Sibella Court, whose interview I featured earlier this week, ran an amazing hands on workshop called Emotive Interiors in Sydney this evening. I’ll share more of her top tips and insights on here tomorrow, but suffice to say it was a wonderful experience to watch her build a set in front of us at Sun […]
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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 […]
British interior designer Abigail Ahern has a truly international reputation and a very distinctive style. She is author of the bestseller A Girl’s Guide to Decorating and owner of the hugely successful Atelier Abigail Ahern (“Purveyors of all things fabulous”) in London where she stocks her own designs as well as items sourced from across […]
Whether you know it or not I can pretty much guarantee if you have even a passing interest in interiors you will have admired Kirsten Bookallil’s work at some point or other. It’s been published in editorials everywhere from Vogue Living, Belle and Real Living to Harper’s Bazaar and Gourmet Traveller. Her clients include huge […]
Rylo Interiors, East Brisbane If you’re going to open up an interiors store, more than ever, that shop needs to look damn good inside! Lauren Pearse has created a beautiful showcase for her work with her new venture Rylo Interiors in East Brisbane. Lauren and her builder husband Ryan make a great team. It’s been a […]
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 […]
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Tsar rugs at 15 percent off
I visited Tsar’s showroom in Alexandria as part of Saturday in Design and their designs are quite striking. They’re offering 15% off all floor stock in September when you mention Saturday in Design. Worth a look…
Universal Magazines and FremantleMediaEnterprises (FME) have today announced the launch of Grand Designs Australia magazine, an exciting new publication in the home design genre. Following on from the highly successful TV series, the magazine will make its debut in April 2012. Denis Ford, Universal Magazines’ associate publisher, said: “Grand Designs Australia magazine is an exciting […]
The Stylist’s Guide to Homewares Shopping in Sydney and Melbourne Following on from yesterday’s interview with Mr Jason Grant, interior stylist extroadinaire, he’s put together an exclusive list of his top shops, websites and design blogs for Interiors Addict. Hold onto your credit cards! Bricks and mortar stores (in Melbourne and Sydney) Pure and General, […]
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Jason Grant, living his dream
Jason Grant left his prestigious role as style director for Real Living magazine last year and hasn’t stopped working since. It’s a good job he loves his work so much it feels like play. One of the most positive and passionate people I’ve interviewed, while he may insist he’s been given a lot of ‘lucky breaks’ there’s no […]
My favourite Keep Calm Gallery have done it again with their latest prints. You all know how I love a bit of type-inspired artwork! These latest designs are by newlywed Keep Calm owners Lucas and Hayley, who also sell many other artists’ work on their site. The eye chart prints are fun and and the […]
Shower curtains are naff. As are many bathroom items, like those mats people put around toilets (do NOT get me started), toilet roll covers (or worse, toilet SEAT covers), dusty bowls of shells and dolphin paraphernalia. If you have any of these, I suggest you throw them out quick smart. Anyway, these shower curtains, a […]
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FOR THE LOVE OF TYPE Oh, how I love typography! I suppose it’s because I’m a wordsmith (Okay, journalist) that I love the look of words, fonts and typography and why I already have such a big collection of type-based prints from Keep Calm Gallery in the UK. But this week, thanks to Louise over […]
Sydney bathroom specialists Candana Designs has turned the big 30 and is celebrating with a new website. The company has masterminded the look and feel of countless residential and commercial bathrooms throughout Australia and inspired a bathroom design culture that has continued to impress the industry and consumers. Managing director Marc Reed says: “The […]
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A great idea for renters
Readers of this blog know I love coming across great ideas for renters who want a fabulously stylish space but can’t commit to things homeowners have the luxury of playing around with. Like paint, wallpaper, nails in walls… you catch my drift. This week I came across wallstudio, which is fantastic for renters and fickle […]
REAL HOME: Anne-Maree Bowen, Victorian terrace in Sydney’s Inner West Anne-Maree Bowen renovated this Victorian terrace in Sydney’s Inner West with her husband, toddler, baby and Burmese cat! “When we bought the house it needed a lot of work but we loved the beautiful heritage features,” she says. “Most of all we loved the back […]
Hi James! Congratulations on your new pad! I asked my community and they came up with a couple of suggestions: 1. Use the ‘warm’ rather than ‘cool’ lightbulbs. Read more here. 2. Ambient light. Use lots of small sources of warm light at different heights: direct table lamp, stunning standing lamp, wall lights etc. Just […]