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Allchin’s Dream Home

This breathtaking home, designed by Leigh Allchin from Allchin Builders and Shaun McClements of Archi360, masterfully combines premium materials, functional design and meticulous attention to detail. From the outset, early office and site meetings between Leigh and...

The Ultimate Showroom Experience

Design 10 is proud to have opened showrooms in both Glen Iris and Geelong, with the team thrilled to welcome customers exploring the latest offerings. With a strong emphasis on assisted living, both locations feature dedicated displays that allow customers to see and...

Lifting Into 2025

As we step into 2025, Crane Tech, an emerging leader in the crane and heavy-lifting industry, is excited to mark the start of the year with a major milestone. The company is proud to announce the addition of a new 250-ton Liebherr crane to its fleet, further enhancing...

The Growing Necessity of Sustainable Design

As the architectural and construction industries continue to evolve, one trend is becoming impossible to ignore – sustainability. What was once a niche consideration has now become a central demand from clients, regulators and society at large. For architects and...

The Next Level In Luxury

Award-winning smart home automation company, Baillie, has officially opened its doors to its new Control4 Certified Showroom, complete with a state-of-the-art home cinema. Through interactive storytelling, the stunning visual displays are open to homeowners,...

High Quality, Low Energy

The continual rising cost of living is undeniably hitting Australians hard. Housing and construction prices are through the roof, supermarket prices are steep and fuel prices seem to creep up every day. With many of us heating our homes through Melbourne's long,...

The Next Level in Luxury

Take your home to the next level in luxury with Baillie – an award-winning Control4 Premier Platinum Dealer and expert in bespoke smart home automation covering Melbourne, Bayside and the Mornington Peninsula

An Electric Combination

Managers of Barn Light Australia, Jesse and Melinda have been working in the lighting industry for more than 10 years, specialising in the outdoor lighting and country homes space. All of Barn Light Australia’s products are proudly made in Melbourne, using...

THE PROS IN INSULATION INSTALLATION

Con-Struct Ramsay Insulation has many years of experience assisting builders in meeting their 6-star and now 7-star building requirements. Con-Struct Ramsay Insulation can install poly infills to windows and doors, as well as insulating external wall junctions to...

Framing the Way to a Greener Future

Famous for its unpredictable, topsy-turvy weather, Victoria has a climate like no other. In recent years, the state has experienced extreme events – flooding and heatwaves resulting in bushfires. Unfortunately, these climate change events are predicted to become even...

State of the Art Convenience

BAILLIE Ballie is an award-winning innovative leader in home automation technology, able to personalise living spaces to suit family or individual needs. Covering the Melbourne, Bayside and Mornington Peninsula area, the company specialises in creating beautiful...

Passing on the Legacy

PASSING ON THE LEGACY Roseleigh Homes founders, Trevor and Bronwyn Chugg, have recently announced their retirement from their family-run business, established in 1982. Their sons, Brad and Craig, have both worked long-term at the business and played vital roles in...

Ahead of the Curb

BAILLIE THE NEXT LEVEL IN LUXURY Award-winning smart home automation company, Baillie Smart Solutions, has officially opened its doors to its Control4 Certified Showroom. Through interactive storytelling, the stunning visual displays are open to homeowners, designers,...

Spring Renovator Expo – October 2023

Burst into Spring with the Home Innovations Spring Renovator Expo, the Bayside and Peninsula’s newest and biggest home show.

Revolutionaries of Housing

Resilience Design and Build is making history with the acquisition of its recent patent for the OriQube.

Awarded For Its Excellence

Hedger Constructions are proud to be nominated for the Master Builders Association of Victoria (MBAV) Building Excellence Awards 2023.

Veterans Of Craft

Rylock Windows & Doors, an Australian made-and-owned innovative leader in the design and fabrication of high-performance window and door solutions, celebrated its 40th anniversary in May 2023.

Inner-City Alfresco Living

Alcon Building Group is thrilled to announce the completion of its latest project – a magnificent rooftop deck that offers breathtaking sea views in the heart of Port Melbourne

The Spa of the Show

It was yet another successful year for the team at Neptune Pools at MPBAA’s 2022 Pool and Spa awards, who are honored to have taken home a total of nine awards for the night, including the MPBAA’s Australian Spa of the Year.

Joining Forces

We as a society continue to advance into more contemporary styles of living. As such, it’s only reasonable that we adjust these styles in response to research-backed technologies that are proven to help us live our best lives.

Service with a Difference

In collaboration with the fabulous designer Sam Robinson, Better Bathrooms & Kitchens is proud to announce that its managing director, Garrett Hebden, has come first place in not one, but two categories at the HIA-CSR Victorian Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards 2022 – the HIA Victorian Kitchen of the Year and the HIA Victorian New Kitchen over $80,000.

Regional Expansion

The number of new homeowners in regional areas who are taking advantage of the government’s $20,000 First Home Buyers Grant continues to increase.

Setting the Standards of Luxury

Celebrating the stunning excellence of this fantastic structural achievement, Belot Property Group was proudly awarded the 2022 HIA-CSR Australian People’s Choice Home of the Year.

Ducting, Reinvented

Engineered to enhance the health and safety of your home, Schweigen Steelflex™ is the ultra-strong, flexible and high-performance safety duct that the team at Schweigen is thrilled to introduce to the market, with the impressive product now coming as a standard addition to all Schweigen Silent Rangehoods.

Tried And Tested: Melbourne I Love You

A [PUZZLE] PIECE OF MELBOURNE’S HEART Celebrating Melbourne’s most photogenic laneway, Centre Place, this stunning photograph-turned-jigsaw puzzle by Chris Cincotta – photographer and creative mastermind behind Melbourne I Love You – was an absolute delight for the...

Tried And Tested: Twelve South

TECH-CESSORIES TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE Whether you’re in the office or at home, there’s no question that the number of devices we rely on – or simply enjoy using – in our day-to-day lives is constantly increasing. So when a nifty new accessory comes along to improve the...

Tried And Tested: Nanoleaf

THE LIGHT OF YOUR LIFE Not a new face to the lighting industry, Nanoleaf continues to create pioneering designs that seek to infuse your home with an ambience that you control to suit your mood. In keeping with the company’s dedication to lighting solutions, its...

A Restoration For The Win

Bespoke Homes & Renovations is excited to announce that its incredible restoration and extension of an 1800s home has been awarded the Best Renovation/Addition Over $500,000 Award at the 2021 Master Builders Regional Awards.

Celebrating More Than 20 Years In The Home Automation Industry

GreenStar Technologies has reached an impressive milestone, celebrating more than 20 years of experience in the home automation, renovation and construction industries.

Building For The Future

Bodon Homes is excited to announce its new commercial factory and showroom, designed to help accommodate the company’s recent boom in business.

[Davis] Made With Love

Davis Made Building has had an exciting year relocating to Dromana, where the family-owned and -operated company has opened a new combined showroom and headquarters.

A Showstopping Showroom

Tait Flooring and Hardings – a fantastic new partnership – are excited to launch their new state-of-the-art Design 10 showroom.

Sustainable Sanitation Wins At The Awards

Following on from its success in 2020, Naked Pools stole the show in the Products category at this year’s SPASA Australia Awards of Excellence.

Broadening The Horizons

Well-known in Mornington Peninsula as a high-end build specialist, GSTRUCT GROUP is now starting to branch out to other areas around Melbourne, specifically in the inner-south-eastern suburbs.

Showcasing The Best Of The Best

A leader in supplying and installing fine Australian-made joinery, Euro Project Group (EPG) has recently updated its showroom and is ready for visitors to come and explore the range of fantastic products on offer.

[Virtual] Reality Check

As the name suggests, 3D Home Designs has always designed interiors in 3D to help its clients accurately visualise their designs, using tools such as photorealistic renderings and video fly-throughs.

A Residential Resort

With the recent rise of Victorians working from home, houses and local communities have become a place of work, rest, and play. As a result, Victorians are taking the opportunity to reconnect with loved ones and spend quality time in their local surrounds.

Fresher, Healthier Kitchen Air

When was the last time you cleaned your rangehood? It might be the most understated appliance in your kitchen, and when it does its job correctly, it is hardly noticeable. However, left unchecked, you could start a fire in the kitchen.

Bigger and Better Than Ever

Two of Better Bathrooms & Kitchens’ incredible designers, Matthew James and Garrett Hebden, were listed among the finalists for the 2020 Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Institute (KBDi) Designer Awards.

All On Display

Dennehy Builders is excited to announce a new display home that is ready for inspection. This build marks Dennehy Builders’ 30th display home in the company’s 50 years in the industry.

Celebrating Wins

Smith & Smith Kitchens is thrilled to share exciting news and celebrate milestones with readers.

New Spaces and Faces

SWALE Modular has released a new floating AquaNOOK unit on the Murray River. The NOOK homes from SWALE Modular are designed to be adaptable dwellings, connecting first-home buyers and retirees to nature on affordable, underutilised land and water.

Design On The Rise

Luxury home builder, Marque Property Group, has launched its bespoke gallery and design studio on Toorak Road in Camberwell.

The Gallery showcases products from some of the world’s besthome fixture brands–everything from tapware and showerheads to feature tiles and in-wall fireplaces.

A-door You

Doors by Design is an exciting new venture offering a range of exclusive designs that create a stylish and secure entrance to your home. The company’s portfolio is bolstered by an impressive array of balustrades, handles, balconies, and gate infills.

Luxe Life

Available for inspection for a limited time only, Englehart Homes is happy to introduce its newest display home, the ‘Wallara’.

State-Wide Services

Hedger Constructions is one of Melbourne’s most reputable and innovative home builders, and with a new office based in Hawthorn the company is happy to announce they now offer premium, custom design and construction services across much of Victoria.

Stronger Than Ever

For the first time, String® has developed a version of the award-winning String® shelving system specifically suited to outdoor use, in the form of String® Galvanized. The system will be available exclusively at Great Dane, located at 175 Johnston Street, Fitzroy.