Kitchen
Are Waterfall Islands A Good Idea?
Looking around Display Homes I see a lot of island benches with waterfall ends. Although I would agree that they can look very great there are some downsides that it is worth thinking about. Less Flexibility Most of us use an island…
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Kitchen Costs – Sinks
One of the most expensive rooms in your new house will be the kitchen. For the purposes of research I spent an hour looking through my local Bunnings. Just concentrating on stainless steel double drainer sinks I found they stock over 20 different…
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Fridge Location
You may be out shopping for a new fridge to go in the new house or You may just want to check your existing fridge fits in the alcove in your new kitchen. Whichever it is . . . ….
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Condensation
Condensation, a minor inconvenience, or a major problem? A little condensation on windows is easily dealt with, . . . . . . but heavy condensation in poorly ventilated corners can lead to mould damaging your walls, ceilings, or even…
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Fire Risk
Understandably there is a lot of talk about Bush Fires at this time of the year…….. but did you know that in a typical year there are around 13,000 domestic fires in Australia. There are also around 80 deaths a…
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Sink or Cook Top on Island
I see a lot of island kitchens in display homes and when visiting friends……..one thing that puzzles me is that they all have the sink in the island unit. In my opinion it’s better to have the cooktop on the…
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Mission Control
Although we have a study in our house most of the organising the household, paying our bills, writing letters and using the laptop happens on the kitchen counter. So do we really need the study? If I was going to…
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