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#SupplierSaturday. “The Australian Women’s Weekly Shows How to Live Better Electrically” was a supplement to the October 16 1957 issue to promote the use of electricity and the wonders of electrical appliances to Australian householders. It’s interesting to note that new homes in the 21st century are also promoted to be all-electrical to get away from natural gas, and to take advantage of solar power. I will be sharing more supplier advertising from this publication in future weeks. From Secret Design Studio's magazine archives. #womensweekly #livebetterelectrically ... See MoreSee Less

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#SupplierSaturday. “The Australian Women’s Wee #SupplierSaturday. “The Australian Women’s Weekly Shows How to Live Better Electrically” was a supplement to the October 16 1957 issue to promote the use of electricity and the wonders of electrical appliances to Australian householders. It’s interesting to note that new homes in the 21st century are also promoted to be all-electrical to get away from natural gas, and to take advantage of solar power. I will be sharing more supplier advertising from this publication in future weeks. From Secret Design Studio's magazine archives. #womensweekly #livebetterelectrically
#FurnitureFriday. Before Ikea arrived in Australia #FurnitureFriday. Before Ikea arrived in Australia there was ATEL Personal Plan Furniture which “will replace built-ins at competitive prices. A special locking system fastens each unit to its partner. Gluing or screwing is not necessary and this has particular advantages.

Furniture can be assembled on-site. This will avoid problems brought about by poor access, particularly affecting home units.
If a change of Residence is necessary, ATEL furniture can be disassembled, packed flat for transportation and re-assembled on arrival at its destination.”

I wonder how much ATEL furniture is still around, and how successful it was in a “change of Residence”?

From Secret Design Studio's archives...
#ATEL #midcenturyfurniture #midcenturycatalogue
#3DThursday. First-floor extensions are always ver #3DThursday. First-floor extensions are always very challenging, especially with overlooking issues to the neighbours' private open space. One of Secret Design Studio's regional projects in Bendigo. 

Colour scheme option 1,2 or 3?
#WistfulWednesday You can always tell if a home ha #WistfulWednesday You can always tell if a home has been cherished by previous owners. I had the pleasure of visiting this home in Duffy ACT in 2022 just after it had been sold before the new owners had moved in. The original #Pettit&Sevitt Lowline plans had been carefully looked after, and photos of the construction process were framed and hung in the entry.

For fans of Pettit and Sevitt there is a Facebook group with 2000 members called “Pettit and Sevitt Owners’ and Friends’ Club”. If you are on Facebook and would like to join please answer all three membership questions (as it is the best way to keep out bots, spammers and other lowlife).
#TimeTravelTuesday Secret Design Studio's website #TimeTravelTuesday Secret Design Studio's website host has advised that our website is way oversized – probably due to the amount of content and photos on the site, including the blog which goes back over 10 years. I have made the difficult decision to free up space by deleting some of the older blog posts and their images.

The first one to go will be this one from July 2012, about Canberra’s “Martian Embassy”. Read it before it gets deleted from the internet…

https://secretdesignstudio.com/roy-grounds-shine-dome-forgotten-1950s-monument/
After a bit of a social media break Secret Design After a bit of a social media break Secret Design Studio is back with this week's #MarketMonday post.

I wonder if sometimes real estate agents actually hate the homes that they sell. The marketing for this beauty in Parklands, near Burnie on the north coast of Tasmania, seems to be very much targeted for redevelopment. A bit of furniture may have made it easier for potential home buyers to imagine it as a home, instead of a house emptied for demolition. The more potential buyers that are interested the better the price....
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