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From the monthly archives:
When you begin your renovation, be prepared for it to take over your life - for months. For some of us however, it’s taken over our lives for YEARS.
OK as I finished my renovation a few years ago (although did I mention I’m adding on one last little bit in the new year??), strictly speaking [...]
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Recently I was asked to write an opinion-piece on renovation hell. I haven’t written it yet, so this isn’t it, but it did start me thinking … what do you think it is??
RENOVATION HELL from RENOVATION SURVIVOR on Vimeo.
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Today I had my first car-generated query. (For those who haven’t caught up with the car advertising, here it is again.)
When I took Alfy and Mondoe for a walk by the water this morning - that’s them below, ah knackered - I was approached by two women who were staring as I parked the car. [...]
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This week I received a very special Christmas gift - the DIY DOLLY Diamonte Hammer.
Now as cute as this little hammer is, I happen to know that for serious hammering business you can’t go past the Maxi-Strike (with the curved neck). I was just researching a short story on the Maxi-Strike - developed by [...]
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Tiles, taps and vanities can be the exciting things to shop for during your renovation, needing hours of research through Vogue Living, Belle and Interiors. However often it’s the products that lie beneath that really need our attention.
In the first episode of RENOVATION SURVIVOR TV we take a look at a top product for balconies. [...]
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“The renovations sector tends to respond more quickly to lower interest rates than new home building does,” Housing Industry Association Sunshine Coast/Wide Bay branch manager Adrian Langford told the Sunshine Coast Daily.
Langford was commenting on the 1% increase in the value of approvals for alterations and additions on the Sunshine Coast from 2006-07 to [...]
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More than half of home renovators found renovation stressful and a third found renovation to be a source of tension between themselves and the people they live with, a 2005 national survey found. I don’t believe things have changed much.
This week I caught up with a friend I hadn’t seen for a few years. [...]
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It’s been an exciting week. First my book trailer, and now my cheery little Smart car has been RENOVATION SURVIVOR-ed. Now I really need to be on my best behaviour on the road. That’ll be a test! This is part of the Amanda Falconer ‘real’ marketing campaign - as the photo of me is complete [...]
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