A touch of contrast

When marketing your property, its styling should be an effortless ensemble of interesting areas and objects. Predictability, bland and average do not capture the interest of buyers.  Search for fabric patterns that recall the styling of the room but are a touch louder in volume, […]

The Right Furniture

Never, NEVER, fall victim to your emotional judgement, that one piece that you love so much may be successful in your own living space, but that doesn’t  mean it will appeal to others. Appealing to your target market is one of Interior Design For Profit’s revered […]

Adding A Wall Mirror

“The reason why this mirror behind me works so well is that it mirrors the size of the window adjacent to it. The size of the mirror is also appropriate because of scale. It relates to the sofa that is directly underneath it. I could […]

Styling to Sell

The appropriate styling can help you achieve thousands of dollars difference between a good deal and an excellent one. Unfortunately too often I walk through homes for sale that are beautiful, and yet lacking that homely touch. So, how do you persuade your prospective buyers […]

How to: 10 Steps To Successful Bathroom Renovating

Plan your next bathroom renovation like a Pro! Cherie Barber, Australia’s leading renovation expert, provides you with her key strategies for a quick and profitable bathroom renovations in her brand new FREE eBook, Bathroom Renovating – 10 Steps To Success.  Learn how  to add thousands to […]

Kitchen renovation challenge: 1 Kitchen – 2 Ways

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 […]

Restoring Harmony

One of my favourite tricks for giving a tired bathroom some low-budget zing is to break out the specialist paint, and gloss straight over the top of the shabby tiles, vanity, bath… but sometimes those old surfaces are simply beyond a cosmetic refresh. That’s when […]

Renovating Your Kitchen On A Shoestring Budget

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 […]

Ask Cherie – Street Appeal

What are some of the ways to improve a property’s street appeal? We have a brick house that we would love to render, but don’t have the budget for it unfortunately. The whole front of the place is looking a bit sad. What are some […]