Better Homes and Gardens is showing all of our favourite segments during the month of August.
If you missed out on the show, want to try a recipe, or give a DIY a go, check out all of the stories below!
DIY
How to build a timber gate
Adam Dovile
If your old timber framed gate is too far gone to be restored, Adam’s got a long-lasting and easier-to-make option, a prefabricated metal frame you can buy off the shelf at your hardware store.
Create an easy skylight alternative
Adam Dovile
Adam is addressing what can be a major problem in a lot of bathrooms, lack of light. While skylights are a great solution, if your home has a roof that makes installing one tricky, then what do you do?
Adam will look at an option that features the same ambience as a skylight without the problems you can get with traditional skylights.
Food
Smoky eggplant pasta
Colin Fassnidge
Get grilling and transform eggplant into the star of this delish pasta. Good-for-you greens and herbs make this vego delight an easy, hearty midweek dinner option!
Whole roasted snapper
Colin Fassnidge
If you’re not confident about cooking fish on the barbecue, don’t worry. Colin will teach you a super simple method to barbecue a whole snapper that will build your confidence and tickle your tastebuds.
But a delicious fish needs a delicious accompaniment, and Colin’s tomato, capsicum and leafy green dressing is just as easy to make. Served on one tray, this recipe could belong in a cookbook, impressing your family as a mid-week meal or exciting your friends at your next get-together.
Gardening
How to transform your backyard on a budget
Charlie Albone
With the cost of living going up and stretching household budgets, you may not have as much money to transform your back garden as you once did.
So, Charlie will transform the one backyard three times with the budget increasing each time to show you what you get for various levels of spend.
Visit the beautiful Bathhouse Garden
Graham Ross
Planting a garden that looks beautiful during all four seasons of the year is probably the most difficult gardening assignment, but that’s exactly what The Bath House Garden does. Set on four acres of sprawling estate, this garden features the flavours of France, England and Italy all creating charming spaces different from one another.
So, take a look around and be charmed by this rustic country estate.
Decorating
How to makeover an old wardrobe
Juliet Love
Old free-standing wardrobes are often forgotten about in the modern era of built-ins, but with their fine detailing and old-world appeal, they present a great opportunity to add some charm to your bedroom. Juliet transforms just such a wardrobe, not only giving it a new colour scheme, but adding some extra storage to the bottom.
With more functionality and a boost in height, this old wardrobe has a new lease on life.
How to decorate a rental apartment on a budget
Juliet Love
If you’re a renter, you know how hard it can be to personalise your space and turn your house or apartment into a home, without upsetting your landlord.
But there are some simple ways you can add style and personality to your place without losing your lease… and Juliet is showing you how.