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Creating Spaciousness: Using Light
Want to create a spacious, light and airy home? Here’s how. This is Episode 9 of Season 1. In this episode, I’ll share how light can be used to create a spacious home. Light is the second tool we have...
View ArticleFree Design Services | Do they exist?
Your builder offers free design services as part of building with them. Sounds great – but there’s 2 things to be aware of. I shared this as a Facebook Live video (hence the video quality!), after...
View ArticleCreating Spaciousness: Great Storage
Great storage is key to creating a spacious home, and saving your sanity everyday. How do you design in great storage? Here’s simple tips to get it right. This is Episode 10 of Season 1. In this...
View ArticleIs your designer charging you to redraw your existing floor plans?
You already have existing floor plans of your home from when it was built. But the designer wants to charge you to redraw them … and in 3D? Is this really necessary? A UA Community member got in touch...
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Creating Spaciousness: Indoor Outdoor Connections
Want to know 4 powerful ways to use indoor / outdoor connections to create a spacious home? Make your home feel bigger with these tips and resources. This is Episode 11 of Season 1. In this last...
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How to design a home | Season 2 Intro
Want to know how to design a family home that works now, and always? Season 2 of the podcast is for you. “What makes you think you’re qualified to design your own home?!” Many of my industry colleagues...
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The 4 F’s of great home design (do you know what they are?)
What are the fundamentals when it comes to designing your home? The ones you must get right? Let’s get down to the fundamentals. This episode introduces the “four F”s I like to consider when designing...
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Getting quotes for your renovation or new home | When should you do it?
How and when should you get your renovation or new home project quoted? The saying goes that renovating and building costs twice as much and takes twice as long as you expect. However, in my...
View ArticleDesigning a Slow Home with Amelia Lee and Brooke McAlary of Slow Your Home
Are you interested in Slow Home design? And bringing your own personal ‘why’ to how your home is designed, and how it helps you live? This conversation may be for you … Brooke McAlary of Slow Your Home...
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Living and Dining Rooms | How to design a great space for your lifestyle
The question we’re asking today is: How do we make great living and dining rooms in our new or renovated home? We spend a huge amount of our time in our homes in our main living and dining rooms. In...
View Article3 Mistakes to Avoid with Soil Tests
What’s a soil test? Why do you need one before renovating or building your new home? And what are the 3 mistakes I see homeowners make that can cause extra cost, time delays and loads of stress? Watch...
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Your second living space | Do you really need it, and how to get it right
This episode is about the second living space or room in our homes. It goes by lots of different names, and most homeowners planning a renovation or new home want to create one. So, let’s learn more...
View ArticleRead this before hiring friends or family for your renovation or new home
If you’re planning on using friends or family as builders or tradespeople, here’s a word of warning. Watch this video to find out. And here’s the transcript, if you prefer reading to watching … I want...
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All things kitchens (including butlers, walk-in pantries and appliance...
There’s a huge amount to consider when it comes to designing your kitchen. And more than any other area of your home, you can feel a lot of pressure that you’ll stuff it up. This episode is about...
View ArticleConnecting with your ‘why’ when buying a home (from a UA reader)
Are you buying a home? Or making big choices about your renovation or building project? Connecting with your ‘why’ is a great way to simplify things. I received this beautiful email from a UA reader...
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Bedroom Number 1 | Your master suite
The main bedroom of the house … Bedroom Number 1. This can be simply a bedroom, or it can be arranged in combination with extra or attached spaces such as a walk-in-robe, ensuite and even a parents’...
View ArticleHow to find out if your Brisbane home is pre 1946
Do you know why “pre-1946” is so important when renovating or building in the Brisbane City Council area? Well – did you know that the first recorded aerial photograph of Brisbane was taken in 1946?...
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Bathrooms, ensuites and powder rooms
This episode is about the wet areas in our home, namely bathrooms, ensuites and powder rooms. These are cost intensive areas in our home. They, as well as our kitchens, will have the highest cost rate...
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Wardrobes, linens, laundries and mudrooms
In this episode, I talk about wardrobes, linens, laundries and mudrooms. I also cover walk-in robes and other storage such as broom cupboards. These spaces can be important to get right for a home to...
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Kids bedrooms, guest bedrooms and other bedroom spaces
How to get it right in kids bedrooms, guest bedrooms and other bedrooms spaces. Known as ‘secondary bedrooms’, there’s lots to know to get it right. This episode is all about secondary bedrooms....
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