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Feel the heat: home heating solutionsWith the right heating solution in place, your home will be warm as toast and you won't feel like burning your bills.

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Feel the heat: home heating solutionsWith the right heating solution in place, your home will be warm as toast and you won't feel like burning your bills. Budgeting for your bathroom renovationsThere are lots of different tasks involved in a bathroom renovation — making it hard to determine how to divvy up your budget. This rough guide will help you work out where you should be spending your cash. Mail station

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Tape measure Handsaw Pencil Spirit level Screws Cordless drill Tryggve shelf (79cm x 28cm) Brackets Knuff plywood magazine files from Ikea How to paint using Dulux Design Metallic and Dulux Design Pearl

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Dulux Design Metallic or Design Pearl paint Quality masking tape: Scotch-Blue™ Painter’s Tape for Multi-Surfaces from 3M A paint stirrer and drop sheet An effects roller or a brush may be used 10mm medium nap roller Roller tray A variety of paint brushes (including a 100mm or wider for the brush technique) Step-by-step screen printing

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Fabric Inks for printing Stencil Tracing paper and pencil Cutting mat and craft knife Tape Screenprinting kit and squeegee Hair dryer (optional) Iron

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Top tips for working with colourInterior designer Jacinta Preston shares her top three tips when working with colour.

Love the look: modernist gemA 1950s light, airy and spacious modernist home, surrounded by a magnificent garden, ticks all the boxes for a young family.

Need to know: Setting up a home cinemaHow you can set up an attractive-long entertainment hub in your home, and includes a Blu-ray player/recorder.

Buyer's guide: paintWant to make a space in your house appear bigger, more vibrant or more contemporary? Turn your vision into a reality with the transformative effect of paint.

How to choose an interior design style that suits your personalityHow do you decide on an interior style that suits your personality? Easy. Simply follow the steps below and then take inspiration from the three distinct looks shown here.

Renovator's brief sheetsDownload our highly useful renovator's brief sheets to help you choose your tradespeople and brief them properly.

The golden rules of designDerrick Macrae, from DM Designs & Concepts, is a designer who mainly works on projects during the renovation and construction stages. Here are his top tips.

Love the look: the simple lifeWe invite you into a beautiful light and white home that is full of worldly treasures.

Buyer's guide: vacuum cleanersDon't be sucked in when it comes to these hardworking appliances. Here are the features to look out for.

Love the look: relaxed elegancereal living contributing stylist Kirsten Bookallil is known for her understated luxurious styling aesthetic — which doesn't forgo comfort or function, of course.

How to bushfire-proof your windowsI live in a bushfire-prone area and want to safeguard my home against future fires as much as possible. Can you tell me if there's any alternative to metal screens for windows?

Love the look: relaxed organicreal living's style director, Jason Grant, shares his secrets on how to achieve the "relaxed organic" look that is seen throughout his gorgeous apartment.

Six steps to home sweet homeYou’ve got the house, but how to make it yours? Here, six steps to home sweet home – from perfecting a workable floor plan to choosing the right furniture, flooring and accessories.

Special report: the most important home maintenance jobsKeeping your house ship-shape requires a hands-on approach – and a smart plan. Elizabeth Wilson talks to the experts and reveals the maintenance jobs that matter the most.

Love the look: warm up your interiorsDon't shy away from colour this winter. We are not saying paint every room in bold colours, but a splash of colour here and there can make the world of difference.

Need to know: decorating tips from the expertsNever before have we had so many choices when it comes to our homes. It can seem overwhelming given the amount of products and applications on offer. So that's why we decided to call in the experts.

Love the look: coastal contemporaryInterior designer Tim Leveson helped create this couple's lovely beachy interior.

A touch of drama: using black in your homeBlack can be modern or classical, urban or dignified in style and in the right space it can work perfectly, adding a touch of drama.

How do I mount floating shelves on the wall?I'd like to install solid timber floating shelves but am unsure how to mount them on the wall, and I'm having trouble finding the correct brackets to hold the weight of the shelves. Can you help?

What colour ceiling paint matches white walls?We have recently painted all the walls of our house in Dulux Natural White. Could you please suggest a suitable neutral colour that we can use for our ceilings?

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