Tag: design your own house

Eight year house renovation a labor of love in Highton

Mahendra, 01/04/2025

Nick and Emma Jarman with children Maddie, 10 and Grace, 8 at their renovated Highton house. Picture: Peter Ristevski

A COMPLETE renovation of a “chocolate ripple brick house” has transformed a Highton property into a modern family home.

The layout may have stayed relatively the same but the house at 10 Oakbank Ave looks like a new home.

Emma and Nick Jarman bought the property about eight years ago for $483,500 after returning from Dubai and spent two years searching for what they wanted.

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Hibernate here: Palm Springs meets Ascot in this stunning home renovation — you’ll never want to leave

Mahendra, 14/03/2025

Becky and Francisco Smout and their two children in the house at 14 Abbott St, Ascot, they have just renovated. Photo: Brock Beazley Photography.

PALM Springs may be a long way from Brisbane, but you wouldn’t know it stepping inside this Ascot masterpiece.

Inspired by the US desert resort city, seasoned renovators Rebecca and Francisco Smout set out to create a luxurious, yet relaxed, renovation of a 1930s Queenslander at 14 Abbott Street.

“The Palm Springs inspiration comes from summer vibes and really appeals to our Queensland lifestyle,” Mrs Smout said.

BEFORE: The front of the house at 14 Abbott

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