Shannon Lush is a wife and mother. She is also an artist and fine arts restorer who works in 27 mediums. She loves to collect handy hints and understand the chemistry behind them, and has never been stumped by a question regarding a stain on any of the numerous radio programmes she appears on, or for the magazine and newspaper articles she writes. She comes from a family that has a problem-solving attitude. On recent radio programmes she has been asking listeners the question ‘What did you throw out last?’ and has managed to find an alternative use for every item. Everything from banana peels to old couches can have a new life.
Jennifer Fleming is a writer, media consultant and ABC broadcaster. Her knowledge of cleaning and stain removal has expanded considerably since working on these books. She hails from a family that composts and always separates paper from plastic. While not quite at the stage of creating welcome mats from old bread bags, she now reuses old spice jars. Her work at ABC Radio in Sydney means she’s informed about the latest research and thinking on many issues.