THE NOT-SO-HUMBLE LAUNDRY HAMPER

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You’ve got the perfect laundry built to your specifications and it looks fantastic…until you bring in the ratty old laundry hamper your Mum gave you when you moved out. You need that laundry hamper hidden away and integrated into your lovely cabinets, or otherwise, make a statement with it! When you think laundry hamper, if…

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KITCHEN READY FOR EASTER

EASTER KITCHEN

Summer is over and it’s time for the Easter holidays. Where has the year gone? This is a great time to get the family together for some quality time in the kitchen, now that it’s cooled down a little from our hot summer. Bake some muffins or cup cakes. Go to your favourite recipe site…

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KITCHEN HERBS

kitchen herbs

Herbs in the kitchen can provide a lovely splash of colour to your kitchen, as well as providing flavour and nutrition in your favourite meals. Happy Kitchen Herbs include: Chives Chives don’t need much light and are quite prolific, making them one of the easiest plants to grow in your kitchen. Peppermint This is an…

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PROS & CONS OF A WHITE KITCHEN

white kitchen

Renovating your kitchen is something you are not going to do too often.  So you want to get it right.  Choosing the right colour and style is crucial as it can’t be easily changed.  A white kitchen is certainly the most popular colour choice and there is good reason for that.  However, consider the Pros…

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DESIGNING A KITCHEN FOR A QUEENSLANDER

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If you are fortunate enough to live in a traditional Queenslander home there will no doubt come a time where the kitchen will need an upgrade.  How do you design a new kitchen but hang on to the unique charm of the Queenslander.  Even though the Queenslander is a traditional home there are a few…

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LUXURY LAUNDRY

luxury laundry

If you have to spend time in this room you deserve to have a little luxury.  It may be ‘just the laundry’ but there can be more to a laundry than dirty washing and cleaning products.   Here are a few ideas to maybe make you want to spend time in the laundry and make it…

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CHOOSING BATHROOM FIXTURES

bathroom taps

You would think the little things like taps choices wouldn’t make much difference to your bathroom design, however these can make or break your bathroom. GETTING STARTED The first step is to have a plan, budget and style. It is important to ensure your bathroom will work with the style of the rest of your…

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HI TECH BATHROOMS

hi tech bathrooms

It is not typical to think of turning the bathroom hi tech but you will be surprised what can be included in your bathroom design to bring it into the future. 1.      APP CONTROLLED AUTOMATION You can practically do anything on your smartphone these days, thanks to the endless number of apps available.  With the…

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THE KITCHEN TRIANGLE

The Kitchen triangle

The key principle used for functional kitchen design for many, many years has been ‘the working triangle’ concept.  This is still the case however, more modern elements can also be included in your design to make your kitchen truly versatile and functional. What is the triangle? The kitchen work triangle is a concept used to…

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