M a y s t o c k i s t s
On the cover
Aborg, high-pile rug in pink 1 70 x 240cm
S299, IKEA, NSW (02) 8002 0400; VIC
(03) 8416 5000; QLD (07) 3380 6800 or
www.ikea.com.au Rapee Morocco Mondrian
cushion in Fuchsia, $39.95; Kas Venetian
cushion in Berry, $39.95; tray, $19.95;
Morgan
&
Finch Indiana napkin multi-brights.
$14.95/set of 8, Bed Bath N’ Table, (03)
9387 3322. Small purple suedette cushion,
$5. Kmart, 1800 634 251 or www.kmart.
com.au Purple cotton cushion, $10, Target,
1300 1 30 00 0 or www.target.com.au David
Jones Home basic cake stand, $29.95, David
Jones, 13 33 57 or www.davidjones.com.au
1 3L teapot, $48; tea cups, $8 each, T2, (02)
9 3 8 9 5 7 9 9 or T2tea.com Flowers,
Pearsons Florist, (02) 9550 7777 or www.
pearsonsflorist.com.au
Wow your walls, from page 24
Berger, www.berger.com.au Bristol, www.
bristol.com.au Dulux, www.dulux.com.au
Haymes, www.haymespaint.com.au Paint
Place New Look Paints, www.paintplace.
com.au Porter’s Paints, www.porterspaints.
com.au
Wattyl,
www.wattyl.com.au
Taubmans, www.taubmans.com.au
Hollywood chic, from page 38
Feast Watson Proofseal or Prooftint Pine Sealer
(sealer); Feast Watson Prooftint customised by
mixing Walnut and Black Prooftint stains; Feast
Watson Satinproof (varnish); Gyprock Multi-
Purpose Joint Compound (for pressed metal-
look cabinet); upholstery tacks - daisy head;
Sterling Silver spray (for pressed metal-look
cabinet); Dulux 1 Step Primer, Sealer
&
Undercoat (primer for pressed metal-look
cabinet); Dulux Wash
&
Wear Advanced Low
Sheen acrylic in Contemporary White; Dulux
Aquanamel Semi Gloss in Contemporary White
Quarter, Bunnings Warehouse, (03) 8831
9777 or www.bunnings.com.au Black photo
frames, selected discount variety stores. Lace
embossed plastic tablecloth, $4.99/m; African
zebra print fabric 145cm-wide, $24.95/m;
Lara linen blend in black 114cm, $10.95/m;
glass vase, $29.95; assorted artificial leaves,
from $3.99 each. Spotlight, 1 300 305 405
or www.spotlight.com.au PS Maskros pendant
lamp, $249, IKEA, www.ikea.com.au Larson
sofa natural twill fabric 216 x 146 x 88cm,
$3299, La Maison, (02) 9564 1555 or
www.lamaison.net.au Coffee table; side table,
Casa Mia, (02) 9773 1144 or www.casa-
mia.com.au Faux zebra-hide rug, $950. Unitex
International, (02) 9550 5799 or www.
unitexint.com Sena medium glass bottle. $95;
large silver bowl, $17; glass candles, $185
each; black stick candles, $25 each; Flament
black candle, $25 each. Cotton Love, (02)
9387 3149 or www.cottonlove.com.au
Seven-bud vase candle holder, $70: chrome
urn medium, $200, small $110. Julie Lewis
MRD, 0439 877 154. Samara Olive cushion,
$29.95; Samara Coal cushion, $29.95, Kas
Australia, (02) 9317 5 7 0 0 or www.
kasaustralia.com.au Crackle Butterfly Art III,
$299; large candelabra 150cm. $299; black
tripod table lamp, $199. Domayne,
(02) 8339 7000 or www.domayne.com.au
Round bird cage 46 x 16cm, $90, Have You
Met Miss Jones, (02) 8339 0777 or www.
haveyoumetmissjones.com.au Books, $4 each,
St Vincent de Paul, www.vinnies.com.au
Sweet dreams are made of this,
from page 42
Aura by Tracie Ellis. Myer, www.myer.com.au or
Aura, (03) 9552 6090 or wwwaurahome.
com.au Big W, www.bigw.com.au Ezibuy,
1800 148 148 or www.ezibuy.com.au
Easycraft, (07) 3906 7200 or www.easycraft.
com.au Freedom, www.freedom.com.au
Geraldine Cooper, (02) 9 3 8 0 6577.
Hudson Furniture, (02) 9371 5538 or www.
hudsonfurniture.com.au Kas Australia, (02)
9317 5700 or www.kasaustraliacom.au Laura
Ashley, 1800 033 453 or www.laura-ashley.
com.au Porter’s Paints, 1800 656 664 or
www.porterspaints.com.au The Quitters' Store,
(07) 3875 1 7 0 0 o rwww.quiltersstore.com.au
Stamam. Better Shopping, 1300 553 767.
Rough Linen, www.roughlinen.com The Stencil
Library, www.stencil-library.com Tontine, 1800
630 034 or www.tontine.com.au
Romancing the bedroom, from page 50
Dulux Wash
&
Wear Advanced Low Sheen
acrylic in Warm Neutral (dark stripes) and
Natural White (basecoat); Dulux Aquanamel in
Vivid White (trims); Ceiling White (ceiling),
Dulux, 13 25 25 or www.dulux.com.au
Victoria Waratah Bay Carpet col 05/8889,
about $26/m2 (supply only); Dolce chandelier,
$1 59; Nadine wall lights, $36.89 each; Brody
table lamps, $19.90 each; Flatpax wardrobe
system, including frosted doors 1800mm,
$619 (2 x 925mm-wide doors); 900mm
modern white wardrobe cabinet, $209;
900mm-wide internal drawers, $64; 900 x
19mm-dia hanging rail, $13.80. Bunnings
Warehouse, (03) 8831 9777 or www.
bunnings.com.au Trondheim white bed frame,
$489; Skorva mid-beam and slats, $80;
Hemnes white bedside table, $149; Solvar
chair, $80; Solsta Pallbo footstools, $39.99
each, IKEA, www.ikea.com.au Petite rose round
bowls, $9.95 each; white timber Venetians
150 x 137cm, $149.95 each; Koo pintuck
queen quilt-cover set. $119.95; Brompton
House ripple white coverlet, $89.97; Everest
dual-layer queen duvet insert, $59.97; Dream
Away pillow inserts, $1 3.96 each; euro-size
inserts, $11.90 each; L&M Ultima Ashleigh
Euro pillowcase in Almond, $29.95 each; cane
rattan laundry basket. $45.95; Poppy bold
stripes cushion, $34.95; Petal cushions in
Peacock, $39.95 each; Maple Leaf cushions
50 x 50cm, $29.95 each, Spotlight, 1300
305 405 or www.spotlight.com.au
Warm and fuzzy, from page 54
Cleckheaton yarn, Cleckheaton, 1800 337
0 3 2
or www.cleckheaton.com.au or
Spotlight, 1300 305 405 or www.spotlight.
com.au Alseda banana fibre stool, $59, IKEA,
www.ikea.com.au
Courtyard carnival, from page 72
Coast pavers in Driftwood 400 x 400mm,
Boral, 1300 003 287 or www.boral.com.au
Cabot's Deck
&
Exterior Stain in Merbau,
Cabot’s, 1800 011 0 0 6 or www.cabots.
com.au Road base; paving sand; garden mix,
Australian Native Landscapes, 13 14 58 or
www.anlscape.com.au
Vibrating-plate
compactor; airless sprayer, Coates Hire, 13
15 52 or www.coateshire.com.au Bamboo
screen 2200 x 2400 x 26mm-dia. $110;
bamboo poles 2400 x 90mm-dia. Caveman,
(02) 9625 3383 or www.caveman.net.au
Dulux Weathershield Low Sheen acrylic in
High Blue. Dulux, 13 25 25 or www.dulux.
com.au Siesta Brazilian hammock, single
$38.25, double $62.47; hammock hook set.
$9.98; Crompton festive lights party kit,
$34.89; Banana lounge in Somersault Blue,
$19.95; Tuscan decorative pebbles polished
river stone 30-50mm, $20.94/10kg; polished
red granite. $20.94/10kg; polished black
pebble. $43.94/20kg; H4 treated pine posts
90 x 90mm x 3m; H3 treated pine 45 x 90mm
x 2.4m; quick-set concrete; exterior-grade
screws 57mm size 8; exterior-grade bugle-
headed batten screws, Bunnings Warehouse,
(03) 8831 9777 or www.bunnings.com.au
Ball planter in yellow 820 x 570mm. $380.30;
ball planter in yellow 320 x 250mm, $49; tall
round planter in blue 600 x 670mm. $258;
ball planter in blue 440 x 520mm, $167.70;
Caduceus fountain with pump 800 x 800 x
1480mm, $1390, PotsOnline, 1300 730
269 or www.potsonline.com.au Panama sofa,
$839: Panama armchair. $419. Freedom,
1300 135 588 or www.freedom.com.au
Tropica multi-cube whitewash tables 30 x
90cm, $385. Sounds Like Home, (02)
9550 2599 orwww.soundslikehome.com.au
Samara cushions in yellow, red and sapphire,
$34.95 each; Frisco multi-stripe cushions in
navy. $49 95 each; Caravan stripe cushions in
navy. $69.95 each; Pablo cushions in blue and
red. $49.95 each; Mali cushions in red and
green, $39.95 each; Azar cushions in orange,
red and green, $34.95 each; Caspian table
runner in blue, $26.95; Gypsy stripe cushions,
$24.95 each; Coastal stripe cushions, $19.95
each. Spotlight, 1300 305 405 or www.
spotlight.com.au African maracas with beads,
$39.90; African Djembe drum, $349; lidded
seagrass basket large, $49.95; lidded
seagrass basket small, $24.90; maracas set,
$29.80, Eastern Flair, (02) 9565 1499 or
www.easternflair.com.au Bali umbrella, $249;
Granite umbrella stand, $1 19. Shelta, (02)
8863 0400 or www.shelta.com.au Blue table
runner; platter: cocktail glasses; round brown
placemats. stylist’s own.
Full of beans, from page 104
Minestrone: Charger plate and bowl. Market
Import, (03) 9500 0764. Soybean and
cauliflower fritters with pomegranate and
tahini dipping sauce: platter; side plates: salad
servers, Market Import, (03) 9500 0764.
Small jug. Mud Australia, www.mudaustralia.
com.au Spiced eggplant dhal: bowls; platters;
servers, Market Import, (03) 9500 0764.
Lentil salad with chicken skewers: platters.
Mud Australia, www.mudaustralia.com.au
Chickpea chocolate cake: bowls; plates. Mud
Australia, www.mudaustralia.com.au
Inside painting, from page 1 38
Drop sheets; filler; solvents, Bunnings
Warehouse, www.bunnings.com.au or stores
nationally. Dulux Wash
&
Wear Advanced 101
Low Sheen in Warm Neutral; Dulux 1 Step
Primer, Sealer
&
Undercoat; Dulux Semi-Gloss
Super Enamel in white, Dulux, 13 25 25 or
www.dulux.com.au
Garden kennel, from page 142
Plywood; timber; adhesives; hardware; Gripset
Betta bitumen rubber waterproofing,
Bunnings Warehouse, www.bunnings.com.
au or stores nationally. Cabot’s Water-Based
Deck
&
Exterior Stain in Redwood and
Merbau. Cabot’s, www.cabots.com.au or
Dulux Trade Centres nationally. Quick-Grip
clamps and hand tools, Irwin Tools, hardware
stores nationally. Power tools, Bosch
Australia, 1 300 307 044.
Takeaway garden, from page 146
Materials; hardware; Mimosa midback
aluminium chairs, $59 each; Mimosa
aluminium table 150 x 90cm, $199,
Bunnings Warehouse, www.bunnings.com.
au or stores nationally. Quick-Grip clamps
and hand tools, Irwin Tools, hardware
stores nationally. Power tools. Bosch
Australia, 1 300 307 044. Banana beanbag
cover. $47.95; round red ottoman beanbag
cover. $35.95: large square beanbag floor mat
cover, $46.95; Eden cushions in Aqua and
Wasabi, $21.95 each; Duke wooden orange
placemats. $10.95 each. Rapee, (02) 9496
4511 or www.rapee.com.au Colourful
kitchen blue bowl. $10.95; Quattro square
dinner plates. $6.95 each; Swirl tumblers,
$29.95/set of 6. Spotlight, 1300 305 405
or www.spotlight.com.au
Shelf expression, from page 154
Old solid timber drawers, East Cessnock
Recycling Centre, (02) 4991
1115
and NES Bargains and Discounts, (02)
9 5 1 8 1737. Wrapping paper in blue,
Paper2, www.paper2.com.au Dulux Wash &
Wear 101 Advanced Low Sheen acrylic in
Brigadier Blue. Dulux, 13 25 25 or www.
dulux.com.au Multi-use bugle-headed
30mm wood screws. Bunnings Warehouse,
www.bunnings.com.au
The good oils, from page 160
Apivita, (03) 9495 6366 or www.apivita.
com.au AUM, (03) 9415 9911. Bobbi
Brown, 1800 061 326. Burt’s Bees, 1300
855 478. Elemental Herbology at Mecca
Cosmetica, 1800 007 844. In Essence,
1800 802 036. Kiehl’s, (02) 9326 9980.
Nutrimetics, 1800 802 151. Shizen,
1300 552 781. The Jojoba Company, (02)
9651 3030. Trilogy, (03) 9533 1336.
Throw on a poncho, from page 166
Condura, (02) 8595 6999. Country Road,
1800 801 911 o rwww.countryroad.com.au
Crocs, 1800 469 382 or www.crocs.com.au
Diana Ferrari, (03) 8 5 9 8 3105. Emu
Australia, www.emuaustralia.com IKEA,
www.ikea.com.au Laura Ashley, 1800 033
45 3 or www.laura-ashley.com.au Levis,
1800 625 603. Target, www.target.com.au
Waverley, 1 3 0 0 7 8 7 04 7 or www
waverleyaustralia.com.au
Back by popular demand, from page 190
Digger's delight: Bench with pop-up table
1 50cm; Brighton timber rectangular table;
green director’s chairs; Bark bird feeder;
cyclamen in pot; white pot 22cm. Bunnings
Warehouse, www.bunnings.com.au Nautical
lantern: Amalfi candles. Spotlight, 1300
305 405 or www.spotlight.com.au Eden
cushion; Manhattan stripe cushion. Rapee,
www.rapee.com.au Large wooden lantern.
Target, www.target.com.au
In safe hands: Footed 30cm vase; green
28cm stainless steel colander; recycled glass
32cm bowl; white Charlotte chicken bowl;
white Value large pasta bowl; tea towels; Ahoy
large seagrass basket, Spotlight, 1300 305
405 or www.spotlight.com.au
Easter craft, from page 200
Garden Trend coconut fibre. $6.41; 500gsm
fiuteboard sheet 3 x 900 x 600mm, $4.90;
Boyle Craft turkey feathers 30g. $4.48; All-fix
contact adhesive, $7.96; Easy Tie rope 6mm x
30m, $15.95, Bunnings Warehouse,
(03) 8831 9777 or www.bunnings.com.au
Hooked on a necklace, from page 212
10-strand glass seed beads; 32-gauge beading
wire; crochet hook. Spotlight, 1300 305 405
or www.spotlight.com.au
QUIZ QUESTION ANSWERS
Warm and fuzzy, from page 54
1. Angora goat.
2. 53km. It was knitted in Wales to
raise money for a hospice.
3. Knitted street art.
Courtyard carnival, from page 72
1. Just before Lent, 40 days before
Easter.
2. Samba.
3. Copacabana and Ipanema.
The ultimate chocolate experience,
from page 96
1. Snickers.
2. 20-30.
3. France.
Foodie heaven, from page 116
1. Indian.
2. Recook, cook again.
3. True.
The good oils, from page 160
1. Less. Over-washing and massaging
oily skin will strip it of natural sebum
and make the oil glands think they
need to produce more oil.
2. When it's jojoba, a wax ester.
3. Palms of hands and soles of feet.
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