When Kayla was younger, she saved up for years to buy a 1980s house in 2011 in the NSW suburb of Silverdale, about an hour inland from Sydney CBD. On a 980sqm block, the three bedroom house cost $430,000. A Sydney designer took just a year to transform a dark, dreary 1980s house into a light and airy home that turned a handsome profit.
An inspiring renovation turns a 1980s Melbourne brick house into a stylish modern Australian home. Find out how they did it! An original '80s house with endless red brick and mountains of concrete had its white pillars toppled and now the four-bedroom, three-bathroom home, once the property equivalent of a bad perm. Tour the vibrant house of this Pakistani Australian homeowner that's an eclectic mix of cultures and colors.
1980s: Open-plan continues With a booming economy, America's Cup and Crocodile Dundee placed the world's eyes on Australia in the 1980s. Home design moved toward open plan living, and backyards became hubs for outdoor entertaining. Perched on the southernmost tip of one of Melbourne's prettiest waterfront precincts, this 1980s multi.
The Green West House is a substantial rework and update of a 1980s home in Orange, New South Wales. The clients had recently bought the home which they planned to renovate before they moved in. They engaged Source Architects, but soon after they sold their exisiting home, leaving only 6 weeks before being effectively homeless! Tips for modernising 70-80's brick homes - includes maintenance, removing exterior fixtures, rendering and cladding, landscaping, paving, painting and adding structural elements for visual interest.
70/80/90 Iconic Australian Houses 70/80/90 Iconic Australian Houses by Karen McCartney. Superbly photographed, this follow-up to the design classic 50/60/70 Iconic Australian Houses captures an architectural respect for Australia's unique, and often hostile, landscape.