I installed 36 solar panels and 40kWh of battery storage. That sounds like more than enough to power a house, but our place isn’t exactly a normal house. We’re fully electric, we don’t have mains water and almost everything on…
Home Renovation
We Ran Out Of Water Twice. Here’s How We Future-Proofed Our Property
We Ran Out Of Water Twice. So We Installed A 130,000L Water Tank. Here’s something I had absolutely no idea about before moving out of Melbourne: How much water we actually use. When you live in the city, water is…
Why Interiors Feel So… Quiet Right Now
Have you noticed interiors have become… really quiet? I’ve been a designer for over 20 years, and I’ve seen a lot of trends come and go, but this idea of ‘quiet luxury’ feels like it’s taken over. Don’t get me…
What Makes a Home Feel Good? Design Psychology 101
Some of the best homes I’ve toured all have one thing in common and it’s not what you might think! There are evidence-based design principles that are the foundations for creating a home that ‘feels good’. I break down the…
How I Choose Colorbond Colours to Match Our Interior Style
Creating a cohesive look between the inside and outside of your home can be tricky, but it makes such a difference once you get it right. For our cabin in Johanna, we’ve spent years transforming the interiors to feel warm,…
How I Chose the Colour For Our Big Shed Project
We’re taking our Reno Goals: The Cabin outside! After renovating half of our cabin’s interior we decided to take a short break while we raise our young family and instead turn our attention outside. Luckily for Jonno, this meant he…
Garage Storage Solutions: How We Organised Our Space with RackIT Racking
In our latest Reno Goals: The Cabin episode, we finally turn our attention to the carport project. This quickly blew out in scope and ended up being a fully enclosed garage. We tend to want to improve things, so as…
We Finished The Garage Project!
The Garage project is finished, finally! What started as a plan to build an open carport quickly escalated into a fully enclosed, concrete-floor garage. In truth, we needed somewhere to store all our furniture from the house over Winter while…
Kitchen Shack Giveaway! $5000 Off Your Kitchen or Laundry Renovation
Is your laundry looking a little tired? Or perhaps your kitchen is waiting patiently for a major upgrade? Then you’re in luck… To celebrate the opening of two new Kitchen Shack Showrooms in Melbourne, Kitchen Shack are giving you the…
Renovating Your Kitchen? Here’s What You Need to Know
When it comes to home improvement projects it doesn’t get much bigger than a kitchen renovation, but there are ways you can make major improvements while still being budget-friendly. We dive into what to consider before tackling a kitchen renovation…
