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CourtyardThe owners of a newly renovated Melbourne house called in landscape designer Jim Fogarty to transform their garden into a modern, contemporary courtyard. This posed a few problems, because the area was only about 6x6m (20x20'), the side fences...

Cut and FillDon visited a classic Australian housing estate to look at some very serious drainage problems caused by the cut and fill method of construction, which is commonly used these days to build houses...

Cutting Edge BathroomDon looked at the very latest in bathroom furniture and accessories at the Taps Design showroom in Darlinghurst, Sydney. He found that modern bathrooms are just as functional as the bathrooms of yesteryear, but they look better...

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: ...

Rita Hill used special porcelain paints to jazz up some plain white serving platters.You will need:ceramic plattersmethylated spiritsPébéo Porcelaine paintspaintbrushes (soft taklon or sable)Pébéo Porcelaine outliner or felt tip pena soft lead pencil   Clean the platter thoroughly with methylated spirits.Mark...

Decorating Eggs Rita Hill visited Angie Wright to learn some of the finer points of egg decorating. Angie runs an egg decorating business from her duck farm at Oakville, New South Wales. Using a few simple techniques, Angie...

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...

Decorative Throw  Decorative throws are very much in vogue and they add a cosy touch to your living room or bedroom. But you don't have to go to the expense of buying one....