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Keep up to date with the latest in in building and design.

We realise you may have lots of questions about building a new home, so our blog is where we’ll be helping you with answers to common – and not so common – design and construction queries, providing style inspiration and sharing some of our own favourite spaces. From building advice to design, interiors and styling, we’ve got you covered.


A room-by-room tour of the Airlie Beach

We’ve taken some of our favourite design features to showcase a fresh, light-filled home perfect for a coastal location. You’ll find raking ceilings, weatherboards, big, indoor/outdoor living spaces and options for study, work and home entertainment in this delightful four-bedroom residence. Living and entertaining areas are generous and flexible, and all the bedrooms are double-sized, […]

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A room-by-room tour of the Malbec

You could say the Malbec, is full-bodied and distinctive – just like one of your favourite Margaret River reds. It looks pretty cool too, thanks to our interior stylist, Prince Design, who have given this Dalyellup display a funky warehouse vibe with charcoal-grey, fresh white, timber, punches of colour and lots of texture. It’s very […]

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5 tips for a low maintenance garden

Most of the gardens that you see in newspapers and magazines are at least one person’s full-time job. So, unless you are also a full-time gardener, trying to match up to them can be impossible. That doesn’t mean you can’t achieve a beautiful design with a strong sense of order.  Here, we share with you […]

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8 tips to achieve a maintainable, more attractive garden

It’s no surprise that with tackling work, families, and busy schedules of jam-packed weeks that our gardens are first to get neglected when we are time poor. Most people enjoy a bit of gardening on their weekends, however, when you have so many other things on the go, something to enjoy can quickly become just […]

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Great outdoors: 5 ways to design a perfect alfresco

These days, alfrescos are more popular than ever. When designing an alfresco, there are a number of things to consider that lend to creating beautiful, functional and comfortable area outside of the home. Here are 5 tips to design a perfect alfresco. Determine the size and layout of your alfresco. This will largely depend on […]

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Tips to host the perfect garden party

The silly season is almost here! And for many of us this means we’ll soon be spending a lot of time in our backyards with friends and family. Whether you plan on holing a large Christmas function or are looking to simply kick off the summer holiday season in style, here are some simple tips […]

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What is greywater?

Grey water is the waste water stream from all sources other than the toilet and kitchen because this water contains sewage, oil, fats and food scraps which will not break down easily and will cause blockage in filters and pipes. Most houses can easily re-use Greywater from their laundry’s and bathrooms to water the garden. […]

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