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From Drab To Fab
Are your dining chairs in good condition BUT looking dated? Are they comfortable and your are not ready to let them go... Perhaps you've...
James Treble


Renovate, Extend or Rebuild?
So what do you do? Renovate, Extend, Rebuild or Move-Out? This is a dilemma that many people face and one which must be addressed with a...
Sandro Nocentini


Coloured Exteriors
Last week, on March 21st the world celebrated International Colour Day. There are so many ways to celebrate it daily, as colour is all...
James Treble


Choosing The Right Bedding
On average, we spend about one third of our lives sleeping, and surely we all wish to wake up in the morning having made the most of our...
James Treble


The Stories Behind Australian Makers
Creativity is the brain's ability to come up with solutions that satisfy one or everybody's needs: it's curiosity at work, imagination,...
James Treble


Bathroom In Style
The lighting is subdued, the candles flicker, the bathtub is ready, filled and covered in scented bubbles. The background music is...
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Fix My Ugly Floor
I am often asked: Where do I start, when planning a renovation? and my answer usually goes like this: IF you can keep the floor, half of...
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Australian Design: James Walsh
Our world is an endless resource of inspiration and ideas, and traveling around Australia and overseas, provides me the great opportunity...
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Make Your Own Hamper
A bunch of flowers, a box of chocolates, a gift voucher or movie tickets... what to buy as gift when you don't know what to buy? Well,...
James Treble


Building Stone Walls
Looking at a stone wall evokes memories of a precious heritage, and of course a solid structure. Used widely in much of Europe, here in...
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Organised & Looking Good!
You'd think that in this age of sophisticated technology, portable devices, playful ringtones and storage in 'the cloud', staying...
James Treble


Through Your Window
You know that magic feeling: you open the window, look out as far as the eye can see and breath in deep... I feel better just thinking of...
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Australian Design: Velce Movement Design
To celebrate, encourage and support creative Australians, each month I am interviewing an emerging up and coming Australian designer and...
James Treble


New Year Resolutions
What's your New Year's resolution? Eating healthier, exercising more, spending time with positive people, more time with the children......
James Treble

Last Minute Decoration
I am always looking around for interesting and creative ideas, and searching the web I just bumped into a post I have published at a...
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DIY Door Garland
Because first impressions do really set the mood, besides adding Christmas decorations inside your home a good looking garland on the...
James Treble


DIY Table Centrepiece
HO, HO, HO... the jolly atmosphere of a family around the table: WHAT CAN BE BETTER!. The good plates, the crystal glasses and linen...
James Treble


DIY Christmas Decorations
You can buy ready-made, or reuse the same old ones, but I find that making your own new decorations is much more fun. You can turn it...
James Treble


Colour it! Don't be afraid.
Yellow, orange, red, purple, blue and green... which is your favourite colour? All of them evoke different feelings and have their own...
Sandro Nocentini


It's Recycling Week
WOW, one year has quickly gone past. Here we are once again, celebrating an entire week of recycling, applauding what we already do right...
James Treble


The Front Fence
We know very well that even before entering a property, we have already formulated an idea or an expectation about it, based upon our...
James Treble
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