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Chesil Cliff House for sale: The fall and fall of Grand Designs’ saddest home – and the marriage it helped end

When Edward and Hazel Short put their life savings into building their fantasy home on the coast, they hope it will change their lives for the better and give their two children a fabulous childhood.

Instead, more than 10 years on the luxury house is listed for sale at knockdown price, the couple’s marriage is over and millionaire Mr Short is still paying off some of the money he borrowed for the ambitious building project.

It was

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Winners revealed: 2023 Australian Interior Design Awards

Individuality, boldness and understated elegance were strong themes among the winners of the 2023 Australian Interior Design Awards, announced on 2 June.

“Projects […] also displayed sensitivity and a modesty that speaks to a revitalized sense of confidence,” said the jury. “This is a year where design was truly celebrated through projects, relationships and collaborations that were treated with a renewed lust for life.”

The jury unanimously awarded the Premier Award for Australian Interior Design to Campbell House by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, which also won the awards for Workplace Design and Sustainability Advancement.

“It is timeless, elegant, unified and finely

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Mi Casita Is an Ultra-Compact Custom Tiny Home That Surprises With Oodles of Cool Features

Mi Casita tiny house on wheels
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Photo: Modern Tiny Living

Tiny house designers never cease to amaze us with how much functionality and cool features they can pack into the limited square footage of a compact home, proving that tiny living does not necessarily need to be about paring down to the bare basics.

Designs like the recent Mi Casita from Modern Tiny Living show that moving into a tiny home doesn’t mean compromising but rather gaining more freedom, liberation, and flexibility. This gorgeous house on wheels is a custom model built for a client who has been dreaming about living in a tiny

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Slippery Rock University board seeks $98 million for building renovations, approves student fee increases

Trustees at Slippery Rock University voted Friday to pursue $98 million for renovations to three prominent but aging campus buildings, including Murrow Field House, built in 1959.

They also approved student fee increases totaling about $270 for the 2024-25 academic year.

Both actions were among those taken as the university’s Council of Trustees held its quarterly meeting on campus.

On the renovation and restoration front, trustees agreed to ask the State System of Higher Education to add all three building projects to its capital budget so work can be pursued in the coming years.

Murrow Field House, built in 1959,

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