Source: https://www.reslu.com.au/journal Journal # Notes from the studio. Process notes, material studies and project stories from RESLU's renovation work in Adelaide. - [![Brass tapware and natural stone detail in a North Adelaide renovation by RESLU](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68383dd58df4f767226bb4c2/6a1c67d3-d366-44c0-9b3c-608ef3c879f9/DSC00021.jpg) 2026-09-23 ## Built to Get Better With Age: Craft, Patina and the Details That Define a RESLU Home The bigger picture is built from hundreds of small decisions. Why RESLU favours honest materials, patina and careful craftsmanship over finishes designed only to look good at handover.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/built-to-get-better-with-age) - [![Luxury Heritage Home Renovation](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/slky8wym/production/9a6b64f0e56d46a76d489f07961067cc7aeecb64-2304x1536.jpg) 2026-08-19 ## Renovating a heritage home in Adelaide: what it takes to get it right A good heritage renovation protects the character that made the house worth keeping, while making it work for daily life now.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/renovating-heritage-home-adelaide) - [![Bespoke Home Extension ](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/slky8wym/production/3b8c2961a6d7c6ee027291e9806be10870cb4e58-2304x1536.jpg) 2026-08-19 ## Why Adelaide’s most considered renovations start with a bespoke home builder A bespoke renovation is not a premium label. It is a different process, shaped around the house, the brief and the standard expected.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/bespoke-home-builder-adelaide) - [![Luxury Walk In Wardrobe](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/slky8wym/production/f17d7a88e257c3e2a0bd9ae7ce777eb15e518b52-5792x8688.jpg) 2026-08-01 ## Maximising Small Spaces: Renovation Ideas for Compact Homes in Adelaide A compact home does not need more square metres. It needs more considered decisions about the ones it already has.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/maximising-small-spaces-renovation-adelaide) - [2026-07-26 ## Brick Is Not One Material. It Is a Hundred. Ask someone what they think of brick, and they will picture one thing. The brick they grew up with. The brick on the street they know best.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/brick-is-not-one-material) - [![Quality Details ](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/slky8wym/production/df2edbfedf2c222d8a4840ad7f5e320bfd66ea8a-1076x1520.jpg) 2026-07-26 ## The Difference Isn't the Brief. It's the Thinking Behind It. Imagine handing the same recipe to five different chefs. The ingredients are identical. The budget is identical. The kitchen is identical. Yet every meal tastes different.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/the-difference-isnt-the-brief) - [![Glass Link ](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/slky8wym/production/20b8be3e55bdcb4e0fa2fbf0cfef3038c4b2552f-640x997.jpg) 2026-07-26 ## Should a Home Extension Blend In or Stand Out? When a homeowner begins thinking about extending a character home — a Victorian terrace, a Californian bungalow, a Federation cottage — one question surfaces almost immediately.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/should-a-home-extension-blend-in-or-stand-out) - [![Arched doorway with steel frame and corbel detailing — RESLU, Adelaide](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/slky8wym/production/5d6038140aa6a0050559566e793dc4a07f80d90e-2000x3000.jpg) 2026-07-08 ## Architect, Interior Designer, or Builder: Which Do You Actually Need? The question is not which professional you need. It is whether they are coordinated, or working from separate briefs that were never reconciled.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/architect-interior-designer-or-builder) - [![Outdoor entertaining deck with built-in kitchen — RESLU, Adelaide](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/slky8wym/production/b5b5415c5c8c1ceaa17062019e5395c87f37189b-3000x2000.jpg) 2026-07-08 ## What We're Seeing in Adelaide Renovations Right Now Most renovation trends are just what showrooms are promoting this year. Some shifts actually reflect how people want to live. Here is what we are noticing across projects in Adelaide.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/renovation-trends-adelaide-2025) - [![Sunlit room corner with considered furniture and artwork — RESLU, Adelaide](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/slky8wym/production/5404d8389feee981a7f54316fba1ec0a866562b0-2000x3000.jpg) 2026-07-08 ## Why Layout Matters More Than You Think Layout is not resolved after other design decisions are made. It is where design should start. A room with a layout problem cannot be fixed by the tiles.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/the-psychology-of-space) - [![Classical plaster arch with black steel doorway — RESLU, Adelaide](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/slky8wym/production/e62323cb85f7a3b08d41a77ca4e99512e03f61fd-3000x2000.jpg) 2026-07-08 ## What Does a Design and Build Studio Do? Design, interiors, and construction developed as one process rather than handed off in sequence. Here is what that actually changes.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/what-does-a-design-and-build-studio-do) - [![Custom timber joinery detail with concealed lighting and stone plinth — RESLU, Adelaide](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/slky8wym/production/2026aa48b6f6a4a7c7c4b4ee64b865e4cc4e87f3-2000x3000.jpg) 2026-07-08 ## Why Bigger Isn't Better: The McMansion Trap More floor plan, fewer decisions made well. On the brief failure behind oversized renovations and why the most considered homes in Adelaide are rarely the biggest ones on the street.](https://www.reslu.com.au/journal/mcmansion-trap)