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I don't DIY for very good reason- my skill base is more design and not handyman. I dont think that part of my brain even exists. I once attempted to change a door knob from a standard passage set to an entry set so that the door leading from the garage to the house was lockable. Needless to say I couldn't even do that right- even swapping the same brand/ series! Thought i was going to have to get a whole new door! Enter the dad who is so handy he could possibly change the oil on a jumbo jet if he had to!

yippee skippee...I can't wait!!! I am totally fascinated by this contest and the clever things people do with small spaces. I live in 242sq meters (790sq feet??) so we almost have the opposite dilemma of too much space (we have 3 spare bedrooms!) but I design shops where every square inch matters. Good luck everyone!

" Dear sweet merciful crap this is gorgeous"- my favourite comment ever on AT! and echoes my sentiments perfectly. This reno is perfection. The colour combination, open shelves, the symmetry of the appliances.. those splashback tiles!! Please adopt me/ hire me/ abduct me so i can spend my days cooking for you in this kitchen!

How much to pick up the whole house and ship it to Australia?? ..it would fit in perfect with our Queensland architecture and lifestyle! Soooooo nice. I love everything about it!

I remember walking into my friends newly painted house where they had warm grey carpet and new cool grey walls. Boy did that attack my senses! It made the carpet look dirty and the walls like the inside of a fridge! They didn't realise until they had pulled up the drop sheets what a monumental error they had made. Test every colour on a section of the wall even if its white! My advice is to always test within 1 meter of the floor and 1 meter of a window on an adjacent wall (3 feet ??)

Is it legal in the US to have a bedroom with no windows? In Australia and the UK 'habitable' rooms have to have windows- otherwise it becomes a utility room. Still i'm sure you will turn it into a great space (though the kitchen and bathroom are the stuff of nightmares!) Love the windows in the living area though.

boring beige to sublime lime (ok technically not lime) ..this is awesome!...works so nicely with the eclectic furniture mix - that dusty blue is perfect (and who said blue and green should not be seen!)

WOWSERS.. awesome refurb job. I love the quirky mix of red and the geometric fabric! And boo hoo to all those suggesting they would have done it otherwise...prove yourselves and show us!

love the white tiles and floating shelves... a nice change from the heavy overhead cupboards! Actually i love all the details in this kitchen...i wouldn't change a thing! (except maybe for installing a celebrity chef to cook for me!)

Great mix of furniture and storage pieces (and that motorbike is killer!) But what i love is all that negative space..would be very easy to fill it with more and more stuff so i'm happy you can restrain yourselves. (plus i guess if you had more stuff where would you swing?) The Ligne Roset blue couch and the grey Pug are a perfect colour combo!