Open up your eat-in kitchen with clever styling tricks to create a room that is light and bright, with coastal vibes. Boost storage with a sideboard and save space with a curved table and bench seat. The look is all about natural textures – bamboo, r

This exceptional bed, crafted in Australia, typifies what stylists mean by ‘details matter’. Featuring tapered legs, luxe upholstery, a bedhead with stitched panels and vintage toggles is the Fitzroy bed frame queen size, $2399, domayne.com.au. Work

Your favourite end-of-week ritual is back! Starting on February 5, you can settle in every Friday night for fresh episodes of Better Homes and Gardens. While we don’t want to give away all the team’s secrets, we can tell you it’s going to be a bumper

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According to Dale Gillham, who is the chief analyst at Wealth Within and an international bestselling author, the simplest way to get started is by purchasing the 10 biggest blue-chip stocks on the market. A blue chip is a nationally recognised, well

The wearing of a mask is going to be the ‘new normal’ for a while to come, whether it’s for a trip to the supermarket or to – finally! – get on a plane to go somewhere. So get out your sewing kit and create your own face protectors from your favourit

Living in a former factory has become de rigueur as old buildings are repurposed. They have a unique charm with lots of one-of-a-kind features. The big plus is they’re open and airy, which means you don’t need to hold back when designing rooms, such

Perfect for a speedy blaze of vibrant colour, long-flowering Agastache ‘Pink Scepter’ blooms its head off with floral spikes through summer and autumn. Bird-aftracting and dry-tolerant once established, it copes with most soils, is pot perfect and ha

Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the base of the neck. It’s part of the endocrine system and produces hormones, the main ones being thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). These hormones help control many of the body’s metaboli

For more Libby Moore embroidery designs, available for purchase as digital downloads, visit etsy.com/au/shop/ThreadFolk. Craft has long been celebrated for its meditative powers. With that in mind, here is a curated collection of seven truly inspirin

The bedroom is often low down on the decorating wish list after the main areas of your home, but it can be easier and less expensive to update than you think. And you don’t need to spend big on a suite of furniture. With a little bit of paint and tim

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The laundry is one of the hardest-working rooms in your home, so even the smallest reno will make a big difference. If space is limited, you need to make the most of every nook and cranny. Flat-pack cabinets give you that built-in look, and a few cle

Mid-century brick homes are mainstays of our Australian suburbs. Solid and sturdy, they were built with practicality in mind, the gardens often just an afterthought. But you can build on these basics to create a welcoming front yard full of character

Shampooing is the first step to a healthy scalp. Skipping the process allows oil, dirt and product residue to accumulate where it can spur inflammation. Every one to three days is ideal, but if you have textured or coarse hair, you may have a drier s

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SEEN ON BHG TV FRIDAYS 7.00 When you enter a Japanese strolling garden like this lovely landscape in Cowra, NSW, you’re enveloped by a sense of serenity. But there’s more to this garden style than the illusion of endless gently rolling hills or the s

Doing the laundry will be a joy when you have a clean and functional new layout. Make life easy with a whiz-bang washing machine and easy-assemble shelving systems. Add a group of wicker baskets underneath a bank of cupboards to ensure sorting clothi

Recipe on page 98 It can sometimes be harder to cook for just one or two people than it is to make a big pot of food to feed the whole family. But these scrumptious recipes make small meals simple, since they’re low on prep but big on taste. Filled w

SEEN ON BHG TV FRIDAYS 7.00 WHERE Hillandale Gardens, 287 Eusdale Rd, Yetholme, NSW, three hours’ drive west of Sydney. WHEN Open to garden clubs and groups of 15 or more from late October to late March. Can also be booked for weddings. MORE INFO hil

tempting as it may be to move into your new home and begin to redecorate immediately, many a pro decorator will tell you to live in it for a while. You’ll have time to see how you use the space, how the light affects it, and whether costly renos are

SEEN ON BHG TV FRIDAYS 7.00 Creating a little garden – on a balcony or courtyard – allows you to stretch your imagination, especially if you have moved from sprawling, park-like grounds. You no longer have to think about plants that just fill a space

Anyone can plonk a number on their house, but with just a few hours of effort, you can make yours a real eye-catcher, combining the interesting foliage of succulents with the natural beauty of timber. We used an Australian timber called karri, which