Steep Block & Tight Budget Make Beautiful Views Even Sweeter
SOME OF the toughest challenges to face a new home designer and builder are when a client’s dreams conflict with a tough reality.
Here’s How Peter & Christine Saved $60,000 With a Custom Home Design by Building Buddy
BRISBANE COUPLE Peter and Christine visited all the project home builders they could find, looking for their next dream home.
21st Century Digital Technology Helps New Home Buyers Get the Home They Want
WHEN YOU are trying to tell your builder what you want in your new home, you can use some powerful digital tools to help get your message across … this helps your builder give you what you’re really after.
Home Interior In Step For Prime Stairway & Storage Solution
WHEN BROOKE and Adam came to Greencube Constructions for this new home in Brisbane, Greencube’s CEO Gary Breakwell knew it was a perfect project for Building Buddy.
Two Cool Summer Shade Ideas That Work a Treat!
WHEN SUMMER sun (or rain) is too much of a good thing, slip on some shades to make the most of the outdoors.
Warm Kitchen Color Schemes
WARM COLOURS – including fiery reds and oranges, sunny yellows, and toasty neutrals – take the chill off a kitchen’s polished surfaces and can be combined in ways that suit every decorating style.
These Colours Will Define Great Taste in 2017
CHOOSING A great colour scheme often frightens people because they know they are going to have to live with whatever scheme they use in their new home.
Great Ideas for Outdoor Living Spaces
Whether you have a small balcony or an expansive backyard, these outside living space ideas will help you add charm and beauty to your outdoor spaces.
Slim Islands Bring Full Functionality to Kitchens
Never thought you could fit an island in your narrow kitchen? Think again with inspiration from these clever designs!
Retailers, Interior Designers Find Exciting New Trends at World Market
DOMESTIC AND international buyers descended en masse for the annual furniture and accessory show at World Market in Las Vegas. They had more than a passing interest in what’s currently trending in the design world.
DESIGN: This Kitchen by Millennials, for Millennials Has the Works!
Millennials have spoken, and they know what they want in their kitchens. According to young designers, the kitchen of the future should be a gathering place for people and their pets, with natural surfaces, a place for composting, and fresh cereal always on tap.
4 Hot Bathroom Design Trends That Won’t Break Your Budget
Coffee bars, TVs in mirrors, smart toilets and pet-friendly amenities — a growing number of homeowners are requesting such upscale features in their bathroom design, according to Joh Domingo at Building Buddy in Brisbane.
Design Forecast: 5 Trends to Watch for in 2017
Our industry experts have spent the early part of January identifying the latest in colour trends that are set to dominate interior design in 2017.
Hold Your Head High in a Double-Height Room
Read on for tips and tricks for how to make the most of a space with super-high ceilings.
The Beauty of Modern Interior Courtyards
For a breath of fresh air, bring the outside into your home with an interior courtyard.
Aluminium Windows Prove Their Versatility and Style
Once considered cheap and charmless, aluminium window and door frames are now a stylish way to let in light and air.
5 Exterior Metal Cladding Types for a Flash Facade
Dress your home in a full (or partial) metal jacket to protect it from the elements and give it architectural flare
Virtual Display Homes Come to Town
3D VR – Rendered Internal Home Modeling 360 Degree VR Rendering is a powerful new tool to visually create the perfect home. New and novel, the emerging technology takes some mastering, but it conveys considerably more information than single rendered images can. A series of static internal shots, mimicking the standard traditional real estate photo spread, can hardly […]
Continuing in the vein of 3D home design visualizations
We are amazed at the difference it makes when owners actually see the design as it is drawn. Some are pleased, others surprised, but all, almost without exception tweak the drawing here and there. It is an indication that they have belatedly realised that some or other design element was not as they imagined. Clearly, […]
3D Home Design Visualization
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