Improve My Home is committed to helping make your home improvement and renovation project a success this summer.

Wondering how you'll cope with the summer heat this year? As well as finding the right air conditioner for your needs, there are other ways you can encourage your home to stay cool, apart from the usual mantra: 'draw the curtains and keep the windows closed'. When building or renovating your home, consider cross ventilation, clever window coverings and other natural cooling solutions for your home this summer.

This week's featured showroom (right) comes from a terraced Sydney house where renovations make the most of space to create indoor-outdoor flow with a beautiful little terrace area and outdoor garden retreat.

See below for renovation ideas for bathrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, living areas and gardens during the silly season...