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5 tips to the perfect DIY paint job ahead of Easter long weekend

Bunnings shares five expert approved hacks he is seeing savvy Aussies embrace to ensure they get the perfect DIY paint finish.

Jade green with envy

Celadon is a European term applied to the beautiful greenware that originated in China centuries ago, prized for its precious jade-like colour. Here are some simple ideas to bring this enviable green shade into your home.

Tips to create the ideal home office

January is the perfect time to elevate and revitalise your home office space for increased productivity and comfort.

Shades of peach

With Peach Fuzz being Pantone’s colour choice for 2024, Wattyl’s take on the trend is their ‘Neon Flare’ paint palette, which embraces three shades – Quince Paste, Ruby Sunset, and Montezuma. These...

Tips to get your guest room ready

with Nadine from Journey Home Interiors It may be too late to completely redecorate your guest room with curtains and furniture in time for Christmas, but there are several must-do things you can...

DIY is on the rise: No-sew chair upcycle

A recent survey by Bunnings has revealed that the majority of Australians (78 per cent) are upcycling – a jump of almost 20 per cent compared to the 59 per cent of Aussies who were picking up the tools to turn trash into treasure this time last year. Do you have a chair that needs reupholstering? Click for a no-sew DIY.

Paint the town green: The Render Shed’s eco-friendly solutions

Co-owners of The Render Shed, Elton Willis and Jeremy Zutt, run a one-stop shop for the entire painting or rendering process.

2024 colour forecast predicts warm showers and earthy tones

The 2024 Dulux Colour Forecast has been unveiled, drenched in rich golds, olive greens, and reddish browns that reveal a collective yearning for warm and nurturing home environments.

Trends to watch with celebrity interior stylist Megan Morton

Drawing on the global movements that have affected how we view our homes – from lockdown all the way to Barbie dreamhouse mania – interior stylist Megan Morton has read the public’s temperature and drilled it down to four key spring/summer trends to look out for.

WIN! Selleys prize packs

Selleys has teamed up with Canberra Daily to give five lucky readers the chance to try product from each of the ranges.

Tips for a spring refresh – with Nadine from Journey Home Interiors

Do you really need another to-do list? I am sure you can look around and spot a million things that need doing around your home before spring. If, like me, you are a master of creating lists, but not always a master of completing them, you may have found that exhaustive list-making is often the cause of overwhelm and can make it harder to start.

Spring Living in Canberra

Spring Living in Canberra Feature.

Substandard to sublime: award-winning Tocumwal House project

The term ‘hidden gem’ is liberally tossed around, but even lifelong residents of O'Connor could stroll past this MBA champion and be none the wiser.

Canberra Home Improvement feature

There’s no place like it, and with most of us spending more time there in the past few years, home has taken on even more significance. Help show your home the love...

Do you need a robot vacuum cleaner (and what to look for)?

So you bought a robot vacuum to automate cleaning around your house. Now it's time to figure out which of the various cleaning modes are right for your needs.

Steps to avoid a bathroom reno budget blowout

Thanks to Action Plumbing, here are some simple steps to ensure that when your new bathroom is handed over, it doesn’t come with any nasty surprises.

Josh and Jenna renovate ‘The Castle House’

It’s been almost a year since fan-favourites of The Block, Josh and Jenna sold their inner-Melbourne home to restore and renovate a Rutherglen homestead originally built in the 1800s. CW caught up with the Serial Renovators, to talk renovations and living off the land.

Why we’re talking about bins next to toilets

You probably have a bin in your kitchen, but what about one for the toilet or bathroom? If not, let us convince you why you want one. 

DIY: Turn your dining room into a talking point

Interior decorator Nicole Rosenberg of Liberty Interiors was given complete creative control to inject personality into her client’s dull and uninviting dining room – and the before and after does not disappoint.

Seven ways to recycle your coffee grounds

While we all know the importance of reusable cups, many don’t know the wastage that comes from the coffee grounds themselves. There are a variety of ways you can reuse your used grounds at home. From cleaning, to gardening, they’re an eco-friendly alternative to many household items.

Laundry, sorted: Organisational tips

The laundry may be one of the smallest rooms in our homes, but it’s also one of the hardest working. As the colder season sets in, the laundry begins to work overtime. Founder of The Organising Platform, Chelsea Smith, shares her top tips for sorting out your laundry space.

WIN! Hills laundry pack

Valued at RRP $237, one lucky winner will be able to transform their indoor laundry game – just in time for the colder months.

Comparing Roll-A-Doors and Panelift garage doors: Which option is right for you?

WR Engineering, Canberra’s garage door experts, presents an in-depth comparison between two popular options: Roll-A-Doors and Panelift Doors.

Four tips for upcycling furniture with Annie Sloan

CW’s Anja de Rozario caught up with acclaimed paint guru and inventor of Chalk Paint, Annie Sloan, who shares her top tips for your first restoration project – straight from the mouth of the master.

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Interior expert Heather Nette King, stylist for Early Settler, is a big fan of mirrors to provide great décor solutions. Here are her top tips for how to style mirrors in your home.

Handy tips to warm your backyard for winter

Over the past few years, our outdoor spaces have become one of the most valued “rooms” in the house. The onset of Canberra’s colder months doesn’t mean we need to retreat indoors. Making small changes to our outdoor space can create a year-round usable backyard.

Kitchen refresh: DIY paint makeover tips by Annie Sloan

If you’re just after a kitchen refresh rather than a full-scale renovation, we have the DIY tips you need. Paint expert Annie Sloan shows us the fastest way to update kitchen cupboards by simply using Chalk Paint and Chalk Paint Wax.

Home renovation feature 2023

Check out the local advertisers in this special Home Renovation feature to find out how they can help improve your home and bring your ideas to life.

Look inside this inspired MBA award-winning renovation

Inspired Building Group’s renovation of a four-bedroom townhouse in Lawson, with plans designed by Tim Zuber from Quattro Architecture, won the Master Builders ACT 2022 award for ‘Renovation/Extension less than $250,000’ – and it’s clear to see why.

Tips for growing a balcony vegetable garden

Learning to grow your own veggies is shaping up to be a mid-year resolution for many Canberrans, and with cost of living on the rise, apartment dwellers are no exception.
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