Pet-friendly spaces are another big ask that we encounter often. Pets are part of the family and they are treated as such. People use their large sinks to bathe their young children, but they also use them to bathe their small dogs!

Multi-function islands of a single level are also on trend this year. With less upper cabinetry, you need storage space and what better place to put all that stuff than in the island. In addition, we are seeing more under counter appliances that will not interrupt your view. Induction cooking is also a hot item!

Kitchen renovation ideas are abundant and we love to share, so feel free to visit our blog or check out our site to view on-going projects.  As Perth licensed builders, we have many renovation ideas to share and we can offer ideas to fit your budget that will meet your needs.

We specialise in affordable kitchen renovation prices and Karrinyup kitchen renovations.

Advantages of Hiring a Professional Designer

Designers aren’t just for dresses! Designers draw in detail a plan for something yet to be accomplished. They have vision, knowledge and understanding. They can formulate floor plans, provide storage solutions and in general work magic! Yes, you heard that right, work magic!

Designers have more than just years of experience in the industry, valuable contacts for things like fabric, wall paper and even furniture. They also know what to do with each of them! Let’s face it; your degree in law gives you the advantage in the court room.

Our designers have the education, background and experience that give them the advantage when it comes to design for home renovation. Reinforcing this advantage is their vast knowledge. From small space renovations, house additions to home extensions in Perth and new home designs, designers know their field.

Cost Efficient

Designers can save you money as well. Did we mention that they draw out everything in detail? Want to see what your room is going to look like before you pack your items into a box to store them while home renovators work in your home? Do you want to see what that crazy colour you’ve chosen in your dreams  will look like even though everyone from Mom to the dog has let out a yelp upon seeing it? A designer can show you.

Designers utilise everything from paper and pencils to complicated design software programs that allow them to produce sophisticated designs for your perusal. The designs show details like texture and colour as well as layout of rooms, reflections of light and even where the overhead lighting will provide light and shadow to your newly designed space.

As Perth renovators, we always work with designers and they are used to working with us. We communicate in a language while not completely foreign may sound that way to those not in the business. We make an effort to translate as best we can, but in the end the Designer becomes the translator for your ideas and your wants and desires. He or she can incorporate your tastes into the newly designed home renovation and make the space yours.

Weigh Your Options

Many a home owner has gone it alone, sans designer and the results while satisfying could have been spectacular! Designers can show you how to best utilise space. Maybe that awkward niche along the stairs is something you want to remove completely and in their design it becomes a beautiful display space for artwork and some lighting. Perhaps they move a wall that you didn’t even know could come down!

Whatever the case, rest assured that working with a designer will be one of the highlights of your project. And it’s one you will not soon forget and will likely want to make use of again and again with each new project.

Budget-Friendly

Remember a Designer can help keep your project on budget. You can avoid redoing things because suddenly you don’t like them. You will have seen and approved each change going into the design prior to commencing home renovation. This in and of itself is a great stress reliever.

Oh and should your chosen tile be discontinued mid-project, your designer will be the one hard at work finding a suitable if not better replacement. As affordable home renovation experts, subdivision renovators and new home builders, we cannot stress enough the importance of nailing down details before you start the project. You really don’t want to ask the guys building your home addition or extension, why the door is where it is. Their answer will likely be to show you the plans they are working from.

The Designer will explain that having the door in its location provides a hidden nook for the toilet. Furthermore, it hides the pantry shelving or improves the flow into the room. Your Designer is going to have the answer that makes sense and gives you the peace of mind you are seeking.

Bathroom Basins 2018 

One of the best home renovations, providing biggest bang for the buck, is a bathroom home renovation.  Bathroom renovations can be extensive or they can simply be adding new fixtures to provide a different look to an existing room. Perhaps this is a new bathroom in your new home addition or home extension? The sink is your star. Most people notice the sink immediately upon entry to the bath. Let’s take a look at sink basins from modern to rustic and figure out what you like and what fits your lifestyle and the style of your home.

If you are more of a minimalist, let’s look at vessel sinks. Vessel sinks sit atop the vanity or even a shelving unit. The look is sparse but we recommend vessel sinks for minimalist seeing home renovations because they take up counter space. Most minimalists will agree that items left on the counter top should be minimal if any! Perhaps a lovely tip towel to complement your beautiful basin will do the trick?  Selections range from glass to porcelain to heavenly, hand carved wooden vessels that lend an outdoorsy feeling.

New Bathroom Trends

The Candana Goccia Collection offers selections in Platinum, chrome, silver, black, brushed chrome and white, certainly options for all home renovations. The fluid look is perhaps a bit modern, but imported from Italy it will certainly be the star of your bathroom renovation.

Laufen Val is offering options with shelving attached. No vanity? Not a problem, utilize the attached shelf for necessary items. Still, it’s a bit on the modern side.

Bocchi Lucca is offering a standard vessel sink in colors from pastel blue to pumpkin. The pastels are beautiful the brights, just bright enough and really who doesn’t enjoy a pop of colour in their bathroom renovation?

Flamma ISVEA is offering monoblock basins in more stately colours that seem to go with a classic look. Think platinum, bronze and white.

Tips from Perth Renovations Specialists

Again, don’t feel that a vessel sink precludes you from having a vanity. A vanity is still an options that allows for storage and give the bathroom a warmer, homier look than just sinks jutting off the wall.

Whatever your home renovation tastes, 2018 has something new to offer that will make your bathroom renovation a star! At Unique Residence, we are home builders, home renovators and if it’s cheap home renovations you’re after, we can work within a budget and offer you options that will meet with your expectations.

How does home renovating change your lifestyle?

Wow, tough question. So many answers! Let’s talk about you! As Perth’s Premiere home renovation company, we see everything from small space renovations to whole home renovations. Let’s start with the basics, what you have versus what you want.

You could have the most beautiful home, filled with high-end finishes and a great layout, but if it’s not right for you, it’s not right. As Perth renovators and home remodellers, Unique Residence is in a position to help. We are going to ask you a lot of questions. We want to know what you truly need, what you want and what you desire. This will make your life at home more conducive to your lifestyle.

Outside Access

If you love the great outdoors but live in a home with limited access to the outdoors and few windows, you will ever be happy. So in this case, we are going to look at first and foremost outside access. French doors, double sliders to your yard, extra windows, allowing more light to flow through the space, and yes, even the type of glass that goes into those windows. All of which does make a difference.

Are you into sports? Do you pine at the thought of leaving your surf board, cleats, sticks and poles in the garage? Do you need to see them in the house with you? Obviously storage is paramount. No one wants to trip over multiple pairs of running shoes, move sporting goods out of the way in order to gain access to the pantry and finally, the smell. Ugh! Enough said.

Home renovations Perth should include storage needs! Even if it’s not sporting goods you need to store, there is always a need for some storage, maybe its towels in the bath or sheets in the linen closet or pots and pans in the kitchen…maybe you want to keep those take out menus hidden? Whatever the need, Unique Residence is here to help your home renovations go smoothly and will gladly help you figure out what options are best.

We’re not telling Mom you hate to cook! She will never know from the looks of your home renovation.

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As builders of new homes in Perth, storage, layout and convenience are all factors we consider up front. We will ask a lot of questions about types of storage and items you think you need to store, i.e. space planning!

So sports and cooking aren’t in your wheelhouse? Reading, TV, Movies? We’ve got solutions for all of them. As home renovators in Perth, we can accommodate anyone’s needs and make that space work for you. So if your lifestyle involves home movies, or screening those big screen hits at home with neighbours and friends, let us discuss your home theatre needs!

Perhaps it’s your book collection that needs display space? A quiet place to read is your escape from the day to day. We can discuss renovations to create your home library or perhaps it’s a luxurious room for meditation you’re after.

Perth Property Subdivisions

My point is that whatever your needs, wants or desires, Unique Residence can point you in the right direction for your home renovations. We can renovate a cookie cutter home in one of Perth’s many subdivisions to fit your needs! Don’t over look the space you have for the space you want.

As home renovators, we are asked this question daily. What is the best flooring for my Home addition? What kind of flooring should I use in my home renovation? Let’s face it; we walk around day in and day out, not giving the flooring much thought. Now is the time to put in the work so that later, you can lounge in your socks or comfortably walk across that brand new floor of tile, wood or wood-look tile and not be concerned with how much thought actually went into the choice.

Trending right now in 2018 is tile that looks like wood. Yes, we said it, porcelain tile that looks like wood, but leaves behind all the maintenance of wood. This is helpful because a lot of people love the look of wood but hate the work that goes with it. Others hate the feel of tile. Either way, we want your home addition to fit your needs. We want your home renovation to promote the pitter patter of little feet, furry or otherwise and bare or stocking clad! In a word, comfort. Home renovations should still make you feel comfortable.

Timber Flooring: Important Factors

Let’s break it down to a few important factors, cost, durability, installation and cleaning. If we can narrow your choices down under those four headings, the choice will certainly be easier.

 

Flooring Type	Cost	Durability	Installation	Cleaning
Ceramic or Porcelain Tile	This type of flooring is at the low end of the budgeting options.	Extremely Durable	Difficult to install. Should be done by an experienced professional.	Easy to clean but the grout between tiles may attract extra dirt.

 

So you’re thinking great, tile is cheap, easy to clean and will last forever. Not so fast. Tile is most common in bathrooms, even kitchens but unlikely in living areas. Most items dropped on tile will break, with the exception of plastics and plush. It’s also cold to walk on, fine in summer but what about winter? Hmmm…what about it?

Tile Living

Tile is available in many color choices and patterns, even wood-look tile. So now you can have the beauty of wood with the ease of tile.  Ahhh this complicates the choice just a little. It still does not change the fact that tile is cold, unless you install radiant under floor heating and supplement with area rugs. But, you can quickly mom the area and cleaning is basically done.

 

Flooring Type	Cost	Durability	Installation	Cleaning
Timber Flooring	Hardwood or Engineered, wood flooring is on the high end of the budget.	Extremely Durable	Difficult to install. Should be done by an experienced professional.	Easily swept up, vacuumed or dry mopped.

Wood flooring provides a warm, welcoming look in a home. Your home renovation will definitely make a statement with all wood flooring. It’s not something you can install on your own. Wood flooring requires professional installation and is time consuming as well. The dust alone makes us cringe! However, it is easily cleaned up and will be but a distant memory once your flooring is installed and you are enjoying the durability of your new wood flooring.

What about scratches? Rest assured wood flooring scratches. Is that part of the charm? It can be. However others will hold the scratch in extreme dislike. Just remember, with wood, you can sand the surface and refinish it several times over the life of the flooring.  As for color choices well, you can choose from blonde to brunette to almost black basically. Color choices are much more limited than tile.

 

Most importantly look at your life style and decide what works best for you. It’s your home renovation, your home extension and only you know what will make your home renovation in Pert WA stand out as a winner in your eyes.