March 2026

There is something undeniably special about a Queenslander. The high-set timber silhouette, the wrap-around verandahs, the intricate fretwork catching the afternoon light — these homes are woven into the fabric of South East Queensland’s streetscapes, and when they are well maintained, they are genuinely beautiful. Painting a Queenslander home is one of the most powerful […]

When a luxury builder constructs their own family home, the result tends to be revealing. There are no client compromises, no brief to negotiate, no budget conversations to moderate. Just the unfiltered expression of everything they know about how a home should be designed, built, and lived in. For Paul Cross and Tanya King of

In Brisbane’s leafy inner-east suburb of Hawthorne, a pre-war home had been quietly ageing for nearly a century. Converted at some point into a duplex and largely left alone, it was the kind of property many buyers would have walked straight past. The neighbours next door saw something different. Their vision was bold: take this

There’s a particular kind of confidence required to step back from trend-driven design and commit instead to something quieter, more considered, and built to last. In Wellington Point, boutique Brisbane Bayside builder Bowe Projects has done exactly that, delivering a two-storey family residence that trades noise for warmth, and spectacle for substance. The result is