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As a single mum with a 5-year-old daughter, Julie Nielson is on a tight budget. Instead of buying expensive items, she has developed a knack for finding cheap items that she can paint,...

Scott Cam’s two favourite Aussie inventions are the ute and the monogrammed stubby holder, but there are lots of other terrific ones! Counterfeit-proof banknotes The plastic-laminated $10 note made for the...

Aussie Letterbox Competition Winners Hundreds of entries were received in the Burke's Backyard Aussie Letterbox Competition. The two outright winners were: Ray Wilsher from Hervey Bay, QLD with the best Ned Kelly; and Linda Haege...

Rita Hill showed how to brighten up the winter garden with some colourful butterflies and dragonflies. You will need metal spoon...

Balcony Makeover Rita Hill and Scott Cam teamed up to transform a small, ugly balcony into a fabulous entertaining area. The balcony was originally a fire escape and was a tiny, 4 square metres in size. However, lack...

Balcony on a BudgetSydney graphic designer Elly Clark lives in a red brick block of flats with a rounded Art Deco influence. The building itself presents an interesting challenge, but Elly was really stumped when it came to her...

Balinese RooftopLandscape designer Andrew O'Sullivan convinced the owner of an ugly, red brick apartment block that with the right landscaping and renovations the building would increase in value. In return for...

Create a stylish look for your bathroom or living area with an easy to make, multi-functional bamboo ladder. (Note: This ladder is purely for decorative purposes only. Do not use for climbing.) ...

Barbecue RoadtestCooking food outdoors on the barbecue is a great Aussie tradition, and nothing sums up the laid back, unpretentious nature of Australia better than the backyard barbie. Or does it? In recent years barbecues...

Barbecue spring clean   If your trusty cast-iron barbecue plates have grown a bit rusty over the winter months, here's how to restore it to as-new condition. 1. Take the cooking plates out...