Decorating a Staircase
Our House has done many stencilling stories. You may have seen some of them. This week we saw how the same technique can also be applied to a staircase. We added a small stencil to every third riser of a timber staircase. You can make a simple ... [... 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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Boat Bed Makeover
Tara sets a nautical course when she redecorates a young man's bedroom. This spare room has been used for storage up until now, but with a new arrival on the way, two year old Connor is moving in. The family are water-skiers and boat lovers so ... [... more]
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Balcony Paint Job
It really does look real! This old balcony is a plain Jane no longer, once it's had the painted-finish treatment from an expert. Jennifer Bennell is an expert on the art of painted finishes. She lives in Redfern, Sydney, and is going to renovate ... [... more]
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Grandkids' room
Tara remodels a spare room into somewhere cosy for the grandkids to sleep. The owners of this town house are looking to transform a spare room into a guest room plus a space for when the grandkids stay. It will look like an 'adult' room with a ... [... more]
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Folk Mexican House
This stylish and functional family home has a subtle Mexican theme, inspired by its owners' overseas travel. It is easy to imagine sitting on the porch of this house sipping tequila, munching tortillas and looking over a busy plaza lined with ... [... more]
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Barbie Bedroom
Our House celebrates Barbie's 40th anniversary by making over a young girl's bedroom. Since her debut in 1959, she has appealed to children all over the world, and has taken on a multitude of guises, from air hostess to nurse, teacher to ... [... more]
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GranoClassic
We visited the owners of a single-storey fibro-clad home who had decided to give their house a traditional cottage look. They wanted to create a sandstone look on a restricted budget. They decided to use GranoClassic, a new textured finish from ... [... more]
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Paint Effects
Tara demonstrates how to achieve specialist painted finishes such as rag-rolling, sponging and more. Changing the colour of your walls is a great way to give a room a whole new look and applying a paint effect can make it extra special. Painting ... [... more]
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Basement makeover
An old basement is transformed into a perfect hideaway for kids. Zac (8), Jackson (6) and Madison (4) share a bedroom and as yet don't have a designated play room to put all their things. The storage basement under the kitchen is perfect and Tara ... [... more]
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Swans makeover
Swans fans out there wanting a makeover for the fanatics.. make your room a Swans haven. Young Sarah-Jane Mann is a huge Sydney Swans fan. She's been asking mum and dad to turn her bedroom into a Swans haven for some time and they've finally ... [... more]
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Cartoon Kitchen
The owners of this 1920's house have gone against the renovating trend of remaining faithful to the period that the house was built in. The main renovations were done by architect, Simon Thornton, while the kitchen featured was designed by fellow ... [... more]
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