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How to Create A Styling Plan For Your Home Renovation
Creating a well-designed home takes time, effort, and thought. When you are considering renovating or extending your home, formulating a styling plan is a great place to start. Also known as a ‘mood board’, a styling plan allows you to collate all the design elements...
3x2 Bed And Bathroom House Extension
Turning Your 3 x 1 into a 4 x 2 Converting a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home into a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home, is a sure-fire way to add value and market appeal to your property. "3 by 1" properties are often overlooked by house-hunters in favour of homes with more...
Renovating a Classic Heritage Home
So, you’ve bought a classic heritage home, but it needs some renovations to turn it into your dream house – what happens next? Renovating heritage homes in Western Australia requires navigating your way through a number of council regulations and restrictions. Here's...
Home Renovations Trends for 2021
2020 took staying at home to a new level, with us spending more time than ever within the boundaries of our property. This also meant that we started to use our homes differently than before, with many of us relegated to fashioning a workable office or teaching space...
Stress free Renovating – Partner with a Home Renovation Specialist
Just mention you’re thinking about renovating or extending your home and you’ll start hearing horror stories about how stressful it is. Bad news gets shared quickly, and the most common stories we hear from clients are around how hard it is to find a trustworthy and...
Learn About The Government Home Renovation Grant
Everything you need to know about the Government home renovation grant Eligible Australians can apply for a $25,000 home renovation grant under a new Federal Government scheme to re-start the construction sector in the wake of coronavirus. The grant scheme will help...
The 10 Most Common Renovation Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them)
A renovation guide for stress-free home improvement projects Home renovations have the potential to dramatically improve liveability and home value in one fell swoop. Thanks to a Federal Government grant you can apply for $25,000 towards a major renovation project,...
The Problem with Square Metre Building Rates
When choosing a renovation builder, many people ask about the ‘square metre rate’ as they wish to compare the cost between companies. Let us explain two reasons why this is a mistake:
Why Consider Adding A Second Storey To Your Home
Tips And Guidance For The Ultimate Second Storey Additions Adding a second storey to your home is a great way to create more space when life grows a little bigger than you expected. You don’t need to move or rebuild from scratch if your home is no longer fit for...
What Can A $150,000 Renovation Spend Buy Me?
The federal government's HomeBuilder scheme is set to cause a renovation frenzy as Australians are offered a $25,000* government grant to help them Renovate, Remodel and Extend their homes. Eligibility requires an annual income under $125,000 for singles and $200,000...
Make Your Alfresco A Cosy Winter Area
It’s fair to say Perth is a pretty great place to live all year round. Sure, the balmy summer evenings seem to stretch on forever, but there’s loads to love about winter as well. There’s no feeling more peaceful than watching rain streak down the outside of your patio...
To Renovate or Move: The $100,000 Question
Renovate or Move? The $100,000 question. If the time has come to upgrade your home, moving to a new property isn’t necessarily the best option. Choosing to renovate or remodel your existing home can not only actually save you money, but can also transform your...
Building Up – Taking Your Home to the Next Level
As families grow they often start t find their homes bursting at the seams. When Perth families run out of room at home there are 3 choices: move, rebuild, or extend. Assuming you have already settled the ‘moving’ debate and decided to renovate instead of build, it’s...
Renovation Horror Stories – And How to Avoid Them.
All builders appear to be qualified, experienced and professional and they seem so helpful at first, but after you sign the contract things can go downhill fast.
Creating an Inspiring Home Office
With crisis comes opportunity. Many Australians are currently being asked to work from home. However, that needn’t mean propping yourself at the end of the dining room table or making space on the kitchen bench. Take the opportunity to create a dedicated work space in...
What’s on Trend for Home Renovations in 2020
With a new year comes new style trends, but this year is a little different. we’re not just welcoming a new year, but a new decade. The home renovation styles that defined the 2010s, like Scandi styling, the rattan renaissance, the popularity of house plants and...
Renovating Your Outdoor Area For Summer
Warmer weather and longer days mean summer is just around the corner. Summer in Perth is a time for entertaining, getting together outside and enjoying the long afternoons. As the days get warmer life in our sunny state moves from living rooms to alfresco areas....
Top 5 Alfresco Area Ideas
One of the best things about life in Perth is year-round great weather.From firing up the BBQ on long summer afternoons, to relaxing with a cuppa on winter weekend mornings, we can all agree that a bit of fresh air every day does us good.Alfresco areas are the ideal...
The History of Character Homes in Perth
Perth character homes each represent a page in our city’s history book. We are a comparatively young city, but still old enough for unique architecture to reflect iconic eras in design.From Federation brick homes, to Victorian cottages, California bungalows and...
Building vs Renovating in Perth
Trying to decide between renovating or building? You are not alone; we have this conversation with Perth families often. Especially for growing families the choice to build a bigger house or extend the family home is a big decision. There are a lot of factors to...
Avoiding The Stress From Home Renovations
Renovating your home can change you life in more ways than expected.
Granny Flats: Who are we really building them for?
Granny flats are no longer just for granny, so who else are we building them for? Adult Children With the cost of rent and everyday living expenses rising, saving a deposit for a house is becoming increasingly difficult for our young adults. Building a granny flat for...
Kitchen Design Trends in 2019
2019 has arrived and the growth in Perth home renovation is showing no signs of slowing. The Addstyle home renovations team is busier than ever assisting Perth and south-west WA homeowners bring their kitchen remodeling dreams to life. Here is a list of 10 kitchen...
Planning the Perfect Kitchen Renovation
When it comes to building and renovating, no room in the home demands more consideration and deliberation than the kitchen. While planning a kitchen renovation can be exciting it can also quickly become overwhelming and costs can easily spiral out of control. Over the...
Enhance Your Perth Property with a Quality-Built Granny Flat
Enhance Your Perth Property with a Quality-Built Granny Flat Recent changes to local planning legislation have made it easier than ever for homeowners to add value to their property by adding ancillary accommodation without having to contend with too many restrictions...
The Benefits of Renovating Heritage Homes
Heritage Homes Heritage homes or ‘character homes’ as they are more broadly known, are highly sought-after properties due to their unique charm and limited availability. Souring ceilings, feature moldings, tall skirting boards and jarrah floorboards are just a...
The Benefits and Simple Process of Expanding Your Home
Whether you are a growing family or simply wish to increase the footprint of your home, the process of undertaking a home extension should be an exciting experience.
Three ways to add a Bedroom, Bathroom and Sitting Room to your home.
Adding a Bedroom, Bathroom and living room: 3 ways and 3 different budgets.
5 Questions to consider before adding a second storey to your home
Adding a second storey to your home is a big investment and it’s important that you’re well informed. Here are 5 questions that you may not have considered.