The best way to picture what a home elevator does for a house is to see one before and after: the same home, transformed from a place where the stairs set the limits into one where every floor is within easy reach. Across Australia, Easy Living has turned award-winning private residences, family homes and coastal properties into homes that work beautifully for the long term. Here is what that transformation looks like, in three types of home we see again and again.
Before: The Home the Stairs Were Shrinking
Almost every project starts the same way. A beautiful two or three-storey home, loved for years, where the owners had slowly begun to avoid the upper level. Washing carried up and down daily. A parent gripping the handrail and taking the stairs one at a time. Bedrooms upstairs becoming somewhere to think twice about. The house had not changed, but the stairs had turned half of it into a challenge, and the conversation had quietly turned to whether it was time to move.
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After: A Home That Works Again
With a lift integrated into the design, the whole home comes back into use. Bedrooms upstairs, living below, the garage and the garden, all reconnected at the touch of a button. In our award-winning projects, the lift did more than restore access; it became a design feature in its own right, a glass cabin by the entry or a beautifully finished lift beside a feature stair. The owners did not just keep their home. They fell in love with it again.
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Three Homes, One Pattern
The coastal home. A multi-level beach house designed to capture the view, where the stairs had become the price of that view. A lift restored effortless movement between levels and added to an already premium property.
The family home. A busy two-storey home with young children and visiting grandparents, where a lift ended the daily juggle of prams, washing and mobility, and made the home work for three generations at once.
The character renovation. A period home where the owners feared a lift would spoil the character. A compact, carefully positioned lift slipped in with minimal disruption and looked like it had always belonged.
What These Projects Have in Common
Look across the transformations and the same themes recur: thoughtful positioning, a lift matched to the home’s style rather than imposed on it, minimal disruption during installation, and a result that adds both everyday ease and resale value. Whether the home is heritage, modern or coastal, the pattern repeats. The house becomes more liveable, more valuable, and somewhere the owners can happily stay for decades.
Could Your Home Be Next?
Most homes can take a lift, whether new build or retrofit, with a workable position and a finish to suit the interior. The only way to know what is possible in your home is a site assessment, which shows you the options and what each would involve. Many homeowners are surprised at how neatly, and how affordably, their own before-and-after could come together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you show real home elevator installations? Yes. Our case studies and testimonials feature real Australian projects, including award-winning private residences across the country.
What kinds of homes can be transformed? Heritage homes, modern builds, coastal and family homes. Most can take a lift, whether new build or retrofit.
Does a lift change how a home looks? It can enhance it. A well-integrated lift becomes a design feature rather than an eyesore.
How disruptive is the transformation? Less than most expect, especially with compact or shaftless lifts, where the work is contained to one area.
Can I visit a completed project or showroom? Yes. Visit a showroom to see a lift in person, and ask about reference installations near you.
Imagine it in your home. Book a site assessment with Easy Living, Australia’s number one home elevator company, with more than 12,500 installs nationwide.
