Pete’s shortcut: How to tailor-make your home

When it comes to designing, building and doing major work around your home, it can be an expensive exercise and can easily feel overwhelming. Pete Colquhoun will be stepping you through the key areas of an open-plan home that you need to get right, and giving you architectural tips that will help keep your budget under control and achieve that tailor-made home you’ve been dreaming of.

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Pete Colquhoun Architect

Pete has extensive TV credits across a range of television genres, from lifestyle, reality and sport including commentary for Seven’s Olympic Games broadcast. For the last 14 years he has been the resident Architect on Australia's number one lifestyle show Better Homes and Gardens.

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