Eurola has brought automation to pergolas with this nifty design that increases the functionality of your outdoor space. The pergola is operable and also fully retracts to your desired extension to provide both the shade of a covered area or the sun of an open backyard...
Goop Guys temporary surface protection keeps surfaces safe from damage from mortar, render, grinding sparks, paint and grit. The coating, which is water-based, non-carcinogenic, non-hazardous, solvent free and innocuous, rolls onto surfaces like paint and then peels off for easy removal...
Vertical gardens are a very popular trend at the moment, allowing home owners to bring a garden indoors even in a confined space to cool the area and improve air quality. However, keeping a vertical garden alive can be difficult, especially if there is a lack of good ventilation or natural light...
According to the latest Kitchens and Bathrooms Repor t from Housing Industry Association (HIA) and GWA Bathrooms and Kitchens , an estimated 219,000 bathroom renovations took place across Australia in the last financial year...
Aurecon and Monash University recently hosted a Passive House ‘Under Construction’ workshop in Melbourne to discuss the Passive House Building Standard, high performance building envelopes, airtightness, mechanical ventilation and construction sequencing...
Colour plays an extremely important role in our lives, influencing our mood and how we respond to our environment. Although we’re inspired everyday by the colour in our surroundings, Earth’s natural tones seem to spark the best creativity...
Timber is an extremely popular building material thanks to its versatility, flexibility, cost-effectiveness and environmental advantages. However, there are many different types of timber products, making it difficult to know where to start when trying to decide what type to use in your project...
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) and GWA Bathrooms and Kitchens have released the annual Kitchens and Bathrooms report , which found that the average number of bathrooms per dwelling is increasing in new homes...
In Australia, we’re blessed with a warm climate and experience winters that allow us to enjoy our outdoor area all year round. However, as we prepare for the colder months, we need to take certain precautions to ensure our garden will survive and thrive throughout...
This Saturday 14 April, independent garden centres across Australia will be supporting the Garden Releaf program, which focuses on the benefits of plants and gardens to enrich our lives...
Time abroad and inspiration from afar influences the garden styles desired by Aussie Homeowners Inspiration for home improvement projects can be found in many forms and while magazines and TV lifestyle programs are the obvious starting points, design trends are being influenced by the experiences we...
USG Boral has announced that this year it will be celebrating 25 years of working with Henley to build houses for The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Good Friday Appeal (GFA). USG Boral has donated materials and labour to the Charity Home Auction initiative every year since its inception in 1993...
Ancient ruins give us a fascinating window into the past but no matter how many awe-inspiring archaeological sites you visit, it’s hard to get a real sense of what they would have looked like at their peak...
The Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland (BPEQ) has released a statement recommending home owners always use the online register of professional engineers to check their credentials...
Last year Apple released its ARKit augmented reality (AR) platform with iOS 11, enabling developers to create apps that blend computer-generated images with a user’s view of the real world. In February this year Google announced a similar platform for Android users, called ARCore...
Hansgrohe has released its bathroom trends for 2018 that prove the room for personal grooming is evolving from a purely function space into a tranquil place to unwind. Here are the three trends Hansgrohe says will be influencing bathroom design around the world this year...
Infrastructure Australia has released a new report, Future Cities: Planning for our growing population that models future growth scenarios for Melbourne and Sydney, and looks at the impact these would have on the cities’ transport network, job accessibility and access to, and demand for, social infr...
The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO), which is an independent agency of the State Government that provides audits to Parliament, has recently been refurbished by Baumgart Clark Architects to help create a healthy workplace and improve collaboration...
