Michaelangelo Designer Homes

16/10/2026

“Nothing has been compromised.”

Those are the words that stand out to us in this feedback from our Hurstville clients.

This custom home was built on a constrained inner-south Sydney block, where getting the outcome right meant working carefully with the site, the design and the details rather than allowing the block to dictate the quality of the finished home.

From the overall planning through to the joinery, finishes and construction detailing, every element had to work together.

The result was a home our clients felt reflected the standard they expected — and feedback we're still proud to look back on.
Hurstville custom home, completed 2022.

Michaelangelo Designer Homes
Redefining the Art of Building.

16/10/2026

Hurstville. A tight inner-south block, but a home that doesn't feel constrained by it.

In the kitchen, Polytec Notaio Walnut Woodmatt runs floor to ceiling, allowing the full-height cabinetry to read as one continuous joinery element rather than a collection of cupboards.

The lighter stone island provides contrast and keeps the centre of the room visually open, while the cooking zone is recessed into the rear wall, with integrated lighting adding depth without competing for space.

On a narrow block, every design decision affects how the home feels beyond its actual dimensions.

Where you look. How spaces connect. Where joinery stops. Where light enters. What you see through to the next room.

Narrow blocks are won in the sightlines, not in the square metres.

Custom home built by Michaelangelo Designer Homes in Hurstville, Sydney.

14/10/2026

A single-storey home can still have presence.

At this Claremont Meadows home, the sandstone entry blade extends beyond the roofline, introducing height and drawing the eye directly to the entrance.

Rather than competing with it, the rest of the façade is deliberately restrained — a charcoal roof, timber-look garage door, rendered elements, dark aggregate driveway and considered landscaping.

Then, as the light changes, the sandstone takes on a different character.

Integrated lighting brings out the natural variation in the stone and turns the entry into the focal point of the home after dusk.
One strong feature. Everything else working around it.

Custom home built by Michaelangelo Designer Homes in Claremont Meadows, Western Sydney.

13/10/2026

A fixed-price building contract doesn’t necessarily mean every cost inside it is fixed.

Prime Cost allowances and Provisional Sums have legitimate purposes.

They cover items that haven't been finally selected, or work where the exact scope or cost can't yet be determined.

The important question isn't simply whether your contract contains allowances.

It's what they cover, how realistic they are, and how much of the contract price is still capable of changing.

A low allowance can make the starting price look attractive — until the actual selection or cost is known.

So when comparing building proposals, don't just compare the number at the bottom.

Read the allowances before you read the total.

We've explained what to look for before signing a fixed-price building contract:

Prime cost items and provisional sums are how a fixed price quietly moves. A Sydney builder on what can be fixed before you sign, and six questions to ask.

09/10/2026

What can you actually fit on a 10-metre-wide block?

More than you might think — if the floor plan is designed around the constraint rather than squeezed into it.

Our Genesis 18 is a 170.8m² single-storey design created for a 10-metre-wide lot, with three bedrooms and a layout that still provides separation between living and private spaces.

The main bedroom sits privately at the front with its own walk-in robe and ensuite. Bedrooms two and three are positioned further back, while the kitchen, dining and family areas come together as one open living zone connecting directly to the alfresco.

There’s also a separate multi-purpose room — valuable extra space for a home office, second living area, kids’ zone or whatever the household needs it to become.

But designing for a narrow block means making deliberate choices.

Here, the single garage helps preserve usable floor area and allows the home to retain both the multi-purpose room and alfresco. Move to a double garage on a block of this width and something else generally has to give.

That’s why we look at the whole floor plan — not just the façade.

Have a narrow block and wondering what could work on it? Talk to us about adapting one of our designs to suit your land, lifestyle and priorities.

09/10/2026

Glenmore Park, 2007. Where it started.

The first home built by Michaelangelo Designer Homes.

Nearly two decades later, it’s a reminder that the decisions made during construction have a life well beyond handover.

Styles change. Materials change. Homes evolve.

But good construction has to stand the test of time.

This was the first chapter for Michaelangelo Designer Homes — and the same belief in building properly continues today.

Redefining the Art of Building. Since 2007.

07/10/2026

Stone to the splashback — not tile.

It looks like a finishing decision.

In reality, it was made months earlier.

Choosing to continue the benchtop stone up the splashback affects more than the material selection. Power points, joinery, the range, stone set-out and the shelf detail all need to be considered before the stonemason arrives to measure.

Leave that decision until the tiler is ready to start and what should have been a coordinated detail can become a variation involving multiple trades.

The details you notice at the end of a build are often decided long before you see them.

Strathfield, Sydney.

Built by Michaelangelo Designer Homes.

05/10/2026

Some of the details you notice at the end of a build were decided months earlier.

Take an arch.

It may look like a simple architectural detail on a drawing, but getting the finished proportion and curve right starts well before render and paint.

On our Strathfield home, the arched forms were considered as part of the construction itself — set out and coordinated through the brickwork rather than treated as decorative details to be added at the end.

That early planning is what allows the same architectural language to carry through the home, from the façade and entry to the details beyond.

Good detailing isn't something you add at the end. It's something you plan from the beginning.
Strathfield, Sydney.

Built by Michaelangelo Designer Homes.

25/04/2026

Most homes look good in daylight.

Very few feel right at dusk.

This is where design reveals itself.

Proportion.

Balance.

Restraint.

A modern farmhouse that doesn’t rely on trends—
but on timeless composition and considered detailing.

From the symmetry of the gables
to the contrast of light brick, black framing and soft lighting…
every element works together, not against each other.

This isn’t just a façade.

It’s a statement of intent.

Built for those who understand that true value
is seen in the details others overlook.

Michaelangelo Designer Homes — Redefining the Art of Building

25/04/2026

Today, we pause in quiet reflection.

We honour the courage, sacrifice, and enduring spirit of the men and women who have served our nation.

Their legacy is etched into the fabric of Australia — in the freedoms we live, the values we uphold, and the mateship that defines us.

With humility and gratitude, we remember.

Lest We Forget.