Winning Kitchen makeover
After a competition to find the dreariest kitchen in Australia, the winner is given a makeover. Formex and the Our House magazine recently launched a competition to find "Australia's saddest kitchen". Ann Humphreys' from Forester Beach was [... more]
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Cloud room makeover
Isobelle has turned seven and feels her fairyland and teddy-bear bedroom needs an update. She has chosen a cloud theme and with some clever craft and a lick of paint, the transformation will be easier than you think. The style of the Austrian ... [... 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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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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Painted Finish Kitchen Makeover
New homeowners often find that there's not much money left in the bank for kitchen renovations after mortgage repayments. Well, we came up with a few budget based ideas that made quite a difference to a young couple's kitchen. On the positive ... [... more]
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Workbench Makeover
We begin with the bookcase...the sides are made from two pieces of 350mm x 350mm pieces of wood. Measure 100mm from one corner and from this point draw a 200mm arc. Then draw another arc using the opposite corner. Next, cut along the curved line ... [... more]
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Office garage makeover
The family garage typically becomes a storage area for everything and anything. You're lucky if the car still fits inside! Gavin Jensen of In Garages to the rescue. Gavin is going to revamp our space to include a work station, work bench, plenty ... [... more]
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Home Office Makeover
These days, many people have the opportunity to work from home. Here we transform a rumpus room (garage) into a home office environment (SOHO - small office home office). Creative By Design custom design and build home offices. They look at how a ... [... more]
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Three-way balcony makeover
Three landscape designers show different ways of turning a confined outdoor space into a little oasis. Nearly one and a half million Australians choose to live in apartments. This way of living has advantages though one of the down sides is the ... [... more]
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Kindy makeover
Shirl goes back to preschool; but there's no time for little lunch, as he makes over the play area in a single day. Shirl's packing his bags and going back to preschool. Only, this time there won't be time for little lunch and an afternoon nap — ... [... more]
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Melamine Makeover
Use a timber cladding technique to give a facelift to tired old furniture. We've used an old melamine cupboard in this makeover to show how a plain storage unit is transformed by cladding with tongue-and-groove flooring. Use chipboard screws to ... [... more]
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Shed Makeover
Give the shed a makeover and have it ready for all those extra presents you may get this year. Our House shows how to transform a run-down backyard shed for under $500. The existing concrete floor in this example is cracked and worn. To lay ... [... more]
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