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Kitchens need to be designed in a usable way, and L shaped kitchens do that better than any other. The success of an L shaped kitchen design lies in its spaciousness and accessibility, but there are some benefits from a design perspective too. L shaped kitchens allow architects and designers to make use of as much boundary space as possible, which leaves you with the freedom ...

The kitchen is the heart of any home—celebrations, family events, and entertaining all start in the kitchen. An essential part of this is the humble kitchen bench. Kitchen benches are not only used for food preparation, but are also spaces for homework, arts and crafts, reading, sudoku, and makeshift bars. While some kitchens are blessed with natural lighting, others will need ...

Hamptons styling is a form of interior design that focuses on space, depth, and rich textures. It originated in the coastal regions of New York, and is famed worldwide for its brightness and unique approach to space and texture. But it’s scarce in Australia, despite it fitting well with the modern Australian home and lifestyle, which focuses on living spaces that combine indoor ...

Revamping your interior design is an easy way to make your home feel new and fresh. Interior design involves the use of colour, lighting, space, as well as understanding how to use texture to add style, elegance and your own touch. Imagine stepping into a room made entirely of wood—chairs, floor, ornaments, everything. There’d be no depth, no texture, and no ambience to the r ...

If you’re thinking of renovating your kitchen, you’ve got two important considerations to balance: practicality, and design. On the one hand, you need to ensure that your kitchen is a functional and easily used space. But on the other hand, kitchens are a design focal point, and a space for you to exercise some creative energy.  To achieve the balance between practicality and ...

Shelter is a basic human need, and over the last 300,000 years, we’ve gone from living in rudimentary caves, to building mud and wood houses, brick and stone houses, and eventually, sprawling marble palaces dripping with beauty. As our species evolved and became prosperous, and we found ourselves with surplus resources for the first time, we were able to create homes that were ...

As the COVID-19 crisis lingers across the world, and millions of people are forced to work from home, a silver lining is revealed: people feel more productive working from home,1 and many companies are moving to permanent work-from-home models as a result.2  With home working becoming permanent for many of us, it’s about time we designed a home office that looks great, and enh ...

It’s been an unusual couple of months, and there’s been no shortage of challenges. But with a change in circumstances, comes a few rare opportunities. And one of the best opportunities that we can offer at the moment is office space renovation! The benefits of renovating your office space now are pretty clear, but let’s take a look at the specifics. We are confident that you’l ...

There are small rooms in every home. And as far as we’re concerned, that’s not a bad thing! In fact, there are many circumstances in which adding small rooms to a home is the best way to optimise its space efficiency. However, that doesn’t mean small rooms aren’t sometimes a little trickier to work with. We know from experience that small rooms are a little less forgiving when ...

All homes are different. Mostly, they reflect the needs and preferences of their owners. But sometimes, it can feel like the shoe doesn’t quite fit. If you’ve got that sort of feeling, it might be time to redesign some spaces within your home. It’s only natural that, as your circumstances change, you outgrow certain aspects of your home. For example, as your family grows, you ...