Why does Ikea make couples fight?
DO YOU prefer to fight with your partner in-store, or wait until you get home and you’re assembling the flatpack furniture? There are so many options.
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Australia’s most extraordinary houses
THEY’RE all worth eye-watering amounts of money, and one is about to be named Australia’s best dream home. Prepare to drool jealously.
Chilling message in old Coke mansion
THESE are the eerie rotting remains of an abandoned mansion once owned by the man who made the Coca-Cola empire what it is today.
Trump’s penthouse is insane
STEP inside the gaudiness of Donald Trump’s $100m penthouse. It might be tough for the President-elect to move to the White House.
‘They were using the bath as a toilet’
THESE stomach-churning photos show inside a home from hell which had to be seized where the bath was used for a toilet. WARNING: Graphic images
Three dirtiest items you touch every day
YOU wipe down your bench religiously, clean the sink daily and studiously keep your toothbrushes six feet from your toilet. Great job, but you’re way off target.
Dog fetches giant dildo instead of stick
AN enormous black dildo discovered by dogs on a country walk has ended up the top prize at a football club golf day.
Foods you should have in the freezer
THESE are the foods you should always have in your freezer to help you maintain a healthy diet, according to a nutritionist.
The things you find on a bushwalk
A FAMILY on a bushwalk made a heartbreaking discovery. But the decisions they made later have now broken the internet.
Rise and fall of Tupperware queen
BROWNIE WISE, one of the pioneering women of American business, is the focus of a new book and film starring Sandra Bullock.
Which ‘tribe’ do you belong to?
FORGET empty-nesters, newlyweds and nuclear families. There’s a new set of “tribes” shaping how and where we live.
How to get out of a rent rise
GOT a letter in the mail saying your rent is going up? The law may not be on your side, but playing savvy just might.
Is this Airbnb’s most jaw-dropping listing?
A floating apartment right on top of the Great Barrier Reef has to be one of the most unique accommodation offerings we’ve seen.
Handy kitchen appliance hacks
DISHWASHERS can poach salmon. Freezers can wash your clothes. Microwaves can help you squeeze orange juice.
10 cleaning myths debunked
MANY people try to avoid chemicals in their home by opting for bicarb, salt and vinegar. Our expert looks at which tips work.
Push for renters’ right to keep pets
THE push to let renters to have pets without having to ask is gaining force as the numbers of animals surrendered to the RSPCA grows.
Buy your own town for $750,000
YOU can buy an entire town (comprising 16 homes) in Queensland for the price of a one-bedroom apartment in Sydney. Is this the deal of the decade?
‘Pet owners deserve family leave too’
WHILE so many people are hung up on the necessity of maternity leave, one group continues to be overlooked when it comes to paid time off from work.
Ikea launching its first flat-pack bicycle
YOU CAN eat, get lost, get found and buy a gazillion things at Ikea. And in August this year you’ll be able to buy a flat-pack bike. Yep.
Dishwashing: You’re doing it wrong
MISTAKE number one: Pre-rinsing. Here’s five amazing other things you need to know, if only to silence the critics at home.
Cat’s eight days trapped in a parcel
CUPCAKE’S owner Julie Baggott accidentally sealed her into a package of DVDs and then sent her on a 260-mile journey by post.
Cat stuck inside toy vending machine
THIS could turn out to be the best prize ever after a plucky feline snuck into a claw game machine to keep warm.
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