Why You Should Add A Fountain To Your Swimming Pool
Ever thought about adding a fountain to your swimming pool? Most people install swimming pools in their back gardens and then just forget about them. After all, isn’t having a pool luxurious enough? But the truth is that you can take your pool to the next level by equipping it with a fountain. These powered devices add moving water to your pool, bringing a host of benefits you never expected without increasing pool maintenance by much. So, what are these benefits? More Fun For Everyone Static water is okay (and great for cooling off on a hot summer’s day). But…
7 Upscale Additions to Create a Unique and Chic Abode
Think you can’t afford some upscale additions to your home? Maybe you’re right. But what if you’re wrong? What if some upscale additions ARE in your budget? In your spare time, you like to flick through home design magazines envisioning what your beloved home would look like with upscale additions and innovative design techniques. For as long as you can remember, you have always striven to make your home a chic and unique place to live. You pride yourself on updating your themes and schemes on a regular basis. However, there are a few more projects you have up your…
Yes, A Safe Stylish Pool Is Within Your Grasp
A safe stylish pool can be of great value if you want to keep fit, have a place to relax, or if you love to entertain lots of friends. So, can you have a pool that’s safe AND stylish? Safety doesn’t have to forgo style. Safe Stylish Pool: If you have a pool in your backyard, keeping it safe is essential. Even though safety is more important than aesthetics, you still want your pool to look stylish. Fortunately, making sure that it’s safe won’t stop you from designing a stylish pool that you love to use and show off to…
Step-By-Step Home Swimming Pool Installation
Home swimming pool installation is a professional undertaking that requires expertise and the right conditions. However, if you at least have a step-by-step guide to follow you’ll know your home swimming pool installation will be a success. Whether you’re looking for an indoor pool or an outdoor pool for your home the process of home swimming pool installation is pretty simple. After all, there’s no better way than to get fit, de-stress, and have aa social life than with your very own pool. Indeed, there’s just something about swimming that lifts one’s spirit more than most pursuits. Swimming isn’t just…
Family Fitness With Three Great Family-Friendly Activities
Family fitness will engender good habits and provide a familial network of support. It’s win:win for parents and children to get involved in three family-friendly activities. More and more families today are overweight. Overweight parents are more likely to raise overweight children and childhood obesity is one of the biggest issues facing our society.So family fitness is now more imperative than ever. There are a few different things that contribute to this epidemic, and unfortunately, there are no fast or easy fixes for the problem. Some parents are simply uneducated when it comes to eating healthily and leading an active…
Trans-Seasonal Flooring For The Perfect Finish
Trans-seasonal flooring is becoming more high profile due to hugely popular TV shows like The Block, House Rules, and The Home Team hitting our screens. So while Australian audiences are inspired to undertake renovations based on current trends, winter renovations may be influenced by styles and materials skewed towards cold weather. However, Beaumont Tiles strategic designer Rachel Gilding says trans-seasonal flooring is a better long-term decision. “At Beaumont Tiles we are of course biased, but for good reason. Tiles come out on top, hands down, as the best flooring option when you consider durability, maintenance, room traffic, moisture levels and…
DIY Home Renovation Projects. 3 Expert Tips
DIY Home Renovation Projects Sometimes there’s nothing more rewarding than knowing that you put your blood sweat and tears into a project. That’s definitely the case with DIY home renovation projects. That’s why today, Don’t Call Me Penny is teaming up with Australian Heritage Homes, to discuss DIY home renovation projects for you and your families to explore. Whether you’re working on a budget, a compressed timeline, or you’re going all in, there’s a home renovation project perfect for every situation. Let’s look at a few common scenarios: You’ve just moved in, and there’s nothing personal about the place –…
How To Create A Safe Garden for Children and Pets
A safe garden is an imperative especially when your home has children and pets. Your garden becomes the hub of social activity in summer time with BBQs, paddling pools, and water gun battles. Longer days mean more time for play. Having a safe garden for children and pets isn’t just a summer issue. Sure, when the sun comes out even the most introverted of us venture outside to glorious days. And even on cold days, children and pets will still want to run around, play in autumn leaves, and even help out with pruning and seasonal gardening. If you have…
3 Large Garden Features You Can’t Ignore
Large garden features are great if you are lucky enough to live in a home with fantastic spaces at your disposal. Here are three versatile and useful large items to enhance your garden and add value to your home, if you have the space. To see what they are and READ MORE please click the title.
Living An Outdoor Life With Gorgeous Design Ideas
In Australia, we love living an outdoor life; it’s in our DNA. Parts of the country provide the opportunity to entertain and enjoy the outdoors in all months of the year; other areas are seasonal. But you can bet most Australians will want to spend as much time as possible communing with the outdoors. For some, this means a balcony in an apartment building. For others, it’s a patio, courtyard or small garden. Australians love their gardens so whether it’s a small garden or a large garden, like mine, the entertaining areas, the plants, the lawn, the pots, the pool…it’s…
Value Boosting Outdoor Renovations (That You’ll Actually Enjoy)
Outdoor renovations can sometimes be very expensive. And if they are not done well they won’t significantly increase the value of your home. To add value and not over-capitalise, picking the right project is the key. Building projects can be stressful and there is a risk that your plans and investment don’t add the value you desire. So, as with any renovation project, it’s advisable to ensure your outdoor renovations will add value AND enable you to enjoy your time at home. Gutter protection Okay, so it’s difficult to say that people actually enjoy their gutter guards in the traditional…
Contessa Volpi Brings Italian Style To Australian Swimwear
Contessa Volpi is an exciting new swimwear range that combines Italian style with Australian freshness. The Southern Hemisphere is moving rapidly into Spring and Summer. Thoughts now turn towards days at the beach, lounging by the pool, and elegant evening cocktails in a tropical garden. Enter – Contessa Volpi. To READ MORE please click the title.
7 Unique Swimwear Styles That Are Chic AND Sunsafe
The moment the sun peeks its way through the clouds our minds focus on swimwear styles. What will designers be putting out this season? Will I be beach ready? Can I get another year out of my old swimsuit ? The answer to that one is ‘NO’! To READ MORE please click the title.
How To Perfect A Home Makeover Like A Decorator
Is it time to start thinking about an easy home makeover? Have you put aside a few days to spruce up your home and get it looking beautiful again? Then there are three very simple solutions you should consider. To READ MORE please click the title.
How To Create The Perfect All Year Swimming Pool
A swimming pool is undoubtedly the ultimate symbol of backyard luxury. So how can you ensure it’s use as an all-year swimming pool?
But if you want to gain the true value of possessing a swimming pool, it cannot be limited to temporary benefits. A great swimming pool should enhance your life throughout the entire year. READ MORE by clicking the title.
Hi, I’m Penelope Herbert, Interior Designer and Blogger. Welcome to Don’t Call Me Penny.
