Wildheart Homes

04/06/2026

"If I tell them my budget, they'll just quote to it."

It's one of the most common worries we hear from clients gathering quotes, and to be honest, it's fair.

But here's the truth: building has a wild range. A renovation can be $180k or $800k. A custom build can swing hundreds of thousands depending on finishes, site conditions, and the decisions made along the way.

When we ask for your budget, we're not asking so we can stretch to it. We're asking so we can be realistic with you; about what's possible, where to prioritise, and what we'd honestly recommend (or talk you out of).

Without that number, we're guessing. And guessing isn't how trust gets built.

03/06/2026

Flaxley. Finished. And we couldn't be prouder of how it came together 🤍

This one had everything we love about a great renovation; original character worth keeping (that fireplace), generous spaces built for a family who actually lives in their home, and a material palette that feels both modern and warm.

A few of our favourite details:
→ Custom cedar shiplap entry door by
→ Restored original fireplace, paired with engineered timber flooring
→ Kitchen in green topiary and white ash cabinetry, with polished white stone and matte black fixtures

Every one of these choices was made with this family, not for them. That's the part of our job we love most.

This is what we mean when we say our heart goes into every project 🤍

01/06/2026

The most common thing we hear before a first consultation?

"We don't even know where to start."

Good news, that's literally what we're here for.

31/05/2026

It's not just an extension.

It's the room you've been imagining since the second baby came along.
The kitchen big enough that everyone can actually fit at Christmas.
The space your teenagers can disappear into when they need to.
The hallway that finally connects the parts of your home that never quite spoke to each other.

It's not just a renovation.

It's outgrowing what you have without wanting to leave. It's loving the bones of your house enough to give it another forty years. It's choosing to stay, and to build, and to make it work for the family you have now; not the one you were when you bought it.

That's what we hear in the first conversation, every single time. Not square metres. Not budgets. Not finishes.

It's we need more room for the kids. We want to host our parents properly. We want a forever home.

We never forget that bit. It's why we build.

📸 Progress shots from Lower Mitcham taken earlier this year.

29/05/2026

A few things we're loving in homes right now 👇🏼

→ The cottage revival. Rustic, eclectic, quietly polished. Old made new without losing the soul of it.
→ Timber that's been around the block. The older, the better.
→ Stone and brick used like they were always meant to be there; because in a lot of these homes, they were.
→ Warm and cosy meeting open and light. You don't have to pick one.

Maybe it's because we're 155 years deep into a cottage reno right now and falling in love with it daily. But this is the look we keep coming back to.

What's on your Pinterest boards at the moment?

29/05/2026

Wildheart Homes is growing 🤎

We’re looking for a Residential Construction Supervisor to join our team. If you know someone amazing in the industry who values quality, communication and genuinely cares about the work they do, send them our way 🏡

Join a growing Adelaide Hills builder delivering quality custom projects. Lead jobs, improve systems and grow with the business.

28/05/2026

After 14+ years of building homes across the Adelaide Hills; and building our own along the way, we've figured out that the how matters as much as the what.

It's why we still sit down with every client before we quote. Why the family who owns the business is the same family on your job. Why we'll tell you when something's a bad idea, even when it would earn us more to say nothing.

The end result speaks for itself. But it's everything that happens before handover that our clients tell their friends about.

Welcome to Wildheart Homes; where every build starts with listening, and every home is treated like it's ours too.

26/05/2026

The stone in our Norwood project is something quite special.

Pictured:
〰️ 20mm Leathered Viscount White Granite
〰️ 18mm Verde Oceania Honed Marble

Two very different stones. One very considered home 🤍

25/05/2026

Every single one of these? We’ve heard from a client who came to us after living it 👻

The disappearing builder. The mystery invoice. The handover that never quite happens. The Friday that was three Fridays ago.

It’s why we do things the way we do. The family who owns Wildheart is the family on your job. You’ll always know what’s going on, what it costs, and when it’s happening; because that’s how we’d want it if it were our home (and often, it has been) 🤍

24/05/2026

Hey, we're Jace and Mel 🤍

Together we run Wildheart Homes; building and renovating right across the Adelaide Hills and beyond.

Every project starts with care, communication, and a whole lot of creativity. And ends with a home that's been crafted with detail, pride, and heart.

Because for us, it's never just about building houses. It's about creating the spaces where families grow. Where memories get made. Where Sunday mornings happen.

If you're outgrowing the home you love, planning the build you've been dreaming about, or just here for the BTS, pull up a seat. We're so glad you're here.

Welcome to Wildheart Homes. Built with heart. Made for life. 🤍