Deborah Halpern
At her home in the leafy town of Warrandyte, this artist creates fanciful beasts inspired by Picasso. Deborah Halpern is a mosaic artist. At her home in Victoria's bushy Warrandyte, her huge mosaic sculptured figures are surrounded by eucalypts ... [... more]
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Barbara Higgins
Thanks to Melbourne-based company Barbara Higgins and Associates, your favourite room can be immortalised in paint. You can choose from a number of artists available through Barbara to paint a room in your house exactly as it is. Deidre Hunt, a ... [... more]
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Jack Miles - Inventor
Meet this inventive Australian who refuses to take life easy. After retiring from the RAAF in 1977, Jack Miles, who doesn't believe in the lazy life, has spent his time inventing things from his home in Toowoomba, Queensland. He has just returned ... [... more]
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Mural Artist
Lights, camera, action! Bring a little bit of Hollywood glamour into your home. We visit the works of mural artist Sava Manojlovic. For the past 12 years he has worked on projects in Yugoslavia, Australia, Singapore and Thailand. He feels that ... [... more]
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Gardenesque
We meet a designer who encourages you to stray from the garden path. Steven Clegg is a Brisbane-based horticulturist and botanical designer who runs his business of eight years, Gardenesque, with a difference. Steven has created a business that ... [... more]
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My Cabinet Maker
For many, veneer evokes memories of childhood holidays at a cheap caravan park. But according to the My Cabinet Maker team of craftsmen, veneer is back in fashion and it has a whole new look. The My Cabinet Maker furniture business was founded by ... [... more]
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Weekender
Rebecca visits a brilliant rustic retreat in the heart of the Australian bush. Morgan Barry and Clinton Cole of B+C Design Construct have built a weekender in the bush that makes the most of the view, has lots of space and best of all gives new ... [... 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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Cartoon Furniture
Chris Timms is a Melbourne craftsman who cleverly constructs cartoon-style furniture for kids. Our House checks out some of his work. Chris is inspired by the humour and spirit of cartoon land. As a child, he was allowed to watch one television ... [... more]
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Reproduction Warehouse
Can't find a warehouse to live in? This couple built their own! Nadine and David Lawson opted for a complete lifestyle change when they left their reproduction Victorian home, complete with antique furniture, and built a three-storey "warehouse" [... more]
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Lumina apartments
How many times have you wished you could just slide that wall away and create a whole new living area? Well now you can! A new and exciting style of living, where your space is no longer determined or cramped by solid walls is emerging in Sydney. ... [... more]
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Geelong furniture
Unusual materials and quality craftsmanship result in this wacky furniture. When Shirl visited these two men back in 1994, they'd just begun their own furniture company, turning recycled fence palings into unusual pieces of furniture. Well, ... [... more]
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