Island Life: Every Days a Picnic When You Own a Piece of Paradise
GRAND DESIGNS AUSTRALIA MAGAZINE ISSUE 6.6 September 2017 ...
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Destination Watch: Picnic Island
MAGGIE SCARDIFIEL Gourmet Traveller May 2017 A new lodge shares the rugged beauty of Picnic Island with a bird sanctuary Clem Newton-Brown launched the first water taxi on the Yarra in Melbourne in the early 1990s. He's still messing about in boats, but these days...
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NSW Business Chamber Awards – Winners!
Northern Rivers Business Magazine Celebrating Excellence Elements of Byron was the venue for the 2017 NSW Business Chamber Northern Rivers Awards. It was a night of celebrating business from the region and acknowledging and rewarding those businesses that...
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Stylish Heating – Ray White Magazine
Feb 2017, MATTHEW FERRARO, Ray White Magazine Stylish heating Keep cosy this winter by making your home a respite from the cold. With so many different heating options to choose from, you won’t need to forgo style in your pursuit of warmth. As well as...
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PEACOCK AND JONES, HOBART: GASTRO-PUB TAKEN UP A NOTCH
Mar 03, 2016 CLAIRE TODD Delicious Magazine - Eat Out This is no ordinary hotel restaurant. A hotel restaurant makes me nervous. And while Peacock and Jones isn’t the Henry Jones Art Hotel’s signature eatery, it is owned by the same major company and just...
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The Evolutionary Reason Why We Love Sitting By A Crackling Fire
Huffington post explores the fascinating science behind our love of fireplaces. Relaxing in front of a crackling fire is one of the most enjoyable ways to spend a cold winter evening. And now scientists know why.
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Fireplace Design Process
Fireplace Design By Aurora Suspended Fires Our fireplace design and manufacturing process is unique and beautiful. We wanted to share some of it with you. It starts with a range of fireplace ideas that leads to the unique fireplaces included in the Aurora range. The...
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Architectural Product News, Editors’ Picks 2015
Architectural Product News Editor’s picks: top products of 2015 We are honoured to be selected amongst the top products of 2015 by Architectural Product News Magazine! Read the full article below: "We’ve explored some clever products and exciting innovations this...
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Stylish eco-friendly appliances
Eco Friendly Home-wares Can Also Be Chic.
Danielle Cherry finds a selection of stylish home wares to green up your home.
North Shore Living Magazine July 2015.
There’s a big debate about whether wood or gas is the most environmentally friendly heating
Wood Heating: a heated debate
Grand Designs Australia Magazine. Issue 4.3 April Ossington. May 2016.We Dispel The Common Myths About Wood Heating & Measure It Against The Alternatives. Wood heaters have received a bad rap in the past with concerns about air pollution, their lack of energy efficiency and their carbon footprint,
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Fireplace Ideas – a designer’s tool to add form and function
JOHANNA LEGGATT, The Weekly Times May 13, 2016 12:00am FIREPLACE IDEAS A COUPLE of years ago, Neil McCarthy and Chloe Allan began looking for fireplace ideas to complete their Byron Bay home. Chloe, a high school teacher by day and an enthusiastic researcher of...
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Perfect Pizza
Check out this comprehensive article on the history of wood fired pizza and tips from the masters for your next pizza masterpiece. “Taste of the great outdoors: No foodie’s garden is complete without a wood-fired pizza oven!”
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Taste of the great outdoors: No foodie’s garden is complete without a wood-fired pizza oven!
Gwyneth Paltrow and Jamie Oliver both have one; Guy Ritchie can't stop talking about his. Rob Sharp discovers what makes them so hot. You grab a cloth to pull open a salmon-coloured ceramic door, and are greeted with the smoky smell of toasted dough and sizzling...
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A huge list of proven tips on firewood & fire starting
To operate your wood heating system efficiently, you must have confidence that it is safe. Efficient operation means burning each load of wood hot for a short period. Worries about safety can force you to keep temperatures too low . . .
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Interior Design Ideas – Torq Design
INTERIOR DESIGN IDEAS - By Torq Design. Check out this design from concept to completion, an initial sketch showing client a 3D visual design of the space followed by an image of this amazing blue metallic fireplace installed and functional. ...
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Ode to a Fire
A fire on the hearth represents a piece of the sun which was stored in heart of the earth's ecosystem. As a fire burns, we should delight in the life it brings to our homes as we should delight in the life once generated by the trees in the forest as they...
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Firewood Preperation – step-by-step guide
Burning wet wood is one of the common barriers to pleasurable, efficient wood heating for a host of reasons. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls of wet wood to enjoy a smoke free fire thats easy to light and stay alight.
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10 good reasons to heat with wood
Renewable means you don’t run out. Renewable means you don’t deplete the earth’s resources. Wood is energy from the sun, stored by the tree as it grows. When you burn wood you are releasing this stored energy. In the dark of winter, it’s like having a bit of summer sun on your hearth.
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Firewood . . . The Clean Heat
NSW Government sets lower greenhouse gas emission rating for wood heating Nathan Johnson - Architecture & Design architectureanddesign.com.au/news/nsw-government-sets-lower-greenhouse-gas-emission Residential wood-fire heating has scored a better environmental...
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The personal & social side of wood heating
Most people who use conventional fuels for home heating have a relationship with the process that consists only of paying the fuel bill and adjusting the thermostat. They know nothing about the system and are helpless if anything goes wrong. Wood heat is different and...
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Wood – the feel good fuel
Feel good about heating with wood There may be those who mistakenly think that wood is an old fuel on the way out. But some traditions are worth maintaining. Like close family bonds, a healthy community, and the rewards of hard work. Just because wood is a traditional...
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History of the fireplace
Written by Rob Jones The first example of technology in the world that many of us can think of is the discovery of fire, and the development of the fireplace. In the mythology of Ancient Greece, the titan Prometheus stole fire from the gods and delivered it to...
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