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Sheridan’s upcoming collection inspired by Tasmania

Inspired by a design trip to Tasmania, the home of Sheridan’s founder Claudio Alcorso, the Autumn/Winter ‘16 collection Beyond the Surface, features beautiful designs, raw textures and uncompromising luxury. Often referred to as the ‘The Natural State’, an untouched and solitary beauty, Tasmania’s one-of-a-kind landscapes were transformed into intricate illustrations, etchings and watercolour paintings that through digitisation create a […]

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Designers House Tours The Block

Darren Palmer’s own home is open for inspection and for sale

The Block judge Darren Palmer’s Sydney home is up for sale and letting the world see behind the doors is as nerve wracking as you might think! As if being an interior designer isn’t reason enough to fear people judging your design efforts, being a judge on a reality TV show watched by more than […]

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Design DIY RENO ADDICT

Renovating for profit v lifestyle

Sponsored by Archicentre So you’ve bought your dream house and perhaps been living in it for a year or two (or five or 10 or 20!). At some point, the prospect of renovating comes up. Perhaps the kitchen is a bit tired, or you need another bedroom for a growing family. Or you may have intended all […]

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Bedrooms Designers Furniture Homewares Kids Rooms

All that glitters is gold with Arlequin hides

Move over boring animal prints – the new metallic stencilled hide rugs and cushions from Art Hide and sister brand Amigos de Hoy are here to add subtle glamour to floors and couches. Designed in Sydney, the Arlequin sees premium, sustainably sourced Brazilian cowhide elegantly embossed with a fine metallic diamond pattern. Base hide colours […]

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Real Homes: Melissa Barratt from Home Decorating Mummas

The co-founder of one of Facebook’s most popular Australian decorating groups has a house that many of its members envy! Melissa Barratt set up Home Decorating Mummas with Cheree Lawrence two years ago and it has more than 13,000 extremely enthusiastic members sharing their homes, bargains, ideas and homewares hacks, and giving each other inspiration. Melissa […]

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Competitions House Tours

Get the look from new Nancy Meyers film, The Intern

When you think about classic, all-American interior design, chances are you think of the utterly dreamy interiors from films such as It’s Complicated (that kitchen!) or Something’s Gotta Give (that Hamptons house!) or perhaps you (like me) love the quintessentially English cottage from The Holiday. Those films were the work of filmmaker Nancy Meyers, who […]

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Art Bedrooms Homewares Renting

Make a statement with stick-on, removable, stylish headboards

Headboards have never been so popular and Lauren Esplin is offering something truly unique with her new offering, NOD. The new patented design headboards are ideal for ensemble beds and feature fresh colours and patterns, adding another dimension to traditional bed dressing. Founder Lauren said it was her husband, together with her desire for a fresh bedroom […]

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Bedrooms Furniture Kids Rooms

Incy’s iconic metal beds and cots in new gunmetal colour

Following on from the success of the metallic range, Incy Interiors have gone to the dark(er) side with a high-shine gunmetal grey/nickel newbie. Inspired by the latest industrial-chic craze, this shade dances between metal and black. Founder Kristy Withers says: “Nickel is a gender-neutral colour, designed to add sparkle and futuristic appeal to either a […]

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10 bloggers share favourite corners of their homes

Don’t we all love a little peek behind the door of real people’s homes? I asked ask 10 awesome bloggers (from the worlds of interiors, parenting, beauty and fashion) to share a favourite corner of their home! Enjoy! Vivian Panagos of ish & chi: “My favourite corner of our home is where I sit to enjoy […]

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Designers Homewares Kids Rooms

Goosebumps’ hotly anticipated bedding range for adults!

When Goosebumps released their first children’s bedding collection late last year, I must say I was a little jealous. Where was all the colourful, pattern-crazy, adult designs?! Well thankfully, they’re nearly here; with Goosebumps set to release their debut adult collection, Down Yonder. “We’re entering a new category and we’re thrilled to be launching a fun take on adult bedding,” explains founder Inga Rodd. “Why […]

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Designers Homewares Interviews

Jemma Bell moves to India for love and starts Soda & Stitch

If there’s something we love as much as great homewares it’s a good old-fashioned love story, and today we bring you both! Aussie textile and graphic designer Jemma Bell moved to India for love and as an added bonus, has ended up starting her own textiles business with some gorgeous results! The globetrotter was previously […]

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Designers Furniture Interviews

Pottery Barn’s first designer collaboration with Ken Fulk

San Francisco-based Ken Fulk is more than just a designer. Renowned for his layered interiors and his over-the-top parties, his work extends beyond residential and commercial interiors to architecture, branding, graphic design and special events. And now Ken is adding another weapon to his arsenal, collaborating with Pottery Barn on their first designer furniture collection. “Though other companies have […]

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Rebecca Judd collaborates with Adairs

With her fresh, modern aesthetic and Instagram following of almost 400,000, TV personality and fashion and lifestyle blogger Rebecca Judd was a natural fit for collaboration with Australian manchester and homewares giant, Adairs. “I wanted to create something that my own followers would love. Being an Adairs customer, I knew what they were about and I […]

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Bedrooms Homewares Kids Rooms

The 10 cult homewares for the coolest kid’s room

We’re not ones for suggesting you buy things just because everyone else is or because they’re trendy, but there’s a reason these 10 great products are popping up in kid’s rooms all over the country. They’re not just fun but great design and they’ll help you create a space both you and your children fall […]

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House Rules RENO ADDICT

House Rules’ grand finalists revealed after their most heart-warming reno yet

In their hardest but most heart-warming challenge yet, the final three transformed a house for four kids and their carer into a place to call home. Given a brief to make the home warm and cosy with robust easy-care furniture, the teams exceeded judges’ expectations and that of the home’s caretakers, Care South, who for over 20 […]

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Before & Afters Real Renos RENO ADDICT

Real reno: a six week reno and a $230,000 profit!

When just a few months ago we took a look inside the amazing first reno by best friends Lana Taylor, Bonnie Hindmarsh and Erin Cayless, we knew we had not only stumbled upon a trio that had impeccable taste, but one that seriously knew how to renovate for profit. Their first reno, under their boutique business Three Birds Renovations, made a […]

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Bathrooms Homewares

Così: super-sized, colourful bath towels for stylish bambini

The by-product of a lawyer, an industrial chemist turned marketing manager and four children under five (eek!), new brand Così have created a range of 100% cotton, delightfully soft and irresistible to touch bath towels for children. Designed by Melbourne-based Italian sisters Tina and Jo Randello, each towel is full-sized despite being for little ones. […]

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House Rules RENO ADDICT

House Rules’ final interior renovation

Karina and Brian’s ‘old lady’ in remote Geraldton was transformed by the teams who were left with the somewhat challenging house rules of: ‘style our house desert coastal’, ‘bring the outside in with texture and tone’ and ‘make our kids’ bedrooms #TotesEpic’! So what did team WA and judges Wendy Moore and Joe Snell think? Bronik and Corrine – […]