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I once met a woman who spent every Saturday morning going to open houses. The thing was, she wasn’t looking to buy... she was just nosey! And while I haven’t gone as far, I too love a sticky beak (probably why I’m so suited to this job) and I can’t help but ogle at the Two Halves House in Ballarat, Victoria. Taking the ubiquitous …
Judge Neale Whitaker may have used every cliche in the book last night, but this year's back yard studios really are the icing on the cake, the cream in the coffee and the ultimate gift with purchase, are they not?! It was close, once again, with Ronnie and Georgia winning by half a point. Again! Sticks and Wombat and Josh and Elyse tied for …
On my recent dream trip to The Hamptons as a guest of Scyon Walls, it was all about discovering what Hamptons style really means and how we can make it work in Australia. The aesthetic, or what people perceive it to be, has become so popular and so overly used that in some cases it has become a bit of a parody of itself! Many design enthusiasts …
Visiting 100 of the world’s most luxurious boutique hotels in 20 countries, it’s safe to say Lancemore Group CEO Julian Clark had a lot of inspiration. Taking the best bits from each, he has today opened Larmont Sydney, a 5-star boutique hotel in Potts Point. The first CBD property for the family-owned company, the hotel seamlessly brings …
The holiday home of Bonnie Hindmarsh was once a humble beach shack in Pearl Bay on the NSW Central Coast. But then, Bonnie's life changed. With best friends Erin Cayless and Lana Taylor, they started Three Birds Renovations, the now well-known team flipping uber stylish houses for insane profits. So it was decided, it was time for Bonnie's home to …
Dubbed their biggest renovation challenge ever, best friends turned expert renovators Lana Taylor, Erin Cayless and Bonnie Hindmarsh (of Three Birds Renovations) recently completed a three-storey, three-bedroom, three-bathroom, modern Mediterranean-style villa in Sydney's north. But there was some added pressure, with the house being Lana's family …
Photography: Jacqui Turk I'm excited to reveal my new home office; once a very dull and boxy little room, otherwise known as 'bedroom 4' on the floorplan! It did have a few great things going for it though: the best light in the house and a window and glass doors looking out onto the garden. Our house is very long and the office is right at the …
On a subdivided plot just 7.2 metres wide, designing a spacious, private home was always going to be a challenge. However builder Phil Lovell, of Lawson and Lovell Building Services achieved just that and more, winning the Master Builders Award ($800,001-to-$1 million category) for his stunning house in Sydney's northern beaches. Home to …
Originally built in the 80’s, this humble Perth home featured (if you can call it that) a façade of dated and uninspiring brickwork. The interior similarly suffered from a disjointed floor plan and boring beige tiles throughout. And then there was the kitchen – don’t even get me started on the woeful state of the kitchen! (I think the before photos …
Even though our "nanna house" is nowhere near finished and very much a work in progress, I thought it was time to share some of what we've done with you. And sometimes, when you have a seemingly endless list of jobs and expenses ahead, it's really important to stop and look at how far you've come. It's only been six months, after all! So, …
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