Your Home Doesn’t Need a Heater
Australia has the lowest energy building standards compared to developed countries, which means a considerably higher energy cost for you and carbon cost to the planet, but a revolution is quietly underway to eliminate the need for heating entirely. Doom & Destruction The words ‘minimum building code’ send shivers down the spines of environmentalists in […]
The Tiny Home Giving 100% Profits to Charity
Enter The Peak, an architecturally designed 32.5m2 fully integrated home equipped with all the latest in passive design technology starting at just $110,000, all profits go towards a charity keeping kids off the street. Sydney is the tenth most costly city in the world, so it’s no wonder millennials are pessimistic about their future. The […]
Tiny Machines for Tiny Homes
Gone are the days of giant 1,000m2 squares of real estate with oversized gardens. The pioneers of modern living seek out apartments in the CBD, fully equipped caravans and tiny homes at an incredible value. Now, we have little appliances for the little cubby holes. Minimalism, the idea that less is more and quality pars […]
5 Eco Inventions Transforming Our Gardens
Supermarkets rely on mass market farming which takes a considerable amount of carbon emissions to get your food from farm to fork. We look through some of the most innovative Australian made garden products featured at the Home Show. 5 Composta This nifty little device is an all-in-one composting worm farm plant pot. The set-up […]
Three Steps To Smart Home Nirvana
A common misconception about home automation is that it’s all-or-nothing, stone age cave or Iron Man lair. However, the reality is many of us already own one piece of the smart home puzzle already. Smart homes sound like just another layer of complication in a life already overflowing with tech. But these connected homes, done […]
Elderly Loneliness And Tablet Addiction
Wall-E or Ex Machina? Cute or creepy? Useful or gimmicky? With a world robot population of 414,000, we’re at a turning point in history where robotics are now entering our lives, but are they welcome in our homes? The reality Whether it’s Will Smith’s I-Robot, Steven Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence or even The Terminator; sci-fi […]
Take advantage of quicker approval processes
The NSW Government is improving the planning process for home owners, so you can obtain approval for your new home faster and save up to $15,000. Do you need approval? Homeowners can carry out some minor building works to their home without planning or construction approval under exempt development. This removes red tape for low […]
Cisternless Toilets
In Australia, all sorts of households and commercial properties are switching to toilets with no cisterns. The conventional toilet is not yet a thing of the past, but the growing popularity of cisternless toilets is certainly becoming the way of the future. With no cistern, these new toilets are seen by many as being more sleek, stylish and […]
Family Bathroom Storage 101
We all know that the photos you see of beautifully styled bathrooms are generally unachievable in everyday life. Between hubby’s shaving paraphernalia, the kid’s incessant need to squeeze out ALL THE TOOTHPASTE and leave dollops of it all over the sink plus my implements of hair torture plugged in and spread out (you know that […]
How Much Should you Spend on Home Renovation?
You might want to renovate your home to increase its value, to make it more energy efficient, or just for a change of look. No matter what your reason for renovating, it all starts with deciding a budget to see your plans through. But before you embark on your reno project, it helps to have […]