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Dragonfly

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Joined 8 November 2008
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15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Flooring dilemma - Tiles or Timber?

Why not vinyl planking? I gather that is what the photo is, it's quiet, waterproof, warm...ticks all boxes. Easy to repair, easy to install, easy to clean. i loooooove…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Are you a curtain or blinds person?

Oh curtains for me. I can make ones for most rooms myself, can buy fabric well priced if I want to change the decor and re make them at any…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Fencing with Strangers....providing there is an owner.

Did you inform the current owners of your intention to erect a fence with a registered letter. If you didnt they dont have to pay. If I was buying that…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Fencing with Strangers....providing there is an owner.

Having forked out $8000 for all of our fence I'm starting to worry how I'm going to recoup some of ours. The block behind is on the market, should I…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Power Bills....

Hmm interesting. :th: Maybe I am a bit obsessive ::wornout:: Although this friend in question doesn't…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Power Bills....

How vigilant is everyone really though? I am a light switcher off'er...I hate having lights one that aren't being used. If leave the office for 10 min in the evening,…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
DIY Curtains or Vertical blinds

Go the curtains.. ::smile::

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
DS's room finished... sorta!

Hey that's fabulous! :: That bed looks just like the one I just bought for my DD's room. Nice design.

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
how to organise a corner pantry

Yes they do eat into plastic packets. And the containers have to be good sealing ones because they just climb through most lids and up the spiral of screw top…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Landscape Budget ? rule of thumb $$'s

I look at it as a process...2 grand here, 2 grand there...spread it across quite a few years and one day we might be finished. i have a very basic…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
How did you choose your toilet?

Walked into that one didn't I.
I mean that it only has one flush, both the small flush and the big flush go down at the same time.
I'm bit "pee-ed…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
How did you choose your toilet?

..hmm we didn't get a choice... :th: And I wish I had because I hate our buttons. It's a dual flush and it doesn't…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Are these curtains tacky?..now with pics of room p2

oooohhhh I'm so envious! It's going to be an eternity before we end up with one anywhere near where I am. ::cool::
I…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Are these curtains tacky?..now with pics of room p2

Ya'll in Melbourne have got to go and look for us, I'm dying to know if it's anything like the US ones. MIL sends us huge bottles of…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Are these curtains tacky?..now with pics of room p2

::cry:: ::cry:: I wanna go shopping in Potterybarn!! My MIL sends me the catalogues....we're not planning another trip over there…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Are these curtains tacky?..now with pics of room p2

Not my cup of tea but if it's what you like then go for it. i think they would look good between some dark pink curtains to set off the…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Corner pantry opinions

I thought i wanted one when we built, but now I hate it. My dream pantry would be a flat shallow pantry and a few of those double sided drawer/shelves…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Kikuyu Grass: we laid ours today and it looks dead

Hmm, no expert but I wouldn't worry about kikuyu, just make sure it's kept damp and give it time to come good. We laid kike about 2 months ago and…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
What do you think?

Yeah true, horror owners likely too I suppose...there are some about three house's and a road down from us, the moment he moved in he started playing doof doof music…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
What do you think?

Ok so the block next door has just had a house finished, and we suspect been handed over to the lucky owners..we have been speculating whether it is going to…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Crepe Myrtles to prune or not to prune??

Hmm yeah I should know this too... I'll watch for the answer.

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
how to organise a corner pantry

Seriously? You haven't seen a pantry moth? Maybe it's a wa scourge :lol:
http://www.your-lifestyleonline.com/how ... -moths.htm
No matter how hard I try,…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
how to organise a corner pantry

I like the decor ones but only use them for storing left overs in the fridge and for lunchbox/food transport. I seem to have a recurring battle with pantry moths…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
For all those who like cupcakes

I know they're not cupcakes but close enough to show ya'll.. :D :D
My MIL sent this cake tin…

For all those who like cupcakes
15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
how to organise a corner pantry

Tupperware is fab, I know that but i'm not in the mood to nor do I have the moula to fill a pantry with it, so I have been buying…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Wheelie bin beautifying enclosure

We lived in a duplex for 6 years before building and the adjoining one had some really seedy tenants in it the last year of the time we were there,…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Fencing on the side of the house: raked at the front or not?

Yep that's what mine looks like. Others in the estate have done it different though, just the one raked section, stops before the lower one. Or they do one raked…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Is it really this bad here ?!

When my sister was a crawler we used to call her the vacuum cleaner, she used to crawl under our stools when we were eating and eat all the bits…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Wheelie bin beautifying enclosure

Actually that would probably work too, but we don't have any other storage space...any available space in the garage is already chockers. Hoping to ease that eventually with a shed…

15 years15 yearsDragonflyDragonfly posted:
Wheelie bin beautifying enclosure

I like the second two, the wood slat ones... I want to make it blend in with the style of the rest of the garden. And anyway, it's unused space…

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