Cathski posted:Having a pool and young children
My husband is dead keen on getting a pool. I have my reservations - safety and ongoing expense being two big ones so I wanted to hear about other people's…
Cathski posted:A nice lemon colour for toddler's bedroom?
I think I have posted this comment here before; yellows are NOT the best colours for small children’s rooms. Yellows are a rev up colour, it’s a colour I would…
Cathski posted:Is new carpet bad for babies and preg women?
I want to lay new carpet in my toddler's bedroom and I'm currently six months pregnant. Unfortunately I've been googling (always dangerous) and found some websites suggesting that new…
Cathski posted:A nice lemon colour for toddler's bedroom?
I'm after a pretty lemon colour to do the walls in my little girl's new bedroom (she's being booted out of the nursery because her sister is arriving in Feb…
Cathski posted:Tradesmen etiquette
Yesterday I had two tradesmen here all day installing ducted heating and cooling in our roof. They were here all day and worked really hard and it was only…
Cathski posted:The great debate over the best heating options
Over this last winter, our house has only had a coonara wood heater in the family room and no heating in the bedrooms. It has been AWFUL. The…
Cathski posted:Timber furniture in the open plan meals/family room
Okey dokey - we went with the Clovelly and Kingston from Oz Design so this is the table :
http://www.ozdesignfurniture.com.au/Pro ... roduct=984
and this is the coffee table:
Cathski posted:Timber furniture in the open plan meals/family room
In our meals area (which is open plan with our family room) we've gone for a lovely oak dining setting and matching oak coffee table and side table. They're…
Cathski posted:Heating + evap cooling ducts in ceiling
We want to get heating and cooling installed in our house and we've been told that because it's so low to the ground, the heating ducts will need to go…
Cathski posted:Soundproofing an existing room
Is it possible to soundproof a bedroom in an existing house?
I ask because my 16 month old bub is a very light sleeper (this morning DH creaked a floorboard and…
Cathski posted:Sorry if this is a silly question, but....
I know the split system that I want to buy, so do I just go into a shop and buy it, and then ring up an installer out of the…
Cathski posted:Does anyone ever make the DIY furniture on BH & G?
I watch BH & G most Friday nights and every week the guy with the curly hair comes on and whips up something fab in just a couple of hours…
Cathski posted:Mounting a small LCD tv on wall with no stud
We have a 26" LCD tv that we want to mount on the wall in the family room.
The spot that we have chosen on the wall doesn't have…
Cathski posted:Received a quote for cornices on a post it note?
Last week I had plasterers come in to give me a quote on putting a cornice throughout the house. I think it must be a small, fiddly job because…
Cathski posted:Location of reverse cycle
Does a reverse cycle unit have to be on a wall that goes outside? Or can it go onto a wall that connects to another room?
Also, can it be…
Cathski posted:Approx Costs for Re-Painting
Did you mean repaint as in get a professional painter to do it or do it yourself (or herself I should say).
Cathski posted:Shower Tiles - Can never stay clean
Our shower recess has new dark brown/grey tiles with matching grout and after only using them for a week the soap is already showing up in the grout
Cathski posted:Window locks
At handover, the vendor gave us the keys to the doors but not the windows (I'm guessing they've lost them, not being *******).
Is it possible to get a key recut…
Cathski posted:LETTERBOXES!! SHOW US WHAT YOU'VE GOT?
Okay I'm reviving an old thread here, but I've seen some really quirky ones :
http://www.mailboxesandstuff.com/cars,_ ... lboxes.htm
http://www.artisticmailboxcreations.biz/prod01.htm
http://www.uniquedecoronline.com/index. ...…
Cathski posted:Chrome towel rail
Sorry if this is a silly question, but will a chrome towel rail rust?
I saw a bargain on ebay and I'm thinking of getting it, but if chrome is no…
Cathski posted:Bunnings sold me the wrong colour paint grrrrrrr!
Yes, that's the second lesson I've learnt today 
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Cathski posted:Bunnings sold me the wrong colour paint grrrrrrr!
On Friday I went to Bunnings and bought 2 litres of (what I thought was) Green Glacier quarter strength. DH then painted my baby daughter's room and used the…
Cathski posted:Cleansing the energy in a home
I'm surprised that other people don't believe in cleansing the energy of a home. I don't think it's all that alternative.
Some houses and buildings definitely have an 'energy' or…
Cathski posted:Best placement of taps/spout with bath
Well if you want to lie down one end, I guess it's a good idea to place them in the middle of the bath.
Cathski posted:Cleansing the energy in a home
Well today was settlement day - hooray!
We went to the house tonight but it really doesn't feel like ours. I'm sure that happens a lot, but does anyone know…
Cathski posted:What is polymarble?
I'm looking at a vanity unit on ebay that says the top is made from polymarble. Can anyone tell me what this is?
Does it look cheap and nasty?
Cathski posted:Banking finance and Non-banking finance for Home Loan
Hi Kanchi,
We're going through Myrate for our home loan. We bought our place last October and it's been a 4.5 month settlement, so I've been dealing with them for…
Cathski posted:Choosing curtains and blinds
I've posted this in the Windows & Doors section, but maybe it's more appropriate here.
Our new place has various sized windows - floor to ceiling in the family room, and…
