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Lift your look

Adding style and smart home functionality to your place doesn’t have to mean a major electrical refit.

With just a few simple electrical features from Clipsal you can transform the look and feel of spaces in your home and make day-to-day living easier to manage.

Here are some ideas for small additions that can make a big difference to how you enjoy life at your place.

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Kitchen & Bathroom Trends

Interior Designer, Katherine Lightfoot, explains current kitchen and bathroom design trends and gives advice on how to create beautiful and functional spaces.

Home Office Design

Whether you love working from home or not, it has likely become a part of day-to-day life – no longer are makeshift spaces sufficient, which means there’s no better time to create your ideal home office.

Innovative Design

Get the inside scoop on what goes into creating the Clipsal products you love to use. We chatted with Design Director, Tim Rochford about his experience, design philosophy and how to continually innovate.

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Designer Insider

Get the inside info on how products come to life, how we love to innovate and how we design with a customer-first approach.

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The Perfect Finishing Touch With Iconic

Tips on how some small, easy changes can make a big impact. Update the look of your décor with the Iconic range.

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Smart Home Innovation

How to create an intuitive and energy-efficient home, designed for how you and your family want to live.

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Help protect your home

Discover some practical ways that you can help protect your home, valued possessions and your loved ones with the help of innovative electrical products.

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Elevate Your Outdoor Space with Clipsal Wiser

The outdoor living space, has become an extension of the home — a place to unwind, entertain, and connect with nature. Clipsal Wiser, the innovative home automation system, can take your outdoor living to the next level.

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Make summer great with Clipsal

The countdown is on to the busy festive season and summer break. Here, we show you how clever features from the Iconic and Wiser ranges can keep things simple and stress-free while adding comfort and safety to your holidays.

Use Electric Home Design to elevate your home

In the same way that construction and styling help to create a beautiful space, Electric Home Design brings that space to life and tailors it to how you want to live.

Create your dream kitchen

Kitchens today are so much more than somewhere to cook. With so many demands on one busy space it’s important to plan your kitchen so that it’s practical and efficient for everyone who uses it, as well as being a beautiful and welcoming place to spend time.

Plan your ultimate bathroom

Our bathrooms are busy, complex places, they need to combine function and style – offering everything that everyone needs, in a space that everyone enjoys using. And while gorgeous tiles and sleek fittings are part of the picture, it’s the Electric Home Design that holds the key to unlocking this room’s potential.

Create the perfect home office

It’s never been more important to include a tailored workspace in your home. With more people working from home more regularly, and older children living at home longer, it’s essential to have a dedicated area in your house for inspired, productive work.

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Plan a living room you’ll love

Our living rooms are multi-functional spaces – they need to switch easily between family movie nights and coffee catch-ups, online gaming sessions, sleepovers, and Sunday afternoon naps on the couch. With a little planning, you can create a living room that moves seamlessly from one activity to the next, catering to everyone’s needs.

Your hideaway haven

Our bedrooms are very personal spaces in our homes. They are where we rest and recharge at the end of each day, and where we prepare for the new day ahead.

Lighten the load

Who says doing laundry has to be a chore? A few clever additions to the electric home design for this room can take it from basic to brilliant and create a space that’s a pleasure to use.

Your great outdoors

Our back gardens are extensions of our homes – they’re places for enjoying meals, catching up with family and friends, and spending time relaxing. Whether you have a pool and room for backyard cricket, or a smaller garden with a deck and barbecue, use electric home design to enhance the outdoor living at your place.

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Put your best front forward

The front of your property – from the garden to the driveway and garage – is where your home makes its all-important first impression. Good electric home design can help to boost its street appeal while deterring any unwanted visitors, and help you get the most out of your garage space too.

Make a memorable entrance

The entrance to our home plays several roles: it’s a familiar and comforting space for us at the end of the day, it welcomes guests as they arrive, and it’s a snapshot of our lifestyle. Create an entrance that speaks to your design aesthetic and adds ease to daily life with Electric Home Design that combines lighting and smart home elements from Clipsal.

Charge smarter with Schneider

Thinking of getting an EV? You’re not alone. Electric car sales are on the rise thanks to their better long-term environmental credentials and cheaper running and maintenance costs compared with fossil fuel vehicles. And while the public EV charging network is growing, at-home smart EV chargers add even more convenience and peace of mind to EV ownership too.

Set the scene

A great dining room can switch easily between casual family meals, five-course gourmet extravaganzas with friends, and intimate dinners for two. It might also be a place for catch-up cocktails or nightly homework with the kids. Clipsal’s Electric Home Design can help you to create a dining room that will cater to every occasion.

Planning and Selection

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Get the green light on your new build

Building an energy-efficient home isn’t about making sacrifices. Your dream home, can be easily controlled, from anywhere, by the touch of a button.

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Home Reno Advice

Deciding to renovate your home is an exciting step and the key to achieving the perfect result is to take your time getting the plan and details right.