LEGO Masters 2022 finished this week, but if you are keen for more, you might like to invest in stackable, life-size LEGO furniture. LEGO has joined forces with Danish homeware design company Room Copenhagen to produce giant wooden building blocks…
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Investors boost borrowing
Home lending remains at historic highs, with new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing another rise in March. The value of new housing loans rose 1.6% to $33.3 billion in March 2022 (seasonally adjusted). This followed…
Read moreLow rates for green homes
‘Green loans’ have been around for a few years, but have been in the news recently following the announcement of a new product from one of the ‘Big Four’ banks. What are green loans, and how could they impact us?…
Read moreHow to clean blinds and shades
It’s one of those jobs we avoid for as long as possible – cleaning blinds and shades. Clean, sparkling windows are a joy, yet we so often forget to clean the blinds, which are often dust magnets but less conspicuous.…
Read moreCompostable cling wrap
Cling wrap has long been a handy staple in Australian homes, but now, with greater awareness of the dangers of plastic pollution, many of us are looking for alternatives. This is where Aussie-made Great Wrap steps in. Made from potato…
Read moreWhy call it a ‘dresser’?
Why is a chest of drawers sometimes called a ‘dresser’? According to Merriam-Webster, using this common piece of furniture to hold our socks and t-shirts only came about in the middle of the 19th Century; before then, a dresser was…
Read moreBuilding starts down
Work commenced on new homes dropped in the final months of 2022 yet building remains high, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The latest figures show that the total number of homes commenced in…
Read moreWaste not, save money
There are not many global issues you’d expect to solve at the kitchen table. But it’s precisely here, in kitchens around Australia and the world, that we can take on one of the big ones – climate change. Wasting food…
Read moreHome ownership is important
Australian homebuyers are feeling more optimistic about buying a home now than they were twelve months ago, new research has revealed. Bankwest’s recent Home Truths* survey also shows that more of us are recognising the importance of home ownership. The…
Read moreMake a grand entrance
If you’re unimpressed with the front entrance to your house, chances are your visitors will be too. So it could be time to make some changes. Walk outside and take a good look at what’s right near your front door.…
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