Happy Bedroom Makeover
The object of the makeover was to add colour and personality to a dull room. The first step was to paint the walls using a cheerful colour scheme. We used Dulux Wash & Wear 101, a durable and stain-resistant paint, in Quiet Blue and Vintage ... [... more]
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Dark Lounge Room Makeover
It's hard to know what to do with a room that's dark and gloomy even during the day. You'll be amazed at the dramatic transformation of this unusually dark lounge room. With new paint for the dark timber and some other changes, the room was given ... [... more]
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Bedroom upgrade
Tara creates a feminine and fashionable bedroom retreat for a busy mum. This busy mum works long hours and likes to retreat to a restful feminine haven at the end of the day for sleeping, reading and watching television. But her room is currently ... [... more]
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Dulux Colour House
Lindy Ryan has blended the old with the new for the third storey addition on her Balmain terrace... let's take a peek. The old Victorian style of the first two levels is in contrast with a contemporary and colourful extension with views of the ... [... more]
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Computer Paint Makeover
Many people find it difficult to visualise how a finished colour scheme will look. A new computer program developed by Australian-owned paint manufacturer Haymes, provides the home decorator with an easy and affordable solution. The CD-ROM allows ... [... more]
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Wedding renovation - kids' bedroom
With a bit of help from Tara, this makeshift bedroom will become bright and decorative with some privacy and a bit more space. The next step for Ray and Natasha in their pre-wedding renovations, is doing up the kid's bedroom. Ray's kid's, Jessica ... [... more]
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Quick-fix kitchen
All you need for a new-look kitchen is a couple of hundred dollars and a spare weekend. After completing extensive renovations to their home, the owners of this house had little money left to renovate the kitchen. So they were looking for a cheap ... [... more]
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Painted laundry makeover
A cheap and cheerful facelift for one of the busiest rooms in this home. With two young children in the family the laundry in this home gets plenty of use and while a major renovation for the whole of the house is planned for the future, the ... [... more]
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Window treatments
Find out how to dress up your window after the renovation... and don't bust the budget. Window dressings are usually the last thing to be decided upon when renovating or decorating a room and often where most of the budget is spent. Tara visits ... [... more]
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Multipurpose study
Tara turns a cluttered study into a modern, well-organised workspace. This small study is currently disorganised and not very functional, with a mismatch of desks and untidy storage. It's used by a family of six, one of whom works from home, so ... [... more]
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Decorative bedroom makeover
Working with a limited budget and the restrictions of rental properties, Tara decorates a bedroom with style. Our young couple rent a small one bedroom duplex and while they like the size of the bedroom they hate that it has no storage. What they ... [... 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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