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New Homes
Focus on space
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The compact Fremantle from Fairmont Homes is ideal for first-home buyers or those looking to downsize.
Designer dream
![Hickinbotham Swansea](http://web.archive.org./web/20110303061358im_/http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2010/08/03/1225900/796531-an-image-swansea.jpg)
Hickinbotham's Swansea is an affordable, eco-friendly home that encourages you to spend as much time outside as inside
A touch of deluxe
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Combine ultimate family living with exceptional entertaining facilities with this custom design from Adelaide Prestige Homes
Eye on the prize
![Distinctive Homes Brunswick](http://web.archive.org./web/20110303061358im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/07/24/1225896/489284-an-image-brunswick.jpg)
This impressive four-bedroom home is perfect for spending time together as a family, or taking time out to relax
Renovate
First impressions
![Hickinbotham Yale](http://web.archive.org./web/20110303061358im_/http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/07/14/1225891/633252-an-image-yale.jpg)
Start things off on a good note with a facade that reflects your personal taste and style, while setting the tone for your home's interior scheme.
Win a $5000 ecoplus solar hot water system
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The Sunday Mail is giving one lucky reader the chance to win a $5000 solar hot water service thanks to ecoplus
Decorate
Window wonders
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You will love what this versatile blind can do for your interior, lifestyle and hip pocket
Made to order
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Let your home be an expression of your personal taste and style, with some help from Sackcloth & Ashes
Stars align
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Make your friends green with envy with one of the gorgeous offerings from Greg Natale for Designer Rugs
Build Advice
In the mix
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Get the experts' advice on giving your home a new-look interior and handy tips on concreting from our panel of top local professionals
Poly's a cracker
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Get the experts' advice on plumbing problems and the properties of polycarbonate sheeting from our panel of top local professionals
Ready for rate rise
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Borrowers need to prepare themselves for more interest rate rises later in the year, says Lisa Montgomery of Resi Mortgage Corporation
Demolition job
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Get the experts' advice on knocking down a home and rebuilding, and fixing hairline cracks in tiles from our panel of top local professionals
Garden
Top of the pots
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WITH the push towards courtyard-sized outdoor spaces and higher-density living, many people are forced to garden in pots.
Hedge with edge
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Sophie Thomson lists some fruit plants that would make a great evergreen hedge or screen.
Where to start, Part 2
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Following on from her last column, here are more of Sophie Thomson's tips for creating a garden
News
Mr X does flood levy deal
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JULIA Gillard has secured the final vote to pass her controversial flood levy after giving substantial ground to independent SA senator Nick Xenophon.
Sport
Irish in upset win over England
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KEVIN O'Brien struck the fastest-ever World Cup hundred as Ireland pulled off a sensational three-wicket win over England overnight.