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Outdoor Furniture Rita Hill revamped a tired old iron and timber garden setting. This was a labour of love - it didn't cost much but plenty of elbow grease was required! Revamping the garden setting...

Outdoor HeatersDespite our wonderful climate, Australian's have been slow to embrace the concept of extending indoor living areas outside. Even though the idea is catching on, most people still wouldn't even...

The client’s brief to John Woollard of Exquisite Gardens was to create an indoor/outdoor entertaining area that could be used at all times of the year. The design had to...

Outdoor Living Space Many new houses are built without any thought being given to outdoor living areas and rooms. Some garden designs include pergolas and gazebos, but these structures are not really very functional. Vine-covered pergolas provide shade,...

If you don’t have the money to spend on a fully plumbed, luxury outdoor shower, there is an inexpensive alternative. Tara Dennis showed how easy it is to set up a temporary shower, suitable...

Rita Hill used a paintbrush and some fabric paint to transform plain cushions into one-off, hand-painted masterpieces. Materials cushioncoverfabricpaintdesignlead pencilInstructions Transfer your chosen pattern to a piece of paper (you could draw your own...

Painted LanternsWhen Maria Semple migrated to Australia 10 years ago she never imagined that one day she would take on the mission of bringing the joyful colour of her homeland to suburban Australia. But after a visit home in...

Pantry PestsHave you ever poured yourself a bowl of cereal and discovered, to your horror, grubs wriggling around in it? Or maybe you thought you'd make a cake, until you started sifting the flour and found it was riddled...

Louise and Barry Brooks have 9 children under the age of 12, and another child on the way. To accommodate their growing family they bought a huge, ugly brick house built on a double...

Pebble and GravelWe're right in the middle of a pebble revolution! Pebbles and gravels are still used in the traditional way on driveways and in Japanese gardens, but they're also being used as paving, garden...