Books: should we chuck 'em or store 'em?
Books are like boring friends - you can shut them up, but can you get them out of your life? Nielsen BookScan says Australians…
Renovating: do you think it's worth it?
With a property market that's as unpredictable as Morgan Freeman's driving skills, will home renovation die? Now that Australi…
Hot to trot: what keeps your home warm?
Who doesn't love an open fireplace in winter? The crackle of the logs, lovely licks of golden light and the sweet smell of mars…
Is your house killing you?
If the walls of your home could talk, they would say you have gas. Gasses are going off in our homes, creating indoor air poll…
Are smokers really that bad?
There's a new form of witch-hunting -- it's called 'turn-smokers-into-pariahs'. Have smokers become more maligned than pedophil…
So long for now ...
Renovation Nation will be taking a break until the end of January. Stay tuned for something bigger and better next year.
Air conditioning: too hot to turn on?
As summer rolls on and we chug up the air conditioning to keep comfortable, it begs the question: is turning on the AC the mode…
Television house love: what's your favourite?
David Duchovny's Californication was one of the first TV shows in years to make me keep a weekly appointment with the Box. It …
Lighting up: will it improve your sex life?
Lighting a room is an art, rather than a science. IKEA designer Ehlen Johansson says the right lighting makes a room shine and …
SPACE: are bigger houses more full of crap, err clutter?
More Space! Most of us crave a bigger place to live in yet space can be like a giant pair of underpants that makes your bum to …
Are the suburbs uncool or simply untenable?
Oh slave away, (sorry save away), and you too can own a slice of Australia! says the political pork-barrelling. The hoo-ha ov…
Solar power -- worth it or not?
Could installing solar power in a home be an expensive load of hot (greenhouse-free) air? With generous federal government reb…
Underfoot and out of doors: pavers
Poor pavers. They get walked all over. Ignored. Forgotten about. But should we think about them more? Pavers are the unsung he…
Home Offices: a nook or a cranny for you?
Can a home office ever be effective if it's merely a nook? Those fancy homes magazines I'm addicted to tell me all homes need …
The dollars and sense of SmartWiring
I was leafing through Building Contractor magazine this morning (the things I do for you people) and came across an informative…

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