Australian Home Beautiful – August 2019

PHOTOGRAPHY (CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT)

ANNETTE O’BRIEN, SHANIA SHEGEDYN,

SIMON WHITBREAD, SHANIA SHEGEDYN, ANASTASIA KARIOFYLLIDIS

EXPERT TIP:“WHEN STYLING

your

HOME FOR AN OPEN HOUSE, ENSURE YOU INVEST IN AN

EYE-CATCHING

floral

ARRANGEMENT. ASK YOUR

florist

FOR BLOOMS THAT WILL LAST,

SUCH AS NATIVES, OR SELECT LONG-LASTING FOLIAGE” ~ FIONA MICHELON, HB STYLE EDITOR

KERB APPEAL There’s definitely truth in the old cliche about first

impressions, especially if you’re preparing your home for sale. To compel

buyers to stop and step inside, draw inspiration from this trio of beauties.

smarten up

your home

Smart homes are sexy, so when

selling, make sure you highlight any

snazzy features and connectivity

in your home – whether it’s blinds that

open and close via an app,

or lights that dim after a chat

with Google Home.

BUYING OR SELLING A HOME? HERE ARE

ALL THE ESSENTIALS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Edited by AMY RICHARDSON

OPEN HOMES

NEWS:

This Queenslander

shouts ‘Come in’ in more

ways than one: a fresh,

white exterior, comfy

lawn chairs, a statement

tree – and puppies!

A modern home can still

extend the warmest of

welcomes. With this

front, stone pavers in

a well-tended lawn lead

to a dramatic front door.

DESIGN FILE

1

Pick the right paint: “I call paint ‘liquid gold’ for renovators

because it’s the one change you can make to a property that

will cause a major transformation.”

2

Transform your floor: “Change the floor covering. Most buyers

love timber floorboards and you can get different grades depending

on your budget, from laminates through to real floorboards. As soon

as you put floorboards down, your house will instantly appear larger.”

3

Revamp window furnishings: “Granny’s lace curtains have

got to go. If you’re on a tight budget, just off-the-shelf white

slim-line venetians are wonderful.”

4

Spruce up the kitchen: “A lot of people have ’60s and ’70s kitchens,

structurally in really good nick but cosmetically tired. Most people

have timber cabinets with the old bevel inlays. A lick of tile paint

or laminate paint can work wonders in your kitchen.”

5

Update your bathroom: “There are a lot of horrendous bathrooms

across the country featuring wild and wacky tiles from the ’60s and

’70s. So get in there with the tile paint – it will take you two days to

do it, but will absolutely work wonders.”

CHERIE BARBER,

RENOVATING QUEEN

AND FRIEND OF

ALLIANZ, SHARES HER

SELLING SECRETS

FIVE QUICK FLIP TIPS

4173

POSTCODE

TO WATCH:

SITTING 10KM EAST OF THE

BRISBANE CBD, TINGALPA IN

QUEENSLAND HAS PLENTY

OF GROWTH POTENTIAL,

ACCORDING TO PROPERTY

RESEARCH PLATFORM

LOCATION SCORE. SCORING

80/100, IT WAS THE SITE’S

TOP-PERFORMING SUBURB

FOR THE PERIOD ENDING

APRIL 2019. THE SUBURB –

ITS MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE IS

$564,149 - IS ALSO A SHORT

DRIVE FROM HOMEWARES

HAVEN BULIMBA (BOUTIQUE

INDIGO BULIMBA, LEFT).

For more ideas and inspiration, visit homebeautiful.com.au/openhomes

Here, contemporary

plants freshen up

a traditional-style

facade, broadening and

enhancing the look’s

tried-and-tested appeal.

144 HOMEBEAUTIFUL.COM.AU I AUGUST 2019