Cherie Barber shares her top 5 cosmetic internal changes that can help add value to your property. What you will learn: How to add a bedroom (without structural changes) Budget internal fittings (window furnishings) Update old flooring Liquid gold: paint Freshen up bathroom & kitchen […]
Few people have the luxury of an unlimited budget when it comes time to overhaul their kitchen – traditionally one of the most trade-intensive and hence expensive rooms to renovate. For a total strip out and fit out, labour costs can spiral out of control […]
It’s one of the most expensive rooms in the house to renovate, so if you’ve decided to project manage your kitchen reno and bring in the various trades, good on you – just be sure you’re up to the challenge. Every renovation project is going […]
A kitchen reno can blow a giant hole in your overall project budget. They’re tricky to get right and you can be easily seduced into spending big! Most Aussie’s spend $10-15K on a kitchen renovation and top end designs can cost up to $50K. But there is […]
Homeowner Brian has been the proud owner of his large residential home in Sydney’s semi-rural Dural for the last 20 years. Built in 2000 and featuring five bedrooms over a sprawling 200 square metre footprint, his home has been meticulously maintained, but never renovated since it […]
In this renovation, expert renovator, Cherie Barber, takes hold of her paint brush and rollers, to teach one of her younger sisters, Jeneane, (and the rest of Australia too) how to transform a kitchen on a modest budget of just $2,000, in 2 days, with […]
In a kitchen renovation, we all understand the importance of good storage, bench-space, quality appliances, light and airflow. But when it comes time to sell your property, what do potential buyers want to see? A golden rule of any kitchen is that FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT. […]
A creative kitchen renovation project: learn how to maximise a small apartment space and renovate a kitchen within a small footprint – creatively and on a budget. What will you learn in this article? A kitchen renovation project within a small studio space How this […]
With the average kitchen renovation conservatively estimated at between $10,000 to $15,000, you can appreciate the challenge of gutting and replacing this old-timer on a budget of roughly $5000. But that’s the reality of TV renovating for my slot on The Living Room – time […]
