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One of Australia’s leading sustainable housing communities, The Cape , located on Victoria’s Bass Coast, will be celebrating National Sustainable House Day on Sunday 16 September, with events open to the public including talks from a range of sustainability experts, open homes and family activities...

Front doors are where people make their first impression of a home so you want yours to really make an entrance. Below, Sally Caroline interior designer Sally Klopper outlines her favourite looks that can be achieved using Corinthian Door’s new Blonde Oak collection styles...

From Game of Throne to Harry Potter, fictional architecture can be pretty inspiring and has even been behind the creativity of buildings around the world, including a Star Wars-inspired house in South Korea...

The addition of patterns and textures make regular painted walls spring to life. They catch your eye the second you walk into a room and add character to your home...

When it comes to home design, it’s safe to say that people have a couple of pretty huge blind spots. How else would you explain that we so meticulously plan every detail of our living rooms and pay so little attention to our garages?...

Spring is in the air, which means we’re fast approaching summer and barbeque season. As the weather warms up, there’s no better time to make the most of your backyard with an outdoor kitchen...

Millions of Australians could be unaware of the potential risks that lie in their home, according to a leading structural engineer. Yenem Engineering Services director Dave Meney says most Australian home owners take for granted the fact their home is safe and considered structurally sound...

One of the cost-effective ways to both protect your home from the elements and spruce up your property is to paint the house exterior...

Historically, Australia has some of the largest houses in the world but this could be set to change, with a 2017 CommSec report showing the country’s properties are now the smallest in two decades...

Plants give a home’s interior a feeling of freshness and calmness and are an ideal decorating solution for that added personal touch and panache. However it can be difficult deciding what plant is best for what space, which is why Henley has created the below guide...

We cannot deny that a gorgeous landscape is every homeowner’s dream. A beautiful home is not complete without a yard you can be proud of, but it’s not as easy as it seems and many people fall victims tolandscaping mistakes that could have been easily prevented in the first place...

With spring right around the corner, now is the perfect time to begin sprucing up your outdoor entertaining area. Creating a solid foundation is important so the best place to start is from the ground up – with pavers, turf and pebbles...

Both the Planning Scheme - in particular RESCODE and Building regulations emphasise the importance of window design and sill heights to mitigate overlooking onto neighbouring properties. Positioning privacy screen There are a few design solutions...

TV shows can provide an endless source of design inspiration, with colours chosen to set the tone and mood of a show before any of the characters utter a word...

The Australian Government’s Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (ASEA) has released the findings of its research that looked at the factors that would make home owners more likely to remove asbestos in the future...

Spring is often a welcome relief to sun-loving Aussies, especially as gardens come out of hibernation and begin to put on fierce floral displays...