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Fake Shutters
Here is something I just can’t understand, Fake Shutters……They are hugely popular in the USA, and I do see quite a few examples over here. I don’t understand them because: As they don’t come anywhere near being wide enough to…
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Facade Fail 2
Think some of the builders facades are a bit plain?…..How about this? This is another of those crazy Japanese houses. For more photos of this and to find out more visit Blank White Box on the dornob.com web site. For more…
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Garden Statue – Win
I have occasionally put a statue in the garden, Normally one of those slightly abstract figures, or a Budda, from Bunnings……..but nothing like this: Life sized statues of; an Aboriginal man , a Kangaroo, and an Emu together with a…
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Cubby House – Fail
What do you think of this Cubby House that someone built in their garden, soon after moving in? Well it looks pretty good…………………………. Solidly constructed building, nice colourful paint job, and securely bolted down to a convenient concrete slab. So why…
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Lap Dog Window – Fail
Three horizontal windows, a Builder’s design “Wow factor” that was quite common in show houses around 5 years ago. What is the point of that bottom window? About the only thing that could see out of it would be a…
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Brickwork Fail 2
This brick wall is on a house opposite my bedroom window. To me its wrong on so many levels! Bricks are meant to be laid with a bond rather than stacked like this as it makes a stronger job. To…
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Tree Selection – Fail
The sight of this Norfolk pine towering over this single storey house caused me to stop the car! And the tree is only half grown. It breaks RULE 2 of suburban tree selection – “Don’t get a tree that grows…
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Roller Shutters – Fail
Sorry if you like them……….. but I just don’t get roller shutters! To me they just say someone has got it wrong. You have a house built with nice big windows and then you install shutters. Either the orientation is…
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Parcel Furniture – Fail
Do you like getting parcels?…..then this furniture could be for you! The photo is from the design site Dornob.com To quote from their site “The ‘Soft Parcel’ furniture series by TAF Arkitekter is incredibly simple, covering blocks of foam with…
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Water Saving – Fail
Obviously someone wasn’t happy with the flow from the water saving shower head. I only hope they have quick showers! This is from one of my favourite sites There I Fixed it – Red Neck Repairs at http://cheezburger.com For more…
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