Jesse McCabe

‘Lake Ridge House’ is officially under construction. An Australian farmhouse set high among the gums. Follow along to watch this beauty come to life over the next couple of months.

can you see it?

did I forget anything? Do you agree or disagree with any of these?

did I forget anything? do you agree or disagree with any of these?

Look who has finally entered the world of tech.. our new website is now live - take a squiz and let us know what you think!

We shared a few months ago our mood board for our next build, which was stunning, but sadly - where we are building there are specific design requirements and we are also in a very high fire zone - which meant nearly all our favourite features were rejected 😓 we wanted a black clad house (rejected), pool (rejected), or timber clad (rejected). So, we have pivoted. The house will now be white (trying to decide between a shale grey or darker grey roof - my votes dark grey) and now have been discussing window colour as that really depicts the whole vibe of the house (my votes black) - anyway watch this space! I’ve found the interior SO difficult to decide what to do.. it’s a flip house so we want something that is ‘sellable’ and a clean slate.. but I think we have settled on a mix of ‘Australian farmhouse’ and ‘japandi’- so essentially the words I have landed on are: warm, timber, natural/organic - and from here, these are the Pinterest inspo pictures we have landed on (that we both like). Our DA has finally been approved - so excited to get started and share the journey as we go!

Kahibah house after.. swipe for the before - did you see the vision? Designed and built by @mccabebuilding

from Hannibal Lecter’s basement to a beautiful and functional laundry room.. sometimes it just takes a little vision 😅

you would think that choosing a white paint would be easy, but all of a sudden you are slammed with 8000 different options and wondering where to go from there? After renovating many many houses I think we have finally nailed how to choose the perfect white which sidenote there is not a perfect white for every single house because every house is going to throw a different lights and some houses will suit a warm undertone and some are going to suit a cooler depending on the colours of your timber, cabinetry, furniture etc So save this reel for your next renovation ! #whitepaint #dulux

after —-> before main bedroom edition. Once we took the ceiling off we could see the potential for a gable ceiling which really elevated this room and gives it the ‘grandness’ of a master bedroom. We also (thankfully) removed that carpet with whatever that weird stain was…. 🫠

some of the small moments of this beautiful kitchen renovation - who else loves a nice appliance cupboard with the clever pocket doors!

New deck, stairs, French doors and repositioning of windows to create a more cohesive indoor/outdoor flow for this kitchen and dining area.