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Sponsored by Latitude Financial Services

We’ve been teasing you on social media for days but today it’s finally time to reveal our biggest competition EVER, offering you an amazing $10,000 towards that home reno project ย you’ve been dying to get done but couldn’t afford to. We’ve teamed up with Latitude Financial Services to bring you this, our biggest giveaway ever!

Whether you put the money towards a major project (or something that has been waiting to be finished!) or use it to completely cover the cost of a smaller project, there are so many things you could achieve with 10 grand, from a bathroom or kitchen refresh to new window coverings or flooring throughout your home, that dream custom built-in entertainment and shelving unit in the living room, a new deck…

This is your chance to Better Your Home in our competition of the same name!

Here are some of our top ideas for what you could spend the money on, depending on the size and age of your home/room and complexity of your project:

  • Create a walk-in wardrobe
  • Built-in custom shelving for your living room
  • A bathroom refresh with new vanity, shower screen, bath and toilet
  • Install skylights to let more natural light in
  • Completely make over a room with paint, flooring, window coverings, furniture and homewares
  • Replace all/some of your flooring
  • Replace all your lights with new ones/have downlights installed
  • A new front door and porch
  • Plantation shutters installed in key rooms
  • New/custom built-ins in bedrooms
  • Replace all your internal and external doors
  • Have older doors replaced with bi-folds/French doors
  • Replace your laminate kitchen benchtop with stone and a new splashback
  • Have the exterior of your house painted
  • Have the interior of your house painted
  • Knock down a wall to create an open plan space
  • Replace your ageing windows
  • Create custom, built-in storage for a multitude of uses
  • Makeover your laundry with new floor, paint, cabinetry, benchtop and sink
  • Create a basic outdoor kitchen
  • Update/create a deck outside
  • Turn your garage into a workshop/studio

As someone who is currently planning renos, I know firsthand that everything costs more than you think it will, especially when you get trades involved and have to factor in labour. With house prices as they are, by the time you’ve struggled to buy your home, there’s often not much left over to get it looking how you want it. This is such an amazing opportunity for someone and I can’t wait to see what the winner does with the money. We’ll be sharing the before and after with you here too!

Is your bedroom more drab than fab?
Would you love to TRANSFORM it like this?

For your chance to win, we’re simply asking you to share what you’d do with the money and why you deserve to win, and send us a photo of the space you’re looking to make better.

The winner will also get a Skype call with me and our resident renovation expert, the extremely talented and experienced Naomi Findlay, with more than 100 renos to her name. We can’t wait to bounce ideas around with you!

Please ensure you read the terms and conditions carefully. Entries close Sunday 30ย July 2017 at 11.59pm AEST.

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Can’t wait to see if you win? Check out Latitude Financial Services’ personal loan options.

Before and after photos courtesy of our resident reno expert Naomi Findlay.

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July 10, 2017

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A door to door continuous curved stone ledge in th A door to door continuous curved stone ledge in this bathroom is one of the cleverest designs we've seen in a while!

This mega ledge, made of Corian, even incorporates a sink, seamlessly.

Combined with venetian plaster on the walls, it's no wonder this Illawarra bathroom by @birdblackdesign feels like a day spa!

Come check it out via link bio.

Lead designer Stuart Gibson says: "One smooth curve, right around the room, from either side of the door opening. As it moves around, it creates a ledge for the bath: for bath oils, lotions, a book and a champagne glass. The ledge continues around and becomes the vanity, widening out to create a custom seamless basin."

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Catch the season finale of @sellinghousesaus last Catch the season finale of @sellinghousesaus last night?

We have all the before and afters for you on the blog now, via link in bio (and swipe for a taster).

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๐Ÿ˜ Not sure what's better: the custom mirror abo ๐Ÿ˜ Not sure what's better: the custom mirror above the fireplace in this Art Deco one-bedder or the wallpaper in the kitchen (swipe)?!

It's been a while since we featured an apartment makeover on IA. Would you like to see more apartment interiors? Head to the blog now to see more of this one. Via link in bio.

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A whole host of brands are offering eco-friendly, low tox alternatives to the more chemical-laden ones. Not only that, they often smell amazing, look good on your shelf and come in recycled or recyclable (or even better, both) packaging. 

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Play room goals!๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป This is just one room fr Play room goals!๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป

This is just one room from today's real house tour which I really love because in employing interior designer @issyandhcreative the owners weren't looking for a complete rip out and re-do but rather to work with what they had in their new suburban home (including a dated kitchen) and give it a largely cosmetic glow up with styling and new furniture (some of which was upcycled). 

The brief was to create a family friendly home. "They weren't looking for perfection but rather a warm and relaxing retreat for their busy young family." This playroom though? Pretty close to perfect! And the mum did the colour coded books herself. Love that๐Ÿ˜

Head over to the blog now via link in bio to see the rest of this home.

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All the heart eyes for this little setup ๐Ÿ˜ Hea All the heart eyes for this little setup ๐Ÿ˜

Head to the blog to shop this and two other gorgeous styled images from @greenhouseinteriors 

The stunning @mrsniceart artwork has already sold but the good news is, you can still get prints of it!

Styling by Aisha Chaudhry for Greenhouse Interiors, assisted by Nikki McGar, Kylie Harris, Rachael Blake and Max Green. Photography by Stephanie Rooney. 

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Bookworms need a cosy book nook! ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ› Seb an Bookworms need a cosy book nook! ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ›

Seb and Charlie had one of those kid size couches in their playroom but frankly, they'd outgrown it! I picked this Aussie made compact 2-seater Ruby sofa from @fantasticfurniture 

I'd usually go for grey to keep it neutral but as it's in a kid's room I went for this heather blue fabric to make it a little more fun while still classic. There's more than 50 fabric choices for Fantastic's Aussie made range so good luck choosing ๐Ÿ˜‚ 

I left the legs off to keep it below the windowsill. I'm super happy with the quality. It looks a lot more expensive than its $699 pricetag ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป

Books, natural light and a cosy couch = happy boys! And let's not pretend they won't be watching the odd movie on there too ๐Ÿฟ because #keepingitreal

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Last week we interviewed chalk paint pioneer Annie Last week we interviewed chalk paint pioneer Annie Sloan from her UK base about colour and Aussies' relationship with it. (And how's this for a before & after kitchen?! ๐Ÿ˜)

Annieโ€™s latest green hue, Coolabah Green, is inspired by the Eucalyptus trees of her childhood (did you know she was born in Sydney?). โ€œI made it in tribute to Australia and Iโ€™m thrilled to say thatโ€™s been really popular both here in the UK and in Australia. Itโ€™s a kind of smoky, silvery sage green thatโ€™s very easy to work with and would complement accents of Amsterdam Green deliciously.โ€

Sales stats show Aussies are all about greens while elsewhere in the world greys and blues are more popular from her range. So tell me, are you a green lover?

Head to the blog to read Annie's thoughts on upcycling furniture and more. Via link in bio.

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  1. AvatarCatherine says

    July 12, 2017 at 7:50 am

    I was just mentally planning the downstairs bathroom reno (like I have been for the past 9 years) The magazine cuttings on the wall there are now so faded I can barely see the look I am after. And then this popped up in my feed. Could be a sign?! Am so going to enter!

    Reply
    • AvatarJen Bishop says

      July 14, 2017 at 1:42 pm

      Good luck!

      Reply
  2. AvatarBarbara Fehmel says

    July 12, 2017 at 1:17 pm

    I have for years dream t of building a lovely sunny patio at my back door. I would be able to sit and enjoy my pet Rabbit sunning herself in the morning su.

    Reply
    • AvatarJen Bishop says

      July 14, 2017 at 1:42 pm

      Please ensure you enter via the entry form!

      Reply
  3. AvatarSally Tydeman says

    July 13, 2017 at 2:09 pm

    I would love get out kitchen done to match our lovely deck out the back. Kitchen was built in the late 70’s and is just no t functional anymore.

    Reply
    • AvatarJen Bishop says

      July 14, 2017 at 1:42 pm

      Please ensure you enter via the entry form!

      Reply
      • AvatarRosalie says

        July 20, 2017 at 10:51 am

        I wonder if this competition of home reno money is only in Australia? I would like to put my entry but the home i was dreaming to have a reno is overseas (PHL)

        Reply
  4. AvatarJulie comopoulos says

    July 14, 2017 at 10:56 am

    It would be great to win $10,000 from latitude financial so we can start our kitchen Reno or facelift
    not sure what to do now as my husband will be retrenched in October and has put a holt on things right now
    What a wonderful gift this would be for us right now

    Reply
    • AvatarJen Bishop says

      July 14, 2017 at 1:41 pm

      Please make sure you enter via the entry form ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  5. AvatarOcea says

    July 20, 2017 at 12:47 pm

    Wow!! What an incredible chance.. So Generous, all the Possibilities makes me excited… Sent my entry xx

    Reply
  6. Avatarchris crassweller says

    July 28, 2017 at 3:17 pm

    I want to do the bathroom and put a toilet in it will make it into an ensuite this will put more value to the house Need to replace the shower as the place are old Naomi giving me some ideas I would love to win thank you.Chris

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    • AvatarJen Bishop says

      July 28, 2017 at 3:38 pm

      Make sure you apply via the form, Chris! Good luck!

      Reply
  7. AvatarAngela says

    July 29, 2017 at 9:17 pm

    The more i think of it…the more i jump from one idea to the other. From the master bedroom, to carpeting, to the bathroom to a nursery ? and to all the little things weve left undone (door knobs, light fittings, shelving and furniture)…one thing that jumps out is our current plan to do an outdoor deck and pergola…we love entertaining outside and would the extra room to our cosy little townhouse…that being paid for would be our dream. What a great competition

    Reply
  8. AvatarJennifer says

    July 31, 2017 at 2:36 pm

    When will the winner be announced?

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    • AvatarJen Bishop says

      July 31, 2017 at 6:28 pm

      They’ll be informed this week as per the terms and conditions.

      Reply

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