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Australian tile and bathroom-ware company Beaumont Tiles has outlined three key tiling trends that they expect to lead the way in tiling in 2020...

Kohler's ModernLife back to wall Touchless Toilet. Personal hygiene is a forever growing industry with a many weird and wonderful products out there for the curiously minded...

Smaller space calls for more inventive use. Statistically, houses are decreasing in size with the average home last year measuring 228.8 square metres, a 1.3% decrease on the previous year...

Home automation in every aspect of the home looks set to rise. The smart home revolution continues to roll on and it is expected that Australia’s home automation market will be worth approximately $1.9 billion this year, with household penetration hitting over 41% by 2023...

Up to 40% of heat escapes from a home through windows. The modern Australian is well aware of the importance of sustainability and energy efficiency, from both a financial point of view and an environmental point of view...

Mid-century modern homes will grow in popularity. The construction industry is forecast to return to growth within the next 12 to 18 months and 2020, according to James Hardie product manager Christian Hansen, is the time to re-evaluate how we build...

Hamptons style homes have become popular in Australia. Home design and inspiration has never been easier than it is today, with access to millions of ideas literally sitting in the palm of your hand...

Hydrowood – ATFA overall floor of the year winner 2019. The Australasian Timber Flooring Association (ATFA) has shared some insights on what to expect when using timber flooring options, from pricing to the expectations of longevity from certain products...

Summer is upon us so it’s time to start tackling all of those jobs that have been building up around the house. Maybe you’ve been holding off on fixing some wood work; you want to upgrade a piping system; or simply want to carry out a safety check on your electrics...

Flower Power horticulturalist Octavia Jones has shared some tips for how to keep your garden alive during ongoing drought conditions and water restrictions...

An iconic St Kilda building has been transformed as part of this season of The Block. Five teams are renovating five separate three story terraces in the former Oslo Hotel. Edge cladding ran up to the skylight...

Keeping a cool home as the weather heats up is all about balance – while your home can be equipped with plenty of devices to keep the temperature down, it often has a sting in the tail that hits you electricity bill!...

As the temperatures continue to rise, Australians need to be mindful of water regulations that may affect them over the coming months...

In recent times, there has been a serious push by people to reconnect with nature; whether it’s by getting out of the city more often or by spending some extra time in the garden, we are all thirsty for more greenery in our lives...

The winners of the 2019 Australian House & Garden Top 50 Rooms have been announced with eleven finely crafted entries wowing the judges...

Taking something American and putting an Australian twist on it is the aim of PGH Bricks’ new Coastal Hamptons range...

Quality and craftsmanship are two of the most important factors of any family kitchen – while the sole point of the kitchen is functionality, it doesn’t have to be at the expense of style and design...

Spring has truly sprung – daylight savings has kicked in, the AFL Grand Final has been and gone, and the countdown to a long, hot summer is well and truly on...