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From LG's new matte black range to Smeg's new white appliances and fabulous wine cellars, there's plenty to love in our latest round-up of kitchen finds. LG Matte Black appliance range: With matte black a solid trend at present, LG has released a range of complementary on-trend appliances. The range includes a microwave, dishwasher and fridge …
“Of all the spaces you renovate, the kitchen can be the most challenging. It’s usually the heart of the home and whether you’re a master chef or reluctant one, it’s a major feature of your space, so you want it to look good,” says Three Birds Renovations’ Bonnie Hindmarsh, who explains that designing a kitchen is a high-stakes enterprise. “There …
The creation of an Ohio based engineer Herbert Johnson, KitchenAid’s iconic stand mixer celebrates its 100 year anniversary soon and the company have added a limited edition heritage-inspired Misty Blue iteration to commemorate the occasion. Herbert came up with the design in 1919 after watching a baker mix bread dough with a heavy, iron …
From kaboodle kitchen's expansion of their cut to measure offering to a $149 cook top and retro mint green Smeg oven, there's something for every budget in our latest round-up of kitchen finds. kaboodle kitchen expands cut to measure offering: Super convenient and a wonderful way to get a bespoke, designer look for less, the kaboodle kitchen cut …
As many of you know, wet areas are arguably the most important aspects of a home and just as we love bringing you the latest bathroom trends, this week it's time to shine the spotlight on kitchens. From the butler's sink trend to a mirrored fridge, herewith are our hottest kitchen finds. Kaboodle Kitchen's melamine doors and panels: The latest …
With the teenage years upon them, and the family feeling the squeeze in their original 1940’s weatherboard home in Sydney’s Avalon, Nikki and Adam Yazxhi decided to stay put rather than move into a new abode. “With the boys being 11 and 14 we were at a crossroads as to whether to sell and buy something bigger, or stay and renovate to make the house …
Give it a few weeks and a bar of soap can quickly become an off-colour, grimey mess... and often, pump soaps aren't much better, with unnaturally bright colours and tacky packaging! So while we only really need soap to clean our body and hands, when it's on display in two of the home's busiest rooms, we want it to look good too. Here are our …
Sponsored by ILVE Much as I'd love to tell you renovations and interior design are all about aesthetics (and let's face it, that's the fun part!), there is a hell of a lot of practicality and functionality involved too. And the designs which combine the best of both worlds are always the most successful. Nowhere is practicality more important …
Designer style, high-end technology and a jelly-bean mix of authentic retro colour: meet Smeg’s latest retro appliances. Smeg’s retro style blender ($299) has been awarded the international Red Dot Design Award for 2016 and - together with their stand mixer (also a heavyweight in its own right) - creates the perfect duo for mixing up …
Sponsored by ALDI Australia Styling a waterfront house in one of Sydney's ritziest suburbs entirely with ALDI Special Buys might sound like a tall order but it was a surprisingly easy! I teamed up with the supermarket on this exciting project last week and I have to say, I'm pleased as punch with the results. I've been a long time ALDI …
