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Laundry Door Fail
I don’t know if builders are still providing patio doors in the laundry. It was fairly common in 2005 when we last bought a new house. I really don’t understand the concept! What’s the point of a full length window…
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Beer Bottle – Recycling?
I was walking along a street and saw this unique garden edging…….Upturned beer bottles. Apart from showing everybody how much you drink I don’t think its very safe if you slip when you are digging…… all that broken glass. Although…
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Display House Window Fail
Two of the things that the human eye likes are: Symmetry. Regular repeated patterns. For example: If you split something down the middle the left side is a mirror image of the right. If you are going to have several…
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What Goes Into A Knockdown Rebuild?
Guest Post by by Natalie lge. A knockdown rebuild is a process of demolishing an existing property and rebuilding a new one in its place. This type of project is often undertaken when a property requires significant repair or renovation,…
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Consideration of Others – Fail
Here is something that really gives me the 5H!T5 and it seems all too common. Some inconsiderate person leaves his car parked across the footpath because they are too lazy to walk another 5m. No consideration that they have to…
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Lego House Fail
Was this house design based on a model made using lego bricks? Is it based on a Picasso Cubist Painting? Whichever method they have used it seems one of the weirdest houses I have seen recently. It gives me a headache just…
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Fun Staircase
Do you want a more interesting staircase in your new house? How about this one?….. good for the kids but too small for adults! At least is would save carrying your dirty washing down the stairs. I saw these stairs…
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Be Consistant
I was walking past this pair of Semi-Detached houses during a recent holiday in the UK. So what caught my eye? . . . . . It was the point where the ornamental timberwork from each house met. Each house…
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Car House
Like your car so much you want to sleep in it? Well the Austrian owner of this house loved his VW Beetle so much he built his house based on the car. He must have been very keen as I…
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Different Painting Ideas
Do you want a different look to your house? Well how about this ? . . . It’s called Tromp L’Oeil. (Google “Tromp L’Oeil” and you should see some great examples). This one looks very professional, but if you take your…
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