Better Ideas

Designer Carolyn Burns McCave and House Rules Mentor for seven years talks openly about what her favourite design style is and how she transformed a standard off the shelf package white box to and a designers dream home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summer is a long way off but its never to early learn to how to be safe in the ocean, legend Ironman and surf lifesaving hero Craig Riddington drills down on water and beach safety, and then Rain & Horne executive chairman Angus Rain gives us some practical advice for keeping the peace with the family when it comes to holiday homes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you got a secret passion? Ed Halmagyi maybe Fast Ed in the kitchen but his other passion is photography, with a great eye behind the lens he gives his tips on making your photos “Instra” appealing and quite a few little professional hacks to get your started. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Art Dealer Nichola Dare explains how you can discover the history, cultural and the stories behind ‘Aboriginal Contemporary’ artist. This Sydney gallery has art work from the strident ochres of the Kimberley to untamed abstracts from the Western Desert, with emerging artists to some of Aboriginal art’s biggest names.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Merilyn Wilson Beretta Business coach returns to give her tips on setting up the home office and how to create the perfect space and maximise your productivity. And Carolyn Burns-McCrave from House Rules tells us her private tips and tricks on how to turn a white box of a home into your dream home without breaking the budget.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know that at least 90% of businesses fail in the first few years? Leading Business advisor and mentor Merilyn Wilson Beretta explains how to be productive and what you need to make it work when you’re working from a home office. As it turns out we talk in depth about our own ‘inner office’ aka a working from home mindset. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are wrapping up the Sustainability conversation with Kristen Junor from Reverse Garbage to talk refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle and Adam Woodhams from Gardening Better podcast talks sustainably through the lines of generational history and what we can learn from pass generations. I also check in on his new home renovation and if he is managing the sustainability of the build.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its all about buying Art for the home on Better Ideas this week, with traditional and contemporary art expert and gallery owner Tim Olsen from Olsen Gallery and artist Marisa Purcell guiding us through buying original Art on all budgets.  Peter also gets a free art appraisal on one of his paintings.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Halmagyi breakdowns some of the myths of slow cooking, giving his tips and somewhat of a science lesson on how to transfer bland into grand. And Grahame Rowe from Better Homes and Gardens team takes Sustainable living into the garden with his take on sustainable garden design. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Horticulturist and sustainability specialist Adam Woodhams from our sister podcast Gardening Better gives his tip and some environmentally friendly ideas on sustainable gardening. Then Tasmanian Pig Farmer, TV presenter and restaurateur Mathew Evans continue the sustainable conversion on eating meat and how we can all live a little more sustainable even in a big city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.