Are you heading off on holiday during the festive break? While you’re easing yourself into relax mode, opportunistic burglars will be ramping things up – summer holidays are a prime time for crooks. Unfortunately, homeowners commonly make the thief’s selection process easy – by failing to take some simple precautions. By taking a back-to-basics approach, here are some ways to help burglar-proof your house.
It seems Australians’ love affair with renovating continues to blossom. We forked out more than $28 billion on refurbishments last financial year, with that figure set to jump further over the next three, according to the Housing Industry Association.
Designer Jake Phipps reinterprets a British cultural icon by lining a felt bowler in anodised aluminium transforming it into an eccentric light shade. Named Jeeves – after the iconic P.G. Wodehouse butler – the authentic bowler pendant light is sure to add some dapper Brit-class to your place.
Spring has sprung and home buyers are emerging from hibernation. That’s the theory, but the reality is home buyers are on the hunt all year round for the right property at the right price. The economic cycle and how you present your property will have a far greater impact than the weather on how soon it sells and how much it fetches
For the gardener in your life who is impossible to buy for, add instant glamour to their patch with a shimmering golden garden hose. It looks beautiful and thanks to its Scandinavian design, features tricot reinforcement to prevent kinking.
Custom made with any word, number or symbol of your choosing, these unique folded book sculptures are hand crafted by the artist using recycled books. Names, initials, words, important dates – anything is possible. The perfect gift for the person who is impossible to buy for.
With summer BBQs on their way, we’ve sniffed out the ultimate hotplate accessory. This electronic fork makes you the expert by letting you know if your meat is rare, medium or well done. A Christmas present for the BBQ chef that has it all.
