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Shower Niches: Sizing, Placement and Waterproofing Guide
Design & Trends8 min read

Shower Niches: Sizing, Placement and Waterproofing Guide

The shower niche is a small detail with an outsized effect on how a bathroom functions and how it photographs. Done well, it removes the wire caddy hanging o...

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Bathroom Tapware Finishes: Brushed Brass, Matte Black and Beyond
Materials & Finishes8 min read

Bathroom Tapware Finishes: Brushed Brass, Matte Black and Beyond

Tapware finish is one of the highest-visibility decisions in a bathroom renovation and one of the least understood. The finish you choose appears on the basi...

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Freestanding vs Built-In Baths: Space, Cost and Cleaning Compared
Design & Trends9 min read

Freestanding vs Built-In Baths: Space, Cost and Cleaning Compared

The bath decision shapes a Melbourne bathroom renovation more than most homeowners realise. It affects floor waste positions, waterproofing detail, tiling sc...

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Wet Room Bathrooms: Design and Drainage Done Properly
Design & Trends8 min read

Wet Room Bathrooms: Design and Drainage Done Properly

The wet room, a bathroom where the shower has no hob, no step and often no full enclosure, has moved from boutique hotels into mainstream Melbourne renovatio...

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Kitchen Bulkheads and Ceiling Design Options Explained
Design & Trends7 min read

Kitchen Bulkheads and Ceiling Design Options Explained

The strip of space between the top of the wall cabinets and the ceiling causes more design debate than almost any other part of a kitchen. Leave it open and...

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Kitchen Sinks and Tapware: Sizes, Finishes and Mounting Options
Materials & Finishes8 min read

Kitchen Sinks and Tapware: Sizes, Finishes and Mounting Options

The sink and tap are the hardest-working items in any kitchen, used dozens of times a day for decades, yet they are routinely chosen in the last week before...

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Walk-In Pantry vs Butler's Pantry: Which Suits Your Renovation?
Design & Trends8 min read

Walk-In Pantry vs Butler's Pantry: Which Suits Your Renovation?

Somewhere in the last decade, the pantry stopped being a cupboard and became a room, and Melbourne kitchen briefs now routinely open with the words butler's...

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Small Kitchen Renovation Ideas for Melbourne Apartments
Design & Trends8 min read

Small Kitchen Renovation Ideas for Melbourne Apartments

Melbourne has hundreds of thousands of apartments, from 1960s walk-ups in St Kilda and Elwood to 1990s conversions in the CBD and newer towers in Southbank a...

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Kitchen Lighting Plans: Layering Task, Ambient and Feature Light
Design & Trends8 min read

Kitchen Lighting Plans: Layering Task, Ambient and Feature Light

Lighting is the cheapest transformation in a kitchen renovation and the most commonly botched. A grid of downlights punched into the ceiling at even spacing...

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Raeda Gorgos6 days ago
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Neno Curica year ago
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