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Styling tip 1: Find your style de jour

For me, style is all about creating a desired mood and ambience with objects that we own  because they have some measure of personal significance in our lives. The way you decorate  your home is a strong expression of your individuality and can have a great in influence on how  you feel living your life.  […]

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What I’ve learned about moving house

I just moved into a (gorgeous) new apartment so I’m exhausted and hence my posts have been a little thin on the ground. My apologies! Normal service will resume shortly! Meanwhile, here is what I’ve learned about moving: 1. Moving is expensive. Not just because you end up paying double rent and double bond in the […]

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Interviews

Interview with Inside Out editor Richard Waller

Interview with Inside Out editor Richard Waller I know myself how busy us magazine editors can be, so I was flattered when Inside Out editor Richard Waller took the time to answer my questions for Interiors Addict. He joined the magazine from Vogue Living a year ago. Here he talks about home envy being an […]

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beautiful-soup: via texturism

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Tips on staging your home for sale or rental

Tips on staging your home for sale or rental We asked interior stager and stylist Naomi Findlay how to make more money by staging your home so it’s at its best for sale or rental. What are the biggest mistakes people make when selling/renting their homes? They don’t identify the market that is most likely to […]

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Nest Designs gives Australians affordable interior design services over the internet

“The online decorating service details specific pieces of furniture and decor and provides clients with the direct links to purchase the suggested pieces online which means my clients can quickly make their dreams a reality or can purchase the pieces in their own time and on their own terms. This service is available for a […]

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Interior decorator and author Tracy Madden shares her Brisbane home Q: Please explain your personal

Interior decorator and author Tracy Madden shares her Brisbane home Q: Please explain your personal style and how it influenced your home.  A: I have always been mindful to make a property work in its location, plus make it our home.  In this instance it is a riverfront apartment, so although it required shiny surfaces, […]

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A lesson in homing from work Staff from Surry Hills brand engagement agency The Messenger Group deci

A lesson in homing from work Staff from Surry Hills brand engagement agency The Messenger Group decided to style their office interior themselves so their clients felt at home. As you can see, the results are divine!   Project manager Theodora Chan, says: “We had wanted to get an interior decorator but realised that option […]

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Meet interior designer Lynda Gardener  

Think you need formal training to become a successful interior designer? Simply not true! Lynda Gardener has none at all. “It all has happened from sheer love and determination.” Not surprisingly, word of mouth is key. “I have now worked on many large warehouse spaces of my own, magazines also found them to photograph, then […]

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In our bid to prove you really can make your mark on a rental home, this week interior designer Joan

In our bid to prove you really can make your mark on a rental home, this week interior designer Joanna Ford shares her living room with Interiors Addict. What do you think of the before and afters? Having lived in London for almost five years, Joanna and her family returned home to Bayside, Melbourne at the start of this […]

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Milan Direct is probably the cheapest place in Australia to buy stylish reproduction dining chairs o

Milan Direct is probably the cheapest place in Australia to buy stylish reproduction dining chairs online. These are all just $99 or $129 each, a lot cheaper than some of the more well known repro furniture websites.

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Laura and Mark Greaves’ kitchen reno

Laura and Mark Greaves fell in love with their Art Deco upper duplex in the Northern Beaches but soon decided its tired kitchen would be their first major renovation project. Laura says: “We wanted it to be very open and airy, so we knocked out the wall between the kitchen and the dining room. It’s […]

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British interior design legend Kelly Hoppen

I always put fabrics down first, so I get the feel of the thing. I might put 20 fabrics down and end up using 7, then I start throwing in bits of furniture. I look at it like I’m taking pieces from a wardrobe and just laying them out. If you tried it all on, […]

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Coming soon: Real Rooms and Designer Q&As

We’re very excited because we have some very established interior designers lined up to take part in Q&As for Interiors Addict. Look out for the first one coming soon. I’m also delighted to announce another regular segment called Real Rooms. We’ll be asking you to send in photos of your own interior design triumphs at […]