Blog awards...

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydrfZN3U0jhkjkSTroM5zgHzuyn1vwHYYiqT0VvxlUSvzInhEp4i7_7vrobDT4yZeDNadmSLeVDfpifO8BuD5YoOARemmeRyhk_ZHW-6udWG69BMFRldpZgLx1VtxQISrcvAtHApeNLQ/s1600/One_Lovely_Blog_Award.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646645980353726898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydrfZN3U0jhkjkSTroM5zgHzuyn1vwHYYiqT0VvxlUSvzInhEp4i7_7vrobDT4yZeDNadmSLeVDfpifO8BuD5YoOARemmeRyhk_ZHW-6udWG69BMFRldpZgLx1VtxQISrcvAtHApeNLQ/s400/One_Lovely_Blog_Award.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" /></a>I Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Fiona at her Chateaudelille blog for giving this Award!!<br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://chateaudelille.blogspot.com/">Go see here</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> if you love anything</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and/or everything French!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's been a while since I received <a href="http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/search/label/Awards">a Blog Award,</a><br /><br />and you can just keep them all coming!<br /><br />It's really nice to get one.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">PAY IT FORWARD...</span><br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Picking one blog to give an award to? very hard!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I've decided on two amazing Aussie Blogs...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2zaVdSLqhkx6BfZ5HlBM37UooYA3TP92Q_6iHOtdc-FMhxngBJGNBxSeW5P2bP0H2CbigY8n9xy2LFwagKFJKoSIAZc-PGupllWZMFcAQvtutoHp1vvwlC2pVKIX2pqX0bVehsLq1ho/s1600/aqua+bath+pic.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646646924912689026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2zaVdSLqhkx6BfZ5HlBM37UooYA3TP92Q_6iHOtdc-FMhxngBJGNBxSeW5P2bP0H2CbigY8n9xy2LFwagKFJKoSIAZc-PGupllWZMFcAQvtutoHp1vvwlC2pVKIX2pqX0bVehsLq1ho/s400/aqua+bath+pic.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 180px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Melinda from <a href="http://georgicapond.blogspot.com/">Georgia Pond Blog</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br />Her Blog is completely full of gorgeous images,<br /><br />and she recently took a trip to New York<br /><br />(trade fairs, so kinda working..!)<br /><br />and took heaps of pics of that holiday too!<br /><br />MORE Gorgeous pics!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKWW5QkiF4iLFIcfEv5JZyFNg5cfckhdV8RMOxZjwjjqLdg88uItgohVTsxqcn8-YjmfRRy41MNPwPIlemw4ukAG2pz8J34oNVq7xLy1NDz4DShRGJh0YYJLtTecisbgRJQ8rkq3SIIg/s1600/Fabrics+Neisha+Crosland1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646648268505813938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKWW5QkiF4iLFIcfEv5JZyFNg5cfckhdV8RMOxZjwjjqLdg88uItgohVTsxqcn8-YjmfRRy41MNPwPIlemw4ukAG2pz8J34oNVq7xLy1NDz4DShRGJh0YYJLtTecisbgRJQ8rkq3SIIg/s400/Fabrics+Neisha+Crosland1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 187px; height: 187px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Viera from </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://vtinteriors.blogspot.com/">VT Interiors Blog</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Another gorgeous Blog,<br /><br />Viera has a online store, and her Blog<br /><br />compliments that business,<br /><br />which sells fabrics, custom furniture and more!<br /><br /><br /><br />Her images are probably up there with<br /><br />"the best" on blogs at the moment.<br /><br />She obviously puts an immense amount<br /><br />of work into her Blog.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Thanks guys,<br /><br />Hope you all enjoy!<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Blog awards...

I Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to Fiona at her Chateaudelille blog for giving this Award!!Go see here if you love anythingand/or everything French!It's been a while since I received a Blog Award,and you can just keep them all coming!It's really nice to get one.PAY IT FORWARD...Picking one blog…

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The Renovators - outdoor challenges

<span style="font-size:180%;">Garden, building exteriors etc...<br /><br /></span>They do these challenges so fast, usually around 4 hours, I just don't know how they do it, but they do!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Front Exterior Challenge</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyhZPXOd7DAGBtvDodVpNs23Fh2syxGwIVm37LZD8bkhD0BqXbsFd4yCpWiznGHxqkyDwaRldjozlfE2py5gJ3mOfG6z7xAi0CxXa78L44_JonqHQByw9YLc0fK0oOvgJTeWHu_IzWKQ/s1600/astreet3.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646269105269280898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyhZPXOd7DAGBtvDodVpNs23Fh2syxGwIVm37LZD8bkhD0BqXbsFd4yCpWiznGHxqkyDwaRldjozlfE2py5gJ3mOfG6z7xAi0CxXa78L44_JonqHQByw9YLc0fK0oOvgJTeWHu_IzWKQ/s400/astreet3.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>I loved this one the best!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxhiiZrDQqHK6k4bUW7EAMUIjzgavo2bPmhnM7F7YVd2ppitO_Txj2_TN4UxzxxaGQqUxbo4Fu-jrtMsOuwGtBQ97UdBZotGfCiv-5ZWcTuswIEm51iU-lWROMrmr3Sw8JCCRi6pofcY/s1600/astreet2.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646269105528624658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxhiiZrDQqHK6k4bUW7EAMUIjzgavo2bPmhnM7F7YVd2ppitO_Txj2_TN4UxzxxaGQqUxbo4Fu-jrtMsOuwGtBQ97UdBZotGfCiv-5ZWcTuswIEm51iU-lWROMrmr3Sw8JCCRi6pofcY/s400/astreet2.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" /></a>I thought this had a lot of "cuteness" about it.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlTmDwAX4jCcq_hpXKjV2KzyuQFrkiBDUKUXFsSZXsXeBU4uPRCiNiHO6znK0tKfgVa7HVOSLgotFqeV4QixKYmK5P-6JVUNxiZ0KCML0jRgfzS_xN3ro4IXG4i1vx9CyHewahoeo0vs/s1600/astreet5.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646269109809667266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlTmDwAX4jCcq_hpXKjV2KzyuQFrkiBDUKUXFsSZXsXeBU4uPRCiNiHO6znK0tKfgVa7HVOSLgotFqeV4QixKYmK5P-6JVUNxiZ0KCML0jRgfzS_xN3ro4IXG4i1vx9CyHewahoeo0vs/s400/astreet5.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" /></a>Interesting...<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLbwpofzeRtViagMkc_g6-bGKz3ygVGReVtSdGQoZdZ6wQjWKoeP_VspZzaPCyz6nIIReBnKyBlt_-lv3U9LjH04hVUToViolxv9e0oZzvsPd5AaB5Ct2IzhEKQS1CZ0AWMCNU0XNvd0/s1600/astreet1.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646268800552504578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLbwpofzeRtViagMkc_g6-bGKz3ygVGReVtSdGQoZdZ6wQjWKoeP_VspZzaPCyz6nIIReBnKyBlt_-lv3U9LjH04hVUToViolxv9e0oZzvsPd5AaB5Ct2IzhEKQS1CZ0AWMCNU0XNvd0/s400/astreet1.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a>And here they all are lined up!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">The Garden Challenge</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgl07e0tWiHkaM_wfoMAn20fZC0FHNn5q6mB-tjRgKXjiHfrmNtpjIPo15JxLgx3D4YZXRDzEQH6xPQLBEhTnAR846pcbYnC01auZzKaFKCfLqZ4xv4USx09UCBHY3lnctYrYHsj8wyE/s1600/agarden5.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646268802229930002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgl07e0tWiHkaM_wfoMAn20fZC0FHNn5q6mB-tjRgKXjiHfrmNtpjIPo15JxLgx3D4YZXRDzEQH6xPQLBEhTnAR846pcbYnC01auZzKaFKCfLqZ4xv4USx09UCBHY3lnctYrYHsj8wyE/s400/agarden5.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">Australian Coastal Garden</span><br /><br />by the Orange Team<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZE6HHt4DiZlVsGaw8JxCVqXHEk5AwCLd9ghO4-h5N7Z1iJ7mcc6R4z2zlmjawgRUT4lSqbAA9cTlMdVGopUJzCYatGiJR_CU-f9CWJrL2bpZ2d1sEAM3-TVnRUiz1tMBKUwjuuYax_U/s1600/agarden4.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646268799992398770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZE6HHt4DiZlVsGaw8JxCVqXHEk5AwCLd9ghO4-h5N7Z1iJ7mcc6R4z2zlmjawgRUT4lSqbAA9cTlMdVGopUJzCYatGiJR_CU-f9CWJrL2bpZ2d1sEAM3-TVnRUiz1tMBKUwjuuYax_U/s400/agarden4.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Everyone loves a dry creek!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://therenovatorstv.com.au/gardenmania-gallery.htm">Go Here </a>if you wanna see more...<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP10gM-yPQL-wInkqC2z2VL_mOXZTvLM4TKn-MYL9iRyka2ynzqSrYER8eRtUT89BH28uR9I3594_KMz6kuBT7IhVDLUsf8q6vXw14nBskEWJ5rFjisJhwL3i2lSSx0i3Zk1KzLTJZtyM/s1600/agarden2.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646268792293424866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP10gM-yPQL-wInkqC2z2VL_mOXZTvLM4TKn-MYL9iRyka2ynzqSrYER8eRtUT89BH28uR9I3594_KMz6kuBT7IhVDLUsf8q6vXw14nBskEWJ5rFjisJhwL3i2lSSx0i3Zk1KzLTJZtyM/s400/agarden2.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">The Japanese Garden</span><br /><br />by the Sky Blue Team<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV2XKVVChF_FcRvxhiT_6Q8iTmsWkgSMtlLqYPDintMRt3eqLL7oAVdRERzPkpviVad3lQz7XJRb9Dfd7D5_n5vTXKVXc8GRoqCLMKXRjSYodzWvbC4-JJf4yxeBYFMy8CxOpU8sHwXE/s1600/agarden1.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646268791761690514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV2XKVVChF_FcRvxhiT_6Q8iTmsWkgSMtlLqYPDintMRt3eqLL7oAVdRERzPkpviVad3lQz7XJRb9Dfd7D5_n5vTXKVXc8GRoqCLMKXRjSYodzWvbC4-JJf4yxeBYFMy8CxOpU8sHwXE/s400/agarden1.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">The Outdoor Yard Challenge</span><br /><br />by the Gold Team<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLbwpofzeRtViagMkc_g6-bGKz3ygVGReVtSdGQoZdZ6wQjWKoeP_VspZzaPCyz6nIIReBnKyBlt_-lv3U9LjH04hVUToViolxv9e0oZzvsPd5AaB5Ct2IzhEKQS1CZ0AWMCNU0XNvd0/s1600/astreet1.tiff"><br /><br /></a><br /><br />More WOW from me!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

The Renovators - outdoor challenges

Garden, building exteriors etc...They do these challenges so fast, usually around 4 hours, I just don't know how they do it, but they do!!!Front Exterior ChallengeI loved this one the best!I thought this had a lot of "cuteness" about it.Interesting...And here they all are lined up!The Garden Challen…

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The Renovators - Random snaps!

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Rooms I liked!</span><br /><br /></div>It's been great to get some other people's<br /><br />opinions of The Renovators,<br /><br />keep em' coming!<br /><br /><br /><br />The general consensus so far is the judges are a bit lame,<br /><br />I think they say good things,<br /><br />I just think they come across a little odd.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anyways, these pics are random snaps from the show.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio935ZaCDgIOAanYKw_0wS7zPmYMvXkFvsrc8BHz2tMoVyxjwmxZ_MAD8xlqV70t0HPzhXrb6C9-CWskpQmTiNftIAI0gZ44tuAfvVgQBb_MrDt81XZ9KFpwiVnsRUMjgBWNxLGBgCfws/s1600/kit96.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645506299927728274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio935ZaCDgIOAanYKw_0wS7zPmYMvXkFvsrc8BHz2tMoVyxjwmxZ_MAD8xlqV70t0HPzhXrb6C9-CWskpQmTiNftIAI0gZ44tuAfvVgQBb_MrDt81XZ9KFpwiVnsRUMjgBWNxLGBgCfws/s400/kit96.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" /></a>Suzanne's living bathroom from the "Express Yourself" challenge.<br /><br />I loved it more on TV, but you can get the idea here.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BqbatzJHIE0z1_peML7xcA5I7M9icrfO7XSb2YGirT6Z_bUKfzYmvadG43V-7lngkzr9ZBvSgFA-yLbDed_vDyEvAlnEuOLcAWriRX4dmGXOQAW3I29HEGLPEfNCtSE3zkGcdOhO5KE/s1600/kit95.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645506300365342210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BqbatzJHIE0z1_peML7xcA5I7M9icrfO7XSb2YGirT6Z_bUKfzYmvadG43V-7lngkzr9ZBvSgFA-yLbDed_vDyEvAlnEuOLcAWriRX4dmGXOQAW3I29HEGLPEfNCtSE3zkGcdOhO5KE/s400/kit95.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" /></a>The quality of the photos <a href="http://therenovatorstv.com.au/home.htm">on their website</a> is terrible,<br /><br />so I'm sorry about the resolution here.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMtJmdRr2kSdTYI6dVCXPy5s3MKxshDppaN5D1IeWzvhVQfZQTfasfjbryzPndZ-FFjmUXyWkX2cILH0MUjyWd1rTzbirDG9AORxkxQa9hiHrNjuDb_V48QaN0rrdVUTTnM91n5Be2-w/s1600/kit93.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645506295562164818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMtJmdRr2kSdTYI6dVCXPy5s3MKxshDppaN5D1IeWzvhVQfZQTfasfjbryzPndZ-FFjmUXyWkX2cILH0MUjyWd1rTzbirDG9AORxkxQa9hiHrNjuDb_V48QaN0rrdVUTTnM91n5Be2-w/s400/kit93.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>I loved Tina's work, this was her bedroom.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72YEp1XqEk8VV8ZmeZROHLlmeOTUJP68sFscDrRCZvTkFEbYYWcNCauB3NHCArCNBavHu1A7BdCmuLuQ4Ubffqb_SHqIEK4dvKaHN2evy0pj3tLDxA-59M9tWtO1mN3vCmUvMRZG7iW4/s1600/kit56.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645503806725045394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72YEp1XqEk8VV8ZmeZROHLlmeOTUJP68sFscDrRCZvTkFEbYYWcNCauB3NHCArCNBavHu1A7BdCmuLuQ4Ubffqb_SHqIEK4dvKaHN2evy0pj3tLDxA-59M9tWtO1mN3vCmUvMRZG7iW4/s400/kit56.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a>The above and below pic is from a day challenge<br /><br />when they were given a whole house to "update" in one day<br /><br />in two large teams. The houses were being sold and<br /><br />they obviously wanted to increase the value of the home<br /><br />by using the free labour of the contestants!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sound familiar...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mmIfZoIg2peeKdu0muN_RqYHmna-0YcU4c2DGhyxQMxp8gTPZXfe35cwHgvjm2mYe3sdbsSIwMTbn5RB9NWB3wDxgp1Kz2fnLEhD9zBN3Iu1CiFV9u7QYGiWX9UKmoVxPK_IRjhr_Bg/s1600/kit55.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645503802407621794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mmIfZoIg2peeKdu0muN_RqYHmna-0YcU4c2DGhyxQMxp8gTPZXfe35cwHgvjm2mYe3sdbsSIwMTbn5RB9NWB3wDxgp1Kz2fnLEhD9zBN3Iu1CiFV9u7QYGiWX9UKmoVxPK_IRjhr_Bg/s400/kit55.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" /></a>I'm not sure how much these contestants are being paid<br /><br />to do this who, but I read The Block contestants were<br /><br />paid $700 per week each, plus promotional money.<br /><br />$700 is not a lot of money really.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Surely you do a show like this for the fun of it.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1TWfn4a6qaFNYPeCRoXBfHi4sgyCipCT7LIkuTFwUJj7cloPs7ldtYb14CKGT4bKAAJSUq_-wC8DxmRAZdvqZZvjv-3UodKOGPiEoqNXt92TmAN74HXBNt3iIlivGOXYoAC3F5BY-fA/s1600/kit9.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645503805285792018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1TWfn4a6qaFNYPeCRoXBfHi4sgyCipCT7LIkuTFwUJj7cloPs7ldtYb14CKGT4bKAAJSUq_-wC8DxmRAZdvqZZvjv-3UodKOGPiEoqNXt92TmAN74HXBNt3iIlivGOXYoAC3F5BY-fA/s400/kit9.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>These rooms were from the French Chic challenges.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r9S7ADHGkqYeXa9zg9s9YmZTIw9oAqNIodAu3WM5Q-uo4JVzURUEdkx9wYYZQGzCbshq8arK0uePdibb-_UtO69Aox3Ade-sghOA6F-m4Q8O22n4goAr5rscAWKKZIL5OLIYQNH5C2Y/s1600/kit99.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645506305384995506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r9S7ADHGkqYeXa9zg9s9YmZTIw9oAqNIodAu3WM5Q-uo4JVzURUEdkx9wYYZQGzCbshq8arK0uePdibb-_UtO69Aox3Ade-sghOA6F-m4Q8O22n4goAr5rscAWKKZIL5OLIYQNH5C2Y/s400/kit99.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1R_5NnHi4FhrmbrrF7WxiKiBFfdxaMIIMbgztvKzMoy_WNNIxCK5ORtM9a5W9b6pW2ST6-l6h-5EpHNjrjG7llqDqtygF-Fxer45vN7JHUOi8DL8YilMi083QlwJdwjuRrfpGwC8WpQ/s1600/kit91.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645503814923490850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1R_5NnHi4FhrmbrrF7WxiKiBFfdxaMIIMbgztvKzMoy_WNNIxCK5ORtM9a5W9b6pW2ST6-l6h-5EpHNjrjG7llqDqtygF-Fxer45vN7JHUOi8DL8YilMi083QlwJdwjuRrfpGwC8WpQ/s400/kit91.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>I loved those three thick framed mirrors lined up on that wall.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurptXbHBc78Yo-rqAAfuSsNPdK5rLS4NAqVPRJKW0OxajvMiCNTzTDMvg2uCagp7sKmddmVihT1xqlXgH6XvuooHZnveB_B2fpGDGMvMDJeLInLUImW0vnKzcmB2Qk2AipaEB1vs_zh8/s1600/kit5.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645503276109378978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurptXbHBc78Yo-rqAAfuSsNPdK5rLS4NAqVPRJKW0OxajvMiCNTzTDMvg2uCagp7sKmddmVihT1xqlXgH6XvuooHZnveB_B2fpGDGMvMDJeLInLUImW0vnKzcmB2Qk2AipaEB1vs_zh8/s400/kit5.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" /></a>Nice rooms, remember they only get a few hours<br /><br />to put these rooms together.<br /><br />Amazing.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDp0AFiAz0Odu9wG5FYXhEWhYoR-ts22epG91YyXflYRUColRuYpGBwcgWv5k7Ive9Ao74cPHbPPgAhf00LBZNbvyhoOkTfCJ5Bp4ijVu7Loya6mfRgs4GIHP3sfi2gHvRQ1VZUY-Ts4/s1600/kit6.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645503280650461202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDp0AFiAz0Odu9wG5FYXhEWhYoR-ts22epG91YyXflYRUColRuYpGBwcgWv5k7Ive9Ao74cPHbPPgAhf00LBZNbvyhoOkTfCJ5Bp4ijVu7Loya6mfRgs4GIHP3sfi2gHvRQ1VZUY-Ts4/s400/kit6.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGRTABxJqV_WCsknVywBgkIVLM5-E1Aso-ai8VY7TFIpgcwTfzc7ybq0a5KTOyJRx4RnStHPvFC6F1lAOw0LHoJ8OQqz3CTysiJ0o3kdSKbn3FVx9o6gKCRViavnrhUlNDX6fp5_N6lg/s1600/kit92.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645503816187040386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGRTABxJqV_WCsknVywBgkIVLM5-E1Aso-ai8VY7TFIpgcwTfzc7ybq0a5KTOyJRx4RnStHPvFC6F1lAOw0LHoJ8OQqz3CTysiJ0o3kdSKbn3FVx9o6gKCRViavnrhUlNDX6fp5_N6lg/s400/kit92.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yMTVR68D2lWB6f2KtWj6q8sHOwpfDxfB35MA9Ow5V2cAQm-ukigtbXvWezi3kgonBB6eJtTYAAsvodjbaWmNj8hh6obWINDxAoglKrDifAuKENl8T8Lj2o58KzKnfSCYO_t0B9dcEiA/s1600/kit3.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645503276498881586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yMTVR68D2lWB6f2KtWj6q8sHOwpfDxfB35MA9Ow5V2cAQm-ukigtbXvWezi3kgonBB6eJtTYAAsvodjbaWmNj8hh6obWINDxAoglKrDifAuKENl8T8Lj2o58KzKnfSCYO_t0B9dcEiA/s400/kit3.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" /></a>And I loved this wallpaper in this kitchen,<br /><br />I'd do this room if I could here!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDNvzMb7XfY5Hf-W1OGOgi-_PUQAxo0CH1E3B9YcZF9i0fb1mb2k2dF3quSK0LlqVAHu5ieaT5jGE0rJSwAD1ZS2swJAZsaMofobF3hmvXbZ1fNxr98csbiXkROU7yHEEO9fHYE24E2E/s1600/kit1.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645503265564626498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDNvzMb7XfY5Hf-W1OGOgi-_PUQAxo0CH1E3B9YcZF9i0fb1mb2k2dF3quSK0LlqVAHu5ieaT5jGE0rJSwAD1ZS2swJAZsaMofobF3hmvXbZ1fNxr98csbiXkROU7yHEEO9fHYE24E2E/s400/kit1.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86jmi3FdoqFey02lTVaALwcgGUUQrxoHMnH4q8RDYRBz147bsBBUcLhNhsOQtiZzdt6pS2gWySC6xOYuxeDp_p5LDx_rZ-45thsUmqNRUvYaHAM4359NY0FYNY5OE8Jt_agVj6XsD0RM/s1600/kit2.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645503273198104082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86jmi3FdoqFey02lTVaALwcgGUUQrxoHMnH4q8RDYRBz147bsBBUcLhNhsOQtiZzdt6pS2gWySC6xOYuxeDp_p5LDx_rZ-45thsUmqNRUvYaHAM4359NY0FYNY5OE8Jt_agVj6XsD0RM/s400/kit2.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXDdYauSDySNtQaoJMgXGoP7hIRz7yNjhAXB3PvjMkGx_LW6SeVkFO1zp0ij5mlzyeni3hMJB8W-4Y7Mbq9c10FAZs7vK-076i1X6DIMD6duYCo1VTWTjeH3Tufw1cVp0hRHKBZ5J4Ss/s1600/kit97.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645506302298062050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXDdYauSDySNtQaoJMgXGoP7hIRz7yNjhAXB3PvjMkGx_LW6SeVkFO1zp0ij5mlzyeni3hMJB8W-4Y7Mbq9c10FAZs7vK-076i1X6DIMD6duYCo1VTWTjeH3Tufw1cVp0hRHKBZ5J4Ss/s400/kit97.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Last but not least is this pic which was a<br /><br />random snap in a collection of outdoor pics,<br /><br />so I'm not sure what it is, but I liked it anyway!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I'll post the outdoor/garden pics next time!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">WOW<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

The Renovators - Random snaps!

Rooms I liked!It's been great to get some other people'sopinions of The Renovators,keep em' coming!The general consensus so far is the judges are a bit lame,I think they say good things,I just think they come across a little odd.Anyways, these pics are random snaps from the show.Suzanne's living bat…

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The Renovators - First Ep

<span style="font-size:180%;">Renovate a whole house in 48 Hours<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In the first episode I was blown away with the project at hand<br /><br />and wanted to share it on my blog!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The new contestants were welcomed to the show by</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">being introduced to their first project, </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">renovate a whole new house from scratch.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAh3-LQ4T9qXbKq0mmn97FKJhARvRFCfy2coliYjICAPxi43kaaDjZasiC6t1H1FfXKLsdsqi2U-HnSgUQfqPW2WBnmgeST0O7UJxVuB6M4UlBEfGDFTpVysAjtd8bIR3OIfQHg9iVvM/s1600/reno9.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644457205827067986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAh3-LQ4T9qXbKq0mmn97FKJhARvRFCfy2coliYjICAPxi43kaaDjZasiC6t1H1FfXKLsdsqi2U-HnSgUQfqPW2WBnmgeST0O7UJxVuB6M4UlBEfGDFTpVysAjtd8bIR3OIfQHg9iVvM/s400/reno9.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">And this is what was presented to them to renovate.</span><br /><br />It was all under cover, they had a total of<br /><br />48 Hours to bring it back to life within a factory.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLduO-rfuTXZQM-HFrcAGhGe6WOn5OWiz2ASxMQsRKSqPpy-x6nomjS6r84OWr5LahmRsRFbs8bVnSJLX7OA974vl7NnCjkt_E2YpWZMP4rVT1z6UzOwBgznbU0Lb3tGaKpHDcrOIt3RI/s1600/reno10.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644457212709065842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLduO-rfuTXZQM-HFrcAGhGe6WOn5OWiz2ASxMQsRKSqPpy-x6nomjS6r84OWr5LahmRsRFbs8bVnSJLX7OA974vl7NnCjkt_E2YpWZMP4rVT1z6UzOwBgznbU0Lb3tGaKpHDcrOIt3RI/s400/reno10.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a>As you can see,<br /><br />all the items to pick from to furnish<br /><br />the house were within the factory,<br /><br />and the goods for renovation (incl tools)<br /><br /> were all there with them too,<br /><br />even the soil trucks just drove right in!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Talk about DROOL!!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I wish I could renovate houses like this!!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5wFIYPO-GbY_7jjWmMe8Kp4-sOE6_f5Q8cPi3u-fCIAOJQYYGfZMqLSCLNi1PuOl_S8bdjRmDcjAN2Z6lBSoYLHbcxj04V_bYyI82msVSY361dsoojGA6Bd2br8loSqOFHyW4gyUKIY/s1600/reno1.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644456949845178626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5wFIYPO-GbY_7jjWmMe8Kp4-sOE6_f5Q8cPi3u-fCIAOJQYYGfZMqLSCLNi1PuOl_S8bdjRmDcjAN2Z6lBSoYLHbcxj04V_bYyI82msVSY361dsoojGA6Bd2br8loSqOFHyW4gyUKIY/s400/reno1.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" /></a>And here's what it looked like 48 hours later.<br /><br />Amazing.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7Wixbs5lV1ujw554MujkGLPb7aQAHZGjVCWyR0wi-NLfmdekJnoMAntJeLW7M1xGxSN4CJOq3IsgNblAky6005OKTDa69coK7o5lqsvuSppfef9oxL26oXLg3slfxyszntZT6hgIn00/s1600/reno8.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644457207088167314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7Wixbs5lV1ujw554MujkGLPb7aQAHZGjVCWyR0wi-NLfmdekJnoMAntJeLW7M1xGxSN4CJOq3IsgNblAky6005OKTDa69coK7o5lqsvuSppfef9oxL26oXLg3slfxyszntZT6hgIn00/s400/reno8.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>I seriously wanted to go visit.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2_WwSfc0oGotyK6IUcfuTIwxDc8xs4dvaYchheL3UK0-MujW90_V-8-aj6EB7IosvEj2iRcqv-TfqtkwROWmeotnNa53qiELOktnxLpoMXBehEh2CboJZQ0n8vXXL50c-7qUWM7KzPU/s1600/reno2.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644456948698238546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2_WwSfc0oGotyK6IUcfuTIwxDc8xs4dvaYchheL3UK0-MujW90_V-8-aj6EB7IosvEj2iRcqv-TfqtkwROWmeotnNa53qiELOktnxLpoMXBehEh2CboJZQ0n8vXXL50c-7qUWM7KzPU/s400/reno2.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br />I love that this show focuses on renovating,<br /><br />and not so much on personal dramas.<br /><br />Great "how to" segments, like building a stud wall,<br /><br />or decorating a room with colour.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pDV2N9bhTOLxbvMYNeF9JnTrlMxFrhgOGaHF9lnSYbQTF3AxoSf4mkce_cNI2srW1odUHZhTerzXpFqF8XQ7fV6lqgE5v-JNjEjv9-6AHk-ABZQULNxTizf04hyVGBocfdsDlM4WInk/s1600/reno6.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644456955546116610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pDV2N9bhTOLxbvMYNeF9JnTrlMxFrhgOGaHF9lnSYbQTF3AxoSf4mkce_cNI2srW1odUHZhTerzXpFqF8XQ7fV6lqgE5v-JNjEjv9-6AHk-ABZQULNxTizf04hyVGBocfdsDlM4WInk/s400/reno6.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" /></a>Remember they don't profess to be design people,<br /><br />so I think considering their specialities were renovating<br /><br />trades, the finished rooms looked fantastic.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxtF9WSAZUQc7I0S4VyPKjI6ce1Wfqst0-ZZhidzShjfL1Lst6orOnDM-Qe6v9npRUatvnrJS2_qaJtlvH6-Na1740E7LXGHEtPqEnge2We0oNnWed3ns6YCYGfVP7TT9KCTiqhtbltA/s1600/reno7.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644457203931353122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxtF9WSAZUQc7I0S4VyPKjI6ce1Wfqst0-ZZhidzShjfL1Lst6orOnDM-Qe6v9npRUatvnrJS2_qaJtlvH6-Na1740E7LXGHEtPqEnge2We0oNnWed3ns6YCYGfVP7TT9KCTiqhtbltA/s400/reno7.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a><br /><br />If you want to see more of the The Renovators,<br /><br /><a href="http://therenovatorstv.com.au/home.htm">go see here</a>.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76CLOzeshxhtm7qgiPseBgvwYRQ4D5zUy74OMFH19RZ9JPAFg1U42QiORYMiGFiiYmmHQBNaqNtfYw5XvAT-4zBwJX0mWlrDout3ySgwy9_qVdkMu8-ylzgkjKrv5rG0kWoFN3Sd0VK0/s1600/reno4.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644456957400526082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76CLOzeshxhtm7qgiPseBgvwYRQ4D5zUy74OMFH19RZ9JPAFg1U42QiORYMiGFiiYmmHQBNaqNtfYw5XvAT-4zBwJX0mWlrDout3ySgwy9_qVdkMu8-ylzgkjKrv5rG0kWoFN3Sd0VK0/s400/reno4.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a><br /><br />I really like this show,<br /><br />and can't believe it's doing so poorly in the ratings atm.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglamxbWZBlo5ZeSGNoAzHT-mbY1JXWRiAWahOJwqEr8Ew0GfYmhTaiBeTnvpXreFI6U9HlG50IGFv_FPQEI-IhJ4eVNW_t3ja2k9WHTI6NAtPS7Dz-1hIVrbmdU1Viaj4BHEODYy-kXrg/s1600/reno3.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644456953117081938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglamxbWZBlo5ZeSGNoAzHT-mbY1JXWRiAWahOJwqEr8Ew0GfYmhTaiBeTnvpXreFI6U9HlG50IGFv_FPQEI-IhJ4eVNW_t3ja2k9WHTI6NAtPS7Dz-1hIVrbmdU1Viaj4BHEODYy-kXrg/s400/reno3.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" /></a>Tiling, everything, in 48 Hours.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">That's a WOW from me!<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2_WwSfc0oGotyK6IUcfuTIwxDc8xs4dvaYchheL3UK0-MujW90_V-8-aj6EB7IosvEj2iRcqv-TfqtkwROWmeotnNa53qiELOktnxLpoMXBehEh2CboJZQ0n8vXXL50c-7qUWM7KzPU/s1600/reno2.tiff"><br /><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5wFIYPO-GbY_7jjWmMe8Kp4-sOE6_f5Q8cPi3u-fCIAOJQYYGfZMqLSCLNi1PuOl_S8bdjRmDcjAN2Z6lBSoYLHbcxj04V_bYyI82msVSY361dsoojGA6Bd2br8loSqOFHyW4gyUKIY/s1600/reno1.tiff"><br /><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pDV2N9bhTOLxbvMYNeF9JnTrlMxFrhgOGaHF9lnSYbQTF3AxoSf4mkce_cNI2srW1odUHZhTerzXpFqF8XQ7fV6lqgE5v-JNjEjv9-6AHk-ABZQULNxTizf04hyVGBocfdsDlM4WInk/s1600/reno6.tiff"><br /><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />

The Renovators - First Ep

Renovate a whole house in 48 HoursIn the first episode I was blown away with the project at handand wanted to share it on my blog!The new contestants were welcomed to the show bybeing introduced to their first project, renovate a whole new house from scratch.And this is what was presented to them to…

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The Renovators - TV show

<span style="font-size:180%;">Colour Challenge<br /><br /></span>White Room Challenge<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This TV Show is on Channel 10 atm,<br /><br />it's called <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Renovators.</span><br /><br />I really like this show,<br /><br />I think it's much better than The Block<br /><br />for a lot of reasons.<br /><br />They show a lot more basic renovating,<br /><br />and not so much drama<span style="font-size:85%;"> (tho there is a bit of that!)</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />These pics are from their "White Room Challenge"<br /><br />called so because the room started off white for all<br /><br />six teams, they were given one colour,<br /><br />and that colour had to be the main theme of the room.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLNZo8S-7sBx7Z-1Dfx0X41X5oEBCHqCOCtxo3hGAo1kpeJM9PLM01fZ5hxXGPz4g9punbmMd9GcT8nFJdsjrBc40MRrWqTYsvz761age3reQ_8vRnTFvzzKNmxigWApjT5_Qw8oHJaw/s1600/aaa7.tiff"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIlTAnikFJSJVTGJTGPDRDznMBeRYMjNFkH-r5S2iydrRNNAOG-1UI1OXumvb1Oh7WA_MkEB2gux2a8Y38I3udxw94J2mZckGY5nrEJ1P79FwVgwl7IcMu__r2XXELekej-8PBng7dvE/s1600/aaa6.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642579347432249730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIlTAnikFJSJVTGJTGPDRDznMBeRYMjNFkH-r5S2iydrRNNAOG-1UI1OXumvb1Oh7WA_MkEB2gux2a8Y38I3udxw94J2mZckGY5nrEJ1P79FwVgwl7IcMu__r2XXELekej-8PBng7dvE/s400/aaa6.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a>The Yellow Room<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">The Winner of the Colour Challenge</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3DNH_VWJgqsVkuKXsaf7WAZ4JmmaGcLtJQy5sS-mFACN9mBuDdGMmw5XVLSJ6XXO3OrPf7EFQ3UhoR8_x_ZnXGuet-OX1l0jNDplc1qBbC0jFoG3Io0iguV5rL1uwkTkqRPMEphV4Sk/s1600/aaa8.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642578910061067298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3DNH_VWJgqsVkuKXsaf7WAZ4JmmaGcLtJQy5sS-mFACN9mBuDdGMmw5XVLSJ6XXO3OrPf7EFQ3UhoR8_x_ZnXGuet-OX1l0jNDplc1qBbC0jFoG3Io0iguV5rL1uwkTkqRPMEphV4Sk/s400/aaa8.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" /></a>I absolutely loved this room.<br /><br />Tina chose this colour and I have really<br /><br />grown to love this woman's taste, gorgeous.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hqeBKdmgi1keyP5aZR4I8qmVHp2or2TXFUC_2i15xwzrckumBu7brIH8J3ea1WHGkkim-zI9mq84bpqhkU9E6DcCGjWTmUXd38xPjwW0PMPytMv59mGueFdI5EaqkoouQTyz8TUrEF8/s1600/aaa7.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642578905603561874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hqeBKdmgi1keyP5aZR4I8qmVHp2or2TXFUC_2i15xwzrckumBu7brIH8J3ea1WHGkkim-zI9mq84bpqhkU9E6DcCGjWTmUXd38xPjwW0PMPytMv59mGueFdI5EaqkoouQTyz8TUrEF8/s400/aaa7.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" /></a>I think they had to paint, decorate & style within four hours,<br /><br />from the basic barren white rooms!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4klz-gfLmzrkgriTJ6vY7mz5h_8pWdMBTPGZMbEDQvANxB-CUPr6cJCpTjz-Oy1GXMo7k2FCNlrdhV-p3besjtFSi1GD4TYM39auAEJmZGX7BfFuDCGqcvRUAg4OlGL1hVh5FaiH54x0/s1600/aaa3.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642578716175080578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4klz-gfLmzrkgriTJ6vY7mz5h_8pWdMBTPGZMbEDQvANxB-CUPr6cJCpTjz-Oy1GXMo7k2FCNlrdhV-p3besjtFSi1GD4TYM39auAEJmZGX7BfFuDCGqcvRUAg4OlGL1hVh5FaiH54x0/s400/aaa3.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" /></a>The Purple Room<br /><br />They hand painted on that white tree, it was gorgeous!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF22_-Av-UK_Nb-IbGirindVcjXdDKkaAhA5gVmiJJJjFcgw0qR8vXXwnounU6YS4Ol5WZaBoDObSOAZylYxpXJ45jCfVaz-u0uL8fx42GwI_bWqEiBP794pIbCTI24GGmXgVBlfIb7mM/s1600/aaa2.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642578712943843170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF22_-Av-UK_Nb-IbGirindVcjXdDKkaAhA5gVmiJJJjFcgw0qR8vXXwnounU6YS4Ol5WZaBoDObSOAZylYxpXJ45jCfVaz-u0uL8fx42GwI_bWqEiBP794pIbCTI24GGmXgVBlfIb7mM/s400/aaa2.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a>The Orange Room,<br /><br />I don't remember it looking "this orange" on TV!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXflDptndpkRHbWUikEyuM1hB-wIx3xwM_8r4QKX1yx7kxDkGOuTEeCOFhkEiyYuE1x7_kJy_N6pvWQFZA3WNCA-5nklVNeAxzRxCeihG7odM11Vuu31oks9nUXOPWPUl3c7DLcbk68IU/s1600/aaa1.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642578711887881362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXflDptndpkRHbWUikEyuM1hB-wIx3xwM_8r4QKX1yx7kxDkGOuTEeCOFhkEiyYuE1x7_kJy_N6pvWQFZA3WNCA-5nklVNeAxzRxCeihG7odM11Vuu31oks9nUXOPWPUl3c7DLcbk68IU/s400/aaa1.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a>This is meant to be The Green Room,<br /><br />but they've obviously stuffed up their images.<br /><br />I'm not sure what this photo this is from,<br /><br />but look at the spots on the wall!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39QKkESgxpIujiVcYqBeKuEsLCPowD904BEzQBs9MnSz0k-RaKqPdjS3RXgqnhXfW5bJHgQNxngwBdSGt1Uusjm8yhtlv63-FvtE8dQ28m5YHE-lriVpJpQG0w88xGaTsxVUVH2ceQO8/s1600/aaa.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642578708941540818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39QKkESgxpIujiVcYqBeKuEsLCPowD904BEzQBs9MnSz0k-RaKqPdjS3RXgqnhXfW5bJHgQNxngwBdSGt1Uusjm8yhtlv63-FvtE8dQ28m5YHE-lriVpJpQG0w88xGaTsxVUVH2ceQO8/s400/aaa.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" /></a>The Blue Room,<br /><br />not bad for two blokes!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGAU3c_pXee23zEVf7GpultxV79XT9MaZ24IrcdcSHQOVQBzsX2uRk2fB9KHn2aiYA_PoRPhu8TpTB9gxJp9oUtSmIBd-oHY5IAUPIsZU_9wBaBzBL22kcNGWcyDpGoXnAI5VOfV_Sto/s1600/aaa4.tiff"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642578719787665938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGAU3c_pXee23zEVf7GpultxV79XT9MaZ24IrcdcSHQOVQBzsX2uRk2fB9KHn2aiYA_PoRPhu8TpTB9gxJp9oUtSmIBd-oHY5IAUPIsZU_9wBaBzBL22kcNGWcyDpGoXnAI5VOfV_Sto/s400/aaa4.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" /></a>The Red Room,<br /><br />this was gorgeous, very feminine with all those bows tho!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://therenovatorstv.com.au/the-white-room.htm">Go See Here</a> if you want to see some more!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

The Renovators - TV show

Colour ChallengeWhite Room ChallengeThis TV Show is on Channel 10 atm,it's called The Renovators.I really like this show,I think it's much better than The Blockfor a lot of reasons.They show a lot more basic renovating,and not so much drama (tho there is a bit of that!)These pics are from their "Whi…

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The Block - Rod & Tania

<span style="font-size:180%;">43 Cameron Street, Richmond</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >General Features<br /><br /><a href="http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-richmond-107572828"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PRICE RANGE: $900-990K</span></a><br /><br /></span><ul style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="last"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Property Type:<span>House</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Bedrooms:<span>3</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Bathrooms:<span>2</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Land Size:<span>186 m² (approx)</span></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Banstead Cottage"</span><br /><br />by Rod & Tania, and I really thought<br /><br />these two were most likely to cope as they had<br /><br />done renovations before.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oVk2HtFoHx2Yf5gxwP8_5EdmJLpOENCbCbGfxd4Lw16fZ9nHyM7vuI9brOwSOOu806el74-K_LkUF62dGDUuOJm6fTwO1tDjbFsQbSY_w1sLdWTMkQU-TRLGbHXK2y9-l0eboKgVNSE/s1600/20110816142137.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641417956797856978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oVk2HtFoHx2Yf5gxwP8_5EdmJLpOENCbCbGfxd4Lw16fZ9nHyM7vuI9brOwSOOu806el74-K_LkUF62dGDUuOJm6fTwO1tDjbFsQbSY_w1sLdWTMkQU-TRLGbHXK2y9-l0eboKgVNSE/s400/20110816142137.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>I just adore these dark exteriors,<br /><br />specially teamed with black fencing.<br /><br />Notice the ultra modern door,<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">obviously Richmond have no heritage overlays</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">or enforcements, </span>mind you, I love it!!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTfFpaYsTPKkd-XOJPQ4j6kC1y_TcqbOiATtFsc-NJdUaQU-RMA72HpaHeGc7rDsZZ6wn8sihKo1uLgkNKZiKRxmG072E07YTXg-UQgivrBgz92REFOPDSPgITBGDtRVQy873PWc7PsQ/s1600/20110816142138-9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418422188940242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTfFpaYsTPKkd-XOJPQ4j6kC1y_TcqbOiATtFsc-NJdUaQU-RMA72HpaHeGc7rDsZZ6wn8sihKo1uLgkNKZiKRxmG072E07YTXg-UQgivrBgz92REFOPDSPgITBGDtRVQy873PWc7PsQ/s400/20110816142138-9.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Here they are, all casual and friendly... <span style="font-style: italic;">smiley smiley</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />0h yeah, it's all smiles now that they've finished the bloody thing!!</span><br /><br />They won the last challenge for their backyard<br /><br />which earned them a $5,000 holiday.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Personally, I felt all the contestants should have got that.</span><br /><br />Channel 9 made a fortune from this venture.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjUkbcNqJ5Q6DS_pBGNiSv4xf0ZGsnOxNkc8tsUpMko3hss-7NMHpGmC7Qi9vq2AoxXfEviN4MuZAqkjs6W53E79bmkkZMkDUof4OdSLJMYeY6ZA2zRDIR_J8cduHfVpF1TeVweBZUXA/s1600/20110816142138-10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418427354603442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjUkbcNqJ5Q6DS_pBGNiSv4xf0ZGsnOxNkc8tsUpMko3hss-7NMHpGmC7Qi9vq2AoxXfEviN4MuZAqkjs6W53E79bmkkZMkDUof4OdSLJMYeY6ZA2zRDIR_J8cduHfVpF1TeVweBZUXA/s400/20110816142138-10.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>I liked the chemistry between these two,<br /><br />you can tell they have a good relationship.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Kn171d1f7Orfs7BYi0PV5fPhIyv2sroZdZi2YbJIDMguCJ1rGRFsQTvqYV3y872mfT6Kl__7s2vuwvwrP32I_rtMqzMv9KP0z_dZRFk2rUF4ssf0vjWtxTgldYhDlFS-73JOPz6T2C8/s1600/20110816142138-8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418421005056434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Kn171d1f7Orfs7BYi0PV5fPhIyv2sroZdZi2YbJIDMguCJ1rGRFsQTvqYV3y872mfT6Kl__7s2vuwvwrP32I_rtMqzMv9KP0z_dZRFk2rUF4ssf0vjWtxTgldYhDlFS-73JOPz6T2C8/s400/20110816142138-8.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Very contemporary interior,<br /><br />I'm not a huge fan of black/white interiors...<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTaPU5QexRIX6vuYNr8huME-ydOvUipCj5NIuzudbvTgE8gCnwxmH1aYbrEvP-2eyp8VYqQOuoGtN24qAOckpoMaQgHqMuA6jPxvZIvFSboL156gSgFvYNS1shOFHsF1KhDGJFttqYVs/s1600/20110816152011.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418599657782578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTaPU5QexRIX6vuYNr8huME-ydOvUipCj5NIuzudbvTgE8gCnwxmH1aYbrEvP-2eyp8VYqQOuoGtN24qAOckpoMaQgHqMuA6jPxvZIvFSboL156gSgFvYNS1shOFHsF1KhDGJFttqYVs/s400/20110816152011.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>A 3br house with no dining table area,<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">what were they thinking!!!</span><br /><br />All they had to do was move that sofa a little<br /><br />inwards and pop a smart table/4 chair setting<br /><br />next to the window.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aZyUZWKao3a3ApmM32RRs9jxRmNY8dFA1kTDoSEzK9TNMWznxSmMVaMaQsDqOnnxVRBkqPhjODvj26xCfzJ2qN2oKi4CwcGmz9GKH4W4rDwvmm_1D4p35Vn3GgoGcKnSU_kxSVcMTXc/s1600/20110816152012.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418597752689826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aZyUZWKao3a3ApmM32RRs9jxRmNY8dFA1kTDoSEzK9TNMWznxSmMVaMaQsDqOnnxVRBkqPhjODvj26xCfzJ2qN2oKi4CwcGmz9GKH4W4rDwvmm_1D4p35Vn3GgoGcKnSU_kxSVcMTXc/s400/20110816152012.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br />What a gorgeous kitchen feel with the benchtop window<br /><br />and bi-fold doors. I like the stark white tiles,<br /><br />obviously, very contemporary, but many said they should<br /><br />have kept timber floors down. <span style="font-style: italic;"> I don't think so.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMpZo9bVC94sK9FogeADsBIHmxVpRlus-HQ_WhjU9PzOwm03mmDXIXnLdLzbjByJCOkqWr8ufQQhz3zGlXEdKWGZj9gdpoV1-qZXWt7f1iIO8UyNGCnDh5TX7PxIoe3zR4VEmrXbSBJE/s1600/20110816152011-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418604994288322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMpZo9bVC94sK9FogeADsBIHmxVpRlus-HQ_WhjU9PzOwm03mmDXIXnLdLzbjByJCOkqWr8ufQQhz3zGlXEdKWGZj9gdpoV1-qZXWt7f1iIO8UyNGCnDh5TX7PxIoe3zR4VEmrXbSBJE/s400/20110816152011-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTfFpaYsTPKkd-XOJPQ4j6kC1y_TcqbOiATtFsc-NJdUaQU-RMA72HpaHeGc7rDsZZ6wn8sihKo1uLgkNKZiKRxmG072E07YTXg-UQgivrBgz92REFOPDSPgITBGDtRVQy873PWc7PsQ/s1600/20110816142138-9.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiIJHbTLgWN7m6ZXpDDfleOFRb6IADL0EmCy58lOF5WhvC-BGpAwuxQy8i66HgVZaFUkvn9UGkzBxofMse7xyfCW84uhyphenhyphenR89KVdp5AYfDV7xg5YLLXEvisLyBq_F50VjSt8eaRhTiCgI/s1600/20110816142138-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418168373216290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiIJHbTLgWN7m6ZXpDDfleOFRb6IADL0EmCy58lOF5WhvC-BGpAwuxQy8i66HgVZaFUkvn9UGkzBxofMse7xyfCW84uhyphenhyphenR89KVdp5AYfDV7xg5YLLXEvisLyBq_F50VjSt8eaRhTiCgI/s400/20110816142138-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Kn171d1f7Orfs7BYi0PV5fPhIyv2sroZdZi2YbJIDMguCJ1rGRFsQTvqYV3y872mfT6Kl__7s2vuwvwrP32I_rtMqzMv9KP0z_dZRFk2rUF4ssf0vjWtxTgldYhDlFS-73JOPz6T2C8/s1600/20110816142138-8.jpg"><br /><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHN-UZ0xcChvQQXqau2NehOemOJvwMn5maX5S-8i9rXCp74FaJ0__urSUgNKLrOeMypM3eWBbtFJFZKzbT3BFiWt8CCYUlvhSj0O2vx4GFu3EJ6C2Lt0NE0KOyUWFhYdUyTZSQb3Mss7Q/s1600/20110816142138-4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418171633182034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHN-UZ0xcChvQQXqau2NehOemOJvwMn5maX5S-8i9rXCp74FaJ0__urSUgNKLrOeMypM3eWBbtFJFZKzbT3BFiWt8CCYUlvhSj0O2vx4GFu3EJ6C2Lt0NE0KOyUWFhYdUyTZSQb3Mss7Q/s400/20110816142138-4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Gorgeous study nook.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQteUJTjnwx8IQK6tP3rfU4Q8vp8d7Umo4_TheUQuU4Fg8Cc-T4lUHa5LcDdEUuNeG2UOP3INFSIjAc84Fm1wfz295CPj3uyEPNGzVSvjNEhIdiX_d_c9JHc4PuKjUvD0pgjxmhVjLu_g/s1600/20110816142137-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641417956441587954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQteUJTjnwx8IQK6tP3rfU4Q8vp8d7Umo4_TheUQuU4Fg8Cc-T4lUHa5LcDdEUuNeG2UOP3INFSIjAc84Fm1wfz295CPj3uyEPNGzVSvjNEhIdiX_d_c9JHc4PuKjUvD0pgjxmhVjLu_g/s400/20110816142137-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>ah yes, the old mission brown shag pile,<br /><br />I wonder what buyers will think of that!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(I kinda like it!!! Soft underfoot!)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxTwKk1PAddIJExolmtbSBaShaSbq9d1p1qF_-LJVsurruS_uPW9DS48b9VyUt0Dogd5oSWTt9XFCSTv-FKteSTNmq4WAfukZNLjBCCtl16KgE1n-e0zawb0LIMj0wGAK48xEQV0FdoE/s1600/20110816142137-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641417957250427490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxTwKk1PAddIJExolmtbSBaShaSbq9d1p1qF_-LJVsurruS_uPW9DS48b9VyUt0Dogd5oSWTt9XFCSTv-FKteSTNmq4WAfukZNLjBCCtl16KgE1n-e0zawb0LIMj0wGAK48xEQV0FdoE/s400/20110816142137-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>The won the weekly room challenge with this bathroom,<br /><br />I didn't like the sink, how do you create a sink of water???<br /><br />But I loved the colours, specially the dark floor tiles.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVjhodZ9zROVA3IwSQUEZiO_1ItIOZEoZT8yoOvUMoaAXGOb0-4LIlYuSbWr591P08dm_MHKiKjnZeiYpHSXXJRXTa817UgXzkN5KHy1qVXHZceQXTfy6ex2YMjkT2UdHLBdjjpcxhoA/s1600/20110816142138.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418427087124482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVjhodZ9zROVA3IwSQUEZiO_1ItIOZEoZT8yoOvUMoaAXGOb0-4LIlYuSbWr591P08dm_MHKiKjnZeiYpHSXXJRXTa817UgXzkN5KHy1qVXHZceQXTfy6ex2YMjkT2UdHLBdjjpcxhoA/s400/20110816142138.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>This was my favorite room by them,<br /><br />obviously I prefer more neutral tones, rather than black/white.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyydxCfP4fTgDKYnvBbLQzmC3s1S3lfRL8Y96sfZoXp2Lb0qcB1_U9NoHUc4mPv-yVAb6BMszA71rXdJShLQKGzpIyFLpF4objUNQgpU4kFDFAl5dp5kruvS3Rweadw8tlC0YB3ufJ8zw/s1600/20110816142138-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641417964841945202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyydxCfP4fTgDKYnvBbLQzmC3s1S3lfRL8Y96sfZoXp2Lb0qcB1_U9NoHUc4mPv-yVAb6BMszA71rXdJShLQKGzpIyFLpF4objUNQgpU4kFDFAl5dp5kruvS3Rweadw8tlC0YB3ufJ8zw/s400/20110816142138-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>I thought this ensuite was divine.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvhaSD7PTuBiu21UKMGVoXNmexGCcNx7bvGPyQJM7jc6j8q40O5KDHJ7T87sTkS2WbVV-1vTgLs-XzBmkiXWLHeNRI4Jnmbu_0wmFcvE4VgbxnYb8XlGEP-wIkhZvLuTUr6mgeBL-vjA/s1600/20110816142138-3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418170837405842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvhaSD7PTuBiu21UKMGVoXNmexGCcNx7bvGPyQJM7jc6j8q40O5KDHJ7T87sTkS2WbVV-1vTgLs-XzBmkiXWLHeNRI4Jnmbu_0wmFcvE4VgbxnYb8XlGEP-wIkhZvLuTUr6mgeBL-vjA/s400/20110816142138-3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Small laundries in all the houses really.<br /><br />If you want to see more about the series <a href="http://experts.realestate.com.au/buying/buying-news-the-block-open-for-inspection">go see here.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCAUM2r0xa8KmSfW9npUMfTquRK_GkI37rEGaIfnDbbrEPzAj1fGWBx1USeKTFW5FZuIlE1ES4adrg_7anG-xvMF7urFHELLRHRG1ygnArs7g1o2XfBEXYmDpt6to5lANXUYldxF5CFA/s1600/20110816142138-6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418176499985154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCAUM2r0xa8KmSfW9npUMfTquRK_GkI37rEGaIfnDbbrEPzAj1fGWBx1USeKTFW5FZuIlE1ES4adrg_7anG-xvMF7urFHELLRHRG1ygnArs7g1o2XfBEXYmDpt6to5lANXUYldxF5CFA/s400/20110816142138-6.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Nice outdoor area,<br /><br />user friendly, can't ask for much more.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-GexI5Dv7SGDByBOVWBnGIXZc7OuH1bl2m8XqorN3K8pfci-4Z7Juq5dyj1fj8nh_t3W7wlAPQZshrPmuP9sJx6fh067rP9Ajg12DT_trupZ0K_bsJdPshv3I3Z59aahuRpYqd3DCD8/s1600/20110816142138-7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418414596781698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-GexI5Dv7SGDByBOVWBnGIXZc7OuH1bl2m8XqorN3K8pfci-4Z7Juq5dyj1fj8nh_t3W7wlAPQZshrPmuP9sJx6fh067rP9Ajg12DT_trupZ0K_bsJdPshv3I3Z59aahuRpYqd3DCD8/s400/20110816142138-7.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>And here's the famous spa,<br /><br />famous for the mankini's worn in it!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwF1L5bkNo3q9S_eSqZcTiRK1wqJAtJLvy7Fr-vQrWoyu6Icr9C9RWiEBwb6W5VgI-Q8qRRTl5sY4lwpT33ZzkpI324pN9iqtCd-LfZacFqt41xlvz3tx_RWqMBMnj_s-VbtnlbKuk7Q/s1600/20110816142138-5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641418176433133266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwF1L5bkNo3q9S_eSqZcTiRK1wqJAtJLvy7Fr-vQrWoyu6Icr9C9RWiEBwb6W5VgI-Q8qRRTl5sY4lwpT33ZzkpI324pN9iqtCd-LfZacFqt41xlvz3tx_RWqMBMnj_s-VbtnlbKuk7Q/s400/20110816142138-5.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxTwKk1PAddIJExolmtbSBaShaSbq9d1p1qF_-LJVsurruS_uPW9DS48b9VyUt0Dogd5oSWTt9XFCSTv-FKteSTNmq4WAfukZNLjBCCtl16KgE1n-e0zawb0LIMj0wGAK48xEQV0FdoE/s1600/20110816142137-2.jpg"><br /><br /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">So who do you reckon is gonna win!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br />And here's the MASTER PLAN!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY0IEEJzyfNXGn2YzsBzkH5-wg4bFF5Nww40R4cGRM87TSmVUhOr2PVzjzoAUmyLnlRStEO7NwPW8SiSy0padg2Y-7ix-PwjuceSAozsHuHWXtAWaMAdmuW4nrxk3q3cN2yQsIX6Nue0/s1600/43+Cam.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641417951375492818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY0IEEJzyfNXGn2YzsBzkH5-wg4bFF5Nww40R4cGRM87TSmVUhOr2PVzjzoAUmyLnlRStEO7NwPW8SiSy0padg2Y-7ix-PwjuceSAozsHuHWXtAWaMAdmuW4nrxk3q3cN2yQsIX6Nue0/s400/43+Cam.gif" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >AND Here's what the Agent said about it!</span><br /><br /></span><p style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" class="title"><span style="font-size:85%;">'BANSTEAD COTTAGE'</span></p><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" > AUCTION: SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST<br /><br />Rarely has a Richmond Victorian received a contemporary renovation of such spectacular quality and class. Instantly inviting Living/Dining dimensions accompanied by a state-of-the-art Siemens equipped kitchen open seamlessly to designer decking drenched in northern sun. 3 Bedrooms, each with built-in robes, are served by a beautifully appointed ensuite and an award winning central bathroom of sublime style. A bright upstairs study space adds ideal flexibility to a floor-plan that meets every lifestyle need with flair and efficiency, surrounded by every Richmond attraction!<br /><br /><br /><br />This well-appointed home also presents a unique investment opportunity to take advantage of tax depreciation benefits. BMT Tax Depreciation Quantity Surveyors, on behalf of Jellis Craig, have prepared a table of estimates which highlights allowances for plant and equipment and capital works, in particular in the first 5 years of ownership. Prospective buyers are encouraged to contact our Richmond office on (03) 9428 3333 to request a copy.<br /><br /><br /><br />As Rod and Tania's real estate representative, Jellis Craig is proud to announce that should the sale of the home exceed the reserve by $25,000 or more at auction, we will be provide a $25,000 donation to our charity partner - Breast Cancer Network Australia.</span><br /><br /><br /><br />WOW<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

The Block - Rod & Tania

43 Cameron Street, RichmondGeneral FeaturesPRICE RANGE: $900-990KProperty Type:HouseBedrooms:3Bathrooms:2Land Size:186 m² (approx)"Banstead Cottage"by Rod & Tania, and I really thoughtthese two were most likely to cope as they haddone renovations before.I just adore these dark exteriors,specially …

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