Repelon
Protect your precious fabrics from the harsh Australian sun. Repelon UV is a recent Australian product which can be sprayed on your soft furnishings so that they retain their looks and original colouring. In other words, it prevents your carpets ... [... more]
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Dulux Colour Solutions Home Giveaway - Mandie & Shane
One of our finalists, Mandie Puschenjak & Shane Phillips design the perfect room for a princess. Mandie, a single mum with two daughters, sent the winning entry and asked Shane to be her decorating assistant. Mandie drew Bedroom 4, one of the ... [... 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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Dulux Colour Solutions Home Giveaway - Gayle & Ken
Finalists Gayle & Ken Johnstone are a husband and wife team from VIC. They wanted to create a dramatic and romantic room with vivid colours. They drew Bedroom 2, one of the larger bedrooms in the front of the house. Two walls were painted Dulux ... [... 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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Chandelier Revival
The shimmering cascades of cut glass, which illuminated the entrance halls, drawing rooms, and ballrooms of the great houses of Europe, still evoke a vision of 18th century splendour and opulence. These days chandeliers are not just for the ... [... more]
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Crisp Gallery
Reg meets a renowned glass artist whose dinnerware is used in Buckingham Palace and by some of the world's biggest stars. Peter Crisp is an internationally acclaimed glass artist who specialises in glass tableware, finished with gold and ... [... more]
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Power Products
A remote-controlled switch that allows you to operate almost any electrical appliance in the house. Simply plug the remote-control switch into a power point, then plug in the appliance. The remote control is battery-operated and has an indicator ... [... more]
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Decorator Rugs
With the current decorating trend moving away from wall-to-wall carpeting to hard surfaces "softened" with rugs, there is a huge and often confusing range of rugs available. So how do you go about buying one? Sydney store-owner, Robyn Cosgrove, [... more]
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Mattress Renovators
It's well known that we spend about a third of our lives in bed, so it's important to have a good mattress. If you want to take the backache out of bedtime, consider having your old mattress renovated. Even the best mattresses can become lumpy ... [... more]
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Hinge-Setting Device
A new Australian invention makes hanging a door fast and simple. Hanging a door can be a difficult task. However, a new Australian invention called the Hinge-Setting Device has made the job much easier. The inventor, David Bakker, claims that you ... [... more]
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Squashed Carpet Tip
When furniture is moved, it often leaves a dent on the carpet. This can be rectified by simply running an iron over a wet white cloth laid over the mark. After around 15 seconds or so, lift the cloth off. The steam should have lifted the pile ... [... more]
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