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Pink Door at Port Willunga: How a South Australian couple renovated their forever home and holiday rental from 750km away
More than 750 kilometres separate Port Willunga on South Australia's picturesque Fleurieu Peninsula and Melbourne’s CBD. A gap today brought together by a nine-hour drive or a 75-minute flight. But for husband-and-wife renovators M & M during the Covid pandemic, it was distance that just couldn’t be measured. Living in Victoria after work brought them back a second time five years earlier, the couple were forced to cut ties with what they always hoped would be their “forever
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Sarah and Laura's Place: Renovation of a 1970s architecturally designed house
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Sarah and Spencer Johnson's place: A first home renovation story
Look up Spencer Johnson’s name and you’ll read all about a South Australian's meteoric rise from greenskeeper to a million-dollar Indian...
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Hannah's place: An eclectic renovation of a 1960s Adelaide apartment
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“That’s a future us problem”. After painting the front fence and renting it out, that was Sara and Luke’s thoughts on renovating the...
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Best bathroom renovation ideas and tips on a budget
Renovating your house on a budget or getting it ready for sale? Or, maybe, just tired of your old shower and vanity? With the help of...
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Sarah and Myles' place
Kids these days - staying at home longer, living off their parents. We’re not blaming them, it’s hard to buy a house at the moment, but...
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The best way to paint a ceiling
Everyone knows a fresh coat of paint can transform a room. But, while most know how to attack the walls with a new brush, are you one of...
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