I have a new deck which has a built in bench seat and a planter box on each side of the bench.
I am after a flowering/ spreading shrub to put…

Thanks for that - very interesting reading!

Thanks for all your replies - it seems opinion is divided on the issue! Given we have 2 small children and I am currently pregnant we have decided to…

We have started to build a no-dig garden for vegies and wanted to use the eco friendly timber but my father in law went to Bunnings who don't stock any.…

We have recently installed a deck and have a seat with planter boxes either side (80cm wide). The deck and planter boxes are under cover with the laserlite roof…

We have lunar stone (matt) for our laundry bench with white for the cupboards and are very happy with the combination. We have a mid brown floor tile and…

We also used Polytech for our cupboards and used matt for the same reasons you mentioned. We have 2 small children and didn't want to worry about fingerprints. …

In my opinion, eaves definitely look better (as well as having all the other benefits).

Thanks Michelle. I like the "Justice" colour so will get a sample of that.
I actually had a sample card of the Quantum Blue but my son straight…

The parakeet pink does look great but I think it may be a little too bright for a whole wall (it looks like it's only painted halfway from the photos…

I have a son 4 and daughter 2 who will be having a feature wall in there bedrooms.
The main wall colour is Wattyl Divinity which is an offwhite and should…

I went to look at the luminettes today and they do look great but the price was very prohibitive. For 6 full length windows they quoted over $10k (width…

Thanks for posting those pics Michelle. The luminettes are exactly what I was after for the front of my house (for lounge and master bedroom) - was after something…

I have also heard they are an excellent quality Italian brand. We have purchased an Ariston rangehood but haven't had it installed yet so can't speak from personal experience…

I think the only thing that looks out of place is the colour of the splashback. It doesn't seem to go with the wall colour or the bench tops.…

Thanks for your responses. I think the blind people meant the top of the sheer would be fixed to the window (fitted inside) but the bottom would hang free.
Matt…

I love the look of roman blinds and plan on having them for the majority of the house, however, I'm not sure what to do for the windows facing the…

We have got Austral Canterbury bricks (reddy/brown colour) and paperbark windows with same colour mouldings around the front windows.
Not sure how this would go with white?

We are thinking of having timber blinds for our lounge and master bedroom which face the street (faces south so shouldn't have the need for anything that requires total sun…

Just wondering if anyone knows whether a normal opening internal door can be changed to a cavity sliding door after it has already been hung and architraves are up?
Thanks

Hi Michelle
Can I ask what the name of the purple paint was in your "before" photo? My 4 year old son really wants a purple wall (his fave colour)…

Thanks for your responses - still tossing up between the two options.
Paula - does your shelving have a semi gloss paint on them or are they matt like the walls?

bec - we offered to bring the paint to the furniture maker but apparently the paint for walls etc is too thick for the spray gun and the laquer is…

We are having a gas log fire in our lounge room and on either side we are getting some custom made shelving (2 cupboards at the bottom and 4 shelves…

Thanks for all your responses and the links to pictures. The floor tiles are 300 x 300 so agree that the wall tiles will look best if layed vertically.

We have selected some lovely wall tiles which measure 300 x 500mm in size. I was wondering should we lay these vertically or horizontally on the wall? Any…

Thanks also for your reply Minx - good to know someone else has also used this colour scheme. Do you happen to have any pictures of your paintwork?

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly Michelle. I'll get some sample pots of these colours.

We have decided to paint our new house Hogs Bristle 1/4 strength. I was wondering which would be a complementary colour to use for the internal doors, architraves etc…

We are looking into a 2 pac finish for our kitchen cupboards. We don't really want a high gloss finish (small children and lots of fingerprints) and when doing…