The very stylish Hannah Burgess is a former criminologist with a house full of plants who started her own business selling succulents as mail order gifts. Her foray into the trendy houseplants started simply when she bought her first succulent for her new home. “One succulent, soon turned to 10 and suddenly, I found myself […]
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Want to spend the day with one of Sydney’s best stylists? Go along to Mr Jason Grant’s favourite shops with him, learn his styling secrets, pick his brains, have lunch and coffee and get driven around in a Mini! Not to mention plenty of FUN! The perfect day out for a wannabe stylist or just […]
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New Vintage by Tahn Scoon
I recently received this beautiful book from its author, Tahn Scoon. To be honest, my first thought was “nice but hmm… not really my thing,” but on closer inspection, it really is. When I see the word vintage I sometimes worry this actually means hipster and that’s not me, plus I live in a pretty […]
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Two new Sibella Court workshops
Get in quick! Stylist Sibella has announced a couple of new Sydney workshops. The first is a three-hour walking tour of some of the spots she has designed the interiors of, including my personal favourite Ms G’s, as well as Upstairs at the Beresford, El Loco and her latest, The Fish Shop. Drinks included. Sounds […]
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Back to school with Megan Morton
Two ladies in fabulous dresses: Holly Hipwell (left) and Megan Morton (right) Some weeks ago, I received an email from the divine Megan Morton ( I love getting emails from MM, they are always so much fun!). It went something like this: ‘have you seen that new place?’ asked the elephant to the mouse. (random, I know, […]
New homewares shop alert: I Like Birds, Paddington, Sydney While I was in Paddington yesterday for the opening of the Dearwood showroom with my stylist friend Emma from Nest Designs, we stumbled across the most gorgeous new homewares shop called I Like Birds. You know when you feel a shop and its contents were created just […]
She’s probably the best known interior stylist in Australia. Sibella Court owns the shop The Society Inc, she’s written two hugely popular books (Etcetera in 2010 and The Stylist’s Guide to NYC in May this year) and she’s about to release a third. Her life is something of a whirlwind and she’s reached a sort of celebrity […]
Shaynna Blaze is the well loved female face of LifeStyle Channel’s most popular show, Selling Houses Australia. Not bad for her first TV gig. She recently ran a colour masterclass on Ten’s The Renovators. As she points out, free to air TV has been slow to catch on to what has been a hugely popular […]
Plants and flowers are the most natural way of enhancing spaces. Why? They bring an organic feel to your room, look nice, smell good and brighten moods with their natural beauty! TIPS Key areas for flower power are dining tables, bathrooms, entry halls and corridors as well as blank corners. Flowers and plants will automatically make places more […]
Successful lighting schemes are based on a balance between natural and artificial light, coupled with the interaction of function and design. This might seem like an algebraic formula, but if you can understand the primary role of lighting, this will give you a strong direction on how to optimise certain areas with light. TIPS […]
Colour is one of the most important aspects to a styling scheme and yet, ironically, it is what people are most hesitant to introduce. This aversion to embracing colour is amusing to me since the earth is, naturally, one of the greatest examples of how colour has an effect on its surroundings. Tip […]