Autumn is a transformative time as trees shed their russet leaves heralding the icy winter months ahead and the summer sun recedes behind a pale grey sky. It’s time to embrace the autumn hues and add texture to interiors creating cosy living spaces in the cooler months.
Ceramic production is one of civilizations oldest crafts, dating back thousands of years when humans first discovered that clay mixed with water could be formed into objects and fired in rudimentary kilns to create figurines representing their physical environment then later finding practical applications for use in domestic life.
Indoor plants can become an expensive hobby. Create your own plants cheaply and easily with these four methods of propagating existing plants. Bring 'green' into your life and impress family and friends with houseplants grown from cuttings!
The great thing about Tapas is that it can be prepared before your guests arrive leaving you to relax and enjoy their company rather than darting back and forth to the kitchen. Serve with crusty bread, olive oil and lemon wedges. Enjoy these tasty morsels with your favourite wine!
Indoor plants promote healthier environments by purifying the air, producing oxygen and by giving us a sense of tranquility and mindfulness. The simple act of caring for a plant can help lower blood pressure and calm us, reducing stress and anxiety.
The Banksia seed pod is porous soaking up essential oils, releasing the aroma through its pores. Because the seed pod is not as dense as timber it has the ability to soak up essential oils and slowly released through the holes of the pod.
Propagating and growing plants in water is an easy, low maintenance method of growing indoor plants and a cost-effective way of creating living sculptures.
Do not wash your wooden boards with harsh detergents. Hand wash in warm soapy water and towel or rack dry.
Regularly oiling your cutting boards and other wooden items will help them last longer. It's a good idea to only use one side of the board when cutting food.
Sassafras has the most variable dynamic colouring of all Tasmanian timbers. The bark, sap, and oils smell like cinnamon and its leaves have a strong sarsaparilla scent.
Rich red to reddish-brown coloured heartwood, paler sapwood separated from the heartwood by a zone of an intermediate colour. The grain is straight to slightly interlocked, sometimes wavy and the texture is fine and uniform.
