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Safe Stairs – Fail
How would you like to use these Stairs? I wouldn’t be too keen without a climbing rope! With no handrail or balustrade this wouldn’t get through Australian Building Regulations. I found this, and several other scary stairs on the Apartment Therapy website. For more…
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Coin Floor – What The……..?
I found this ‘WTF’ idea on a site called White Trash Repairs For any fellow Australians wanting to use this idea the cheapest way with currently circulating coins would be to use 5 cent coins which are 19.41mm in diameter….
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10 Basics of Understanding Credit Scores
Guest Post by Rebecca Lee A major factor in getting a mortgage or other type of loan for house improvements is having a good ‘credit score’. This numerical representation of your creditworthiness is a cornerstone in shaping your financial future,…
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Container Hotel
Wondered about building a house from shipping containers?…… or just living in a container while your house is built. In China they have built a 5 star hotel out of containers. The hotel is located at a rural village outside of…
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Traditional Timor House
For the last two weeks I have been visiting Timor-Leste while volunteering for the charity Disaster Aid Australia. I thought I would share this photograph of a traditional Timorese Mountain House They are called Uma Lulik and are built by…
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Seashell House? or Cave House?
This Russian house is supposedly modelled on a seashell. At 230m2 on three levels its got a similar floor area to many typical Australian Houses. The main problem is from the inside it feels more like a cave. To see…
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7 Outdoor Patio Design Ideas to Revamp Your Outdoor Living
Guest Post by Rebecca Lee Picturing lively parties under the starlit skies while smoke from a BBQ grill tantalises your tastebuds? Or a cosy, louvred nook where you can hide from the sun and read a book? That’s exactly what…
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Solar Design – Over the Top?
This modular pavilion has a floor area of 154m2. It has an average daily consumption of about 20kWh . . . . but with all those solar panels its expected energy production is 100 kwh. OK its efficient but it…
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Monochrome Majesty: How to Style a Grey Bathroom
Guest Post bt Hubert Dwight You want your home to look and feel amazing. After all, it’s where you spend the majority of your downtime. That’s why it is worth putting some effort into your home design. With some thought,…
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The Role of Preserved Flowers in Biophilic Design for Homes
Guest Post by John Guevara As we spend more time indoors, it’s becoming increasingly important to incorporate elements of nature in our homes. Biophilic design, a design approach that integrates natural elements into the built environment, has been gaining popularity…
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