Hypercolour bedroom
Bored with flat colour on your walls? Tara works a magical makeover with a new range of paint finishes. Remember when Hypercolour t-shirts were popular? Well now you can apply the same technique to your walls, changing the colour of your room to ... [... more]
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The pillow test
As absurd as it might sound, buying a new pillow can be a complex task. Not only are there different pillow heights and sizes, but there are different fills, fabrics and degrees of firmness. Our House helps to take the confusion out of your next ... [... more]
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Jackie Kelly Nursery
Our House and Federal Minister for Sport and Tourism, Jackie Kelly, transform a sewing / storage-area into a colourful nursery, ready for her first child due in a few months time. The baby's sex is unknown, so a neutral but interesting beach ... [... more]
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Dust Mites-Aller X
It looks and feels clean, but what really lurks beneath your sleeping body? The answer is a pile of dust mite droppings, together with their hosts. An average mattress can be home to more than a million dust mites. Around 80 percent of allergies ... [... more]
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Wardrobe Villages
Old wardrobes are transformed into miniature terraces and shops. Graeme Bassett, who is not a formally trained furniture maker, began making wardrobe villages five years ago. Inspired by French magazine Photo, he created his first village out of ... [... more]
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Wardrobe makeover
Make the most of your precious space with a well-planned wardrobe. Mornings can be a rush when you have to feed the family, pack school lunches and put the kids on the bus. The last thing you need is to search for something to wear to work and ... [... more]
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The Real Mattress Company
This craftsman hand-makes mattresses using the same methods as his father and grandfather before him. Rebecca travelled to the NSW south coast to meet 'the mattress man' Geoff Cater. In his little backyard factory Geoff uses the same techniques ... [... more]
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Wallpaper Nursery Makeover
A baby on the way ensures a rapid makeover for this former playroom. Due to an imminent arrival of a younger sibling, this child's play area is to be transformed into a charming nursery. A brighter, more stimulating colour scheme is to be chosen, ... [... more]
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Neutral bedroom makeover
With less than $500, Tara transforms a room with a simple palette of beige and white. Fabric and craft materials available through Spotlight, Lincraft and leading craft stores. Neutral bedroom makeover 1 Begin by painting the room with a coat of ... [... more]
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Fairy Bedroom Makeover
Turn the children's bedroom into a magical place using a fairy theme. As folklore says, fairies just love things to be neat and tidy, so let's hope that it encourages tidiness. A fairy haven needs more than a sprinkle of stardust. After ... [... more]
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Stamped Bedroom Makeover
This youngster's bedroom needs an injection of colour to bring it to life - through the tried and tested art of "stamping", using a new range of silicon stamp designs. The main advantage of stamping is that it produces a similar effect to ... [... more]
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Barbie Bedroom
Our House celebrates Barbie's 40th anniversary by making over a young girl's bedroom. Since her debut in 1959, she has appealed to children all over the world, and has taken on a multitude of guises, from air hostess to nurse, teacher to ... [... more]
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