God's Country, Bather's Delight & Dee Why Makeover
Leanne's home in East St Kilda may once have looked like your average Victorian house, but since she bought the place for $211 000 eight years ago it has undergone some major transformations. For $150 000 she brought the old house to life, adding ... [... more]
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Woodfired Oven Garden
When Chris and Michelle Hetherington bought an old house north of Perth, they realised they needed to 'makeover' the garden. They also needed extra space in the house. They achieved both aims with a covered garden room or pavilion between the ... [... more]
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Frances Hardinge
Frances Hardinge spent her childhood rambling around in a huge, isolated old house in Kent that "wuthered" when the wind blew and that inspired her to write strange, magical stories from an early age. She studied English at Oxford University, .. [... more]
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Sara Bennett
Sara Bennett has always had an interest in history, and to survive a series of mind-numbing jobs, she turned to writing historical romance. She lives in an old house with her husband and two children in the state of Victoria, Australia, where she ... [... more]
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Charlotte Link
Franca Palmer, a young teacher, has left her husband, impulsively fleeing from the life she could not stand anymore. She goes to the island of Guernsey and settles down in the village of Le Variouf in an old house where roses are bred. But the ... [... more]
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John Barrett
Written by John Barrett, Illustrated by David Iredale Discovering Old Handwriting Written by David Iredale, Illustrated by John Barrett Discovering Your Old House Discovering Your Family Tree Discovering Local History John Barrett David Iredale [... more]
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Warren Leon
From one of the most prestigious nonprofit organizations devoted to environmental issues comes a clear, practical, and rational overview of the relationship between consumers and the environment. Paper or plastic? Bus or car? Old house or new? ... [... more]
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George Nash
Renovating Old Houses George Nash Wooden Fences Trade Paperback, 416 pages December 1, 2003 March 1, 1999 [... more]
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Marion Dane Bauer
Marion Dane Bauer has written numerous award-winning books, among them On My Honor, a Newbery Honor Book. Liz is staying with her grandmother in her old house in the woods of northern Minnesota when one night a noise awakens her. It is someone ... [... more]
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David Iredale
Written by John Barrett, Illustrated by David Iredale Discovering Old Handwriting Written by David Iredale, Illustrated by John Barrett Discovering Your Old House Discovering Your Family Tree Discovering Local History John Barrett David Iredale [... more]
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Raising the House
Discover a great solution for an old house that has that sinking feeling. This colonial-style home was built around 1880. It has all the olde-worlde charm of a classic Queenslander but, as with many old homes, the house has subsided. Over the ... [... more]
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Cliff House
A resourceful couple has worked wonders to create their riverside home. For thirty six years, Norma and Howard, both in their sixties, lived in Lurgano. Four years ago, they decided to sell their old house and build another one down the road. ... [... more]
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