FREE: Award winning first aid book
Here\'s a sweet giveaway (free for a short time anyway) - an excellent first aid reference to have on your tablet or smartphone... The handbook\'s written by Ella Tyler, who\'s one of Australia\'s...
View ArticleGrand Designs Live 2012: Melbourne [Gallery]
We had a chance to head down to the Grand Designs Live show in Melbourne this morning - it\'s beautifully set up so that exhibitors are each in one of four different sections of the show (outdoors,...
View Article5 ways to make your house less attractive to thieves
I know a few people who rarely lock the doors to their homes, and who see that behaviour as a sad byproduct of a paranoid, alarmist modern world where people soak up too much Murrican crime drama on...
View ArticleThe Everingham Rotating House
Don’t like the view … just wait a minute! Electrician Luke Everingham has created an amazing house that has rural property owners in a spin. When Luke Everingham’s 87-year-old white ant-ravaged country...
View ArticleReimagining the regional
In stark contrast to the 1950s Australian dream of the big home onthe big block, Wodonga-based developer-builder Lightwood Property & Construction Group is bringing a new and sustainable twist to...
View ArticleAffordable style
WA-based Willcox Architects has provided first homebuyers access to the competitive Margaret River market with a lightweight, sustainable terrace complex priced some 40% below the market average....
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Bathroom checklists
Building a good bathroom incorporates many different things - it requires you to think about how space will be used, where in the house the bathroom is situated, and what sort of design you're going to...
View ArticleReece DIY Disasters competition
There\'s plenty to be said for getting your own hands a bit mucky and calloused when you\'re building or renovating, but there\'s always a point at which you\'re best to swallow your pride, down...
View ArticleWelcome to the simple life
There are many ways to enjoy the ‘golden years’ of retirement, whether it’s taking part in a new hobby or travelling overseas. For those who are a little more ambitious, adding technology to your home...
View ArticleNational Architecture Awards 2012 - Residential Architecture winners' gallery
This evening the Australian Institute of Architects held its 2012 National Architecture Awards at the Midland Railway Workshops in Perth, announcing the winners in a variety of categories. This year\'s...
View ArticleReduce your bathroom renovation costs
There’s no disguising a bathroom in need of renovation. Awful poo brown or pea green tiles, failed grouting, mould damage, terrible use of space and wallpaper that looks like it was chosen by a blind...
View ArticleLooking after your mates
If you looked after your body like you did your car you’d be in pretty good shape. There’s a very important event being held on November 19/20 in Melbourne. No, it’s not a beer tasting comp or classic...
View ArticleUp in the air: The HP Tree House
Award-winning and sustainable, this ‘tree house’ by MMP Architects is all about keeping it cool – at giddy heights. Suspended above the forest floor on a secluded lot on the slopes of Mt Whitfield in...
View ArticleHow to hire a bathroom designer
Nowhere in a home is good design more important than it is in the bathroom. Not only for the sake of wowing visitors with beautiful tile patterns and frameless glass, but also (and arguably more...
View ArticleEverything under the sun
Energy efficiency and sustainability are two of the most important factors that need to be considered when shouldered with the monumental task of building or renovating. Dimi Kyriakou discovers how an...
View Article6 novel features you'll never have in your home...
No brainwork involved for this post - just a collection of spectacular, novel and very unusual things people choose to put in their homes. If you've seen any similarly strange or amazing home features,...
View ArticleWhy you can't always trust nice house pictures
Here at BUILD, we do a fair amount of thumbing through glossy home mags and scrolling endlessly down into the abyss that is Pinterest (and Houzz, and others). I often have this feeling that the a...
View ArticleThe reflection of time
Combining the peacefulness of the shed with the beauty of a coastal view, the Cornelian Bay boathouses have graced the shoreline for over a century. Jonathan Green took a trip to the historic Tasmanian...
View ArticleAnother kind of flood insurance
Our hearts go out to the residents in the latest flood areas of Queensland and NSW who are waiting for river levels to peak and then finally fall away and reveal the damage to their houses.Australians...
View ArticleWIN: Tickets to Home Shows in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne (or get 50% off)!
BUILD has 25 double passes to give away to each of these fantastic home shows: - The Brisbane Courier Mail Home Show (2nd - 10th March 2013) - The Melbourne HIA Home Show (4th - 7th April...
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