Categories
Before & Afters Design House Tours Interiors Addict Interviews Real Renos RENO ADDICT

An amazing Cape Cod inspired before & after in Sydney

As we’ve seen many times over the last few years, the trickle-down effects of the pandemic are many and varied. One of many people to have undergone a COVID-induced career pivot, Sydney high school teacher Sabina Contreras decided to put her interior design diploma to excellent use by starting her own renovation business. Passionate travellers, […]

Categories
Decorating 101 Design Designers DIY Expert Tips RENO ADDICT Reno Products Styling

Transform your bedroom with stylist Lucy Glade-Wright’s design secrets

Interior stylist and director of Hunting for George, Lucy Glade-Wright has partnered with Dulux to demonstrate how colour and styling can transform your bedroom, taking your space to the next level. When it comes to redesigning your home, there aren’t many spaces as versatile as the bedroom. Whether it’s soothing colour schemes, luxurious bedding, or […]

Categories
Design DIY Expert Tips Outdoor & Exteriors RENO ADDICT

Meet Jen at Brisbane’s Reno + Design Show in March!

After assuming a COVID-19 induced virtual format last year, Queensland’s Reno + Design Show is back in physical form next month when it returns to the Brisbane Showgrounds from March 13-14. The mastermind of interior designer Renee Watson, the show is ideal for renovators and interiors obsessives and will feature design world luminaries including our […]

Categories
Art Homewares

Gallery walls: 7 frame options you can buy online

A simple and elegant way to bring style and personality into any room, gallery walls can really make a statement about your home. Whether you’re framing an artwork, a photo, your child’s scribbles, a quote or even a memento from a trip overseas, here are a few frame options to consider for your next curatorial […]

Categories
Architecture Design Designers RENO ADDICT

Visit Jen at Brisbane’s Reno + Design show in April!

The creation of interior designer Renee Watson, Brisbane’s Reno + Design show is back this April with over 100 designers, architects, stylists, home builders, trades, product suppliers and special guests from around the country gathering to celebrate all things home design and renovation. “Our homes need to be practical and suit our modern lifestyles, but […]

Categories
Art Homewares Interviews Styling

How to: Restyle your home with what you already own

While we’d all love to constantly splurge on new interior buys, most of us can only afford the occasional rejig. And while cheap and chic homewares are widely available (meaning seasonal updates are within the reach of most), what if I challenged you to work with what you already own? When it comes to interior […]

Categories
Expert Tips The Block

Blockhead Hannah Amos shares her Dîner en Blanc styling tips

The world’s most chic picnic, Le Dîner en Blanc, is returning to Melbourne on 24 February at a secret yet wondrous location. All dressed-up people arrive and set up beautiful tables for their picnic, then all pack up and leave like nothing never happened. Hannah and her partner, Clint, will be joining this famous night […]

Categories
Designers House Tours

Our 10 favourite real homes of 2017

It’s officially December so we’re allowed to start curating the best of the year, right?! This year, we have been lucky enough to sticky beak inside some of the most gorgeous homes. From a houseboat afloat Sydney Harbour to a US$16 million Hamptons home; we’ve certainly not been disappointed! So I’ve undertaken the tricky task of […]

Categories
Art Designers Homewares The Block

Homewares to revamp your home for under $100

Styling your home can get expensive, especially when you’re eyeing off a candle that’s triple digits and a lamp just shy of $1000 (and that’s on sale!). Here at Interiors Addict we believe some items are worthy of spending that extra bit of cash, but that doesn’t mean you can’t transform your home for less… […]

Categories
Bedrooms Designers Homewares Styling

Where to buy Australian bed linen online: 2017 update

Way back in 2014, when Tony Abbott was PM, Ellen DeGeneres took that epic celeb-filled selfie and Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin ‘consciously uncoupled,’ Interiors Addict had a milestone of its own… we produced one of our most clicked on articles ever: The 10 best places to buy Australian bed linen online. Now, three years on, we […]

Categories
Renting

Make your rental feel more homely with Amy’s top tips

With sky-high property prices the new norm, particularly in our major cities, home ownership is increasingly out of reach for many people. So, how does one make a rental feel like a home? Command hooks Made for renters, as you don’t have to ask your landlord permission to use them, Command make a range of […]

Categories
Expert Tips Styling

10 of the best styling tips I’ve stolen from the professionals

Add a circle I know I got this one from a Megan Morton workshop some years ago, and it’s simple and obvious when you think about it (but also, it’s only easy when you know how, right?). So, this tip is basically, to try and add a round shape to a room to break up […]

Categories
Art Expert Tips

Video tutorial: How to create a fabulous gallery wall

We brought you the new Hunting for George print range and custom frames recently, and the accompanying imagery provided plenty of gallery wall inspiration (see below). And while hanging a gallery wall is not the easiest thing to master, when you do, the results can be amazing. It’s also a fabulous, affordable alternative to larger […]

Categories
Homewares

Jen’s Lust List 14.02.17

I’m partial to a photographic print and if we ever manage to buy a new home (anyone else house-hunting in Sydney at the moment? It is haaaaaaaaard!), this one from Hunting for George ($195 unframed) will take pride of place somewhere! It’s a 1950s shot of Cornwall in England where we used to holiday as […]

Categories
Art

Affordable art: The top ten places to buy it in 2016

Given that the affordable art stories are some of the most popular on our site, we thought it was nigh time to bring you a 2016 (well, almost 2017!) update. Incredibly, all of these options come in under $500! Art Club Concept With its strong fashion focus, Art Club Concept is the perfect spot to […]

Categories
Styling

Create and shop your own mood board with Design It Yourself

Design It Yourself is a new website that allows you to experiment and create your own room interiors with the latest products from a host of Australian retailers. “It’s basically a mood board for novices. Consumers can create their own style boards using genuine available products and, best of all, it’s free!” says director Carli […]

Categories
Bedrooms Expert Tips

How to: Fold a fitted sheet into a perfect square

It’s not something I’d readily confess but ever since learning to properly fold a fitted sheet I have become rather obsessed with the task. After spending my entire adult life trying to fold them (but mostly giving up and scrunching them into a ball and stuffing them into the back of the cupboard) it was […]

Categories
Expert Tips

8 tips to uncover your own style and avoid decorating cliches

By Bianca Tzatzagos Don’t let your home succumb to fashion fads or cliché or mediocrity – make it a space that thrills you to the core. The best part? It’s sure to cost less than you’d think. Reclaim, reuse, repurpose. We’re not just talking about building furniture out of shipping pallets (almost a cliché itself […]