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How to choose the right white paint for you

By Wendy Rennie The neverending conundrum for the home renovator is how to choose the best white for a room or space? It seems there are more and more to choose from and picking the right one can seem overwhelming. But this process can be simplified in a few easy steps.

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Bedrooms Expert Tips

Spare bedrooms: for taking decorating risks and having some fun!

By Louise Reeves A few months ago, I moved into a house with a very interesting little spare room in the form of a converted garage. The room was good for a few reasons; the previous owners had installed floorboards and tongue-and-groove built-in wardrobes, the windows were super cute, it’s on ground level and gets […]

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Club Med meets China for a truly unique hotel experience

By Tatyana Leonov I was fortunate to travel to Guilin in China to check out the new Club Med Guilin last week. You’ve got your beachy Club Meds, your ski Club Meds… and then you’ve got Club Med Guilin – a completely different and unique resort. I set off a day later than anticipated due […]

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Jen’s first Facebook for business workshops open for bookings

Due to massive demand, I’m going to start running regular social media for small business workshops in Sydney and the first two will take place on Thursday 28 November and Thursday 5 December 2013. The 2.5-hour workshops, Taking Facebook for Business out of the Too-Hard Basket, cost $295 to include a light supper. They will […]

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Travel

The design lover’s guide to New York

Sponsored by Laminex As a homewares shopping starting point, no trip to NYC is complete without visiting the legendary American stores Anthropologie and Jonathan Adler! I would usually add West Elm and Pottery Barn to this list but, luckily for us, they’re now open in Australia (just Sydney for now but West Elm opens in […]

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Homewares

Kip & Co’s new bed linen range is inspired by the dappled light of summer. Win some!

Melbourne’s boutique bedding company Kip & Co, has launched its latest collection, Dappled Dreams, adding towels and rugs to complement its linen for adults and kids. It’s a celebration of summers gone and the possibilities of summers to come – dappled light and warm nights, radio crackling, beach swims, salty skin, friendships made, gold and braid. […]

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Chevron’s going nowhere in AURA’s latest colourful collection

There’s a reason that trends stick around and that’s because they just work. Chevron is one of these. People keep asking me isn’t chevron “over” yet and no, it isn’t, because everyone loves it! AURA obviously agree, because there’s plenty of that old zigzag favourite in their latest colourful collection for summer, released this week. […]

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Styling

Stylist Alana Langan launches online homewares store Hunt & Bow

Interior stylist Alana Langan has an eye for what looks good so it’s no surprise her new online store, launching today, is full of great treasures for your home. Alana said she wanted to create a platform to support independent local design in Australia and to meet the growing demand for on-trend vintage wares without […]

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New Cristina Re teacups are a little bit Alice in Wonderland

And in my book, that’s no bad thing! Whether you’re a typical girly girl or you love the vintage look but prefer something a little less feminine, there’s a set for you!

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How to: make your own terrarium

Have you been looking for a way to add some greenery to your space? Check out this eye-catching terrarium I made in half an hour the other day! The terrarium trend is not slowing down any time soon and they are a great way to add some greenery to your interior. If don’t have a […]

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Expert Tips

8 top tips for displaying flowers in your home

Stylist Samantha White shares her top tips for using flowers in your home or at your next event and these photos of her work. From combining focal flowers and filler flowers, to changing the water every 2 days, to using foliage, there’s bound to be a nugget of useful information for everyone.  1. Instead of […]

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Appliances Kitchens

One sleek induction cooktop for multiple pans

I don’t know about you but it’s the sleekest looking cooktop I’ve seen. This month, Siemens will unveil its most innovative creation yet, the freeInduction. Unlike other induction cooktops that are restricted by predefined cooking zones, the freeInduction cooktop offers unlimited freedom when it comes to pot size, shape and position. 48 heat micro-conductors operate […]

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Interiors Addict’s top 8 Pottery Barn online buys

Following on from my top West Elm picks, today I give you my top 8 Pottery Barn buys, available in store at Bondi or online if you live interstate. This was really hard but you have to edit somewhere! As I’ve said before, Pottery Barn is my idea of “when I grow up” classic but […]

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Reader gardening Q&A with Charlie Albone from Selling Houses Australia

Last month, the lovely Charlie Albone, Selling Houses Australia’s resident gardening expert, agreed to answer a few reader questions. We were going to pick a few, but he was kind enough to answer them all! Here are the Q&As below. Thanks Charlie! Question: Hi Jen & Charlie. 
My partner and I have built a house […]

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Interviews

“There’s not a day when I don’t just want to make things.” An interview with Rachel Castle

You probably already know Rachel Castle’s sellout pokadot pillow cases, velvet round cushions and colourful artwork. If you’ve seen the saying Put The Love In The Coconut around the place, you’ve seen her happy creations for her label CASTLE. I’m delighted to finally interview Rachel for Interiors Addict but it’s taken a while because her […]

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5 cost-effective ways to refresh your home

Interior designer Lorena Gaxiola shares 5 cost-effective tips to refresh your home this New Year, from painting a blackboard wall to incorporating the colour green. “Our home is the perfect place to start when it comes to kicking off a successful new year. It’s our bedrock, our retreat and for many of us, the centre […]

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My garden-in-a-box balcony experiment

I’m not green fingered. It is a running joke at my house. If anything, I’d say I’m black fingered; fingers of DEATH even. So when I heard about a new, easy garden-in-a-box product from Urban Gardenista (cool name) it really appealed. They deliver you all the plants you need to get your garden or balcony […]

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Dining in Design: Restaurant Arras

Dining Design: Restaurant Arras Paul Smith pinstripes, neon perspex and graffiti art meet in this fine dining restaurant without the pretension. In my new series about restaurant and bar interiors, I took a closer look at Arras in Sydney’s CBD, which manages not to take itself too seriously. I sat down for a fantastic lunch […]