Post-War triple-fronted, brick veneer home in Fawkner, Victoria. Photo via realestate.com.au prior to renovation.
“Alistair came and gave me an extensive consultation about so many questions I had about updating my brick veneer post-war home. He was immensely knowledgeable and helpful and I will be implementing his advice and ideas for many years to come.
I was really stuck on so many questions, as I don’t love all aspects of my house, but it’s home and probably will be for many years to come. He was able to give me some clear guidelines about which were the ‘good bones’ of the house to keep, which features were a little mid-century modern and so could be enhanced and so on. I am also in the process of trying to improve the energy efficiency of my home and he was a wealth of information about tradespeople who could install double glazed windows appropriate and sympathetic to the house, how to hide the new split system well and so much more.
I would highly recommend his services and will most likely engage him when I get around to renovating my kitchen.”
Post-War triple-fronted, brick veneer home in Fawkner, Victoria. Photo via realestate.com.au prior to renovation.
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Secret Design Studio
Secret Design Studio is a small, boutique building and interior design studio that specialises in retro homes of the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s.
Secret Design Studio received three vinyl tile samples from “Stick on Tiles Australia” and I have mixed feelings about this product. Each 30cm square tile has a paper backing that conceals the sticky back. The product made me think about honesty and dishonesty in materials for interior design. My test always involves putting a sample of the imitation product adjacent to the real thing to see how fake (or real) it looks.![]()
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In this case, the “terrazzo” pattern look is a failure, the pattern is too bold, the finish is too matt, and the colours look wrong. The other two are more “honest”, as they look like what they are – vinyl tiles. ![]()
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It is a product designed for the DIY and Flipper market, and I would not consider it in wet areas, or a kitchen splashback close to a heat source. Due to the lightness of the product its ideal application could be for refreshing a caravan floor which has lighter use than most domestic situations. As with any flexible flooring material so much depends on what is underneath, as the thinness of the tile will transfer any imperfections from beneath the tile.
