Spring time has struck in Australia, and soon it will be time to fire up the barbeque to start entertaining your friends and family. As someone who needs a new deck before the outdoor entertaining can kick off, now is the perfect opportunity to incorporate your love for barbequing into your new deck design. These three design tips will give you options to discuss with your deck builder before the build gets underway.
Window blinds help thousands of Australian families keep their homes cool, and buyers can now choose from many types and styles. When choosing the right window blinds, most people would focus on colour, style and cost, but safety is also an important consideration. Safety standards in modern blinds are unquestionably high, but if you live in an older property, your window coverings could pose an unexpected hazard. Learn more about the risk of lead exposure in older window blinds, and find out what you need to do if you think your existing window coverings are dangerous.
A swimming pool makes you the envy of your pool-less neighbours when the summer heat really starts to bite, not to mention that it increases the value of your home by up to 30%. However, if you do not keep your pool looking top-notch, it is not going to remain desirable for long. You already know how to keep the water in your pool clear, but what do you do when stains appear?
Our home has been added to over the last few decades in a lot of little ways, with small additions and extensions. We have enough space overall, but the house doesn't flow very all, as we have all of these little rooms, and they are all joined together in funny ways that don't entirely make sense in terms of how we use the house. That's why we are taking out some of the entries and walls and creating living zones and spaces that suit us. This blog is all about how to transform your house from a mismatch of rooms into a modern home.