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Italianate CourtyardCon Bilionis loves Italy and everything Italian, so he asked landscape designer Paul Bangay to transform his featureless courtyard into a fabulous Romanesque entertaining area. When talking about design in a restricted space, Paul emphasised the importance of...
Scott Cam showed the amazing Japanese dunnies which are now becoming available in Australia. These toilets have various bidet functions, seat warmers, deodorant dispensers and more! Toilets like this start from $900-$2000 and you can order them through the larger...
Six years ago, Hazel and Hans Kuoni started their garden from nothing. Today, they have a beautiful garden full of memories and nostalgia. Hans and Hazels garden is made up of gifts of seeds, cuttings or plants from...
Kids’ Picnic TableScott Cam built a classic picnic table, but in a smaller version for his 4 year old kids. This project will take around 2 days, and cost about $100....
Kitchen DesignKitchens can cost anything between $12,000 and $50,000 to install or renovate. They are also the most used rooms in the house so you really want to get it right. The wrong decision can...
Geoff Jansz visited his favourite specialty kitchen store, The Essential Ingredient, at Camperdown in Sydney. There are specialty kitchen shops all around...
Ladders Backyard Blitz builder, Scott Cam, looked at ladders and how to use them safely. Types of ladders There are three main types of ladders - extension, step and multipurpose. For indoor use, stepladders...
After all his handyman chores are done, Scott Cam loves to relax in front of the TV watching the footy. If you’re spending all your weekends doing jobs around the...
Tara Dennis showed how to makeover old kitchen tiles, without going to the trouble or the expense of retiling. Tile transfers Tile transfers can be applied to plain tiles...
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Crepe myrtle
At their best in the peak of summer, crepe myrtles are flwering deciduous trees and shrubs that put on a great show when the going is hot Click here for more