By Cherie Barber The long summer weeks ahead hopefully offer a respite from work, a chance to relax and maybe a window to catch up on some much-needed improvements around the home. If you need some inspiration, here’s five projects that I promise will improve both the look and the value of your … [Read More...]
Reno Addict’s Resident Experts
3 Birds Renovations
Long time besties, Lana, Erin and Bonnie are serial flippers, rapidly making their mark on the renovating industry. Their stunning transformations have graced magazine covers and proven you can deliver beauty on a budget.
Baz Du Bois
Co-host of Ten's The Living Room, Baz is a master builder who studied interior design in Europe. He's designed, built and sold some of Sydney's most beautiful homes. He's passionate about considered, sustainable design.
Andrew Stenos
Andrew is the founder of Integriti Bathrooms. Our expert on all things bathrooms, he is passionate about rebuilding the reputation of residential builders. He and his team were recently featured on Foxtel's Dream Home Ideas.
Mark Foy
Award winning real estate agent Mark is a director of Belle Property Surry Hills in Sydney. The No 1 seller in Darlinghurst in 2012, 2013 and 2014, he has a long history of exceptional sales results across the inner city.
Naomi Findlay
Naomi owns Silk Home, a staging and styling business, runs the International Institute of Home Staging and is a serial renovator on the side. The former university lecturer juggles all this while being a mum of four!
Top Stories
Five easy cosmetic fixes you could do this Christmas break
By Cherie Barber The long summer weeks ahead hopefully offer a respite from work, a chance to relax and maybe a window to catch up on some much-needed improvements around the home. If you need some inspiration, here’s five projects that I promise will improve both the look and the value of your … [Read More...]
How to: Increase home buyer appeal in the kitchen
When preparing a home for sale, the right kitchen renovation can add enormous appeal and significant value. Potential home buyers form emotional connections to a property if they can visualise themselves living there - so how can you create a kitchen to capture their imagination? A new report … [Read More...]
Real Reno: Timeless entertainers kitchen
When homeowners Nathan and Brendon purchased a beautiful 1912 Queenslander home in Brisbane’s inner west, a complete overhaul was required – including the dated kitchen with tiled benchtops, moulded timber cabinetry and an unsightly rangehood. “Our thought for the kitchen is something … [Read More...]
How to: Use walls to add texture to a room
From wallpaper to speckled paint, exposed brick and the living green variety, there are myriad ways for walls to bring texture to a room. Wallpaper When it comes to texture, wallpaper can always be relied upon to bring this to a room. Whether subtle or dramatic, wallpaper will change the … [Read More...]
New Caroma freestanding bath that’s easy to clean!
Caroma’s Aura back-to-wall bath combines innovative design with optimum functionality, offering the luxury of a freestanding bath with the practicalities of an island bath. Designed to fit a small area whilst maintaining an elegant look, the Aura back-to-wall bath is both spacious and … [Read More...]
The deductions property investors often throw away
All too often we see investors contacting specialist quantity surveyors to organise a depreciation schedule after they have completed renovations to an investment property. In most instances this is too late for the investor to claim all of the deductions they are entitled to. If a client … [Read More...]
Smeg release new range of on-trend white kitchen appliances
A hunger for change and a further blurring of the demarcation between living and food prep zones, has seen white take pole position in kitchen design. Paying homage to the beauty of white, Smeg has released its new Linear collection with a series of elegant white ovens in lustrous, light-reflective … [Read More...]
Real Build: Majestic, resort-style home in Sydney’s north-west
An extraordinary water curtain, six-point-six metre ceilings and tiles imported all the way from Spain – no expense was spared when building “Le Farah,” a one-of-a-kind six bedroom, six bathroom home in Sydney's north-west. “It was very important to have seamless indoor and outdoor integration … [Read More...]
Welcome to Reno Addict!
I'm Jen Bishop, publisher of Reno Addict & Interiors Addict. Alongside our experts, writer Lauren Ellis and I will bring you everything you need to know about renovating, from grouting the bathroom to replacing your kitchen, to building and financing your own home.
