Better Homes and Gardens Australia

Better Homes and Gardens - full of ideas, inspiration and information for you and your family. Every issue of Better Homes and Gardens is packed with inspiring, affordable and achievable ideas plus step-by-step projects for all areas of your home and garden.

Welcome! • There’s something divine about spending time in your yard, whether you’re tending to a patio patch or a big bush block…

watch us on tv • Every issue we bring you projects and recipes from the show for you to make and cook

Better Homes and Gardens Australia

FACTORY SHOWROOM CHIC • EXPOSE THE BONES OF YOUR HOME THEN FILL IT WITH ELEGANT EVERYDAY COMFORTS

TREAT YOUR ISLAND • When aesthetics and functionality merge, your kitchen will star!

CLEAR VIEW • Long gone are the days of the all-white kitchen reigning supreme. Dark is in… and in a big way. As you start gathering your kitchen mood board, you’ll find there are myriad ways to execute this trend – one is to incorporate a deep forest green with large expanses of glass. Here, ably supported by the outdoorsy green and timber contemporary units, the glass connects you with the outdoors.

GRACE IS GREY • Ditch white and go with easy-to-live-with grey! It works well in a kitchen that aims for a calm, contemporary feel. But making a spacious family kitchen feel inviting requires pre-planning, and it begins by scaling up your design so the end result will suit your needs and the room’s proportions. Big-ticket built-in appliances are hard to retrofit, so make room for them now.

CALL OF THE COAST • Does a Hamptons-style kitchen speak to you? Yes? To achieve a coastal casual yet elegantly refined space, include lashings of white, dark wood floors for contrast, Shaker-style cabinets, marble counters and splashbacks, feature pendants and architectural detail, be it original or manufactured.

MODERN MARVEL • Timber kitchens have been lost in the wilderness for a few years, but they’re back with a bang, albeit the timber is slightly paler. The aesthetic is cool and contemporary, especially when combined with crisp white for walls, base cabinetry and splashback tiles, together with hits of edgy black. Hard to believe this beauty is actually an off-the-shelf melamine flat pack with a few customisable additions.

KITCHEN APPLIANCES • Fit out the hub of your home with the latest and greatest cookers, coolers and gadgets

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Petal-packed POWER • YOUR LAST CHORE FOR AUTUMN IS PLANTING BULBS AND THE PAYOFF WILL BE WONDERFUL

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Holey MOLEY! • TURN YOUR OLD KITCHEN COLANDERS INTO PERFECT GARDEN PLANTERS

Make your PEARS pearls • IF YOU HAVE ROOM FOR ONLY ONE FRUIT TREE MAKE A PEAR YOUR PLAN!

WHEN NATUER CALLS • A COASTAL RETREAT SPOTLIGHTS THE BEAUTY OF THE BUSH

HIGH STAKES winner • Train your garden to grow up with this elegant frame

build a STRONG PLOT • You can manage plant pests and diseases without reaching for the spray gun

do you dig it? • How best to use all those different spades, shovels and other shifters without breaking your back

In your GARDEN • It’s time to reap what you’ve sown – it’s harvest time

better gardening • [THE LATEST NEWS AND TRENDS]

moon guide • Use the phases of the moon to your advantage by following Milton Black’s planting guide

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