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Timber and aluminium combine for beautiful and durable doors

Timber and aluminium doors both bring so much to a home, it’s difficult deciding which to go with. Timber is insulating and adds a traditional touch, while aluminium is so fantastically durable and modern.

If you’re struggling with the choice, check out Stegbar’s Siteline composite doors and windows. They combine the two!

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Featuring wooden interiors, you can get the warm and classy look that is so unique to good quality timber. Both the western red cedar and pine options are beautiful woods. If you want to really showcase that wood grain, you can also get it stained rather than painted.

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Heading outside, the aluminium exterior frames look contemporary and are super practical and durable. You’ve got to love that they’re virtually maintenance free! They’re anodised, powder-coated and waterproof.

Even better, the most common problem faced by aluminium door owners is minimised by the wooden interior. You can keep your heat in winter and lose it in summer.

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In fact, Siteline products can withstand most weather events. They’re fireproof and treated to resist water saturation. This means they open and close easily without swelling and warping every time.

Stegbar’s national marketing manager, Christine Evans, thinks that environmental and energy conscious renovators in particular will love the composite range. “Due to the properties of the timber, which is sourced from environmentally sustainable forests, energy-efficient glass and single or double glazing options, the windows and doors can help to achieve a six-star energy rating or higher.”

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There’s plenty of styles to choose from, too. The composites come in bi-fold, awning, casement, sliding and fixed window models, and bi-fold hinged and sliding doors. Not sure which suits you best? The Stegbar Installation Service team are experts at working out what glazing best suits your local conditions, and have lots of tips of product selection too.

Want more information? Check out Stegbar’s site

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Create Michelin star pasta with stylish copper machines

We still have a crush on copper! This industrial luxe finish, combining the commercial vibe of metal with a tactile warmth, knows no bounds. We’re loving it in everything from light fittings and side tables to taps and tableware – and now it’s found its way into the culinary heart of the home – the kitchen.

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Marcato are the Italian geniuses behind the copper pasta and biscuit making machines. Their Atlas 150 pasta machine ($229.95) is made from food-grade aluminium alloy (ensuring no heavy metals come into contact with the fresh pasta) in a manufacturing plant powered by 100 per cent renewable energy – and it carries a 10 year warranty.

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Features include 10 thickness levels for rolling the pasta, three pasta shapes (lasagne, fettucine and tagliolini), smooth action and an extremely stable benchtop clamp, as well as accessories such as a copper ravioli tray and rolling pin ($149.95).

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For all the biscuit lovers out there, there’s the Biscuit press ($119.95): an ergonomically shaped cylinder that can create 20 different shapes in two sizes – small and large. Simply place the biscuit dough in the canister, slide in one of the biscuit die plates and press down on the lever, directly onto the baking tray (no baking paper required). One full cylinder of dough will produce 20-25 large biscuits and 34-40 small. Excuse me while I clean up my drool.

These copper beauties are available exclusively at David Jones.