Design and decoration

Deciding on what type of flooring to have in your house depends greatly on your lifestyle. Do you have children or pets? Do you love entertaining? Carpet is usually more comfortable for small children, especially if they are babies or toddlers. Claws and paws can catch on loop pile carpet – cut pile is a better choice. But toilet training for both children and pets are easier to mop up on hard flooring than carpet. If you host plenty of
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New kitchen styles are embracing sleek, neutral designs with clean lines. The colour palette is mostly soft greys and whites for cabinetry and contrasting dark benches. Granite and marble replica surfaces are now available in thin benchtops with sharp edges. Scandinavian minimalisms give an understated elegance to a kitchen and can be combined with Japanese elements such as timber contrasts. This creates texture and an earthly peacefulness to one of the busiest rooms in the home. Appliances are mirroring the
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New home exteriors in Melbourne this year are trending towards subtle colours with texture from raw and natural materials. Austral Bricks is one of Berstan Homes’ preferred suppliers for exterior brickwork. The company has been around for more than 100 years, and is now in all six Australian states. A new Melbourne range offers traditional character restyled for today’s modern homes. The range reflects established Melbourne suburbs, such as Brighton, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Newport and Windsor. Current on-trend colours are sunrise
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It’s well known that dark colours absorb heat and light colours reflect it. Colorbond Thermatech steel roofing goes a step further and actively repels the sun’s rays with highly reflective paint. There are now 21 colours in Colorbond’s standard steel range which optimises its solar reflectance properties. So you can choose from a wider range of colours and still enjoy a thermally efficient roof. Not only does the roof and its supportive structure last longer but it can be an
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Most double story homes have their staircase positioned at the front of the home and usually the first feature when entering the home. Stairs can be an opportunity to make a statement. They add light and open up the house, so it’s worth putting some extra time into the design and style to make sure the entrance has impact. There are so many different styles of staircases and making them a main feature of the home is not as expensive
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Create a focal point. such as a fireplace or piece of art. All other items in the room should be smaller and complimentary. They should not take away from the main center piece.
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A stone bench top can increase the appeal of your kitchen, with a little imagination and a good stone mason you can turn your kitchen bench top into a stunning feature of your home. Granite and Marble are natural stone materials commonly used for bench tops. However nowadays, composite (engineered) stone is regularly used, it is manufactured in a factory comprising about 95 percent natural stone and 5 percent resin. Natural stone crystals are ground and blended together and then
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Several years ago National tiles imported some timber look alike tile and what an amazing effect they can have to a home. In this case we have used these tiles as a splash back creating a very impressive feature to our kitchen finish.We have also used these timber look tiles on floors very great results and best the best part is the tiles have come down in price from $115m/2 to only $39m/2 plus laying.
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Stunning and warm are the words that come to my mind when visualizing a Bamboo floor. Bamboo has so much to offer it’s easy to clean, comes in many different colours and cost effective in comparison to other timber flooring. Bamboo is very easy to install and is harder than most timber flooring alternatives. Bamboo is less likely to split and warp in comparison to other timber flooring options. A major advantage with Bamboo is it comes fully finished without
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Do you want to create a wow factor in your home? We have been experiencing plenty of enquiries from our clients lately to include a fire place as part of their new build. There is no doubt about the added feeling of warmth and the ability to combine the senses with a perfectly designed fire place. Berstan Homes have chosen Jet Master fire places because of their sensational range.  Jet Master offer balanced flue glass fronted gas fire space heaters,
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