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A sideboard has to be one of the most versatile pieces of furniture you could have in your home - it looks good in any style of home and any room of the house and provides a great opportunity to unleash your inner styling rock star.

A sideboard has to be one of the most versatile pieces of furniture you could have in your home - it looks good in any style of home and any room of the house and provides a great opportunity to unleash your inner styling rock star.

Are you confused about which paint to use where? Getting your head in a spin over high gloss, low sheen, enamel and water based?! Look no further, here’s our go-to guide on which type of paint we use where. And why!

Renovating without a clear vision is like plonking yourself down in the swivel chair of a new hairdresser and saying, ‘Do whatever you want.’ Chances are you’ll spend a fortune, be forced to live with something you don’t want (bangs, anyone?) and it will all end in tears.  

We start every renovation by creating a vision board.  A vision board is just a glorified mood board, right? Wrong! It’s much more than that.

It’s official! Our most asked question, like EVER, has got to be:

“Which white paint colour shall I choose?” 

Great question! But, to be honest, there’s no set-in-stone answer. Call me horrifically biased, but Dulux White on White for interiors and Dulux Snowy Mountains Quarter for exteriors, like we used at my place, are two of my faves.

Choosing the colour scheme for your home’s exterior can be really quite daunting. Remember that your front façade is the first thing people see so it should set the vibe for the entire home. No pressure guys, but it could be the make or break of your whole vision! #somuchpressure!

Renovating comes with all sorts of challenges but we want to know what YOUR biggest, meatiest challenges are when it comes to YOUR renovation. Recently, we put a shout out on our social pages to ask you this very question, in the hope that we might be able to help you overcome some of them.

Would you like a sneak peek inside some gorgeous homes? We have 7 sensational transformations, a combo of renovations and new builds, which we can't wait to share with you. These projects are the hard work of 7 of our clever Reno School graduates. #soproud

They shared them with their fellow students in the Reno School Community and we were so impressed that we wanted to share them with you too. Enjoy!

When you step inside Bec Berrell’s family home it’s hard not to immediately feel relaxed. From the wide hallway to the high pitched roof, gas strut window and views to the pool and garden, this home exudes the “holiday at home” vibes Bec laid out on her vision board.

You don’t have to be an expert to see why this renovation by Reno School student, Kate Potter, won top prize at the Building Designers Association of Australia Awards.

Not only did it take out first place in its category, it beat out large commercial-scale projects to take overall first prize in the Greater Sydney Chapter Awards!

When you step inside Bec Berrell’s family home it’s hard not to immediately feel relaxed. From the wide hallway to the high pitched roof, gas strut window and views to the pool and garden, this home exudes the “holiday at home” vibes Bec laid out on her vision board.