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| Story: ARMCHAIR ETHICS: A green guide to living |
| A guilt-free guide to living green, originally published in Sunday Life January 2007 |
| Story: A Dural Escape |
| Buying property in Dural, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain section April 2006. |
| Story: A quick Christmas house makeover |
| A guide to getting your house ready for the silly season, originally published in Australian Women's Weekly December 2005. |
| Story: A tool apprenticeship: the right tools for the job |
| Finding the right tools for renovating, originally published in the Essential section of Sydney Morning Herald December 2006 |
| Story: All about home automation |
| What does it mean when the technology in a house - the lights, alarms, security and AV equipment - can talk to each other? Life's easier, that's what. Originally published in Shore Living, April 2007 |
| Story: An idiot's guide to buying a house at auction |
| How to buy and bid successfully at a property auction, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain February 2005 |
| Story: An inner city garden |
| A story about a Jamie Durie designed inner city garden, originally published in The Australian Women’s Weekly, Let’s Go Outside, November 2005 |
| Story: Architects and their own homes |
| Peeking at an architects' own renovation is worth a look, originally published in Sunday Life October 2006 |
| Story: Architecture in Surry Hills |
| A profile on Adam Haddow, originally published in Central magazine |
| Story: Are you ready to buy a house? |
| A woman's guide to knowing whether she's ready to buy a house, originally published in New Woman, July 2005 |
| Story: Art, design whatever |
| A profile of Surry Hills and designers blueandbrown, originally published in Central August 2004 |
| Story: Ascot in queensland |
| Ascot: A Brisbane hot spot, originally published in Sun Herald in April 2004 |
| Story: Aspirational debt: why interest rate rises hurt even the best suburbs |
| Why Wizard's Mark Bouris says interest rates hurt some of Sydney's best suburbs. Originally published in Thursday Domain. |
| Story: Attic conversions to transform roof space |
| Make the most of your roof space, originally published in the Essential section of the Sydney Morning Herald in October 2006 |
| Story: Avoid bad renovation |
| Don’t renovate without reading this, learn how to improve your property value by renovating to create heritage appeal, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain section, June 2005 |
| Story: Award-winning building projects |
| A story about the Master Builders Associations awards. Originally published in Sydney Morning Herald, August 2005 |
| Story: Back to basins: renovating a bathroom |
| Bathroom renovation, originally published in the Essential section of the Sydney Morning Herald in July 2006. |
| Story: Balmain locals talk |
| OUT OF THE MOUTHS: what the locals love about Balmain, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald in Sept 2004 |
| Story: Be wary of slick Queensland property developers |
| A story about the pitfalls of buying in Queensland |
| Story: Beach brands, buying coastal property with a name |
| Buying property on the NSW coast, originally published in the Sun Herald, December 2004 |
| Story: Bedbugs and how to prevent them |
| A story about the rise of bedbug infestation in homes in Australia, originally published in the Essential section of Sydney Morning Herald, January 2007 |
| Story: Best buds: flower arranging tips |
| Have a house full of flowers every day without bankrupting yourself at the florist, originally published in New Woman August 2002 |
| Story: Bubbles soothe away troubles, why spas are coming back |
| A story about the rise of outdoor spa pools in Australia, originally published in the Essential section of Sydney Morning Herald, February 2007 |
| Story: Buying Your First Home: a guide |
| How To Buy Your First Home, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain August 2004 |
| Story: Buying a family home |
| Buying an affordable family home in Sydney, originally published by Sydney Morning Herald's Domain section in July 2005 |
| Story: Buying a heritage-listed house in NSW |
| How to buy a historic house, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain in May 2005 |
| Story: Buying a quality apartment |
| Buying Sydney's Designer Apartments, originally published Sydney Morning Herald's Domain May 2004 |
| Story: Buying an investment unit in Queensland |
| How to buy investment apartments in Queensland, originally published in the Sun-Herald in February 2005 |
| Story: Buying by the beach |
| Getting a toehold in Sydney's expensive beachside market, originally published in Thursday Domain February 2004 |
| Story: Buying in McMahons Point |
| Three prestige properties in McMahons Point, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain July 2004 |
| Story: Buying in Newcastle |
| Buying property in Newcastle, originally published in Thursday Domain in May 2004 |
| Story: Buying in leafy Warrawee |
| Upper north shore property market story, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain July 2004 |
| Story: Buying in the Blue Mountains |
| How to buy in the Blue Mountains, originally published in Thursday Domain in April 2005. |
| Story: Buying on the NSW coast |
| Coastal real estate market, originally published in Thursday Domain in June 2004 |
| Story: Buying property on the Sutherland Shire |
| A guide to Sydney's southern suburbs, originally published in Thursday Domain July 2003 |
| Story: Buying property on the northern beaches |
| Buying property on Sydney's northern beaches,originally published in Thursday Domain, May 2003 |
| Story: Buying second-hand building materials |
| How to source quality second-hand building materials in Sydney, find out about demolition yards, cheap building materials and how to use them, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Thursday Domain section |
| Story: Caloundra Real Estate |
| A guide to Sunshine Coast Queensland real estate, originally published Sun Herald February 2005 |
| Story: Castle Hill locals talk |
| Castle Hill residents tell us why they love it, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain in July 2004 |
| Story: Choosing the right design professional |
| How to decide whether an architect, building designer or draftsperson will design your renovation, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain, October 2004 |
| Story: Coming to a home theatre near you |
| How to install home theatre systems originally published in Essential section of Sydney Morning Herald November 2007 |
| Story: Consumption arousal, why shopping is addictive |
| Are sales really a bargain, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald’s Metropolitan section in December 2004 |
| Story: Creating a beautiful bedroom |
| Interior designer Shellee Gordoun explains how to create a beautiful bedroom |
| Story: DA dream believer |
| A guide to getting your plans through Sydney councils, originally published in the Essential section of the Sydney Morning Herald in November 2006 |
| Story: Designer dialogue |
| Profile of blueandbrown designers, originally published in Vive magazine |
| Story: Designer schmick tips from interior experts |
| Give your pad a designer touch with these tips from interior designers, originally published in New Woman September 2002 |
| Story: Do Asian-inspired homes sell well in Sydney? |
| Renovating in Asian-style - is it a fad or does it add value? Originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain section March 2006 |
| Story: Does the Prime Minister have to change before house prices grow again? |
| A theory by Residex's John Edwards that the housing market is linked to a change in federal government, originally published in Thursday Domain March 2005 |
| Story: Eco makeovers |
| Trade Secrets: eco makeovers by neco, originally commissioned by Essential March 2007 |
| Story: Eeek, I have to host Christmas at my place |
| You're grown up now, so why not have Christmas at your place, originally published in New Woman, December 2002 |
| Story: Feature wall fears |
| Getting a feature wall right, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Essential section, 09th of November 2006 |
| Story: Finding the right tradesperson |
| Ask an expert how to source tradespeople, originally published in the October 2005 issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly |
| Story: First homebuyer help: Abandon Loan Mortgage Insurance? |
| Banks poo-poo an idea to save first home buyers money. Originally published in Thursday Domain, April 2005 |
| Story: Foot fetish: when shoes bring a couple together |
| A For Better, For Worse profile of Kerim and Melanie Van Der Looy who run Peter Sheppard Footwear, originally published in Sunday Life September 2006 |
| Story: For Better, For Worse |
| Married for four years, Simon Pilcher, 44, and Terri Pilcher, 37, work together as real estate agents. Simon regularly works 12 hour days from Monday to Saturday. Originally published in Sunday Life, August 2005 |
| Story: For Better, For Worse: the couple who married on television |
| Teacher Luisa Hayson, 24, and real estate agent Peter Gordon, 26, had been going out for five years when the producers of ABC-TV’s Outback House convinced them to get married on television last year. Originally published September 2005. |
| Story: For Better, For Worse: the tightwad and his bride |
| Broadcaster and film-maker Dai Le, 37, first met her bargain-hunting German husband Markus Lambert, 45, in 1991. They have been married for 13 years and have a son, Ethan, 2. Originally published in Sunday Life, September 2005 |
| Story: For better, for worse: Darth Vader meets the insomniac |
| Production manager Tristan Hanlon, 35, and her husband, Marc Lucke, 33, an online services manager, married in 1999. Tristan is an insomniac and Marc has just been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea. Originally published in Sunday Life October 2005 |
| Story: From Young Talent Time to lots-of-kids time |
| A For Better, For Worse profile of former Young Talent Time star Philip Gould and singer Kate Lawson-Gould, originally published in August 2006. |
| Story: From awkward geek in 1973 to Kim Cattrall |
| A Rewind profile of Sex And The City's Kim Cattrall, originally published in Sunday Life November 2006 |
| Story: Garden recharge: outdoor furniture |
| TV presenter Tara Dennis talks about her love for planning the garden. Originally published in Australian Women's Weekly's Let's Go Outside supplement, November 2005. |
| Story: Glenbrook, A Blue Mountains property hot spot |
| The love the locals have for their Blue Mountains village, originally published in the Sun Herald December 2004 |
| Story: Good Weekend: Two of Us, Valerie and Paul Parv |
| Romance novelist Valerie Parv, 53, is one of Australia’s best-selling international authors. Originally published in Good Weekend, December 2005 |
| Story: Gothic Gardening: be inspired by dark plants |
| A story about dramatic almost-black plants, originally published in the Australian Women's Weekly's Let's Go Outside supplement, November 2005 |
| Story: Great divides, buying cheaper property |
| How to buy on the right side of tracks, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald’s Domain, November 2005 |
| Story: Hardy Love: why the drought is good for gardens |
| Garden designer Peter Fudge explains why the drought is making gardens better, originally published in Australian Women's Weekly's Let's Go Outside supplement November 2005 |
| Story: Historic houses |
| A guide to buying heritage houses in Western Sydney, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain June 2004 |
| Story: Home office clutter busting |
| How to create a dream home office, originally published in the Essential section of the Sydney Morning Herald in September 2006 |
| Story: Home office design ideas |
| A guide to setting up an organised home office, originally published in House & Garden January 2007 |
| Story: Home repair checklist |
| Preparing your home for wetter weather, originally published in Essential March 2007 |
| Story: House of little horrors: termites |
| Avoiding termites, originally published in the Essential section of the Sydney Morning Herald in August 2006 |
| Story: How to buy a renovators delight |
| Want to buy a house to renovate? This story shows you what to look for when buying handyman specials, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain 2004 |
| Story: Implications of land tax changes in NSW |
| Should property investors worry about land tax changes, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain section April 2004 |
| Story: Ins and outs of a Balmain house sale |
| Buyers and sellers talk about their house sale, originally published in Sun Herald in Sept 2004 |
| Story: Ins and outs of a Riverview house sale |
| Ins and outs of a house sale, originally published in Sun Herald August 2004 |
| Story: Ins and outs of a Turramurra house sale |
| Property owners talk about their home transaction, originally published in Sun Herald in August 2004 |
| Story: Ins and outs of a property deal at Stanwell Park |
| Buyers and sellers tell their story of a house sale, originally published in Sun Herald September 2004 |
| Story: Inside architect's houses |
| A glimpse into the way architects renovate their own homes, originally published in Sunday Life (Sun Herald) in October 2006 |
| Story: KIPPERS: Kids In Parents Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings |
| A short story about the phenomenon of children living at home longer, originally published in Good Weekend. |
| Story: Kangaroo Valley |
| Three of the best houses in Kangaroo Valley, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain section |
| Story: Last Words: Ginger and Smart |
| A profile on two sisters who set up a fashion label, originally published in Vive magazine, October 2005 |
| Story: Launch your own backyard blitz |
| Renovating your backyard, originally published in the Essential section of the Sydney Morning Herald in October 2006 |
| Story: Leafy St Ives village |
| A story about the village of St Ives in Sydney's north shore, originally published in Shore Living |
| Story: Lilyfield locals talk |
| Residents explain why they love their suburb, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain August 2004 |
| Story: Locals talk about Manly Vale |
| Why the residents love this suburb on the northern beaches of Sydney, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain, July 2004 |
| Story: Make your home a movie star |
| Proud home owners can make up to $10,000 a day by renting out their abodes to film production companies, originally published in Sunday Life July 2006. |
| Story: Making Money from the 1950s |
| A passion for nostalgia rules people's love of the 1950s, originally published in the Sunday Telegraph's Sunday magazine |
| Story: Making more space |
| Improving the amount of storage and banishing clutter, a story originally published in the Essential section of Sydney Morning Herald January 2007 |
| Story: Model Partners: profile of ModelCo founder Shelley Barrett and Sophie Baker |
| What happens when a model agent creates a burgeoning global make-up empire? She calls on a longtime friend and marketing guru to act as her international marketing director and ModelCo takes on the world. Originally published in Vive. |
| Story: Motherhood: just an opinion, of course |
| Opinion piece on motherhood, originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald in 2001 |
| Story: Nature twist: floral artist Alison Coates |
| This florist is more artist and sculptor than bouquets and baby's breath. Originally published in Australian Women's Weekly's Let's Go Outside supplement, November 2005. |
| Story: Need a good tradesperson? |
| How to find quality tradespeople, originally published in the Essential section of the Sydney Morning Herald in November 2006 |
| Story: North Shore bargains |
| A guide to buying on the north shore, originally published in Thursday Domain March 2003 |
| Story: North or south coast? |
| The holiday house divide: choose whether to buy on the NSW south coast or north coast, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Thursday Domain section in November 2004. |
| Story: Property Round-up: brief stories from Alex May's column in Thursday Domain |
| Snippets and news about property, renovation and home design, originally published in Thursday Domain, March and April 2005 |
| Story: Property market predictions for 2006 |
| A story outlining analysts predictions for the real estate market in 2006, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald |
| Story: Queensland and Sunshine Coast property |
| A guide to Sunshine Coast property, original published in Sun Herald September 2004. |
| Story: Queensland property boom |
| Picking the Queensland hot spots, originally published in Sun Herald April 2004 |
| Story: Queensland property in Townsville and Magnetic Island |
| A guide to northern Queensland's booming property market, originally published in Sun Herald Oct 2004 |
| Story: Queensland property market overview 2004 |
| A story about the Queensland property market, originally published in the Sun Herald in April 2004 |
| Story: Queensland's bumpy 2005 market |
| State of Queensland property market, originally published in the Sun Herald in February 2005 |
| Story: Quick and easy dinner party ideas |
| Impress your guests before you put dinner on the table (which could be a good thing), originally published in New Woman |
| Story: Quick painting tips |
| Helpful painting information, commissioned by Australian Women's Weekly 2006 |
| Story: Redfern hot spot |
| Village life in inner city Redfern, originally published in the Sun Herald in Sept 2004 |
| Story: Remains of the day, renovating with recycled building materials |
| Using second-hand building materials - how to do it, where to buy them, originally published in Thursday Domain April 2005 |
| Story: Removing renovation rubbish the cheap way |
| How to remove renovation and construction waste in the cheapest and most environmentally friendly way |
| Story: Renovating with a design professional |
| How to source the right design professional for you: an architect, building designer, draftsman, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain June 2004 |
| Story: Renovation crime: Don't do anything you can't undo |
| A story about renovating to add value and outlast faddish trends, originally published in the Essential section of the Sydney Morning Herald in November 2006 |
| Story: Renovation regrets: what real life renovators wish they'd never done |
| A story outlining the things renovators would do if they had the chance to start again, originally published in Inside Out. |
| Story: Restoring Heritage Houses |
| The best way to renovate a historic house, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald Domain June 2005 |
| Story: Save energy – and the world |
| A story on the best way to reduce energy demand, originally published in the Essential section of Sydney Morning Herald, January 2007 |
| Story: Save money and install the kitchen yourself |
| Lead Me Into Installation originally published in the Essential section of the Sydney Morning Herald in September 2006 |
| Story: Saving energy and water in apartments |
| A story about BASIX controls for highrise apartments, originally published in Thursday Domain. |
| Story: Saving money on plumbing |
| Make the most of when a plumber comes to visit, originally published in Essential April 2007 |
| Story: Selling property in Spring |
| A guide to selling your house in spring, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain in August 2003 |
| Story: Shocking truths about electricity |
| All about wiring and powering your house, originally published in the Essential section of the Sydney Morning Herald in October 2006 |
| Story: Shopping secrets for renovators |
| A guide to shops and services for renovators in NSW, Vic and other states, originally published in Inside Out. |
| Story: Sir Terence Conran looks back to 1954 |
| A Rewind profile of interior design entrepreneur Sir Terence Conran, originally published in Sunday Life October 2006. |
| Story: Slip, slop, slap painting |
| How to paint properly, originally published in the Essential section in the Sydney Morning Herald in August 2006 |
| Story: Solid ground: land values around Sydney |
| Why land is in short supply around Sydney, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald’s Domain, November 2005 |
| Story: Southern highlands property focus |
| State of the Southern Highlands Property Market, originally published in Thursday Domain September 2004 |
| Story: Strata changes to highrise apartment owners |
| A story about new strata amendments in NSW, originally published in Thursday Domain April 2005 |
| Story: Sutherland Shire Appeal |
| A story about the attraction to the Sutherland Shire, originally published in Thursday Domain |
| Story: Sydney celebrities and family homes |
| What high-profile Sydneysiders love about where they live, originally published Sydney Morning Herald's Domain |
| Story: Sydney property gloom |
| From boom to gloom, when Sydney's market turns bad, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain section May 2003 |
| Story: Sydney's waterfront shacks |
| Buying property on the waterfront, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain section in May 2004 |
| Story: Taming the remote controls |
| How to orchestrate your electronics, originally published in Essential march 2007. |
| Story: The Brazilian meets the Australian chef on the high seas |
| For Better, For Worse profile of Patricia Nunes and Greg Anderson who own Sugaroom restaurant, originally published in Sunday Life July 2006 |
| Story: The Jamie Durie Indicator |
| How Jamie Durie and The Block became a pin-up boy for property analysts. Originally published in Thursday Domain. |
| Story: The apartment quality checklist |
| How to buy a quality apartment, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain August 2005 |
| Story: The art of getting kids outside |
| How to get kids off the couch and active in the garden, originally published in Australian Women's Weekly's Let's Go Outside supplement, November 2005 |
| Story: The baby boomers big appetite for kitchen renovations |
| Over-55 spending on kitchens, originally published in the Sun Herald, June 2005. |
| Story: The best views in Sydney |
| Suburbs with tranquil, leafy water views, , originally published in the Sun Herald March 2005 |
| Story: The cost of things we covet: finding value |
| Price tags are strange things. What makes someone pay $2000 for a toy that was a freebie in a chocolate or $40,000 for a piece of a propeller? Originally published in Sunday Life, February 2006. |
| Story: The future of Sydney's housing market, June 2005 |
| Predictions of the property market, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain, June 2005 |
| Story: The grand designs of Marion Hall Best |
| Marion Hall Best story originally published in the Domain section of the Sydney Morning Herald in June 2005 |
| Story: The green triangle: Killara |
| Three of the best in Killara, originally published in Domain April 2006 |
| Story: The heritage hoo-ha over Wollongong's Regent Theatre |
| A story about the theatre designed by Marion Hall Best, originally published in Thursday Domain. |
| Story: The ins and outs of buying an historic home |
| How to buy a house in the historic suburbs of Sydney, the best heritage house bargains and more, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain, May 2005 |
| Story: The investment property cycle |
| Examining the property cycle before you invest, originally published by Sun Herald Oct 2005 |
| Story: The paint paradox: VOCs, what's that? |
| A story about making the most environmentally friendly paint choice, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Essential section, April 2007 |
| Story: The slowchange trend |
| Moving to the country, originally published in Thursday Domain May 2003 |
| Story: The soccer champion meets the television host |
| A For Better, For Worse profile of Nick and Marnie Meredith, originally published in Sunday Life May 2006 |
| Story: The yoga guru who sleeps three hours a night |
| A Rewind profile of television yoga star Swami Sarasvati, originally published in Sunday Life October 2006. |
| Story: Time out: why time is worth more than money |
| Time has become so precious that advertisers are now trying to sell it to us. Originally published in Sunday Life August 2006. |
| Story: Timing the property market - when to sell |
| Picking the right time to sell, originally published in Sydney Morning Herald's Domain section July 2004 |
| Story: Two of Us, Wilson da Silva and Dr Alan Finkel could be the first Australians in space. |
| A profile originally published in Good Weekend. |
| Story: Two of Us: two sisters tell their story in Good Weekend |
| Designer and post-graduate student Tricia Hanlon, 67, is the oldest of seven children, including twin Zohl de Ishtar, 53, a peace activist and research fellow at the University of Queensland. Originally published in Good Weekend. |
| Story: Walk the planks, getting timber floors right |
| How to create the best timber floors when you renovate, originally published in the Essential section of the Sydney Morning Herald in September 2006 |
| Story: Weekend property blitz - get your house spick and span in a weekend |
| How to get your house ready for sale, originally published by Sydney Morning Herald August 2004 |
| Story: When multiple sclerosis enters a motorcycle marriage |
| A For Better, For Worse profile of Mark and Sarah-Jane Whitfield originally published in Sunday Life June 2006 |
| Story: Working with stone in the home |
| CaesarStone and all, originally published in the November 2005 issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly |