10 Reasons to Love the Brand New Houzz Australia Website
See what exciting new features are available on the newly renovated Houzz ... Down Under
G’day, Australian Houzzers. Welcome to the brand new localised version of Houzz.com, your online destination for deco and reno advice, inspiration, expertise, home products and professionals. We’re so excited to be bringing Houzz Down Under, and to be showcasing all the incredible projects of home professionals on our shores.
Here at Houzz Australia HQ, we know how important it is to serve up ideas, tips and knowledge that are relevant to the residents of our Great Southern Land, but also to highlight great design accomplishments from across the globe. In the same way, we’re dedicated to providing you access to home professionals in your local area, but also to experts around the world if you so wish. Read on for what to expect from the brand new localised Houzz website, and how to make the most of the site in sunny Australia.
Here at Houzz Australia HQ, we know how important it is to serve up ideas, tips and knowledge that are relevant to the residents of our Great Southern Land, but also to highlight great design accomplishments from across the globe. In the same way, we’re dedicated to providing you access to home professionals in your local area, but also to experts around the world if you so wish. Read on for what to expect from the brand new localised Houzz website, and how to make the most of the site in sunny Australia.
2. …but there are more Aussie photos available
We’ve been busy encouraging more and more amazing Australian designers and architects to share their projects on the site so that you have access to loads of local inspiration. So, if you’re on the hunt for beautiful bathroom designs, colourful splashback ideas, innovating outdoor zones, laid-back living room schemes or even ‘the kitchen sink’, look no further than our PHOTOS section. You’ll still have access to more than 3.5 million home photos across the world, but you’ll be able to filter your search to Australia and even by your local city.
Find out more about saving and sharing photos
We’ve been busy encouraging more and more amazing Australian designers and architects to share their projects on the site so that you have access to loads of local inspiration. So, if you’re on the hunt for beautiful bathroom designs, colourful splashback ideas, innovating outdoor zones, laid-back living room schemes or even ‘the kitchen sink’, look no further than our PHOTOS section. You’ll still have access to more than 3.5 million home photos across the world, but you’ll be able to filter your search to Australia and even by your local city.
Find out more about saving and sharing photos
3. You can now find professionals in your local area…
With 10,000 Australian professionals already on the site, you have a mecca of services and advice at your fingertips. From interior designers and architects to sparkies and plumbers, you’re now able to track down experts in your local area, view their recent projects and contact them directly. Simply visit the FIND A PRO section of the site and filter our directory by the type of home professional and geographical area.
With 10,000 Australian professionals already on the site, you have a mecca of services and advice at your fingertips. From interior designers and architects to sparkies and plumbers, you’re now able to track down experts in your local area, view their recent projects and contact them directly. Simply visit the FIND A PRO section of the site and filter our directory by the type of home professional and geographical area.
4. …and meet our local team
The Houzz Australia team, based in Sydney, are here to deliver you the local version of all your favourite features from Houzz. Among us, we have a cracking editorial team that’s committed to serving up daily features relevant to our Australian audience; a whiz-bang team devoted to sharing up-to-the-minute news from Houzz and to ‘start the conversation’ with Australian Houzzers and the rest of the world; and a fun and focused team dedicated to helping our homes experts make the most of Houzz Australia … oh, and how could we forget our office puppy, Crumpet.
Australian Houzzer? Come and say Hi!
The Houzz Australia team, based in Sydney, are here to deliver you the local version of all your favourite features from Houzz. Among us, we have a cracking editorial team that’s committed to serving up daily features relevant to our Australian audience; a whiz-bang team devoted to sharing up-to-the-minute news from Houzz and to ‘start the conversation’ with Australian Houzzers and the rest of the world; and a fun and focused team dedicated to helping our homes experts make the most of Houzz Australia … oh, and how could we forget our office puppy, Crumpet.
Australian Houzzer? Come and say Hi!
5. You can pose design questions to fellow Australian Houzzers…
Whether you’re faced with an impossible design dilemma, have a niggling decorating question or simply want to get the votes on a pressing DIY issue, head to our local ADVICE section to ask experts, home professionals and fellow homeowners alike. And you don’t have to stop there. You will still have access to discussions across our global site, so be sure to share your own tips and tricks with Houzzers all over the world.
Find out more about posting discussions
Whether you’re faced with an impossible design dilemma, have a niggling decorating question or simply want to get the votes on a pressing DIY issue, head to our local ADVICE section to ask experts, home professionals and fellow homeowners alike. And you don’t have to stop there. You will still have access to discussions across our global site, so be sure to share your own tips and tricks with Houzzers all over the world.
Find out more about posting discussions
6. …and discover local Ideabooks…
No longer will you have to spend boiling hot summers looking at pictures of fireplace-laden living room schemes. We’ll be providing content to match our seasons … and our lifestyle. We’re dedicated to delivering timely and informative Australian Ideabooks that are relevant to our local audience. We’ll be quizzing our local experts for tips and tricks – as well as providing a few of our own – scouring the site for tried-and-tested decorating solutions for every homeowner problem and serving up the latest seasonal news and trends.
Don’t want to miss out on fantastic features from across the world? Too easy! We’ll be pulling in the best room-by-room house tours from Barcelona to Boston – as well as great design news, ideas and advice – so you won’t miss out on a thing, and we’ll wrap it all up in our weekly newsletters.
We’d love to hear from you, too. Make sure you leave us a comment at the end of our Ideabooks and let us know what you think and how else we can help.
No longer will you have to spend boiling hot summers looking at pictures of fireplace-laden living room schemes. We’ll be providing content to match our seasons … and our lifestyle. We’re dedicated to delivering timely and informative Australian Ideabooks that are relevant to our local audience. We’ll be quizzing our local experts for tips and tricks – as well as providing a few of our own – scouring the site for tried-and-tested decorating solutions for every homeowner problem and serving up the latest seasonal news and trends.
Don’t want to miss out on fantastic features from across the world? Too easy! We’ll be pulling in the best room-by-room house tours from Barcelona to Boston – as well as great design news, ideas and advice – so you won’t miss out on a thing, and we’ll wrap it all up in our weekly newsletters.
We’d love to hear from you, too. Make sure you leave us a comment at the end of our Ideabooks and let us know what you think and how else we can help.
7. …by local writers and home professionals
Our editorial team consists of in-house writers and professional homes experts whose fingers are constantly on the pulse of what’s next in home design, and have centuries of experience solving homeowners’ design dilemmas between them. From expert landscape gardeners and small-space bathroom designers to craftaholics and stylists, our writers are to here to share their wisdom and offer inspiration every day in our Ideabooks section.
Pictured: Interior Designer Kate Abdou of Designer Man Cave in NSW – otherwise known as our resident ‘Man Space Guru’. Check out her guide to designing a gentleman’s boudoir
Our editorial team consists of in-house writers and professional homes experts whose fingers are constantly on the pulse of what’s next in home design, and have centuries of experience solving homeowners’ design dilemmas between them. From expert landscape gardeners and small-space bathroom designers to craftaholics and stylists, our writers are to here to share their wisdom and offer inspiration every day in our Ideabooks section.
Pictured: Interior Designer Kate Abdou of Designer Man Cave in NSW – otherwise known as our resident ‘Man Space Guru’. Check out her guide to designing a gentleman’s boudoir
And not only will they share their wisdom and upload their latest works and projects to inspire you, but our professionals on Houzz are also here to provide useful information about their projects and services. Feel free to ask them a question in the forums, share your very own Ideabooks with them and visit their profile to see how you can work together in the future.
Find out more about creating and sharing Ideabooks on Houzz Australia
Featured: Interior Designer Nelly Reffet of Twinkle & Whistle, Perth, WA. Step inside her rented Guildford cottage here.
Find out more about creating and sharing Ideabooks on Houzz Australia
Featured: Interior Designer Nelly Reffet of Twinkle & Whistle, Perth, WA. Step inside her rented Guildford cottage here.
And remember, a photo is so much more than just a photo. Whether you are flicking through beautiful images from around the world, or filtering your search to Australia-only shots, don’t forget to click into the photo to find out more information – you’ll discover product details, notes from the designer, more shots from the project and comments from Houzzers. You can even ask the designer a specific question about that shot.
8. We’ll be speaking your language
If Americanisms such as ‘countertop’, ‘nosy parker’ or ‘thrift store’ have left you scratching your head in the past, you can rest easy. We’re in Australia now, so it’s ‘benchtop’, ‘stickybeak’ and ‘op shop’, thank you very much. And yes, while there will be some mention of barbecues (or barbie) in the summer months, we’ll be here to deliver the content that we know you’re looking for now – no tacky Australian stereotypes in sight.
If Americanisms such as ‘countertop’, ‘nosy parker’ or ‘thrift store’ have left you scratching your head in the past, you can rest easy. We’re in Australia now, so it’s ‘benchtop’, ‘stickybeak’ and ‘op shop’, thank you very much. And yes, while there will be some mention of barbecues (or barbie) in the summer months, we’ll be here to deliver the content that we know you’re looking for now – no tacky Australian stereotypes in sight.
9. Download our local app
We know that a commute browsing thousands of images and conjuring up your dream home is a commute well spent – so our Houzz app has also been localised, too. Flick through beautiful images from Australia and around the world, save your favourites to Ideabooks, contact local professionals and post discussions while on the move, from the comfort of your own smartphone or tablet.
Find out more about our app for Android and iOS
We know that a commute browsing thousands of images and conjuring up your dream home is a commute well spent – so our Houzz app has also been localised, too. Flick through beautiful images from Australia and around the world, save your favourites to Ideabooks, contact local professionals and post discussions while on the move, from the comfort of your own smartphone or tablet.
Find out more about our app for Android and iOS
10. Finally, you can discover local products
As much as our bank balance thanks us for it – and as much as the shipping wait time is well worth it in the anticipation stakes – sometimes it’s nice to discover beautiful homewares on Australian shores … and that’s where our new local PRODUCTS section comes in handy. Find the perfect product by filtering the hundreds of thousands of items on Houzz by country, room, style and/or retailer to find out more info and where to buy them. You’ll also see product tags around the site in featured photos, making it even easier to discover new products and recreate the scheme of your dreams.
TELL US
What do you think of the new site? We’d love to hear from you, so post your feedback and questions in the comments section below.
MORE INFO
As much as our bank balance thanks us for it – and as much as the shipping wait time is well worth it in the anticipation stakes – sometimes it’s nice to discover beautiful homewares on Australian shores … and that’s where our new local PRODUCTS section comes in handy. Find the perfect product by filtering the hundreds of thousands of items on Houzz by country, room, style and/or retailer to find out more info and where to buy them. You’ll also see product tags around the site in featured photos, making it even easier to discover new products and recreate the scheme of your dreams.
TELL US
What do you think of the new site? We’d love to hear from you, so post your feedback and questions in the comments section below.
MORE INFO
Yes, we’re tailoring the site to our Australian audience, but we know how much you love all the existing features on Houzz. Indeed, you’ll still be able to take a tour around beautiful homes all over the world; still have access to our directory of more than 450,000 professionals; still be able to join in the conversation alongside more than 20 million other members of Houzz, and still be able to flick through more than 3.5 million photos from around the world.
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