🏘️ Better Homes and Gardens (1996) - Season 32 Episode 19
Big dreams, small budgets — it's all possible. In Episode 19 "Garden Transformations on a Budget", the BH&G team tackles three stunning outdoor makeovers using clever DIY hacks, recycled materials, and smart plant choices. From a tiny balcony to a sprawling backyard, watch as creativity and expertise turn neglected spaces into personal oases. What can you achieve with a little inspiration and a lot of heart?
🔹 Episode Highlights:
• Budget balcony makeover: maximizing small spaces with vertical gardens & multifunctional furniture
• Backyard revival: transforming a tired lawn into a family-friendly entertaining zone
• DIY planters & upcycling: creative projects using recycled materials for style on a shoestring
• Expert tips: horticulture advice, soil secrets & seasonal planting guides from the BH&G pros
• Signature BH&G warmth: practical inspiration + achievable dreams + community spirit
🔹 Series Info:
• Format: Lifestyle / Home & Garden / DIY Documentary Serial
• Original Network: Seven Network (Australia) / 7plus / International Syndication
• Series Launch: 1996 | Season: 32 | Episode: 19 | Title: "Garden Transformations on a Budget"
• Setting: Various Australian Homes & Gardens | Language: English
• Runtime: ~60 minutes (full) | Clip/Highlight version: ~10-15 min
🎧 Prefer audio? Listen to home & garden podcasts & DIY recaps on Spotify, Apple Podcasts.
👉 Enjoying the series? Hit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and comment: "Which garden transformation was your favorite? 👇" Turn on notifications 🔔 for Episode 20!
#ShowTVMovies #BetterHomesAndGardens #SevenNetwork #GardenTransformations #S32E19 #HomeAndGarden #DIYAustralia #BingeWatch #AustralianTV #BudgetMakeover
⚠️ Copyright Disclaimer: This video is shared for promotional, review, and informational purposes only. All rights to "Better Homes and Gardens" belong to Seven Network, Are Media, and associated producers. This upload complies with Fair Use guidelines (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act). No copyright infringement intended.
Big dreams, small budgets — it's all possible. In Episode 19 "Garden Transformations on a Budget", the BH&G team tackles three stunning outdoor makeovers using clever DIY hacks, recycled materials, and smart plant choices. From a tiny balcony to a sprawling backyard, watch as creativity and expertise turn neglected spaces into personal oases. What can you achieve with a little inspiration and a lot of heart?
🔹 Episode Highlights:
• Budget balcony makeover: maximizing small spaces with vertical gardens & multifunctional furniture
• Backyard revival: transforming a tired lawn into a family-friendly entertaining zone
• DIY planters & upcycling: creative projects using recycled materials for style on a shoestring
• Expert tips: horticulture advice, soil secrets & seasonal planting guides from the BH&G pros
• Signature BH&G warmth: practical inspiration + achievable dreams + community spirit
🔹 Series Info:
• Format: Lifestyle / Home & Garden / DIY Documentary Serial
• Original Network: Seven Network (Australia) / 7plus / International Syndication
• Series Launch: 1996 | Season: 32 | Episode: 19 | Title: "Garden Transformations on a Budget"
• Setting: Various Australian Homes & Gardens | Language: English
• Runtime: ~60 minutes (full) | Clip/Highlight version: ~10-15 min
🎧 Prefer audio? Listen to home & garden podcasts & DIY recaps on Spotify, Apple Podcasts.
👉 Enjoying the series? Hit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and comment: "Which garden transformation was your favorite? 👇" Turn on notifications 🔔 for Episode 20!
#ShowTVMovies #BetterHomesAndGardens #SevenNetwork #GardenTransformations #S32E19 #HomeAndGarden #DIYAustralia #BingeWatch #AustralianTV #BudgetMakeover
⚠️ Copyright Disclaimer: This video is shared for promotional, review, and informational purposes only. All rights to "Better Homes and Gardens" belong to Seven Network, Are Media, and associated producers. This upload complies with Fair Use guidelines (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act). No copyright infringement intended.
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00:06Anzac Day is one of those days that reminds us all about what is great about Australia.
00:12Service, sacrifice and mateship. So tonight on Better Homes and Gardens I'm dropping in on a
00:17group that has been connecting and supporting women across the country for 104 years. But I
00:23hope you've left room for dessert because somehow I feel that there might be baked goods on the menu.
00:30Tonight, Dr Harry's meeting the four-legged veteran who went from the pound to the front line.
00:36Meet Manic, a Belgian Malinois. Highly decorated and a life member of the local RSL.
00:45It's the worst kind of sliding doors moment. The one where it doesn't slide.
00:50The good thing is that's an easy fix.
00:53Remembering our Anzacs is more than just one day. So Graeme's at the Australian War Memorial,
00:59where stories are told all year-round. And it does something that gardens do so well. It's a
01:05place of quiet contemplation. We'd all love a house full of designer furniture, but sometimes you've
01:14just got to roll with it. From a simple table runner to a beautiful piece of curved furniture.
01:23And buckle up, your taste buds are in for a wild ride.
01:27Nutty, tangy, sweet, sour.
01:37G'day mate.
01:38Mate, what a uniquely Australian word. And mateship is something that is uniquely Australian.
01:46Founded on the four shores of Gallipoli and the Western Front in Europe.
01:51Usually it's one bloke talking to another and calling him his mate.
01:56Tonight's story for Anzac Day is about a very special mate. A mate of the armed forces.
02:03A Belgian Malinois by the name of Manic. He's seen it all. He's got an incredible story to tell.
02:10But better those who know him well than me tell that story.
02:13Manic is a retired Australian combat assault dog who served with the Australian Defence Force before
02:20retiring in 2021. Jason, Harry. Nice to meet you. Good to meet you, my friend. That's a good handshake.
02:28And no one needs an introduction. This is Manic. He's what, 11 years old now, mate? No, 12. 12 a
02:35week ago.
02:3512? The dog looks amazing. He looks like he's a seven-year-old dog. He jumps around. He's that active.
02:43But mate, I want to go back to the beginning. Now, this dog is known as the $8 dog.
02:49Yes. Yes, he is. How come you got a dog like this for eight bucks? What happened?
02:54Another member of Defence, who was a handler, picked him up from a rescue. We'd done a few tests with
03:00him.
03:00He ticked all the boxes and we said, yeah, we'll take him. And it cost us $8 to transfer the
03:04market
03:05chip number over. So that's where the $8 dog comes from. The $8 dog. Incredible. So when you went overseas
03:11for the first time, how old was he? He would have been about, at that stage,
03:1616 to 18 months old when he first deployed. We were away for about five months overseas. And then
03:22when he got back, he spent 28 days in quarantine. Talk to me about the bond between you two.
03:27Um, he's not my pet. He's my brother. Like, the bond we have is, it's hard to explain. He's my
03:35best
03:36mate. He'll do anything for me. I'll do anything for him. He'd give his life for me and I'd do
03:40the
03:41same for him. My wife always says that like, I can't go far without him looking for me. Like,
03:46he'll jump up on the lounge of a night time and lie on her, on her side. Yeah. But if
03:51I get up and walk
03:52away, um, he'll always, the ears will come up and he'll have a look at where I'm going because he,
03:58he's never far from me. Incredible. That and if I open a packet of chips anywhere in the house,
04:03he's straight in there. He knows what a packet of chips sounds like. In 2025, Manic was honoured
04:10with the inaugural Australian Animal Distinguished Service Award awarded to him by the Australian
04:16War Animal Memorial Organisation. It was for his work that he obviously done within the military, but
04:23more so for, um, um, his, once he retired, getting the name out there about military dogs in retirement.
04:29Talk to me about Manic's role in things like the club, the Granada club, because I know he's a,
04:36he's a member, no? Yeah. So, um, with that, when he retired, I, uh, reached out to my mate,
04:41who's the president here, uh, the sub branch president, uh, Corey Renaudi. We served together.
04:46Yeah. And I said, Hey mate, I've got my, um, my dog at home. Do you mind if I bring
04:50him down for
04:51the dawn service? And straight eye, he was like, 100% yep, bring him down. Uh, a couple of days
04:55before,
04:56and he goes, when the service is over, bring him into the club. The following year,
04:59I sat down with Sue McNeil, who was the CEO at the time, on Anzac Day and told her about
05:04how
05:05everything comes out of our pocket. And straight away, she was like, no, that's, that's not good
05:09enough. The club will jump in here. And from then on, um, they've just helped out where they can with
05:15Manic. Uh, the work they do for him and another dog that retired, Aslan, uh, yeah, we, we can't be
05:21more thankful for it. Um, we just need more clubs to get on board with it. Yeah, we do need
05:26more people to
05:26get on board with it. There's no doubt about that. With the support of Cronulla RSL, Manic has
05:32become a mate to the whole community and an ambassador for all ex-military dogs.
05:39So what is your association with Manic? Well, we first met Manic in 2021. We were introduced to
05:49Jason, his handler, through our Cronulla sub branch. We learnt the situation with military working dogs.
05:54So when the dogs retire, the duty of care of the Australian Defence Force ends. And then the family
06:03that takes them in then becomes responsible for the dog's ongoing care and wellbeing. Once we learnt
06:10about Manic's situation and the military working dogs, our club started fundraising for military working
06:16dogs, um, and the Australian Millet, Australian Animal War Memorial Association, AWAMO. Um, and we,
06:25since 2022, have been fundraising every day, every Anzac Day during tour. And so far we've raised over
06:33$38,000. How much again? Over $38,000. $38,000. And that goes towards Manic and, um, any other dogs
06:41that we
06:41have, uh, in our area that if there's a significant medical emergency, that we've got the funds there
06:47ready to help. It was at this point that we learnt that military working dogs weren't allowed into
06:54venues. It really took a bit of creative thinking from our CEO. We recognised that he had a military
07:01service number. So he also was a soldier. So our board, uh, gave him an honorary four-legged membership.
07:07So we were one of the first in New South Wales to, to recognise a military working dog. Got his
07:13own card,
07:14accessed all areas. It's pretty amazing. So fantastic. And you were the first to do it. Absolutely.
07:19How often does Manic come to the club? Manic is with us every commemorative event. He is with us
07:26from dawn on Anzac Day and he stays right until the end of two up. He's with us War Animal
07:32Day. His family
07:33come, uh, for their family get-togethers and lunches. So he's, he's really part of our family
07:39and our community has really embraced him.
07:51The purple poppies. They're quite specific, aren't they? And for those people who don't know what's
07:57the significance of purple poppies, well we wear a red poppy on Anzac Day. But for our animals that
08:04fought at war, this is our way of remembering them and honouring them. A purple poppy. How many purple
08:11poppies has Manic got? I don't know. Not enough, Harry. There should really be one for every animal
08:17that's been impacted by war. You're right. And Manic, you know, he's such a wonderfully stable animal.
08:24He's watching his father, his mate, his best friend. He never takes his eyes off him. He has that bond,
08:33that unwritten bond, that electric charge that runs between the two of them the whole time.
08:40He wears it with pride. And we have pride that he wears it.
08:50There's a surprise ingredient in this recipe that I know you'll have in your cupboard.
08:55For most of us, the CWA cookbooks for the taste of our childhood. Tonight,
08:59we're going to meet some of the women like Marjorie who are keeping those recipes alive.
09:16I'm cooking a classic Thai dish, chicken larp. What you need to do is toast some jasmine rice.
09:24It gives a nice nutty flavour to it and also a beautiful texture.
09:31So I'm dry roasting jasmine because most of the time we have jasmine rice in our pantry cupboard.
09:41To flavour this rice, I'm going to use cafe lime leaves. If you have some lemongrass,
09:48that's also great to put in your rice. So in goes the cafe lime.
09:56After the rice has been dry toasted, the rest of it takes minutes.
10:06And so that's how we want the colour of the rice. Nice brown and toasty.
10:14If you have a mortar and pestle, just use it. Otherwise, a spice grinder is just as good.
10:22Two tablespoons of rice.
10:32I find this very therapeutic.
10:41You want to get your toasted rice to a consistency of sand. A little bit of like rough sand. Set
10:49that aside.
10:50Onto the chicken.
10:55The tiniest bit of oil.
10:59This bit of the recipe goes really quickly. Here, I've used 500 grams of chicken thighs,
11:07minced quite finely. And then into the pan, I'm going to add about 150 ml of water. And what this
11:17does
11:17to the chicken is it simmers in the water and it keeps it juicy.
11:30Just a tiny bit of salt.
11:41Chicken's cooked. We want to now let that sit for a little while and let it cool down.
11:47And while we're doing that, I'm going to prepare the onions.
11:51So with the onions, we use them as a herb. So you want to just put it in just before
12:00it cools down completely.
12:02You don't want them to wilt though. You still want the crunch of the onions.
12:16So before we add the herbs in it, we want to season this.
12:23A few tablespoons of fish sauce.
12:27It's going to add the same amount of lime juice.
12:37I'm going to put about a tablespoon of sugar. A few tablespoons of Korean dry chili.
12:47Now to the most beautiful part of the dish, adding the herbs.
12:53A bunch of coriander.
12:57Roughly chop it.
13:02Some mint.
13:11Mix it up.
13:17Finally, last but not least, two tablespoons of the ground roasted rice.
13:28And what this does as well, it soaks up all the juices that you had at the beginning.
13:35And when you bite into it, you'll have that nutty, tangy, sweet, sour, spicy and delicious.
13:46And there you go. One of the easiest Thai dishes to make.
14:02If your door's in a jam and it just has to get out, never fear, because I'm here to help
14:07it.
14:08The big question with scones, do you do the cream first or the jam?
14:12I've come to the experts of the CWA to find out.
14:20I think most of us have heard about the country women's association or the CWA, but that knowledge
14:26might be limited to thinking of cake stores or a Devonshire tea being served up at an agricultural
14:31show. So I have come to Eastwood in Sydney's north to visit a branch who are actually celebrating their
14:37100th anniversary and also to discover how they plan to entice an entire new generation into their fold.
14:45And also there are going to be scones and jam and cream.
14:50Hello, Anne. How are you?
14:52Good.
14:52Part of the Executive Committee of CWA New South Wales.
14:55So maybe you can start by giving us a bit of a history of the organisation.
14:58Okay, so CWA of New South Wales was formed in 1922 and it was formed by a group of country
15:04women
15:05recognising that they really needed to do something about the lack of services and resources that
15:10were available to women in the country. So from there, we've grown over the last 100 years. We've
15:15got around 8,000 members across about 340 or more branches. It's a bit of a myth that it's only
15:22in
15:22rural and regional areas though, isn't it? Because people can feel very isolated and
15:26disconnected in city areas as well. That's really true. And one of the reasons that I joined the
15:31association was I'd reached a stage where my kids were grown. So PNC was kind of over and done with,
15:37sports teams were over and done with, work was starting to quieten down. So I was looking for
15:42something to engage with and be part of a community, part of a group.
15:46What are the things that have given you the most satisfaction out of being involved with the CWA then?
15:51I think the friendship that you get from it is a really, really important thing. We have a lovely
15:56branch. We're not very big, but a lovely group of women. I love the diversity of the women that I
16:02get
16:02to work with. Fantastic. Well, you've done a great job selling it to me. So let's go meet a couple
16:07more.
16:07Okay, sounds good.
16:17Hi, Liz. Hi. Hi. So, Joanna, this is Liz. Hello. She's one of our younger members.
16:22Nice to meet you. How are you? Fascinated to hear about how you ended up as part of the CWA.
16:27Well, I joined the CWA about, oh, 13 years ago. Oh, wow. I joined because I didn't know a lot
16:32of
16:33people in town and I wanted to make friends. I joined and competed in the Cool Career competition
16:38they do every year. I dabbled with handicrafts, but I'm really not that good at it.
16:43Well, not as good as I'd like to be, and then really got involved in the advocacy side of things.
16:48But it's like I walked in that door, they saw a young person and they latched on and never let
16:54me go.
17:00Here she is, Marjorie, President of the Eastwood Branch. Congratulations on quite a big milestone
17:05this branch has this year. Well, we're certainly very proud that we're celebrating 100 years
17:10since it was founded in 1926. So I imagine also the role that the CWA has then played in this
17:16area
17:17has evolved over time as well. It has really, because originally we were in a little brick building
17:22on this corner site where they were really focusing on catering for mothers coming in
17:28to the centre area where they could bring their babies, change the babies' nappies,
17:33have a cup of tea, and then just catch up with each other on a social basis.
17:37Yeah, okay. What about now? What does it look like now? How do you serve the community?
17:41So we have all those facilities here, both for the mothers and babies,
17:46but anybody else coming into the local community. Primarily we focus on providing
17:51fresh-baked scones, jam, cream, pot of tea or coffee. We're not actually going to cook scones
17:57today, but we are going to be cooking Anzac biscuits in honour of Anzac Day. But tell me
18:00about the support that was provided way back then.
18:03It was very traditional for CWA branches to cook batches of biscuits. In some cases they cooked fruit
18:11cakes, and they were also knitting socks, whatever needs that they could send to the troops overseas.
18:18They didn't always use the rolled oats, they're not the same recipe we're using today, but something
18:23that would be baked, crisp, boxed, and would arrive in good condition for the soldiers at the front.
18:31And I'm sure we're greatly appreciated. They were very much so. Beautiful. A little taste
18:35of home. Well we are lucky, we are going to use some rolled oats today. We're going to use one
18:39cup of
18:40rolled oats. And then we're putting the coconut in. Great. One cup of plain flour. And the final one
18:48is the brown sugar. This is another cup here. The next thing to do is to really mix all of
18:57that
18:58it's totally together. Right. So if you get a really good mix, it makes all the difference.
19:08Okay, dry stuff done. Let's go do the wet stuff.
19:12So this is 125 grams of butter. Once that is melted, we're going to add the tablespoon of golden syrup.
19:21Mm-hmm. We're adding two tablespoons of boiling water, to which has been added half a teaspoon of
19:31bicarbonate of soda. And you can see it begins to bubble. Yeah, the bicarbonate. So the reaction
19:36with the bicarbonate. Oh, I love it. And it smells so good already. And then we'll add the mix.
19:44Then get a spoonful of the mix. Yep. And then I put it together in my hand, squeeze it together.
19:53Yep.
19:54But before I do anything else, I also roll it. And then how long do they go in the oven
20:00for?
20:00They'll be going in for about 15 to 20 minutes. Or if you want crisper biscuits, for about 25.
20:07Oh, well, you're just going to have to wait and see how we cook these ones,
20:10because that's coming up a little bit later.
20:14Coming up, Graham visits a place that's keeping the Anzac spirit alive.
20:20The spirit of Gallipoli in this tree lives on forever.
20:24And get ahead of the curve with this stylish and easy furniture hack.
20:28And you would never guess that it's made from bamboo mats and some kitchen cabinets.
20:39I'm in Canberra at the Australian War Memorial, which is dedicated to the lives of the Anzacs past
20:46and, of course, present. It really serves to commemorate the lives of the fallen in various
20:53exhibitions and galleries inside the main building. But impressively, they also use the gardens and the
21:00grounds around the outside for commemoration. This is the sculpture garden. It was opened about 25 years
21:08ago. And it does something that gardens do so well. It's a place of quiet contemplation.
21:21Anthea, what is this installation called?
21:23So this work is called For Every Drop Shed in Anguish. It's 18 marble droplets carved out of
21:30Chilligo marble up on Waccommon Country in North Queensland. The droplets are representing the blood,
21:34sweat and tears shed by those affected by their service, whether mental or physical wounds,
21:39and their families supporting them. The droplets are amazing because the marble is so beautiful.
21:44It can kind of, it can carry the weight of what the experiences that people have had. The colour
21:49running through it, it's so dramatic and it's representing the scars experienced by people,
21:54often unseen to everyone else. But it's also showing them as really beautiful and really strong.
21:59We can see people, there's just a complete impulse to touch the marble. Rare experience in a gallery,
22:05we're actually encouraging everyone to touch the marble. That's actually part of the work's life over
22:08time, it will respond. Also in the sculpture garden, you'll find the lone pine. And I just love the
22:22backstory on so many fascinating trees. And this one's incredible. It was actually grown from a seed
22:28that was extracted from a cone that was sent by a soldier at Gallipoli back to his mother here in
22:34Australia. Now the seed was grown and ultimately the Duke of Gloucester in 1934 planted it here as the
22:42future site of the war memorial. At that stage, it would have been a very lone pine indeed. But as
22:48you
22:48can see, it's starting to suffer a little bit of old age. So to guarantee its future, they've collected
22:53some cones, germinated seed and the strongest one has actually been planted as a replacement so that the
23:00spirit of Gallipoli in this tree lives on forever.
23:09This is the Flanders Memorial Garden. I quite like it because it's soft and gentle and full of flowers
23:15and optimism for the future. It actually commemorates the Great War and specifically where 12,000 Australian
23:23lives were lost in Belgium. But fittingly, the soil that the plants are growing in comes from France
23:29and Belgium. And it's sort of depicting a wild meadow of the northern European area. But the plants are
23:36supported also with some Aussie natives. So we've got lovely grasses in there and some salvia and
23:42Agostacki. It's just a lovely, gentle place to be.
23:55Ben, this is obviously an incredibly important place for you. So what does that actually mean?
24:03For me, this is a really sacred space. It also tells the stories, not just of our
24:09Anzacs, but of those that have served today. Yeah.
24:13I mean, I love seeing families go through and saying, not only this is where great-grandfather
24:18or grandpa served, but where dad was, or this is when mum went away for a year, this is where
24:23she was.
24:24And I think it's important to continue telling those stories.
24:27So you served whereabouts?
24:30I served as part of the international force in East Timor. That was no doubt the highlight of my
24:36military career, but it left me with psychological scars that I didn't fully appreciate at the time.
24:44You've come out the other end as an ambassador, an advocate, and you're doing great work.
24:49I've been very fortunate to be supported by so many people. I mean, my wife leading the charge on that.
24:56Yeah.
24:56And now to be able to work with those organisations that help me.
25:00Yeah.
25:00So that I can support them to help, you know, improve the mental health and wellbeing of more
25:04Australians. Yeah.
25:05Particularly our veterans.
25:06And it's a friendly environment, isn't it? All the trees and the atmosphere.
25:11It's a beautiful place to come and visit. And, you know, it allows people to come and grieve,
25:17others to come and find peace, and maybe a place to find a bit of hope.
25:28Every day here at the Australian War Memorial, they hold the last post ceremony,
25:33and it's always held here in the commemorative area.
25:40You can't help but be overwhelmed by the emotion of the moment.
25:58Today I'm looking at a common problem that most people have in their home. It's a screen door
26:02that's sticking. Now, the good news is it's easier to fix. If we have a close look here,
26:07the timber is coming away from the jamb. And that's because they've used the wrong size fixing.
26:11So the first thing I need to do is take this door off.
26:28With the door off, I can now remove this architrabe and timber bead,
26:32and then I'll screw it back on with some 75mm screws. And that should really hold it in place.
26:50Now, if you want to retrofit a screen door to your front entrance, it can definitely be done,
26:55but the tip is, you don't want to be nailing it into the edge of a weatherboard. That's why this
26:59one failed. You want to either fix this bit of timber back to your stud, or in our case,
27:05we're going to be using our existing door jamb and screw into it.
27:30One thing you do want to remember, when you're screwing this bead off,
27:33make sure that you place the screws just above each hinge, because that's where all the weight is.
27:39Now, let's do it.
27:49With our timber firmly screwed back to the jamb, that is definitely not going anywhere. So now,
27:54I can reinstall this architrabe. Now, I'm using a fixing gun. If you don't have a fixing gun,
28:00you can simply pre-drill some holes and use some 50mm bullet head galvanised nails.
28:15Now, we're ready to rehang this screen door. I'm just going to get a screw in the centre of each
28:21hinge, and then see how it's sitting, and make my adjustments if needed.
28:26I know exactly where I was when I first saw you the way I see you now.
28:42Let's see how the door sits.
28:45Now, that's beautiful. Look at that. Good as you. And I think you can say,
28:49we've got a handle on the situation. And as we've closed the door on that problem,
28:54let's see what else is blocking the way. Oh jeepers. That shouldn't be this hard.
29:03How annoying is it when a sliding door doesn't do what it's supposed to do? And that is simply just
29:07slide. But the good news is, is it's easy to fix. It's just a matter of replacing the old rollers
29:13with some new ones. Now, the first thing I need to do is get this door out. So, how do
29:18I do that?
29:19Well, basically, I get the top track back in, and I know that the rollers are down the bottom. So,
29:23that means I need to lift up and pull out at the bottom. Look at that. Nice and easy.
29:28And now, I can lean the door over and take out the old rollers. Let's have a closer look at
29:40them. Yep,
29:41there is no life left in these rollers. They are absolutely ruined. So, the first thing we need
29:46to do is unscrew them and take them out. I don't know what's worse, the first roller or the second
30:00roller. Now, a good tip here is if you're unsure of what rollers to get, just take them down to
30:05the
30:05hardware store with you and make sure that the thickness is the same and it will fit this kind
30:10of door. Now, I do have the new rollers here. So, basically, it's a matter of just taking this screw
30:14out and simply slipping the assembly inside the frame and screwing it back in place.
30:25So, I've adjusted both rollers up fully. Now, I'm ready to sit it back
30:29on the track and do the fine adjustments it needs.
30:39Oh, that's so much better. Now, with the door on the track, what I'm looking for
30:44is I slide it to the side reveal and I'm looking at this gap here. So, it's touching down the
30:50bottom
30:50and as I come up, the gap gets bigger. It's almost 10mm up there. So, that's telling me that,
30:55at the moment, the door's going this way and it needs to come down. So, that means I need to
31:00unwind
31:00this roller to close that gap. Oh, absolutely perfect. And don't be too scared. You can adjust
31:10both rollers if you need to go up and down. It's simply just using the screws that are on the
31:15side
31:15of the door. But I'll tell you what, that was that easy. That is a job you're going to be
31:18asking
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33:02Technology can very quickly become a distraction, filling every waking moment with, well, just more
33:11noise. But there is one piece of tech that is designed from the ground up to reduce distractions,
33:19to block out all of the noise. These right here.
33:31These are e-readers. This one here is a Kobo and this is a Kindle. And in a lot of
33:38ways they're very
33:39similar. They both use these e-ink displays. They're both very minimal in their design and come in different
33:46sizes and colors. But the key difference is the way that you access your books. For the Kobo,
33:55there's a virtual library where you can borrow your books from. Whereas with the Kindle, it's linked
34:01with Amazon where you can purchase your books. So less of a library, more of a bookstore. And look, the
34:09thing
34:09I like the most about e-readers isn't so much what they do, it's more what they don't do. There's
34:19no app
34:19store for these. There's no social media, no distractions. It's just you, a cup of tea and a good story.
34:35Curved, panelled furniture like this gives such a classic feel to your home. And if you are loving
34:39this look as much as I am at the moment, you will know it is very expensive in the shops.
34:44But guess
34:44what? I did not spend thousands of dollars on this sideboard. It's actually hacked kitchen cabinets.
34:49I'm going to take you through all the steps to make it and save you some money at the same
34:53time.
35:00I've just put together a couple of standard flat pack kitchen wall cabinets. But if you had a piece
35:05of furniture that's the right shape, you could also use that. And of course, I need to make those end
35:10curved pieces as well as the top. For that, I've got some MDF. And it's as simple as using something
35:16like this placemat to create the curve. I'm just putting it in the corner of this piece,
35:20which is going to be the top of the unit. I'm using a pencil to mark it out and then
35:26a jigsaw to cut it.
35:47I've just sanded all the edges. And that's to get that really lovely rounded finish. And rather
35:52than using a router just for this one project, I fashioned this quite cool little sander. It's
35:56just sandpaper with some gaffer tape on the back, some dowel in the ends. You could use pencils if
36:00you wanted to. And that just helps you get that really lovely finish there. Now, it's just a matter
36:05of assembling the signs. And the important thing here is to make sure that it's the same height
36:09as your piece of furniture. For me, that's the Pub Nets.
36:12I'm going to put a one-step undercoat on here just to seal it before I apply the top coat.
36:56Once this undercoat is dry, I can give it a top coat. And I've decided to use a lovely neutral
37:03white.
37:11I'm cladding the unit in this bamboo matting. And what I need to do is make sure that it is
37:16the
37:17perfect fit. So I'm measuring it against this door here. And I will need to trim it down just a
37:22bit
37:22at this end. So I'm going to mark out where I need to trim it. And then I'm just going
37:27to use
37:27the pull saw to cut it down to size.
37:45Okay, so once your bamboo is cut to size for all of the pieces, you can then style it to
37:50suit your decor.
37:51I'm going to paint these ones white and I'm going to give them a whitewash finish. So I'm using the
37:55same
37:55white paint and then I'm just going to wipe it off lightly.
38:22Now that these are dry, I can start attaching them to the unit. And I'm starting with this door first.
38:27I'm just going to use this quick dry construction adhesive to attach them on.
38:44Finally, I can make the most of these curves.
39:08And now for the finishing touches, I'm adding these gorgeous marble look handles. Then I'm going to screw it all
39:13together and add some legs and I'm done.
39:15Let it rain on my failing light. I can take it. Give me the fire. Watch me keep my cool
39:30tonight.
39:31Hello.
39:45How cute is this? It's got that classic curved look that is so popular right now, but will stand the
39:51test of time.
39:52And you would never guess that it's made from bamboo mats and some kitchen cabinets. Amazing.
39:59Well, Marjorie, this is perfection on a plate. And I have to say, I've really enjoyed watching the master at
40:04work in the kitchen.
40:04And also actually just getting to hear how the CWA is still relevant after 104 years.
40:10So thank you for sharing that. And congratulations again on this branch's 100th anniversary.
40:16Well, thank you. We're very proud that we have reached this milestone.
40:20Well, you should be proud of it. And I can't think of a better way to celebrate than with Marjorie's
40:24own Anzac biscuits, beautiful date scones, jam and cream.
40:28This recipe really is a very straightforward recipe to do.
40:32It certainly is.
40:33So I think everybody should try it.
40:35Well, you've heard it from the legend herself, which means I also have to try it.
40:39So we better say goodbye first. We'll see you next time with more Better Homes and Gardens.
40:42Bye-bye.
40:43Goodbye.
40:44Alright, let's test these.
40:46Cheers.
40:47Cheers.
40:52Next time, Joanna's stepping back in time to discover a corner of the housing market with a real future.
40:59This gem is at the heart of one of the fastest growing property hotspots in the country.
41:04And it's not just all about the charm.
41:09The forecast is in and we're predicting delicious times ahead.
41:13When you eat this, you're going to wish it was cold all the time.
41:20This DIY project will really get tongues wagging.
41:24If you're a demon on the drums, well, I might just have a new kit you may want to lick.
41:32Plus, Charlie's bringing the holiday home.
41:35Now, even if you're not by the beach, having an outdoor shower is a great addition for the garden.
41:42And Dr Harry's cracked some tough cases in the past, but this one is a real mystery.
41:47Well, I wonder what it is about this corner of the backyard that has two dogs totally mesmerised.
41:56That's next time on Better Homes and Gardens.
41:59We're afraid to keep it fresh for kids.
41:59Later, after the final iteration has found a winner.
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