Investing in your own home has never been more rewarding as the property market continues to enjoy one of its most significant boom periods. Countless ways to maximize the value of your home exist, but there are few better than installing a modern kitchen. If you’re thinking of selling, this is a great strategy to…
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Every successful remodeling project has one thing in common – a great relationship between the client and the contractor. Taking your time to forge a professional and open partnership will pay pack dividends in the way the project is delivered and the toll it takes in terms of your own stress and anxiety. As your…
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Halloween is becoming a growing phenomenon in Australia, and Covid lockdowns have made us conscious of the importance of neighbourly and fun activities for kids. But if you’re struggling to prepare home for Halloween, we completely get it! Being cool and creepy takes effort. So, if the kids have been on your back about Halloween,…
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Being cool and creepy at Halloween takes effort. So if you’re about to swing your attention to Halloween, here’s some super-scary tips to turn your dream home into a nightmare! Make a plan: Don’t arrive at the decorations store or Walmart and go mad with the credit card, buying everything that looks dark and evil.…
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The scariest night of the year is upon us so here’s a look at the most terrifying renovations to add value to your home this Halloween. A resident ghost – A spirit feature can add 20% or more to the value of a haunted house. The final figure is determined by the era of the…
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Open-plan living is often billed as the perfect floor plan, bringing family together in a single room where cooking, conversation and the screen share the same space. It has been a popular feature of a home for two decades and more. However, a small but noisy school of thought now suggests it’s time to revert…
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The humble laundry room is emerging as an influential part of the home for today’s buyers and renovators. Upstaged by new kitchens and bathrooms, many buyers rarely gave a thought to the laundry room beyond its practical function – until now. New interior designs and increasingly sophisticated washing machines have put ways of doing the…
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If you’re in a neighborhood where potential buyers might appreciate the ancient wisdom of feng shui, it might be profitable to pay some homage to the art when preparing your home for sale. While there is a unique philosophy rather than science underpinning feng shui, many of its instructions about furniture arrangement make perfect sense.…
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Renovating a bathroom is one of the best ways to simultaneously add value to your home and improve your feeling of wellbeing. A luxurious bathroom adds a new dimension to your lifestyle and always proves a winner with motivated buyers. Typically, it will not just bolster the price of your property but shorten the time…
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If you’re one of the many homeowners wondering whether to capitalise on the current property price boom, you’ll probably be weighing the benefits of maximising your property’s value with a renovation. You wouldn’t be the only one. In these Covid-times, home renovation has risen 5% this year with an average spend of $21,000. Most of…
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