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Hawthorn Kitchen Renovations for Period Homes
Hawthorn holds one of Melbourne's richest concentrations of period housing: Victorian terraces and freestanding villas through the Grace Park and St James Pa...

Double-Storey Additions in Melbourne: Planning and Cost Reality
When a Melbourne family outgrows its home but cannot or will not give up the backyard, the conversation turns upward. A double-storey addition promises more...

Richmond Worker's Cottage Renovations: Small Blocks, Big Results
Richmond's worker's cottages were built for factory and railway workers between the 1880s and the early 1900s, and they remain some of the most renovated hou...

Kitchen Renovations in Kew: Designing for Established Homes
Kew is one of Melbourne's most established family suburbs, and its kitchens carry a specific burden: they sit inside substantial homes that were never design...

Extension or Renovation? Comparing Paths for Melbourne Homes
At some point most Melbourne homeowners hit the same fork in the road: the house no longer works, and the choice is between renovating within the existing wa...

Opening Up: Structural Basics of Open-Plan Living Conversions
Removing a wall looks like the simplest renovation move on television and is one of the most misunderstood in practice. Whether the wall can come out, what r...

Californian Bungalow Renovation Ideas for Melbourne Blocks
The Californian bungalow is arguably the most renovation-friendly period home in Melbourne. Built in huge numbers between roughly 1915 and 1940 across suburb...

Full Home Renovation vs Knockdown-Rebuild in Melbourne
At a certain scope, every Melbourne renovation conversation arrives at the same fork: keep working with the existing house, or clear the block and start agai...

Ensuite Renovation Timelines: Why Small Rooms Still Take Weeks
The most common timeline question we get about ensuites goes something like this: the room is barely three square metres, so surely it is a one-week job? It...
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