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An Insight into the First Home Owner Grant

March 05 2024

If you’re thinking about purchasing or building your first home, you might have some questions about the first home owner grant (or FHOG for simplicity’s sake!) and whether you’re eligible for it. We’ve done some research into the grant in an effort to condense and simplify the information for you. After all, it’s important to…

Beat the Heat

February 20 2024

How to Survive a Heatwave in Australia Every summer, Australians are plagued with seething heat that’s almost too extreme to fathom, the kind of heat that mimics Dante’s Inferno and that dominates polite conversation with strangers. This year, we’ve already experienced an absurd number of incredibly hot days, with temperatures ranging from the mid-thirties to…

Valentine’s Day Survival Guide

February 06 2024

If you’re not much of a romantic or you’re part of the group who thinks Valentine’s Day is merely a commercial holiday not worth celebrating, then you might not be in a hurry to make special plans for your significant other. However, that doesn’t mean they’re not expecting you to organise something romantic. Instead of…

The Difference Between Hamptons & Coastal Style Homes

January 24 2024

Are you looking for inspiration for your first home? If you’ve already had a Google and don’t know where to start when it comes to picking a style, we don’t blame you. Industrial, Bohemian, Minimalist, Farmhouse, Traditional… these are only a handful of the many, many styles that are available to choose from. For the…

Mr. Enthusiast’s Frequently Asked Questions

January 08 2024

The building process can be confusing, particularly for those embarking on the journey to building their first home. Often, conversations and paperwork are littered with industry jargon and unfamiliar practices, making them difficult to decipher without the support of a reliable homes consultant. We encourage our clients to approach us with any queries they may…

New Year, New Look

December 21 2023

Ways to Refresh your Home in 2024 We all like to think of the new year as a clean slate, an opportunity to reset and start anew. There are many things that you can do to shake up your ordinary life and routine, ranging from lifestyle and diet changes to a new hobby or change…

The cost of building a house in 2023

December 07 2023

It’s well known that the cost of both buying and building a house in Australia has suffered a dramatic increase over the past few years. An increase in demand has made finding permanent housing extremely difficult for many Australians, whether they’re in the rental or home ownership markets. Many people are considering whether now is…

­How to keep things classy & timeless with a black colour scheme

November 23 2023

Are you in the process of building or renovating your home? Unless you have a vision in mind, you might be feeling overwhelmed by possible colour schemes, tile trends or choosing an overall theme for your home. If you’re at a loss, we suggest keeping things simple and sticking to the basics: black and white.…

Things to consider before building a house

November 10 2023

If you’ve decided to take the plunge and build your own home, there are a lot of things that you will need to consider. To get you started, we’ve compiled a short summary for both experienced and first home builders. The building landscape is constantly changing, as are relevant rules and regulations, so it’s important…

Spooky DIY Halloween Decorations

October 27 2023

Spooky DIY Halloween DecorationsWith Halloween creeping closer, there’s not a lot of time left to deck out your home with decorations. Some of the best and most affordable decorations may have already disappeared from store shelves, meaning you may not have a lot of options left. We’ve scoured the internet for the best DIY decorations…