Spending time at your holiday home during school holidays often highlights the little things you love about it — and the things you’d love to improve.
Whether you’re a Forster Tuncurry local hosting visiting family and friends, or a Sydneysider enjoying your coastal getaway, now is the perfect time to start planning updates that will make your next holiday even more enjoyable.
Here are five smart renovation ideas that can improve the way you live — and protect your investment for the long term.
1. Create a Holiday-Ready Kitchen
The kitchen is the heart of any home — and even more so in a holiday setting, where relaxed meals, family breakfasts and shared dinners are part of everyday life. If your kitchen feels outdated, cramped, or difficult to use, a kitchen renovation can transform the entire feel of your home. At B&S Nelson Building Services, we specialise in complete kitchen renovations — not just swapping cabinetry, but creating better flow, smarter layouts, and kitchens that truly embrace coastal living. A well-designed kitchen makes entertaining guests easier and lets you enjoy more time with the people who matter.
2. Add an Extra Bathroom or Ensuite
If you’re hosting visitors, you’ll know how valuable an extra bathroom can be. Adding an additional bathroom, ensuite, or upgrading an existing one helps busy mornings run more smoothly and gives everyone a little extra privacy and comfort.
An extra bathroom isn’t just practical — it also increases the value and liveability of your holiday property, making it a smart investment for the future.
3. Improve Indoor-Outdoor Living
Coastal living is embracing the outdoors. Opening up your home with wider doors, a new deck, or better indoor-outdoor flow can completely change the way you use the space — whether it’s for afternoon barbecues, sunset drinks, or simply letting the ocean breeze move through your home. If your visitors are spending as much time outside as inside, now’s the time to think about how your home can better connect to the outdoors.
4. Refresh Your Laundry or Mudroom
When there are kids, beach towels, sandy feet and surfboards everywhere, a practical laundry or mudroom becomes one of the most important rooms in the house. A smart renovation can add storage, improve functionality, and keep the rest of your home cleaner and more organised during busy holiday periods. Whether it’s a spot to hang wet beach gear or a better way to manage the wash cycle, small improvements here can make a big difference.
5. Design for Low-Maintenance Living
When you live near the coast — or use your home mainly for holidays — the less maintenance, the better. Selecting materials and finishes that can handle salt air, humidity, and busy foot traffic means less time cleaning and repairing, and more time enjoying everything Forster Tuncurry has to offer. From durable flooring to weather-resistant cladding, we can help you choose smart solutions that quietly do the hard work for you.
plan Your Holiday Home Renovation Now
If you’ve noticed a few things you’d like to improve during your stay — or you’re thinking ahead to the next time visitors arrive — now is the perfect time to start planning.
Our calendar fills quickly after the summer holidays, and getting your renovation underway early means you’ll be ready to enjoy a refreshed, more functional home by the next holiday season.
At B&S Nelson Building Services, we’ve been helping local families and holiday homeowners in Forster Tuncurry create beautiful, practical spaces for over 30 years.
We understand coastal living — and how to build and renovate homes that are made for making memories.
Thinking of renovating? Let’s talk
At B&S Nelson Building Services, we help homeowners create beautiful, practical spaces that stand the test of time. If you’re planning a kitchen, bathroom, or laundry renovation, we’ll help you make the right selections for a space that looks great and works for you. Get in touch today!