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Cutting Edge DesignFor many years house design in Australia has been predictable, straightforward and frankly ordinary, but in recent times all that has changed. The Burke's Backyard team visited a wonderful house designed by Frank Macchia, an architect from...

Dante DesignCeramic artist Katrina Kenny's new range of sculptured, decorative giftware was inspired by ancient European and South American ruins. The three-dimensional artworks are available in four different themes: ...

Tara Dennis suggested using plain greenery as a modern alternative to regular cut flowers. You can buy greenery from the florist, or better still, collect some free foliage from your own garden. As Tara demonstrated in our segment,...

Rita Hill added some country charm to her kitchen with a plaited, bread wreath. You’ll need 4 cups plain flour1 cup salt1-1/2 cups waterpoppy seeds, sesame seeds...

Many people think that wallpaper is old-fashioned, expensive and difficult to hang. Tara Dennis visited one of Australia’s leading wallpaper designers, Bryan Fitzgerald, who dispelled a few of those myths.Myth: wallpaper is old-fashioned ...

These handy tips of the trade from Tara Dennis will save you time and effort when you’re decorating. Cleaning paint roller Investing in a paint roller cleaner will save you...

Designing for the FutureQueensland architect Gabriel Poole is passionate about improving the quality of housing in Australia by designing for our climate and building houses that everyone can afford. He believes that the houses people live in should enrich...

Every garden needs a shed, but many sheds dominate the backyard and are just plain ugly. There are ways of hiding or camouflaging sheds, such as : erecting a screen...

Tara Dennis showed how to keep draughts out of the house, keep warm in winter and cut down on fuel bills at the same time. There are several draught excluding products available, as well as the traditional door...

Easy Lay Brick KeyBurke's Backyard viewers Veronica and Anthony Rowley sent us a picture of their new brick letterbox. They laid all the bricks themselves using a product called the Easy Lay Brick Key. This is a plastic device...