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A little more order, a little more comfort. Considered ideas for the place you call home.

Everyday essentials

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IKEA RISATORP Review: The A$6.99 White Basket Works Best With One Job

Australia gets the 25 × 26 × 18 cm RISATORP in white, at A$6.99. Good for one dry kit that moves between rooms; IKEA rules out food contact and outdoor use.

2 min read

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Owala FreeSip 710 ml Review: Worth A$59.99 If the Daily Lid Teardown Fits Your Routine

The FreeSip pairs a sip-or-swig lid with a 710 ml insulated steel body at A$59.99, and Owala asks for the lid to be pulled apart and washed every day.

3 min read

Small spaces

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IKEA NISSAFORS Trolley Review: Decide Where It Parks Before You Load It

At A$35.99 this three-level trolley earns its keep when one whole kit moves between rooms; without a parking spot it just turns clutter into clutter on wheels.

3 min read

Clothing care

1 guide

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IKEA BUMERANG Review: Try Eight Hangers Before Refitting the Wardrobe

IKEA Australia sells the natural BUMERANG at A$6.99 for eight. Buy one pack for the clothes that hang badly now, and check the 14 mm thickness against your rail first.

3 min read

Bedroom

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IKEA KNARREVIK Bedside Table Review: A 10 kg Limit the Listing Never Mentions

The A$19.99 steel KNARREVIK, 42 × 34 × 52 cm, carries a 10 kg ceiling and a do-not-sit warning that IKEA prints only in the assembly booklet.

4 min read

Storage

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IKEA SAMLA 45 L Box Review: Clear Stacking Storage, With the Lid as Its Own Decision

At its regular A$10.99, the 45-litre SAMLA is a see-through polypropylene tub that stacks once the lid clicks on. IKEA's own fine print rules out food, outdoor use and young children.

4 min read

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3M Command Medium Designer Hooks Review: The Brushed-Nickel US Pack, Imported for A$31.47

Three brushed-nickel hooks rated 3 lb (about 1.4 kg) each on smooth, cured indoor surfaces. Amazon Australia sells the US pack through its Global Store at A$31.47, about A$10.49 a hook.

2 min read

Furniture

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IKEA KALLAX 2x2 Review: Four Cubes for $49 That Must Be Anchored to the Wall

At $49 IKEA Australia's four-cube KALLAX works out to $12.25 a cube, barely more than the 2x4 or 4x4, so the buy turns on wall space and a drill, not on savings.

4 min read

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IKEA LACK Side Table Review: Ten Kilograms Is the Whole Contract

The A$19.99 white LACK is a paper-cored table with a published 10 kg top limit; treat that number as the specification, because the listing offers no other.

4 min read

Home tools

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Franklin ProSensor M210 Review: Thirteen Sensors for Plasterboard Walls

Franklin's M210 shows a stud's full width through up to 4.3 cm of plasterboard and warns of live wires; on Amazon Australia it costs about A$29 more than the nine-sensor M150.

3 min read

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Gorilla Glue Original Review: A Waterproof Bond for Joints You Can Clamp, and Foam to Plan Around

The 118 ml bottle is A$20.95 on Amazon Australia and bonds wood, stone, metal, ceramic, glass and foam once one face is dampened and the joint clamped; the price is a pale foam line.

5 min read

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Leatherman Wingman Review: A$186.95 Locally, or an Import With Strings Attached

Leatherman Australia sells the 14-tool Wingman for A$186.95; Amazon's Global Store import is A$131.24, but its own notice says the manufacturer warranty may not apply. The knife keeps it out of the cabin.

4 min read

Garage

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Garage Storage: Three Indoor Pieces That Do the Job First

Garage storage is bought as a system and used as three habits: a wall for tools, a basket for what moves, a trolley for what rolls. Three IKEA pieces, A$78.97 together, cover them before a rail system.

4 min read

Gardening

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Fiskars Bypass Pruner Review: The US Model at A$24.95, With Australian Law Doing the Heavy Lifting

Amazon Australia ships and sells Fiskars' US pruner, part 391091-1013, at A$24.95. It cuts green wood to about 16 mm; its lifetime promise is a US document, so the seller's consumer guarantee is the cover to count on.

4 min read

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