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Dreaming of a kitchen that's both a joy to cook in and a beautiful space to gather? A kitchen renovation can turn that dream into reality. However, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices. To help you focus on what truly matters, we've identified the 7 must-have features that will maximise your kitchen's functionality, efficiency, and overall enjoyment.

Too many people plonk a table and six chairs in between the kitchen and living room and call it their dining area. But given that mealtime is the only time many families get together in one place at the same time, are we under-valuing the dining experience? Check out our top 5 tips to create a dining space that is inviting and functional for both everyday dining and the concessional dinner party or larger gatherings.

Extending the footprint of your home brings great physical, emotional and financial rewards. More space for you and your family and increased equity in your home are only two of those benefits.

We spend more than half our time in homes but we almost always go somewhere else for our health and wellbeing – the gym, a spa, a massage clinic. Why? Have you ever stopped to think about how your home could better support your family’s health? Here are our tips on revitalising your own space so you can revitalise yourself.

We’ve all done it – seen a piece of furniture or kitchen we like in a showroom, only to find when we get it home or install it that it just looks wrong. Or have you made a massive decorating mistake without even realizing it? There are lots of common mistakes to avoid. Here are 10 of them.

We’re not just talking about adding value here – but also that special something that adds your own distinctive style and personality to your home. In other words, making your living spaces come alive!

Renovating your house can be a great way to get your dream home and climb the housing ladder, but it can also be a trap for the unwary. It’s all too easy to make innocent mistakes and find yourself in a bottomless money-pit, as Tom Hanks and Shelley Long did in the hilarious 1986 movie, The Money Pit . When you renovate as many homes as we do, you get to spot many traps that unsuspecting homeowners have fallen into. Here are some of the most common renovation traps and how to avoid them.

Once upon a time, doing the laundry used to be such a time-consuming chore that it warranted its own room. Not any more. Today, labour-saving devices have made the laundry an embarrassment, relegated to hall cupboards and the corners of garages. We look at the latest ideas on beautifying and organising your laundry space.

As the year starts to speed up as we get closer and closer to its end now is a great time to start thinking about where you want to spend your summer days, and of course those summer nights! If you ask us the best place to spend summer is your own outdoor living space! If you're dreaming of a backyard makeover the time is now to get things started so they are ready for Christmas lunch, backyard cricket, and endless BBQs once summer arrives. To help inspire and motivate you we've put together a list of the top five features to include in your new or upgraded outdoor living space - enjoy the read and we look forward to hearing how we can help make your outdoor living space come alive!