Does anyone buy furniture before moving in?
I think it's a good idea, gives you time to plan and even pay as you go, if needed.
Best to probably have a plan of what furniture you need, making…
Does Surfmist and Colorbond Dune work?
Hi Italian Gal,
I think Dune and surfmist would work well.
Happy to help you out, Do you have an elevation plan?
I could pop it in photoshop for you and overlay…
Help with paint colour in kitchen
Hi Lori,
Did you sort your paint colours out yet?
It's best to decide on the flooring selection first and then work out your paint colour from there.
If you need any help,…
Kitchen island - Where to start
Hi baxter01,
Check with a carpenter / cabinet maker if you can move the island bench, looks like you could but depends how 'moveable' the cabinetry might be.
Did you have an…
Facade reno, rendering, facelift etc.
If you know exactly what you want and don't need any design advice and not making any structural changes, just updating. My suggestion would be to get a quote from…
DIY Tile paint happy with it
Nice work Shellby,
Can I ask what brand of Tile paint did you use? Thinking I might just do this to the kids bathroom and save some $$ and time rather…
Our Kitchen Renovation ~ progress so far
Hi Rebuilder86,
Thanks for your opinion.
Maybe I should have mentioned I'm going for a more coastal / scandi interior look. We are doing the external front elevation bay window in…
Interior design help
Hi Crazyk,
Did you find anyone to help with your selections? If you still need help? Were in March now so I'm assuming you're all good. PM me if you need…
Baby Nursery Interior Design - Thoughts
Gorgeous !
I think it looks great
First home, first renovations
Looks good Ridges.
Any latest updates?
Our Kitchen Renovation ~ progress so far
Renovation Progress ~ February
So were nearly finished..
WHAT WE STILL NEED TO DO:
+ Replace the Kitchen Benchtop. Unfortunately our risk didn't pay off, with the timber benchtop, as over time the…
Our Kitchen Renovation ~ progress so far
Hiya Everyone,
Thought I'd share our very super slow renovation progress, yep the classic. I'm an interior/ building designer and my husbands a carpenter (but is site supervisor for commercial jobs).…
Extension: building company, building designer, architect?
haha I did think maybe this would be a good idea to put our house renovation out there. Or maybe give us the pressure to actually complete it. I'm and…
Creating a home office
Hi abw24,
I wrote a blog post not long ago about tips to update your home office or workspace.
the blog post is here: http://abeauthome.com.au/home-office-wo ... tion-tips/
Also there's…
Interior design
Hello Dorisange,
Did you end up finding an interior designer? Because you would already have plans drawn up had you considered an online interior designer? I'm currently updating my sales page…
Confused about starting a renovation
Hi Goldencrumble,
Which area are you based? I'm a draftsperson / building designer, personally it's hard to know what to call myself because they both can mean the same thing -…
Which kitchen? Help please :)
Hi Justalittlebithippy,
Nice Kitchen!
So just checking your question again. You want to decide the location of your pantry door/nib wall?
Just my opinion but I think it will look better with the…
Home Renovation Blogs
Hello everyone,
I thought I would add my renovating and design blog http://abeauthome.com.au It's about our renovation progress and I blog about interior design and styles I like around the web.…