Transforming The Parental Pad: Discover how we turned an underutilized outdoor space into a year-round haven. With a covered deck, sleek modern finishes, a fully equipped outdoor kitchen featuring premium cooking appliances, and thoughtful updates like single-level entry and rainwater collection, this transformation perfectly blends style, functionality, and future-proofing.
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This project got us outside our comfort zone, and we learnt that a caravan renovation is very different from a home renovation. In this blog, we showcase the project reveal images and provide you with all the details of the products and materials we used and where we got them from.
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We transformed a backyard that was overgrown, underutilized and disjointed to stunning outdoor area with defined spaces. Discover how we designed and renovated this space in our latest reno recap…
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My favourite definition for renovating - to reinvigorate; refresh; revive. That is exactly what we did within our front yard and hallway renovation, we worked with what we had and gave it a fresh new look. Discover the whole makeover process on our latest reno recap.
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See how we took an overgrown and neglected outdoor space and created a lawn, a spa pool area with a spa leaner, a fire pit area with wood storage and then fenced off space for the washing line and the bins. It was big project that was our largest allocated budget... but so worth it.
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Renovating the exterior of a house holds a lot of value and importance. Simply put, the exterior is the only space in your house that every single visitor will see, when it comes to high traffic areas the exterior will always rank #1. With exterior renovations you have the opportunity to make a strong first impression in terms of design and create additional living areas to relax and entertain in. It would be safe to say, most New Zealanders place a high value on outdoor living. In fact, as we searched for our relocatable house for our section, we only considered houses that had a layout that would allow for indoor/outdoor flow.
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Our Relocatable Reno requires a full transformation when it comes to the exterior colour. The project list includes a new roof, repainting the house’s exterior, new baseboards, new front entrance, new fence and new deck. This means we can decide on every colour for every exterior surface! Here is share our colour picks and how we got there.
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What is the No. 1 mistake people make when setting up their outdoor space? What should everyone get to transform their outdoor space? What are your top three tips for people setting up their outdoor space? How do I make my outdoor space an extension of my home?We recently answered some questions about renovating and updating exterior areas. Here are some general tips and tricks for making the most of your outdoor space.
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Painting is a cost-effective way to achieve transformation in an outdoor space and there are so many surfaces you can paint to add colour and freshness – timber, concrete, tiles, metals. I have a list of areas I want to paint in our outdoor renovation – the house, the roof and trims, the base boards, the fence, the paving edging, outdoor furniture, the pavers – oh and stain the deck! As labour intensive as my list is, the more challenging part is deciding what colours I should use on all of these elements
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