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Looking for home improvement inspiration? Our Home Ideas Hub is the perfect place to start! With hundreds of articles, you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to finding the latest in renovation, building and home design. From plumbing and roofing to interior design you’ll learn all the best expert tips and tricks.

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How to Build the Perfect Menu for Your Summer Holiday Gathering

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Perfect Picks for Every Home

Sizzling Summer Sips: Cocktail Recipes You Must Try

Transform Your Outdoor Space into a Dream Landscape

Create a Garden Inspired by Nature and Technology: Modern Landscape Design Trends in Sydney

Unveil Your Dream Home with Brickworks’ 2024 Colour Schemes

Transform Your Tiny Bathroom into a Spacious Sanctuary

Create a Sanctuary at Home with Feng Shui Magic

Revive Your Home with the Colours of Spring

The Future of Home Design and Floorplan Layouts

Queensland’s Green Revolution: 10 Landscaping Trends Reshaping Outdoor Spaces

Breathing New Life into Old Furniture

Perfect TV Shows to Binge When Winter Puts a Hold on Your Renovations

A Guide to Creating Your Ultimate Smart Home

Brighten Your Kitchen with the Perfect Lighting Combination

Creating Sustainable Habitat Gardens for a Greener Future

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Transform Your Tiny Retreat into a Spacious Sanctuary

Finding the Perfect Heater for Every Budget

Cutting Edge Benefits of Driving a Tesla in Australia

Spotify Playlists to Brighten Your Day

Easy Tricks for Decorating a Rental on a Budget

How to Look After Your Pool in Winter

Your Guide to Selling a House in Autumn

Mastering The Art Of Organising Kids’ Toys

Reducing Waste at Home: Practical Steps to Embrace a Zero Waste Lifestyle

Top 10 Autumn Home Improvement Projects to Do Before Winter Hits

Carmel Carmichael’s Ultimate Guide to Essential Cooking Tools

Creating a Healthier Home with Sensitive Choice’s Asthma and Allergy Friendly Products

Crafting Timeless Spaces: The Heart of Findlay & Co’s Design Philosophy

Wallpaper Trends Set to Transform Your Space in 2024 with Grafico

7 Game-Changing Advantages of Smart Home Automation

How to use Australian Decking as a design tool

12 Tips for nailing your long weekend renovation

Carmel Carmichael’s Ultimate Guide to Essential Cooking Tools

How to Enhance Your Outdoor Lighting

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Save Money While Beating the Heat

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Refresh your home in 2024

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Mushroom Risotto

Italian Herbed Lamb Cutlets

Home Made Focaccia

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Setting Up Your Home Office in 2024

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Colour Psychology

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Unleashing the Power of Composting

5 insider tips for Solar & Battery Installation

Latest Backyard Trends of 2023

Latest Home Trends of 2023

The New Innovations In Air Conditioning

Why You Should Work With An Architect on Your Project

The Benefits of Working with An Architect

Why You Should Consider PENTABLOCK® For Your Home

Queensland Smoke Alarm Laws Are Changing

How to Manage Working From Home (WFH) For Every Family

Instant Styling Hacks for the Home

What’s in your Cleaning Products? A guide to healthy cleaning.

Borrowing for Renovation & Building

Why Use an Architect?

Spa Pool Buyers Guide

Architects are more than just designers

Home Trends in 2022

The Future Now – Drought Proof, Sustainable Fruit and Veg for Everyone

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Technology Is Changing The Locksmith Industry

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Get A BUZZ From A Bee-Friendly Garden

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Smart Outdoor Blinds: The Future Of Technology

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Open Fireplaces vs. Slow Combustion Heaters

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Rangehoods: What You Need To Know

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7 Decorating Tips To Bring More Love Into A Home

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A Kitchen Designer’s Checklist

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Beetroot and Heirloom Carrot Salad with Persian Fetta

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Benefits Of Synthetic Grass

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Getting a Foot on the Property Ladder

11 Hot Tips From House Rulers Pete & Courtney

House Rules Katie & Alex: Renovating on a Budget

9 Energy Efficient Products Will Save You Thousands

Getting Dirty with Landscaper Matthew Daly

Getting Steamy with MasterChef’s Josh Catalano

A Guide to Sustainable Housing

5 Tiny Homes Without Wheels

Don’t Sell Your Home Before Doing This First [GUIDE]

7 Questions for a Tiny House Builder

Keeping up with the New Joneses

Shiver Me Timber Floors! [VIDEO]

5 Cutting-Edge Kitchen Products of 2019

Make Your Garden a Castle with Inge Jabara

Are you prepared for surprises when renovating?

Internal Blinds: More than meets the eye!

Should you choose a sectional, rolling or tilt door for your garage?

Using an architect design over a standard home builder design

How to Flood Proof Your Home

Three Birds Share Renovation Stories

Glenda Roff’s Kitchen Dos and Don’ts

The Secret Strife of Pets

Why is my budget always out of control?

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint with Garden Trees

Darren Palmer’s Kitchen Design Fundamentals

5 NASA Plants to Keep Your Home Healthy

Always Look on the Bright Side of Lights

Reach For The (Green) Stars

This Mattress Challenges Horizontal Sleeping

Explore Your Floor Plan in VR

Which Fireplace: Gas, Wood, Electric or Bio-ethanol?

Real or Astro Grass?

Don’t Dip Duck Dive Dodge Your Laundry

Does Your Home Contain Asbestos?

A Guide to Living Off The Grid

These Power Points Will Shock You!

The Granny Flat Boom Is Not Slowing Down

Your Home Doesn’t Need a Heater

The Tiny Home Giving 100% Profits to Charity

Tiny Machines for Tiny Homes

5 Eco Inventions Transforming Our Gardens

Three Steps To Smart Home Nirvana

Elderly Loneliness And Tablet Addiction

#1 tip for buying your first home by private treaty

Advantages of Steel Frame Kit Homes

The Great Outdoors

Creating a place of sanctuary at home

Can Spring Cleaning Improve Your Health?

Why is roof ventilation so important?

Hay fever? How to prepare your home this pollen season

Modern ways to add privacy to your home

The ingredients for an ‘on trend’ kitchen

3 Major Positive Health Effects of a Ceiling Fan

When Generations Share Space

How to properly light a room

Lower power bills and decrease your environmental footprint!

Raise or Dig?

Transform your backyard!

Power to the People

The Benefits of Phantom Screens

Give your Garage Floor a New Look!

New Kitchen Bench-tops & Vanity-Top Trends

Benefits of using a Storage Container

Increase Space in your Home by Thinking Outside the Box! 

Increase the Style & Value of your Home with Decorative Panels

Next to Nature – Synthetic Grass!

The Rise in Popularity of Home Cinemas

Time to stop wasting space!

Top Reasons to Choose Outdoor Blinds

Renovating for Pets

HOME SECURITY

Home security is for every home

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Ducted Central Vacuum System: An Investment; Not a Cost.

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5 Kitchen Design Trends to Consider in 2017!

Ceiling Fan Blades: 3, 4, or 5

5 Must Have Accessories and Appliances For Your Kitchen

Unlocking space in your home

Selecting your stainless steel kitchen sink

Tips for success when building a kit home

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How to style your home with black

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A new angle for your garden

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The rise of the kitchen: a guide to kitchen design

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Five reasons your next home should be custom built

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When is the best time to install ducted air conditioning?

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DIY Tips For Building a Kit Home

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Kitchen Design Trends To Add Value To Your Home

Colour Psychology in Décor

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Why Choose LED Lighting Fixtures?

Smaller Smarter Homes

Create Better Outdoor Living

Are You Ready to Store Sunshine?

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5 Top Tips for Decorating

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How to Create a Design Brief for Your Pool

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How to Avoid Common Floor Plan Errors

Getting the Best From Your Polished Concrete Floor

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5 Tips for Renovating for a Profit

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7 tips to a Beautiful Bathroom