This week on Better Homes & Gardens Johanna & pete go to Featherston House in Ivanoe, designed by Australian architect Robin Boyd.
Johanna + Pete – Amazing Homes: Featherston House
The Featherston House is a nationwide treasure. Designed by well-known Australian architect Robin Boyd and owned by famend furnishings designer Grant Featherston, it combines inspiration from a warehouse and loft, with “floating” ranges and an inside backyard. It additionally incorporates a clear roof and a big glass wall. Joh and Pete go to the Featherston household’s outstanding house and see how the spectacular 2018 replace – the “granny flat” for Mary Featherston – with the goal of protecting three generations of the household below one roof – echoes the themes from the ‘60s journey, with a modern-day twist.
Dr Harry – Sled Dog Racing – Queensland
Tropical Queensland doesn’t seem to be the proper place for sled canine racing however inform that to the handfuls of canine and mushers who’ve gathered at daybreak for the Red Mile Muster. With no snow on the bottom, mushers race in purpose-built rigs, bikes, scooters and even simply run with their canine. While most individuals could affiliate the game with Arctic breeds like Huskies and Malamutes, the game is open to everybody to get pleasure from together with any canine breed that merely likes to run. Dr Harry meets the members… and canine… that make up this exhilarating sport.
Charlie – Peninsula Garden Mornington Walkaround
Charlie usually visits properties designed by famend architects and panorama designers however hardly ever the house of a famend architect and panorama designer. For designer Steve Taylor not solely is that this his dwelling area but additionally his inventive refuge. The home has a inexperienced coronary heart with a shocking spiral staircase constructed round an enormous, recycled timber beam from Sydney’s Darling Harbour! While the backyard is effectively suited to Australian circumstances; stuffed with robust, drought and salt tolerant crops, it’s additionally remarkably delicate and romantic.
Adam + Juliet – Classy Storage & Organisation
Home entryways usually get cluttered with all types of stuff out of your adventures outdoors. So, Juliet and Adam mix forces to construct intelligent storage and organisation for a household’s house entry space. But to give you an answer for everybody, they’ll must suppose outdoors the field – or simply the entryway – for options that may match neatly into the house. By putting in ground to ceiling storage with a design ingredient by way of the centre, they’ll elevate this house entry from purely sensible to a trendy area the household will be happy with.
Fast Ed – Better Basics: Simple Vegetable Soup
While we’re attending to the tip of Winter, it’s nonetheless time to indulge within the final of the warming consolation meals and Fast Ed has you sorted with a easy vegetable soup. It’s filled with recent vegies and is lighter than heavy creamy soups, however it doesn’t lack flavour. Ed teaches you how one can use these vegies you continue to have sitting within the crisper which will usually go to waste and together with a number of staples from the pantry to hit the spot. This is a straightforward however scrumptious midweek meal.
Fast Ed – Better Basics: Creamy Fish Pie
For a little bit of indulgence and luxury the common-or-garden fish pie is a good choice and Fast Ed will present you how one can grasp it! Get that creamy sauce texture with out overcooking the fish and vegies, topped off with a fantastic sample of crispy pastry goodness and it will have you ever eager for extra chilly winter nights!
Graham – Long Lasting Winter Colour & Much More
It’s been an extended chilly winter however it’s additionally the right likelihood to take a look at some long-lasting winter color and Graham is eager to point out you a few of his favourites. Between Camelias Begonias and even some backyard artwork, this place might be vibrant all by way of winter and past. Established gardens present a lot inspiration and are in truth good calendar reminders of some initiatives that want doing this weekend.
7pm tonight on Seven / 7TWO
