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The variety of succulents and abstract art on the neighbour’s brick walls capture desert scenes.

Award-winning inner-city sanctuary gives a nod to the ’80s

The innovative Six Ways House, named after an intersection at its front door, has set neighbours’ tongues wagging.

  • Stephen Crafti

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The award-winning home in suburban Newcastle’s Maryland, designed by Curious Practice, is named Aru.

An ‘insect’ house that touches the ground lightly

This simple interwar cottage, which was damaged in the 1989 Newcastle earthquake, is now an architectural treasure in harmony with its environs.

  • Stephen Crafti
In a time when we are encouraged to be anything we want, why must I still pretend to be someone who can fix things.

Born to rest and relax, forced to DIY or die trying

In a time when we are encouraged to be anything we want, why must I still pretend to be someone who can fix things?

  • Thomas Mitchell
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Dollhouses for adults: how social media turbocharged tiny models

Take a step inside a world where architects’ wildest dreams come alive before politics, zoning and costs get in the way.

  • Julie Power
Tramonto a New York sofa by Gaetano Pesce – Cassina, courtesy of Mobilia.

The ’70s and ’80s furniture back in fashion, and worth thousands

From today’s perspective, the late 1970s and early ’80s remain radical, pushing the boundaries of what furniture could be.

  • Stephen Crafti
The internal courtyard with clumping bamboo screening the neighbours.

How to create an award-winning garden in a tiny inner-city courtyard

A national landscaping award has gone to an inner-city garden that upends popular assumptions.

  • Megan Backhouse
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Event Stylist Kerryn Howell believes anyone can create great table decor using secondhand items.

Don’t buy plastic plates for parties: Get a stunning op shop table spread instead

From spicing up your table settings to sewing an entire wardrobe from scratch, here’s how to make the most of op shop treasures and be sustainable.

  • Nell Geraets
Crumbs! Don't forget to clean under your toaster.

How to spring clean those grimy, easily ignored spots in your kitchen

There are certain places that are easy to overlook. Here are a few to add to your cleaning regimen.

  • Becky Krystal
A stand mixer is an essential baking tool if you want to up your cake game.

Five must-have appliances to cook your way through isolation

Our guide to the kitchen appliances making home isolation the most delicious fun it can be.

  • Callan Boys
Table dressing: inky, watery blues work for hot sunny days.

True blue summer table style

Vivid bolts of blue bring the summer table to life.

  • Sarah Wormwell

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