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How to Read a Floor Plan

If you are planning on building or buying a new home, you’ll want to learn how to read a floor plan. Architects and designers create floor plans to be an in-scale representation of the property’s rooms, spaces and physical features. For first-time home builders especially, floor plans can help you visualise the finished product and ensure it includes everything you want in a house.

How to Read a Floor Plan

Inspiration & Styling

Hampton Style Homes

Brighton Homes makes dreams come true, especially if you’re looking for a home where coastal charm meets timeless elegance. Our collection of Hampton style house plans are loved for their sophisticated coastal style and relaxed aesthetic. With the allure of Hamptons-style living sweeping across Queensland, we’ll help you build a Hamptons home that stands the test of time.

Hampton Style Homes

Buying & Building Home Designs

How To Make the Most of Building on a Corner Block

Corner block houses allow homebuilders to maximise their street appeal and get creative with their floorplans. A corner block is a spacious piece of land requiring home designs made specifically for them. In this article, we're going to explore the features unique to these types of homes and how you can use them to your advantage, as well as what you need to consider before building on a corner block.

Buying & Building Suburb Spotlight

Why is Everyone Moving to Queensland?

In recent years, Queensland has become the go-to destination for Australians seeking a fresh start. From our bustling cities to idyllic coastal sanctuaries, the sunshine state offers a lifestyle that’s hard to resist. But what exactly is drawing people from other states and territories to Queensland in such droves?

Why is Everyone Moving to Queensland?

Buying & Building

What is an Eave and Why are They Important?

What is an eve? Stick around to find out. Building a house is an exciting journey, especially if it's your first time. Among the plethora of design considerations and architectural terms you'll come across, the term "eaves" might pop up frequently. These seemingly minor aspects of a house design play a significant role. This article will delve into eaves and the importance of including them in your home's architecture.

Buying & Building

What is a Contour Survey?

Understanding the contours of your land is essential in the world of construction and development. A contour survey is a comprehensive process undertaken by a registered surveyor to map the contours or outline of the land. But what exactly is it, and why is it so crucial, especially when planning to build a new home?

What is a Contour Survey?

Inspiration & Styling

What are Awning Windows?

Is it time to choose windows for your new home? It can both an exciting and overwhelming activity, with so many different styles to consider. One popular choice that complements both modern and traditional architecture as well as all sorts of interior design trends is the awning window.

What are Awning Windows?

Inspiration & Styling Tips & Tricks

How to Decorate Your Home at Christmas

The holiday season is a magical time when homes transform into festive wonderlands filled with warmth, joy and the spirit of giving. So, naturally, decorating your home for Christmas should be one of the most enjoyable ways to embrace the season – it doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

How to Decorate Your Home at Christmas

Buying & Building

How to Choose the Right Colorbond Roof

Building a new home is an exhilarating journey, especially for first-time home builders. During this process, one of the critical decisions is choosing the suitable roofing material and colour. Enter Colorbond, a popular roofing choice that's been taking the construction world by storm and is included as standard on every Brighton home.

How to Choose the Right Colorbond Roof

Inspiration & Styling Buying & Building

Everything You Need to Consider When Designing a Pool

You won't find any better sunshine than in Queensland, so it's little wonder that a house with a pool is the best way to enjoy the outdoors. A house with a pool and a neatly landscaped outdoor area can offer a private sanctuary or a space to entertain friends with a pool party. That's why this article is your guide to designing a backyard swimming pool that is right for you and your family.

Buying & Building

What is Weatherboard Made Of?

If you’re ready to build or renovate a home, you’ll likely be considering the type of external cladding you want – not just for its aesthetic appeal, but also its long-term durability and capacity to stand up to the harsh Queensland elements.

What is Weatherboard Made Of?

Inspiration & Styling Buying & Building

What is Cladding?

When you start picturing your dream first home, is the exterior as important as the interior? It should be! Cladding, in particular, can have a major influence on the final look, style and even functionality of your property’s exterior. But what exactly is cladding, and why does it matter in terms of home design and construction?

What is Cladding?

Inspiration & Styling

Best Hedging Plants

Many Australian native plants have both aesthetic appeal and practical benefits, such as acting as windbreaks and sound barriers.

Best Hedging Plants

Buying & Building

Buying Unregistered Land and What It Means For You

Have you ever considered the perks of buying unregistered land? Unregistered land offers buyers several benefits including more time to save and plan for your new home build.

Buying & Building Display Homes

What is a Rumpus Room?

Rumpus rooms serve as vibrant, multifunctional home spaces, blending entertainment with relaxation. Far from the formal atmosphere of a dining room, they bring life with natural light, bean bags, and shared activities like board games and movies. Perfect for kids and adults, these rooms adapt from lively gaming spots to calm reading nooks. Successful rumpus rooms reflect personal style and need, featuring cozy seating, ample storage, and design choices that boost function and beauty.

What is a Rumpus Room?

Buying & Building Home Designs

What is a Raked Ceiling (and why everyone loves them)

There are few things that make you say “wow!’ upon entering a room like a grand ceiling. The lofty sense of space, the brightness, the clean lines and tailored look – there’s plenty of reasons to opt for a raked ceiling if you are choosing to build new. Not only are raked ceilings a beloved architectural point, but there are also plenty of benefits to them as well. Here’s the low-down on raked ceilings and how they can impact your home.

Finance

How Much Should I Insure My House For?

If you’re building a new home or buying an existing property to potentially renovate in future, home insurance is something you will need to invest in – before you even move in. But knowing exactly much you should insure your home for can be a daunting question to answer.

How Much Should I Insure My House For?

Buying & Building Home Designs

What is an Architrave?

The exciting journey of building your first home is made up of many chapters – so put yourself in the best position by learning some common architectural and interior design terms. In the context of both aesthetics and the overall functionality of your home, architraves play a starring role. But what exactly are they?

What is an Architrave?