Lock, stock and barrel
Appreciation of fine wine and home-brews is driving a trend towards
a home cellar with the lot.
Soul gardens
Writers' gardens reveal inspiration drawn from a connection to the land.
Divinity in the details
A passionate Italian finds her perfect match
A Fez of the heart
Fancy restoring a 300-year-old home under the Atlas Mountains in
Morocco?
Radical Ron on risky design
Photos: Celebrated designer Ron Arad tells Gina Morris why
he believes in taking risks.
Make a splash by the pool
Add shade, colour or drama to your oasis with a striking selection
of plants.
All gardens are Eden
Discover the positive impacts gardening can have on the environment
and your soul.
Change the view, keep the carpet
Photos: Want to move neighbourhoods but love your house?
Architect Neil Everist took his with him.
Take a bough, green thumbs
Art form, learning curve and eco-friendly carbon sink - give thanks
for the humble garden, writes Cheryl Maddocks.
Kitchen sink realism
The kitchen is the heart of the home, getting it organised is the
first step to a smoother life.
TVs: how BIG is too big?
New generation plasma television screens are so large they can't
fit into the average Aussie home.
Celebrating celluloid cuisine
From Dr Who to Elvis, stars of the stage and screen have inspired a
raft of cookbooks.
Waste not, watt not.
To save money and the environment this holidays, don't leave
electrical appliances on standby.
Rain, rain, come again
Pottering By There's a campaign underway to exempt
Melbourne's vegetable plots from water restrictions.
How to live a fabulous life
Bezazz can be yours - just follow the self-help gurus of a more
gracious era.
Santa loves a good list
With less than two weeks to go, here's how to get organised in time
for Christmas.
Mrs Beeton's house rules
Lest today's working woman forgets how to run a house, Mrs Beeton
is back with some advice.
Permaculture club
An Australian community group is putting the backyard at the
forefront of environmental change.
Television house love
Renovation Nation There's something special about houses
that feature in television shows.
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Right royal garden
Prince Charles's gardener, David Howard, has been in Australia for the past 10 days
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With the relentless election messages being pushed by all parties it got me
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Eco-friendly kitchens
Planning an environmentally friendly kitchen? Consider design and appliances.
Mitre saws
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Radical Ron Arad
Ron Arad's designs are some of the most innovative and celebrated in the product design world.
Tour the treehouse
It was a logistical challenge, but architects Steven Isaacs and Lisa Saville built a house among the treetops without any excavation nor disturbing any nature, including a council protected tree that pierces the rear deck.
Sydney and Melbourne's other $10m+ mansions
News of the demolition of Australia's most expensive house comes as new figures reveal the minimum price for a spot on Sydney's quarterly top 10 property sales list has hit $10.5million. Here are some other 10m+ mansions in Sydney and Melbourne. (Source: Dyson Austen Prestige Residential Survey)
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Get bolder, use muted, plain colours on the lounge suite and accessorising with scatter cushions, throws and drapery.