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Old Aug 6th 2004, 8:03 pm
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I have been looking at houses in Ozz and all the internal pictures show 70's styling furniture, will I need to take some decent furniture with me, maybe some flares to.

can anyone help.:lecture:
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I know what you mean are these australians all backwards or what:scared:
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I have been looking at houses in Ozz and all the internal pictures show 70's styling furniture, will I need to take some decent furniture with me, maybe some flares to.

can anyone help.:lecture:
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Default Re: Why is the furniture so naff in Ozz

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I have been looking at houses in Ozz and all the internal pictures show 70's styling furniture, will I need to take some decent furniture with me, maybe some flares to.

can anyone help.:lecture:

Thank God! I thought it was just me that thought it was the country that taste left behind

Point me in the direction of IKEA (chuck out the chintz an all that):scared:
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I know what you mean are these australians all backwards or what:scared:

don't bother going for a visa then, stay with the uk fashionistas instead, dahling.
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I have been looking at houses in Ozz and all the internal pictures show 70's styling furniture, will I need to take some decent furniture with me, maybe some flares to.

can anyone help.:lecture:
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There is hope if you are heading Brissie way, they is a gorgeous IKea there that sells EXACTLY the same junk as the Uk ones do.
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Default It looks lik the set from the royal family

Well I dont want somewhere looking like the Ikea catalouge but look at this place, I mean come on, there's style and there's style,
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Well I dont want somewhere looking like the Ikea catalouge but look at this place, I mean come on, there's style and there's style,
Dont you have your own furniture?
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Well I dont want somewhere looking like the Ikea catalouge but look at this place, I mean come on, there's style and there's style,
That an Australian couch? I haven't seen one like that yet.

One reason our furniture may not be quite as avant-garde as some people like is that we don't spend as much time indoors using it.
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Well I hear you on the little use of the inside but be serious take a look at this des res, the barby outside must be fabulous.

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Choice!!

That thing in the corner is the COONARA that everyone wants to know what they look like
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I know what you mean are these australians all backwards or what:scared:

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Try here for some nice stuff

http://www.daregallery.com.au/home/index.html
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