Here at Coastal Granny Flats, we love us a good well-lit, open plan flat that ties in with the style of the main home. We get excited by tiny homes in backyards and the potential they offer to the owners. But one thing that is a real downer to us is seeing...
Here on the East Coast of Australia, the modern, eco choice of living small has well and truly taken hold. The benefits abound. Affordability and reduced living costs, better for the environment with less energy usage, ease of maintenance and a generally simpler life....
Anyone interested in home design, or new design trends, has heard about the Tiny Home Movement. Originated in the US, classifications of tiny homes change across countries and even states. In Australia, the movement has just begun to take root, with an estimated 200...
I currently live in a two room granny flat nestled in among the bush on the south end of Central Coast NSW. The kitchen and ‘living’ room co-exist together, there’s a small bathroom while the other room serves as my bedroom. A covered deck on one side makes my humble...
With a mini boom in granny flats being built across Australia, (some estimates show a threefold increase in the last 5 years in NSW) what separates the good from the bad? In other words, how do you make sure your granny flat doesn’t turn into the storage shed for all...
Whether you’ve got some spare cash to invest, a bit of extra time on your hands, want to get in on the air b’n’b trend, or have just always liked the idea of saying “yeh I’ve got a granny flat out the back”, there’s more than a few good reasons to build. One of these...
