New technology and smart design means our homes and appliances can work hard for us, making everyday tasks easier and our homes more comfortable. From saving money to keeping our home feeling bright and fresh, these five clever home upgrades are here to make everyday life that little bit better.
VELUX, a breath of fresh air
Natural daylight and fresh air can make an incredible difference to not only your home, but also your mood and circadian rhythms. As light moves throughout the day, it can bring warmth, movement and character to your space, helping it feel more connected to the outdoors.
If you’re struggling with spaces that feel dark, rooms that become stuffy or bathrooms that struggle with condensation, VELUX skylights offer the solution. The framing view of the sky creates a more open, bright and inviting space and even encourages passive ventilation by allowing heat, humidity and condensation to escape while drawing fresh air indoors.
By bringing together beautiful natural light and fresh air, VELUX skylights can help create healthier, more comfortable homes while reducing reliance on artificial lighting and air conditioning.
1KOMMA5°, a smarter solar solution
To make the most of our sunny skies, Aussies are increasingly adopting solar and battery technology at home. Solar power and storage are known for helping to lower your electricity bills, but it’s their intelligent optimisation that’s the key to energy independence.
1KOMMA5°’s Heartbeat AI (an energy optimisation platform) makes the most of your 1K5° product ecosystem (that combines air conditioning, home solar panels, modular batteries, EV chargers, and hot water heat pumps), by learning your home’s energy needs and storing, buying or selling when the wholesale energy price is right.
For Queensland homeowner Chloe, adding a 41.9 kWh battery to her home solar system made a significant difference. Running a busy family home can be expensive, but by adding a battery, it has meant more of her home’s solar energy could be stored, then used when her family needs it.
After installing her battery with 1KOMMA5° and adding Heartbeat AI, Chloe reduced her first quarter’s electricity bill by $670 year on year.
Ready to make your home more intelligent? Talk to 1KOMMA5° about the right solution for your home.
Dreame Technology, innovative cleaning
Sick of cleaning up messy spills and or have ongoing pet odour issues? Dreame’s new-generation wet and dry vacuum, the T16 Pro TriForce, is redefining floor care. It features a triple water-driven action – 200-degree sterilising steam, 90-degree hot water and deodorising foam that comes together in one ultra-slim glide. This ensures a hygienically clean result so your floors are fresh and ready for whatever the day brings. The vacuum uses this same sterilising, ultra-hot technology to double-clean itself, ensuring that bacterial build-up is reduced.
And with powerful suction and a slim, sleek design, the impressive vacuum cleans up mess with stylish ease. Designed for modern homes, it can tackle everything from hidden allergens, grease and pet odours with professional-level hygiene. The GlideWheel Power System enables the rear wheels to lead, making every push and pull feel effortless. It’s the smarter alternative to time-consuming, physically demanding traditional cleaning methods.
Attic Group, optimising your home
The great Australian struggle is finding more storage space in our homes, without needing to move. The solution? Optimising our previously underused attic space. And no one’s better at transforming an attic than Attic Group.
Trusted since 1975, they’ve evolved to offer complete solutions, from organised attic storage, roof-space access and attic conversions to full second-storey extensions.
An attic conversion can create a new room in your home, while a full second-storey extension gives your growing household room to expand. Where suitable, bring order to the clutter with purpose-built attic storage designed for your home and needs and access the space easily with safe attic ladders.
With branches in Sydney and Melbourne, the experienced team takes you from concept to completion. The result is innovative, beautifully designed spaces that improve everyday living, adapt as needs change and help homeowners make more of the home they already have.
Pot Perfection, perfect for spring planting
With spring planting season here, it’s the perfect time to stock up on the essentials, and a new potting mix has just landed at Bunnings.
Tried, tested and loved by more than 400 wholesale nurseries and growers across Queensland and New South Wales, The Garden Family is bringing Pot Perfection Professional Potting Mix to home growers for the first time.
Pot Perfection contains Australian RP HydroGro Wood Fibre Technology and an 18-month controlled release fertiliser, giving plants better airflow, healthier roots and more consistent hydration. A built-in wetting agent keeps moisture even throughout the mix, making it suited to pots, tubs and containers, including acid-loving plants, such as camellias, gardenias and blueberries.
Brought to you in collaboration with VELUX, 1KOMMA5°, Dreame, Attic Group and The Garden Family.
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