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Mikaela DayReal Estate Magazine Editor

Mikaela Day is the Herald Sun’s Real Estate Magazine Editor. She oversees the weekly Realestate liftout, which covers all things property. Quirky homes, celebrity sales, development movements, architectural wonders and home-style tips are just the beginning.

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Lifestyle

This is an iStock photo for a Home Matters story about Stephanie Alexander giving tips on how to set up an easy vegie garden or vegie patch. For the HS Realestate/Home Living section. This pic shows a little boy watering a raised garden bed.

21 must-do home projects for 2021

Get cracking on a great year at home with these fun and fabulous project that will transform your favourite place.

Melbourne

Home feature Emma Hawkins is ‘grateful for’ daily

The lifestyle influencer says she and her Geelong star husband are in no hurry to change their family home, with a feature she’s “grateful for every single day”.

Melbourne

1/240 Punt Road, Prahran - for Herald Sun real estate

Viral TikTok video leads to snappy sale

A viral video, bottle of juice and Fleetwood Mac have helped a Prahran apartment sell for a premium figure.

Melbourne

American Psycho real estate video art - for Herald Sun realestate

The American Psycho of Melbourne real estate

Christian Bale’s Patrick Bateman is one of the great chilling performances, but how about this actor’s portrayal for a Glen Iris sub-penthouse marketing campaign? WATCH THE VIDEO.

Melbourne

The owners of 7 Bradman Terrace, Epping - fittingly named after Sir Donald George Bradman - have enjoyed a piece of history in their home, a corner of the original MCC Long Room bar. The couple Lynne Herbert and Ray Farrant has now put the property on the market with hopes the unique piece of memorabilia will bowl buyers over. Picture: Tim Carrafa

Epping home has original MCC Long Room bar

This Bradman Terrace home could be the ultimate pad for cricket fans: the address is complemented by a $50,000 section of the MCC’s Long Room bar that was well-known for a quirky detail.

Melbourne

109 Hopetoun Avenue, Mount Martha - Ruel art Fender House - for Herald Sun realestate

Rockstar house Ruel filmed video at graces market

Designed by Karl Fender at just 23 and the backdrop for teen pop sensation Ruel’s latest film clip, this incredibly restored Mount Martha mid-century pad oozes A-list style and substance.

Lifestyle

Victoria's Top 50 Homes, Best 50 Homes art - for Herald Sun Realestate

Wacky feature that put home in top 50

Sick of staring at your internal walls? An eccentric North Melbourne conversion full of secret spaces might be the home for you. SEE VICTORIA’S TOP 50 AND HAVE YOUR SAY.

Lifestyle

181 Harkaway Road Harkaway, for Herald Sun realestate

Victoria’s top 50 homes revealed: 50-26

From historic mansions tightly held by the rich and famous, to quirky pads that will make your jaw drop, we reveal 50-26 of our best homes. Do you agree with the rankings? HAVE YOUR SAY.

Melbourne

Supplied picture from Kinsman for a national story on kitchen renovations in Realestate/Home Mags. Must credit: Kinsman

Complete kitchen reno guide

Kitchens are the heart and busiest part of a home and, as such, one of the key selling features of a property. Here’s what you need to consider when updating yours to maximise your sale price.

Melbourne

288 View Street, Bendigo - for Herald Sun real estate

Why Bendigo should be on buyers’ radars

Those looking to capitalise on Victoria’s next hot spot should have a serious look at Bendigo. The heritage-rich area is set to follow in the footsteps of Geelong and Ballarat, according to experts.

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