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Barista Sam Cosentino has coffee running through his veins, and there just couldn't be a better qualified authority on how to make a great coffee!
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For a long time indoor plants remained out of favour and only recently have they started to make a comeback.
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Noodles are just as versatile and satisfying as pasta and are terrific for soaking up the flavour of the sauces they are cooked in or served with.
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Our resident stylist Shannon Fricke shows just what a difference a lick of paint can make to a room.
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If you can take your furniture with you when you move why can’t you take your actual house?
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We take a look at furniture designer Andrew Parr's fabulous St Kilda home.
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Giving a balcony a make-over within the constraints of an apartment's body corporate gives Brendan Moar an extra challenge in this episode of HOME.
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Shannon Fricke goes in search of the latest fresh ideas for storing all of those bathroom necessities.
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Shannon Fricke brightens up a small, dark bedroom with different paint colour solutions.
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Brendan picks up some great new ideas when he visits three boutique paint companies.
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The word sanctuary can mean different things todifferent people, but for most people it is a place in their home or garden where they feel they can relax and escape the pressures of the outside world.
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Brendan shows you how to plant your garden to attract the local birds and wildlife.
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If you love your garden and want to use it all year around, Brendan has some great ideas for when the nights turn chilly.
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This coffee is basically an espresso or ristretto coffee with a splash of alcohol added to it, usually Grappa or Sambuca.
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The word macchiato comes from the Italian word macchia, which means “to stain or a spot”.
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Too often family heirlooms and keepsakes are banished to the back of the closet, but if you mount your memories, you can look at them everyday.
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Shannon helps professional mum Anna and son Azzam get rid of the clutter and transform their living room.
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Choosing the right colour to decorate your home can be bewildering. That’s where a colourist can help.
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We all know that colour matters indoors, but we tend to forget about our outdoor colour palette, produced through varied foliage.
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Expert landscape architect Brendan Moar shows you how to give a tired garden the 'wow' factor.
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From architects to homewares via coffee pots and Lego, Danish designs are icons all over the world. Its success hinges on one enduring principle of design which is function over form.
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Shannon Fricke looks at three easy ways to make the most of your digital photos.
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The dining table used to be the place where the family came together, but these days it’s now ended up on the endangered species list. Shannon Fricke looks at some stylish dining table options.
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With a stock of basic items in your pantry you can easily pull together a quick and tasty meal anytime.
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When setting up your kitchen, you don’t need to buy the fanciest cookware. Chef Peter Evans shows how easy it is to navigate your way around the kitchen with just a few basic utensils.
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The right floor rug can be a style statement and work of art. Shannon Fricke looks at some stylish rugs for your home.
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Plastic has re-invented itself from cheap to chic, and is about the hottest designer material around today.
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Ever looked at a room in your house and thought “boring”? Shannon Fricke shows you the quickest way to brighten up a room is with a feature wall.
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The current deconstruction trend in fashion, art and architecture is even affecting flower arrangements. Shannon Fricke looks at easy ways to deconstruct flower arrangements.
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The flower world is not immune from fashions and fads. What's in, what's out, what's hot and what's not, affects the hemline as well as the carnation.
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Choosing your garden furniture should be as exciting and fun as deciding what goes into your lounge room.
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Gardens have long offered sanctuary from our busy lives. They are our personal haven where we relax, re-charge and rethink.
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Sick of tripping over rakes and potting mix? Brendan went in search of some practical and stylish garden storage ideas.
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Art doesn't have to be confined to interiors alone. A bare wall in a garden makes a great canvas.
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Fixed or free-standing, shelves are usually the answer to many storage problems.
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The Australian climate and its inhabitant’s lust for outdoor living, means glass is prominent in many homes, both as an architectural feature and design feature.
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Tucked up in the forest outside Noosa on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland is a stunning house made almost entirely of glass and steel.
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Brendan looks at ways of incorporating native plants into a contemporary garden.
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With a bit of imagination you can transform standard terracotta pots into something totally unique.
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If you live in a tropical or sub-tropical part of Australia, creating your own tropical garden is a breeze.
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Shannon Fricke uses various grasses to make some simple, yet bold lawn arrangements for your home.
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When you think of essential summer icons a few things spring to mind - BBQs, tinnies, eskys…and let's not forget the backyard swimming pool.
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We show you how to use four classic pieces of furniture to create three totally-different looks for your living room.
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If you don't fancy the mess and hassle of painting, here is a stunning way of colouring your room using fabrics.
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Tackling the backyard is one of the most daunting home-improvement tasks you can take on, but we’ve worked out a way to help you achieve the garden of your dreams.
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The words camping and nightmare have always gone together, but with the right gear, camping can be more pleasure than pain.
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Pete Evans heads to Chinatown to give you ideas for your next home-made Asian meal.
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We've all got old photos lying around the house, waiting for that day when someone actually puts them in albums. But with a bit of effort, you can turn your photos into personal pieces of art.
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Brendan takes us through his 'essential tools' that will aid anyone in their garden.
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If you want to make a start designing your own garden, you need inspiration. It's just a matter of knowing where to look – sometimes it can be as close as the end of your street.
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Chef Peter Evans shows us that it's important to balance the weight of the food with the weight of the wine so that neither overwhelms the other.
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All that effort in the kitchen will look even better if you make a similar effort with your table settings.
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We might love a house full of antiques from the 1880s but most of our wallets won't stretch that far. But there is an affordable way to fill your house with pieces from the past, and that is to go for Australiana, especially pieces from the 1930s.
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Woodston is your quintessential old Queenslander, and a museum of beautiful antiques.
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Real estate expert John McGrath gives the low-down on how to handle your investment property.
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Interior designer John Harrs says he lives in the smallest house in the world, but he has plenty of tips on how to cope with limited room.
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As an architect Kerstin Thompson had very clear ideas on how she wanted her dream home to look like. We take a look at her beautiful Melbourne home.
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Designer Michael Alvisse believes good design really touches people's lives.
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If you don’t have a spare room in your house for a home office, we show you some easy ways to combine the two.
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Shannon Fricke looks at five stylish lamps that can transform the different rooms in your home.
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Candles are a great way of adding atmosphere to a room and we have plenty of tips on the best way to display them.
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Real estate expert John McGrath has some tips on making the right renovations for your house.
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One of the most influential designers of his generation, Marc Newson’s furniture is stylish and sexy.
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Establishing a garden on a coastal site isn’t easy, but we’ve got some tips on how to make the most of your beautiful spot.
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Fancy sailing around the world? Then this is the boat of your dreams.
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The key to making picnics easy and hassle-free is to prepare simple food and invest in some well-designed, quality picnic luggage.
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When summer holidays come round, it's time to pack up the family and head off for some well-deserved R’n’R. But before you go, give some thought to how your garden will survive your absence.
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Different colours create different moods in your garden just as they do in your home.
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Take inspiration from the great outdoors and use pebbles and river stones to bring a relaxed feel to your home.
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Joining together as a group with a common goal has enabled ten families to buy the home of their dreams.
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The garden should be a cheerful place for children to play and explore, and creating such a place need not be an expensive exercise for the adults.
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We visit an expert lighting consultant for some insider tips on lighting.
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With minimum effort, our stylist Shannon Fricke brings maximum effect to a rumpus room transformation.
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Two sisters face the challenge of renovating their nest egg before putting it on the market.
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Real estate guru John McGrath has some tips on the best way of getting real returns on your investment.
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Shannon Fricke looks at some very stylish and unique furniture designs of the 20th century.
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Balconies are the perfect place for mini herb gardens with plenty of light and sunshine to aid even the laziest gardener.
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Australia's most famous contemporary architect, 77-year-old Austrian-born Harry Seidler is well-known for his unique and sometimes controversial building designs.
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No one likes doing the laundry but Shannon Fricke has some ideas on making the task slightly more enjoyable.
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Building your own home can be just a dream, but we meet a family who built their dream home on nothing more than bales of hay.
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The stunning shapes and colours of cacti and succulents make them the perfect match for contemporary homes.
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Edwina and John have worked hard renovating their Newtown terrace in Sydney, but their backyard has been neglected. It could certainly do with a contrete garden makeover!
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Brendan Moar brings the outside in and the inside out in this inner city Sydney cottage.
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Shannon Fricke paints a dark kitchen with different colours for a totally refreshing and inviting result.
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Shannon Fricke helps demystify the process of buying a hi-fi system – what you need and what you don't.
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Brendan tackles a backyard jungle that needs a little taming to make it more friendly and accessible for the family that lives there.
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We look at a home in the NSW Southern Highlands designed by Harry Seidler, and how we can all put a little 'Seidler' into our homes.
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Carpet is the number one option when it comes to floor coverings, so here are some things to consider when carpeting your home.
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A very common problem is that often the view from a window is slightly unpleasant - here's how screening plants are used as a fantastic solution.
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For the ultimate kid's garden at home get inspiration from local parks.
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For Brendan, the way forward in gardens isn’t about cutting edge materials or revolutionary techniques, it’s about finding whole new ways of looking at outside space.
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What’s the secret to a perfect night’s sleep? Our expert tells us it’s luxury bedding – the very best you can afford.
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Re-create the hybrid Eurasian style of this spectacular home.
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For a country girl with a passion for gardens, Jenny Walters has found her own piece of heaven on earth.
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Acadamy Award-winner John Cox lives with his family in paradise – Queensland’s Surfers Paradise that is.
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For all those parents trying to squeeze more kids into fewer rooms, Shannon Fricke has the answer.
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When we think of kitchens, we tend to get so caught up with cupboards and benchtops that we neglect the foundation of it all – the floor. Shannon Fricke looks at kitchen flooring options.
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See what happens when you turn your home into a place where you welcome the outside in, just like Ian and Anne did when they decided to turn their large home into a B&B.
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Shannon Fricke visited a tiny apartment and picked up some great ideas on how to make the most of a small space.
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In attempting to determine what pieces of modern furniture today will be design classic tomorrow it is imperative to understand what is a design classic, and what makes one?
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Molecular Gastronomy applies the principles of chemistry and physics to cooking. Pete Evans looks at three chefs specialising in molecular gastronomy and some of their dishes.
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Spanish rug designer Nani Marquina crafts her fantastic rugs from recycled bicycle inner tubes, which are truly sustainable masterpieces.
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What do we do with our beautiful old buildings? The best solution has to be with retaining a buildings heritage, and then successfully fusing a contemporary aesthetic. Here are some examples which show you why.
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Shannon Fricke adapts one bedroom to the style of the four seasons, with beautiful results.
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Dreaming of a clutter-free home? Shannon Fricke has some simple storage solutions that will really create more space in your home.
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The Oxygen Bar phenomenon is no longer unique to Japan but this is definitely its birthplace. And bars like this one in the ritzy Ginza district offer city dwellers a chance to escape the madness and breathe in a little fresh - flavoured air.
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Award-winning Peppermint Bay in Tasmania is a truly stunning location, where the food experience is focussed on ‘quality, uniqueness, freshness and seasonality’.
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It's a common problem – you've got a garden, you've got lots of ideas but suddenly you are stumped. It's called information overload. Too many ideas can be just as bad as no idea.
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Shannon takes a close look at two very differently designed properties to investigate what they are saying and why they work.
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The team from HOME tackle a rather unglamorous, uninviting front yard, to give it an entrance to be proud of.
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Karla and Bruce's garden was so large and out-of-control that they had no idea where to start.
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These days there are many new paint effects on the market to choose from, and they are as much about texture as they are about colour.
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We help first-time home buyers turn their house into their dream home with a budget makeover.
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Designers Guild is one of the most influential and creative forces in the world of interior design.
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Ladders are not the first items that pop to mind when thinking of storage solutions.
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There's nothing like a good side table and we look at some of the stylish options out there.
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Brendan designs a garden to work harder and smarter to meet an inner city family's needs.
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If you're looking for extra space for work, rest or play, look outside the square - or even just outside!
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A lack of space really becomes evident with the expectant arrival of a new baby. Shannon Fricke looks at how to make the most of a nursery space.
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Who decides what paint colours will be trendy and how do they do it?
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Painting the exterior of your house is something that may only happen once every 10 years but it can cause a lot of angst - not to mention the cost.
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Painting floorboards white is a great way to lift the look of old floorboards and it only takes four easy steps.
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With so many different shades of white, how do you go about choosing the right white for a room?
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You may have an old chair hanging around, inherited, or perhaps picked up at a junk shop, so before you throw it out, consider reupholstering.
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Think of the most beautiful gardens, and more often than not you'll find that it's climbers that create the magic.
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Shannon challenges interior designer Marco Meneguzzi to furnish a room on a budget of $2,500.
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Bathroom need a makeover? We show you how you can turn your existing bathroom into the spa of your dreams.
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Shannon Fricke talks to two experts - David Clark, editor of Vogue Living, and Karen McCartney, editor of InsideOut Magazine, about how luxurious furnishings are creeping back into minimalist interiors.
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Where to start with furnishing a room? Shannon says there are five essential items you have to get right and then the rest will fall into place.
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Growing your own organic vegetables at home is a convenient, cost effective and easy way to get access to delicious, healthy produce.
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Pete Evans visits three prominent venues in Melbourne, each offering their own unique contribution to the Australian cuisine landscape.
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Australian design is brilliant. We are not a country steeped in ancient traditions and that means we are free to mix and match styles of architecture and interiors to suit ourselves. In other words, Australian design isn't about following rules. It's about making up new ones and forging an individual style.
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If you want a comfortable outdoor space that you can use on scorching days as well as cooler ones, then you need shade in your garden.
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Here are Shannon's top five tips to help you convert your bedroom into a cool summer haven.
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Shannon's idea of winter fabrics is all about indulgence, including soft chenilles, velvets and cashmeres.
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In winter, nature is taking a rest and things start to slow down. Apart from a bit of pruning there really isn't much else that needs doing.
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Winter home essential items to keep you warm, nourished and entertained.
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Spoil yourself with a weekend away in a boutique hotel - all in the name of research!
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We visit the Barnum family home, a bright, colourful converted church in inner Sydney.
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Angus Stewart has spent the last 20 years evolving plants to be more suitable for modern day gardens. In hybridising Australian native flora he’s created new breeds that stand up to the pace and demands of modern day life.
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Pete Evans gets his hands dirty meeting a potato farmer, and discovers the secrets to the perfect spud.
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What is a public garden? Is it a place with a sign that says this is a public garden therefore you must enjoy yourself here. Well yes and no. Brendan prefers to think public garden slash public space.
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While other people go to restaurants to eat, drink and relax, Shannon Fricke goes to restaurants to check out the décor!
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We visit a house that sits serenely in a rainforest, surrounded by trees and peaceful beauty.
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Ray Capaldi is chef/owner of Fenix restaurant in Richmond and a man in the thick of the molecular gastronomy movement in Australia.
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Fancy some furniture with a totally unique look? Turn to the experts who work wonders with recycled junk.
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Art Deco is making a comeback! In a world where people are constantly in search of the new, what is it that draws a young man to the past and the world of Art Deco?
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Just outside of Launceston in one of the windiest corridors of the island is this cleverly designed sustainable home aptly named “Well, Blow Me Down”.
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Shannon visits Melbourne architect Simon Drysdale, who has drawn on the architecture of the neighbourhood to create a community-friendly home.
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It's safe to say that there a few of us who harbor a secret stationary fetish! Today's choices are extensive and stationary stores are virtual treasure-troves for the stationary-phile.
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Brendan Moar has the essential tips on how to make the most of your local garden centre.
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Brendan visited succulent-enthusiast Suzi Forge in Melbourne to find out what drives her passion for succulents.
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The caffettiera is by far the best value for money coffee brewer available, simply because it is inexpensive to purchase and can last up to 30 years or so if it is looked after properly.
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Decorative tiles have been creating beautiful living spaces for thousands of years - here we take a look at Spanish tiles and the work of Antonio Gaudi in Barcelona.
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Deciding to plant a tree in your garden can pose a few questions but Brendan shows you the path to true tree garden design happiness.
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Shannon Fricke looks at luxurious floor coverings to tantalise your tootsies.
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Sustainability is a very important concept in today's world of consumerism. Check out Shannon Fricke's top 5 sustainable pieces.
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Pining for a return to the neighbourly values of yesteryear? This unique town on the Sunshine Coast might be just what you’re dreaming of.
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Does moving house involve uprooting your favourite plants and trees? It doesn't have to be.
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Water is a very precious resource and and as a result rain water tanks have now become compulsory in new built homes in most states across Australia.
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Shannon has the solution to that perennial problem for home-owners – lack of space! The answer is on wheels.
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Shannon Fricke shares her best ideas on window dressing with blinds and curtains.
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Winter in the NSW Blue Mountains is a very chilly affair, but we meet a family who have designed their home to cope beautifully with the elements.
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Located at the southern end of Coogee in Sydney, Wylie's Baths enjoys magnificent, unrestricted ocean views over Wedding Cake Island.
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The future of family living is here but it doesn’t have much to do with the suburban bungalow of our childhood.
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Music, fashion, art and design – the retro style of the 1950s is here to stay.
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Over time the chandelier evolved from a simple source of light to a visual statement. The chandelier is back in vogue and as with all revived fashions it’s bigger and more contemporary than ever.
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