Thoughts

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When we’re not designing or creating, we’re thinking. A lot. We love to think and Lisa loves to write. Here, she shares her latest musings with you.

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Dec 1, 2014

Breathe

It has been a crazy couple of weeks!

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Nov 5, 2014

Openness and enclosure

Understanding architecture design principles when you are setting out to build or renovate your own home helps transform an ordinary house into a great one.

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Aug 18, 2014

Colour palettes

Creating a colour palette for a home that is specific to your house, landscape and family, rather than copying trends requires a fresh look at the colours in your everyday.

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Mar 17, 2014

Weathering

Weathering.

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Oct 25, 2013

Deck

For the last few weekends we have been busy with some of the diy jobs around the house that have been on the 'to do' list for a while now.

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