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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...
Edwardian Home Renovations in Melbourne: A Practical Guide
Edwardian and Federation homes, built roughly between 1901 and 1915, occupy a sweet spot in Melbourne housing. They kept the craftsmanship and ceiling height...
Victorian Terrace Renovations: Light, Width and Layout Solutions
Victorian terraces define the inner ring of Melbourne, from Fitzroy, Carlton and Collingwood through to Albert Park, Middle Park, Richmond and South Melbourn...
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...
Renovating Period Homes in Melbourne Without Losing Character
Melbourne has one of the deepest stocks of period housing in Australia. Victorian terraces in Fitzroy and Carlton, Edwardian villas in Ascot Vale and Northco...
Staged Renovations: How to Live Through a Renovation Sanely
Most advice about full home renovations quietly assumes you will move out for eight months. For plenty of Melbourne families, that assumption fails on contac...
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...
Compact Ensuite Storage: Niches, Cabinets and Hidden Depth
Storage is the quiet failure point of compact ensuites. The room gets beautiful tiles, a carefully chosen vanity and a frameless screen, and six months later...
Ensuite Lighting and Mirror Design: Small-Space Techniques
Lighting and mirrors do more for a small ensuite than any other design decision, including tile choice. A three-square-metre room with layered light and a we...
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