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Themed nights and glad rags: The rituals helping Melburnians through lockdown
These Melbourne families are proof that creating a special ritual is the silver lining of lockdown.
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'I moved in a rush': How Julia bought her first home during the coronavirus pandemic
Julia Groves put in a successful offer on a property in regional Victoria after just one inspection.
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Cabin in the woods: An architecturally designed escape in Thredbo
The Cedar Cabin by the Eastern Thredbo Village is the best kind of home away from home.
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'I don’t mind people walking sand inside': At home with Lorna Jane
Almost 30 years on, Lorna Jane Clarkson is still enjoying running a successful global business.
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Eleven things I learned about cleaning during lockdown
There is pleasure in looking out of clean windows, especially when they are your only window to the world.
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Sustainable House Day 2020: The most inspiring homes to see this year
This year's virtual event means people can have sticky-beak at sustainable homes around the country with ease.
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When it comes to a partner’s annoying home habits, should we live and let live?
Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has us spending more time at home, some bad-habit-induced tensions are coming to the surface.
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'It looks cheap': Interior experts critique the main bedroom reveals
The perfect main bedroom should be steeped in luxury and impart a feeling of calm and serenity.
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'We had to shelter the storm': The couple building during COVID-19 restrictions
Not even a global pandemic could deter Simone and Ben Mathews from completing their latest project.
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Meet Daphne Sauvage, the former model turned Sydney prestige real estate agent
Associate director at Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty Daphne Sauvage landed in Sydney after a round-the-world adventure and a handful of career transitions.
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