Designing & Inspiration

Designing & Inspiration

• Best Indoor Plants For Your Home
  Indoor plants are a simple yet effective way to bring more warmth to your home. Not only do indoor plants add great aesthetic value, but they are also proven to improve your physical health, lower stress and reduce fatigue.  Our guide to the best indoor plants for your home helps you take advantage of all... Read more »...Read more
• Benefits of Adding a Butlers Pantry to your Kitchen Design
  The kitchen is the heart of your home, and with the rise of open plan living, the heart is more exposed than ever before. Whilst giving our homes a central living hub, it also allows you to consider your kitchen differently. Kitchens now are expected to be aesthetically cohesive with the look of your living... Read more »...Read more
• Importance of the Right Kitchen Flooring
  As the foundation to the central hub of your home, you can expect your kitchen floor to receive a workout from day to day. Finding the right kitchen flooring can completely transform your kitchen and living space and elevate its comfort and functionality.  The kitchen is both your home’s aesthetic anchor as well as one... Read more »...Read more
• Our Top 5 Favourite Kitchens 2022
  As open plan living becomes the norm, the emphasis on designing a beautiful and functional kitchen has only soared. Today, kitchens are a major opportunity to establish the style of your home and create the perfect central hub. With design trends always evolving, here’s our guide to our top five favourite kitchens for 2022.  Moody... Read more »...Read more
• Six Kitchen Benchtops and Which One is Right For You
  Kitchens are the heart of the home – as the central hub of your home, we know the kitchen living space is where you’re bound to make the most prized family memories. With open plan living growing in popularity, the kitchen is becoming part of your centralised living space, often visible from your living and... Read more »...Read more
• Skillion Roofs
  The skillion roof style continues to grow in popularity as homes embrace modern and edgy facades. It’s likely you’ve seen a skillion roof recently but have yet to learn of its name.  A hallmark of Australian architectural design for suburban living, the skillion roof could be the perfect accent to elevate and modernise your home.... Read more »...Read more
• Your Guide to the Hamptons Style Kitchen
  When we think of our dream home, the designs and styles of the Hamptons often come to mind: expansive open plan living, airy spaces with natural light and earthy colour palettes.   Australian homes continue to embrace the Hamptons style, providing the perfect balance between comfort and contemporary design. The kitchen is the ultimate space to... Read more »...Read more
• The Best Features of a Hampton Home
  In recent years, Hamptons style homes have emerged as a beloved source of home inspiration – renowned for their innovative and classical features. Ultimately, the Hamptons style revolves around the feelings of calmness, charm & comfort.  Ideal for the Australian climate and lifestyle through their refined design elements, G.J. Gardner Homes has your guide to... Read more »...Read more
• How to Transcend Home Design Trends
  Designing a home is one of the most exciting, yet challenging projects we choose to take on in our lives. But falling into the trap of designing your home with current trends is something the majority are guilty of doing. Choosing to design with seasonal trends in mind can end up being a costly mistake.... Read more »...Read more
• Five Tapware Trends for 2022
  Tapware and fixtures are a pivotal part of any new bathroom or design and can be the focal point of the room. Choosing the right tapware can elevate or even change the overall aesthetic of your home, so it’s essential to do your research and make considered choices when selecting tapware.   With so many styles,... Read more »...Read more
• How to Choose the Perfect Tiles for your Bathroom
  If you’re embarking on your first home building journey, choosing the right tiling for your bathroom can often leave you with more questions than answers.  This guide aims to provide a starting point for planning out your perfect bathroom. Complete with tips, tricks, and advice from some of our very own new home design experts,... Read more »...Read more
• How to Design a Coastal Home
  Whether you’re after a year-round holiday feeling or a home design that compliments the climate; coastal style homes are a great option for new builds in Australia. Beach house designs are the perfect match for our laidback way of life, and you don’t need to live a stone’s throw from the beach to enjoy this... Read more »...Read more
• Kitchen Backsplash Trends
  There are so many decisions to make when it comes to designing and building your new kitchen, choosing a backsplash can often be put on the back burner. While it’s first and foremost a kitchen practicality, a backsplash (or splashback) is also an important element in the overall aesthetic of your space.  The kitchen design... Read more »...Read more
• How to Choose the Right Colours for Your Interior
  Why is choosing an interior colour scheme so important? When you walk into a house, and you feel a sense of “home”, it’s because there is harmony & balance. The space just “feels right”, and everything works together. The repetition of colours, materials & textures helps create a sense of cohesion in a home and... Read more »...Read more
• Designing An Outdoor Entertaining Area
  Entertaining in Australia usually means one thing – the outdoors. No matter the season, time of the day or size of the outdoor area, we tend to naturally congregate outside when gathering with family or friends.  If you’re especially fond of hosting backyard barbecues, afternoon drinks or dinner parties, your home outdoor entertaining area should... Read more »...Read more
• Interior Colour Trends for 2022
  1. Grey, Grey & More Grey With Hamptons’ style being so popular over the last couple of years, the glamour of grey has become a common staple in our interiors. Grey is the ultimate neutral colour that will work well with any furniture and accessories, and the right shade of grey paint will instantly form... Read more »...Read more
• Tips for Choosing the Right Tapware for Your Bathroom
  The new bathroom is looking pretty schmick, and it’s time to decide on the all-important details. Selecting tapware for your new bathroom is a bigger task than you might think. Taps for bathrooms must not only serve their basic function of providing water for washing and rinsing, but they also need to look good and... Read more »...Read more
• How to Choose The Right Flooring
  Whether building a new home or renovating, there’s so much to consider when it comes to flooring. Both functionality and style come into the equation, and it’s important to find the perfect balance. What is the best option for flooring? Every home is different! The most suitable flooring for your home comes down to a... Read more »...Read more
• How to Choose the Right Colours for Your Exterior
  Choosing the exterior colours of your new home can be one of the most challenging decisions that you make during your home build. You want your home to have street appeal and establish your home’s personality and the best way to achieve that is by choosing the right colours and finishes. But choosing the right... Read more »...Read more
• How to Choose the Right Colorbond Roof?
  In Australia, we wear our homes like a badge of honour. We want our suburbs, our streets and our houses to be the best they can be. They become a reflection of ourselves, our families and our lifestyles. Nature and the surrounding environment can be part of the story but there is a culmination of... Read more »...Read more
• How to Design a Stylish Laundry
  Often neglected in the home design process, it’s so important to get your laundry design right, and make the most of this highly functional space. Functional laundry design in the Longreach Display Home, Dalby, QLD Your laundry space should allow room to manoeuvre with bulky items and cleaning supplies, so as to prevent adding any... Read more »...Read more
• Designing the Perfect Outdoor Living Space
  As Australians, we love the outdoors. We love the sun, the fresh air, and the lush, feel-good greenery. That’s why it’s so important to take the time to design a considered, functional outdoor living space. Whether your perfect outdoor living space is a deck overlooking your garden, or an alfresco for entertaining your guests, these... Read more »...Read more
• The Rules of Modern Bathroom Design
  There’s no denying that your bathrooms are extremely important areas of your home. Some think that a rain head and a big tub are all you need to make the perfect bathroom, but there’s much more to modern bathroom design than meets the eye. There’s also a long-held myth that designing a bathroom should be... Read more »...Read more
• Choosing a Colour Palette for your Home
  Choosing a colour palette for your home is a big decision. After all, it’s more than just deciding on a paint colour and buying some throw cushions. To do it right, you must consider all of the surfaces, finishes and inclusions across your whole home. It’s understandable for this to seem like a daunting task,... Read more »...Read more
• What is a Butler’s Pantry, and Do You Need One?
  Hosting a dinner party? No matter what you do, everyone always ends up in the kitchen. Your guests are ether chatting to the cook, making drinks, helping prepare food or getting in the way! The kitchen is the heart of your home, and with the rise of open plan living, the heart is more exposed... Read more »...Read more
• 10 Master Bedroom Design Ideas
  The Master Bedroom isn’t just any room in the house—it’s your private sanctuary. It should be your favourite room in your home, where you can let go of the day’s stress and simply relax. Stuck for ideas on decorating or designing your master bedroom? Check out these ten master bedroom design ideas that will never... Read more »...Read more
• How to Design a Functional Kitchen
  Over the past 20 years, the kitchen has transformed from a hidden room in a home to a multi-generational, multi-purpose space. The kitchen’s role is no longer limited to cooking and washing up. Now, it’s also a living and entertainment area—a space where the kids do their homework, and parents check emails, make drinks and... Read more »...Read more
• A Guide To Modern Hamptons Style
  For a while now, an exclusive beachside community on the other side of the world has had a disproportionate impact on the look and feel of Australian homes — and there’s no sign of it stopping. You guessed it, we’re talking about Hamptons. ‘The Hamptons’ style is continuing to make waves across the Pacific by... Read more »...Read more
• Top 10 Facade Design Features For Your Home
  From cladding to landscaping, windows and doors; a contemporary facade design will have your home crowned king of the neighbourhood. Read more!...Read more
• Home Office Workspace Design Ideas That Make You Want To Work
  Forget cramped cubicles and noisy coworkers: the beauty of working from home is that you can create an office space that’s stylish, comfortable and inspiring. With these home office workspace design ideas, you’ll actually want to work! A dedicated space The advent of new technology has blurred the boundaries between home and work. This means... Read more »...Read more
• How To Make Paint Colour Work For You
  Choosing paint colours and how to use those colours in interiors can be a daunting task for home owners. Often people will go one of two ways – either the process of choosing paint colours becomes all too much for them and they end up choosing one neutral colour for their entire house or they... Read more »...Read more