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Safe nursery design tips: it’s not all about the pretty

By Adrienne Biscontin Baby rooms have come a long way from just the cot, change table and nightlight. These days, nurseries are often the most stylish room in the home, with Scandinavian furniture, designer toys, organic bamboo linen, personalised lighting, and interior designers who specialise in putting it all together! Yep, styling nurseries has become a booming industry. However, […]

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Kids Rooms Styling

Australian nursery ideas: with The Affordable Style Files

With her lifestyle blog and styling business of the same name, The Affordable Style Files, Hong Henwood is passionate about making beautiful interiors a reality for everyone, no matter the budget. “I started The Affordable Style Files because I wanted to show people that you can style your home on any budget,” explains Hong. “I […]

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The Block

Episode one of The Block Triple Threat last night

The Block Triple Threat’s first episode certainly got off to an action-packed, edge-of-your-seat, shouting-at-the-TV start last night! Or was that just me shouting and sighing?! Love it! It was our first chance to get to know the six new couples who will become three before we know it. I don’t feel like I want to […]

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Furniture House Tours Outdoor & Exteriors

Interiors Addict at home: our new outdoor relaxing space

This post is sponsored by IKEA  We recently moved into our first house in Sydney. While the huge deck that runs the length of said house seemed fantastic at first, having come from an apartment with a small, square balcony, we didn’t have much to fill it. Our Weber Baby Q still looks very lost and sorry […]

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Furniture

New online shop inspired by the Scandinavian ethos

Inspired by the Scandinavian ethos that furniture should be sleek, minimalist and last a lifetime, new furniture and homewares retailer Barnaby Lane, has curated a collection of scandi influenced pieces sourced from around the globe. All handcrafted or lovingly restored, all furniture is made from sustainably sourced materials and sold through Barnaby Lane’s online shop. This month, […]

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Art

Beautiful foiled prints by Blushing Confetti

Known for their bespoke wedding stationery and decor, Brisbane brand Blushing Confetti have expanded their repertoire with the introduction of foiled art prints for your home. The Love is the New Black collection, which abides by the Blushing Confetti mantra of daring simplicity, features a mix of simple typography and graphics with a statement element. […]

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The Block

The most depressing Block auction of all time?!

Wow. That was an anticlimax!  What the hell happened?! Before we go any further, let’s not take away from the awesome result for the winners, Shannon and Simon. Hoorah! If there was a prize for likeability this pair would have won it hands down, but they also did a fantastic job and deserved to do […]

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Art

Quirky cards and bold prints from new brand, Pinata Press

While some people wait tables or work in the local mall through university, student Jono Foo owns Piñata Press, an e-commerce site that sells quirky cards and art prints. A self-taught illustrator and graphic designer (he studies law and economics at university!) he decided to start Pinata Press at the beginning of this year. “From a young […]

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House Rules Renting

Rent my style: Melbourne’s most stylish granny flat

Here at Interiors Addict, we just don’t buy into the idea that rental homes have to look bland or lacking in style and personality. Rent My Style is dedicated to showcasing the best of our readers’ rental home decorating efforts. They’re not show homes, they’re real homes! Although fortunate enough to own their own house, when […]

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Designers House Tours Styling

Inspiring workspace tour with interior designer Kim Pearson

Today, we have a real treat of a workspace tour for you! This divine space belongs to WA interior designer and stylist Kim Pearson who just oversaw a beautiful revamp of her new space in the heart of Perth’s design hub, Chelsea Village in Nedlands. Come inside… Kim approached her own studio with the same […]

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House Tours Renting

Rent my style: Perth beach shack turned well loved family home

Here at Interiors Addict, we just don’t buy into the idea that rental homes have to look bland or lacking in style and personality. Rent My Style is dedicated to showcasing the best of our readers’ rental home decorating efforts. They’re not show homes, they’re real homes! As a freelance photographic stylist and the owner […]

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House Tours Renting

Rent my style: Bonnie’s personality-filled home on a shoestring

Here at Interiors Addict, we just don’t buy into the idea that rental homes have to look bland or lacking in style and personality. Rent My Style is dedicated to showcasing the best of our readers’ rental home decorating efforts. They’re not show homes, they’re real homes! With an artist mother, Bonnie Muir grew up […]

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Bedrooms Kids Rooms

Inside Be My Baby author’s daughter’s nursery

Today, Be My Baby author Laura Greaves shares her daughter’s animal-themed nursery. We love how colourful and fun it is! Mark and Laura Greaves, who live on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, knew they were having a girl when they started decorating but, far from reaching for the pink and frilly, they went for something a little […]

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Furniture Homewares

Get yourself down to H&M for these gorgeous homewares

Whether you love neutrals, brights, classic, industrial or modern, the homewares from H&M, available at the first Australian store in Melbourne, have it covered! These images have me longing for a spot of retail therapy! The prices are great. Think velvet cushion covers for $14.95, double doona sets for $59.95, cotton rugs for $29.95 and […]

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Interviews Travel

Kevin McCloud: my house is shambolic and autobiographical

My scheduled chat with Kevin McCloud in London was delayed by a mere five hours due to his non-stop schedule but he was, of course, worth the wait. The inimitable Grand Designs host arrived with some new sustainable materials made from old air bags and car tyres, capable of making furniture. “This stuff is going to change the […]

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Art

Transform your Facebook and Instagram snaps into unique and personal artworks

I’m arguably too obsessed with my pets, so when I got the opportunity to review PosterCandy, which takes your Facebook, Instagram and hard drive snaps and turns them into prints, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to create a montage of my cats and dog. I’m not crazy, I promise! The final result is beautiful […]

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Furniture

Give your sofa a brand new look for a few hundred bucks

If you haven’t already, you need to know about Comfort Works. They sell slip covers in a huge variety of textiles, colours and patterns, to get your tired sofa looking like new again for a fraction of the cost of replacing it. It’s not only cheap, but great for the environment. And it all happens online […]

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Designers Furniture

Maaike gives a quirky new lease of life to tired furniture

As someone with a few hoarding tendencies (yes I do pick up curbside furniture finds and no I don’t do anything creative with them), Maaike – Furniture Resurrection struck a chord. Because most simply, founder Maaike Pullar is doing everything I wish I could do, but don’t have the time, or more importantly the skills, […]