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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Belinda and Frank described their eight-person family as “yours, mine and ours”. The couple bought their family home four years ago and had renovated the bathroom, ensuite as well as making some other small cosmetic changes to other parts of the house. Belinda and Frank […]
The best way to save money on a reno is to look at what you can save. If you’re looking to update your kitchen or bathroom cabinets, first assess if they can be saved, rather than ripped out. Laminate paint is a budget friendly […]
Central Coast mum of three Lea was in trouble. She purchased her investment property on the ill advise of an accountant ten years ago, and the property has sent her into a black hole of debt to the tune of $2,000 per month. That’s on […]
