there is a lot to learn and so much information out there that it can get a little confusing. With that in mind, we’re going to look at Aluminium windows … [Read more...]
Playing dress up with your windows
If you’re planning on making some style updates to your home this year, one project that will really allow you to exercise your artistic flair is dressing up your windows. Not only is it an exceptionally fun part of decorating your home – after all, there are so many styles, fabrics and colours to choose from – it’s also necessary when it comes to light and temperature control, and privacy. The … [Read more...]
