Knowing what exterior style you want to achieve with a new build or renovation is the first step in creating your dream home with the helpful tools finish your home building.

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Avoid the bill shock of renovation costs by creating a strict home renovation budget and having a plan for managing blowouts.

How to keep your home reno budget in check

8-step guide to avoiding the budget blues

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After finishing a build or renovation, there’s nothing like throwing open the doors and welcoming friends and family into your new home. Entertaining for the first time is a momentous occasion, so mark it with a celebratory toast, good food and rotating house tours to show off your new pride and joy.

There’s nothing like throwing open the doors and welcoming friends and family into your new home. Read on for easy entertaining tips and housewarming party ideas.

Easy entertaining tips for your new home

Be our guest: Easy entertaining tips for your new home

Heritage meets modern hero project in Petersham. A white Linea weatherboard ground floor facade with a dark axon first storey addition.

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Learn from Futureflip

Heritage homes are full of charm and gorgeous detailing that harks back to a simpler time and they often fall under strict heritage restrictions by councils aiming to maintain their facades and detailing.

Expert tips and advice for anyone planning a renovation of a heritage home

A clever house renovation that blends heritage and modern 

Heritage beauty with a modern twist

End result of what can be achieved by following James Hardie's four step process to visualising your dream home with Hardie exterior cladding solutions. A 3D render can bring your vision all together as a 3D digital prototype that beautifully illustrates your home concept.

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Creating a clear picture of the home you want is the crucial first step in achieving the renovation or new build you’ve always dreamed of.

Planning a home renovation or new build? Here’s how to bring your design concepts to life in the form of mood boards, flatlays and 3D rendering.

Use mood boards and flatlays to visualise your dream home

4 steps to visualise your dream home

The Catalina Burradoo project in Bowral, NSW is the perfect case study for picking the right window furnishings that best compliment your home from the interior and exterior.

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Congratulations on completing your new build or renovation! Now it’s time to make the finishing touches to your home with the perfect window furnishings. Curtains, blinds, sheers and shutters – there are a lot of options and it’s important to consider how they’ll look from the outside, as well as the view from indoors.

Add value and street appeal to your home by selecting blinds, curtains, sheer curtains and shutters that complement the exterior of your home. 

Which blinds, curtains, sheers or shutters should you choose?

Which window furnishings are right for your home?

Three Birds Renovations perfectly styled lounge room in house 13.

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While big-ticket items tend to dominate decision making during a renovation or new build – choosing flooring, paint colours and exterior cladding, for example – the smaller interior styling details are just as important when it comes to completing your house and making it feel like a home.

From lighting to greenery and hardware, it’s the little interior styling details that will give your home ‘wow’ factor. Channel your inner stylist and follow our guide to interior design finishing touches.

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Interior styling 101: Finishing touches for that ‘wow’ factor

Bonnie, Lana and Erin of Three Birds Renovations had a clear vision when embarking on the Three Birds Dream Home; to create a unique take on the Modern Coastal house style that people could buy and build on an average block of land. Working closely with builders, Rawson Homes, to bring their vision to life, House 14 has been meticulously designed by Three Birds Renovations to bring together all the best design features from their most loved homes, so Australian homeowners can own the very ‘best of the Birds’.

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It takes a little time for the dust to settle - and we mean that literally - when a new build or renovation is finally complete. While everything feels fresh and new, it’s a great time to consider how to keep it that way for the long haul - and how to finish it off to perfection, from the landscape design to the special touches inside.

Modern landscape design needs regular home maintenance and repair. Our expert tips, tricks and advice will help you keep your home spick and span, all year round - no professionals needed!

Home maintenance ideas - Keep your exteriors in shape

Best face forward: Easy care ideas for every home

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Creating the home of your dreams might be a highly personal and challenging endeavour, but help is available here and now – and right in the palm of your hand.

We’ve rounded up the best online tools and apps to help you during your new house build or renovation, from the initial planning phase to budgeting and decorating.

Top tools and apps to manage your new house build or renovation like a pro

Build, renovate, decorate! Top tools and apps for managing your project like a pro

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When it comes to renovating, building and all things exterior, the question on everyone’s lips is, how much does it cost? The answer depends on a few factors, but what might surprise you is just how little it costs to achieve smart and sophisticated street appeal for your abode.

Cladding can transform your house exterior, and it doesn’t cost a fortune. Discover home design ideas for your renovation or new build.

What does $10,000 get me in exterior cladding?

Love elegant exterior cladding? Here’s what your project could cost

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Like a power drill or hammer, a budget is an essential tool for home builders and renovators. In fact, throughout your project, a clear and detailed budget will become your secret weapon, outlining all potential expenses and covering factors large and small.

A build or renovation budget is an essential tool, designed to keep your expenses in check and on track. Follow our guide to nailing down your build or renovation checklist, devising your budget – and sticking to it.

How to create a successful build or renovation budget

How to create and blitz your build or renovation budget

Oak and Orange modern coastal flatlay featuring Hardie Fine Texture Cladding.

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Knowing what exterior style you want to achieve with a new build or renovation is the first step in creating your dream home.

Pin down which external cladding style is for you, with this handy guide to creating a home from vision to briefing a builder 

How exterior cladding can define your dream home

Bring the look you love to life

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Dreaming of renovating? After a few years of spending quite a bit of time at home, many Australian homeowners have added renovating to their to-do list. The ABS recently reported that Aussie renovators spent a breathtaking $12.3 billion on home renovations in 2021 – a 33 per cent increase on the previous year.

Whether you’re planning a renovation for a kitchen, bathroom or your whole home, there are a few things to consider, from how much a house renovation costs to what approvals you need to get started. 

House renovation plans in the works? Read our renovating checklist

The renovator’s checklist: What you need to know, before you begin

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From blown-out budgets to delayed deadlines, home renovations and builds don’t always go to plan. In fact, more than a quarter of projects go over budget, and one-fifth take longer than expected1.

Renovator and TV personality Deborah Hutton shares how she kept her renovation budget and timeline on track. It starts with a good renovation plan and savvy product selection. 

Fast-track your renovation or build within your reno budget

Tips to keep your reno on track

Neale Whitaker chooses the perfect black paint colour for his guest house in Berry, New South Wales. Neale Whitaker is seen at the entry to the guest house where Stria Cladding is on show.

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Black can make for a striking exterior colour choice. While it might seem a dramatic design decision, there is no doubt black brings a sense of drama and luxury, it pops against foliage with its contrast in tones and will make your house stand out from others in the street.

Find inspiration from design expert Neale Whitaker on choosing the perfect black for a striking exterior façade. 

Neale Whitaker picks the perfect black for his country guest house

Hot home trend with Neale Whitaker: The black exterior

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Decision fatigue; dealing with contractors; living in a noisy, dusty building site with the whole family in tow. It’s not surprising that renovating or building a home tends to rank high on the scale of life’s most stressful events.

A renovation or build can be one of life’s most stressful undertakings. Follow these expert tips on how to deal with renovation stress or stay sane during your home build.

Expert advice: How to deal with renovation stress

 7 tips to beat renovation stress

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As the dust settles on a new home or renovation, it’s time to share your finished project. It’s an important milestone and completing a project of this scale is something to celebrate. 

Capture the essential details of your renovation and make sharing it - and essential home maintenance - a breeze down the track

How to show off your brand new home 

Get social: Sharing your renovation diary 

Flatlay with Hardie Brushed Concrete Cladding and Axon Cladding

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We’ve selected the top 5 exterior cladding combinations from the Hardie™ Architectural Collection. Which combination works best for your dream home?

What’s the best exterior cladding combination for your home?

Revealed: The top 5 exterior cladding combinations

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Choosing the right exterior paint colours for your home is crucial. Interior design expert Kate Lawrence shares her design advice on selecting the perfect colour.

Exterior paint colours set to be this year’s most popular

Exclusive: Kate Lawrence’s top 10 exterior paint colours 

The Bonny House by Ivy Huang is a heritage terrace home renovated with a modern extension to create a modern and liveable home. This sympathetic renovation was achieved with James Hardie exterior cladding.

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There’s a lot to think about when tackling a terrace home renovation, from building materials to boundary walls, and sympathetically pairing old and new. Here’s what to consider.

Terrace home renovation made simple

 4 terrace home renovation tips you need to know 

Novi Constructions team revise building plans.

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Supply chain issues, bad weather and worker shortages can cause building delays to your new build or renovation. Here’s how you can minimise the impacts.

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