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Teapot Chimney
I saw this whimsical chimney while I was out and about in Melbourne’s South East Suburbs the other day. It was on a 1930 house with a few Art Deco features. It certainly made me smile! Sorry about the picture…
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Forever Home
I often hear people talking about ‘Our Forever Home’ . . . . . . . well this is a $2,000,000 Forever Home. Some of the features include: Located in extensive ‘Gated Community’. Very quiet neighbours. Marble lined walls. Air…
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Risks of DIY Remodeling
One of my favourite ‘Waste of Time’ activities is reading the Not Always Right website. Below is a recent post which indicates the problems of DIY house remodeling! Going Totally Off The Wall (I work for a company that builds homes…
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Seaweed House
What do you think of this house? Roof look a little unusual? Well the roof, and the walls, are built using seeweed! The seeweed provides a long lasting external surface, which as well as being a natural renewable resource, has…
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Worlds Most Unusual Door
This picture shows a Klemens Torggler Door If you think it looks odd just click on the youtube video link below to see it open and close . . . . But be careful, I could watch it for hours!…
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Throw Away The Spirit Level
A spirit level, or a builders square wouldn’t be much use in this house. . . Hardly any of the walls are vertical or the corners square! This is actually a modular building designed by Studio Daniel Libeskind (who incidentally has…
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Missed The Bath – Fail
But when was this stuffed up? When the bath was selected When the tapware was selected? When the bath was installed? When the tapware was installed? It does show how carefully you need to thick about things at Selection/Pre-Start. Thanks…
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Front Path – Fail 2
What an imposing facade! But why is it spoiled by that letter box in the middle of the path? . . . . . Perhaps it’s because the letter box is hiding the water meter! It’s funny how those water…
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Split Level Bedroom – Fail
Why would you go to the effort of building that platform for the bed? . . . . .and why the curves? This could be a major hazard if you need to go to the toilet in the night! ….
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Ikea Hacking
Like this set of unusual shelves I saw on the Dornob Site? Well furniture like this doesn’t have to cost a packet! This unit was built using components from standard Ikea Flat Packs assembled in a different way. Interested ….
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