More than 750 kilometres separate Port Willunga on South Australia's picturesque Fleurieu Peninsula and Melbourne’s CBD. A gap today brought together by a nine-hour drive or a 75-minute flight. But for husband-and-wife renovators M & M during the Covid pandemic, it was distance that just couldn’t be measured. Living in Victoria after work brought them back a second time five years earlier, the couple were forced to cut ties with what they always hoped would be their “forever

Breeze blocks — those decorative concrete blocks that defined mid-century Australian architecture— are experiencing a major comeback in 2026. And it's not just nostalgia driving this design trend. DIY renovators and architects alike are rediscovering how breeze blocks solve real renovation challenges while creating stunning visual impact. With the help of The Breeze Block Company , who are helping with the revival in Australia, here’s what you need to know. Why breeze blocks

Five minutes for forever. Catchy Australian power pop band name or four words that tell the story of one family’s life-changing decision? Ponder that for a second. And that’s just about how much time Chanice had to make the call that would change everything. Out on a hike with friends, the five-minute window to view a property in Oakbank was closing. Fast. "I said to my friends 'we're not going to make it',” Chanice recalls. “And I didn’t even really care at the time.” But t

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Legend has it Sarah and Laura’s place in Adelaide’s northwest was once so dire the property manager wouldn’t even open the front door to...

Look up Spencer Johnson’s name and you’ll read all about a South Australian's meteoric rise from greenskeeper to a million-dollar Indian...

Picture this. After leaving your kids behind, you end up in a courthouse of a small farming town with a population of 900, in another...

A Wren House is one of the most commonly found birdhouses in a backyard garden. Standard sizing in some parts of the world has it...

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After two years of hard work, long hours, and numerous hospital visits, you’d think Dan would like to sit back and enjoy his new home....

Add. Add. Add. Bigger is better, right? Not always, no. The old saying is true - it’s not the size, but the way you use it. “We removed...

We spend most of time looking at what you want, and what you create in your home. But what do we want? Well, plenty of things. But, in...

Everyone has their own Covid lockdown story. Awkward zoom meetings, long days trying to entertain the kids and facetiming into an open...

By definition, chaos is a state of total confusion with no order. If you’ve got kids, that probably sums up your household most of the...

At times, someone working on-site would feel hot breath on the back of their necks. Rather than a client, architect, or project manager,...