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Bathrooms

6 budget-friendly bathroom updates

By Laney Clancy If you want to give your bathroom a new look but don’t know where to start, focus on these 6 essentials and you’ll soon have a washroom wake-up that won’t wreck the budget. 1. Fixtures as a foundation New fixtures (vanity/sink, toilet, shower, bathtub) can completely transform a bathroom; everything from the […]

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Kids Rooms

BedNest and Cultiver team up on kids bedheads and linen

Bednest, home of upholstered bedheads, and linen brand Cultiver, have collaborated on a classy and classic children’s range. Wanting to offer an alternative to parents tired of the garish colours and clunky bed designs crowding the childrens’ market, Nicky Line of BedNest and Nicolle Sullivan of Cultiver joined forces to come up with something altogether […]

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Bedrooms Homewares

Super soft linen with a splash of colour from Major Minor

There’s some great quality linen out there in Australia, and for those who love the perfectly crumpled look and feel but prefer theirs with a shot of bright colour, mother-daughter team Major Minor could be just the ticket. I spoke to Hannah Seely, one half of the new, online linen business, with her mum, Anne. […]

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Interiors Addict

Lark opens the doors to its new Fitzroy home

By Kathryn Bamford Gone are the Daylesford days! The gorgeous gift and homewares store Lark officially opened its new doors on Gertrude Street in Melbourne’s Fitzroy on Friday. The beautiful shop front has huge glass windows with striking typography and gorgeous displays. The space itself has amazing high ceilings with stunning decorative detailing. Being my […]

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Interiors Addict

Grab a vintage homewares bargain online with the new Salvos Stores on eBay

I’m delighted to be a brand ambassador, alongside The Living Room’s Barry du Bois, for the new My Salvos Stores eBay shop. Do you love furnishing your home with unique, affordable items but don’t always have the time to go out and rummage through op shops and speciality stores to find them? My Salvos Stores […]

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Homewares

First look inside West Elm Melbourne: opening today!

West Elm Melbourne officially opens on Chapel Street this morning and last night they threw a celebration party. I couldn’t make it but I sent along Kathryn Bamford, who took a few snaps for us.  The who’s who of the design zoo were out in numbers last night at the West Elm South Yarra opening […]

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Kitchens

IKEA design new kitchens for The Lodge for Abbott and Rudd

With less than 2 weeks until polling day, the battle for the top job continues, and IKEA Australia has offered some timely home furnishing inspiration for Australia’s would-be PMs, Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott, should either feel the need for a redesign inside The Lodge. As a bit of fun, IKEA has created 2 kitchen […]

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Interiors Addict

Blacklist and Birdy & Me collaborate on limited edition print

You should know by now that I love the work of Blacklist’s Nathan and Jaynie Johnson. As affordable, Australian art goes, in my opinion, you can’t beat their prints and wall hangings. I also admire the work of illustrator Kelly Smith of Birdy & Me. She specialises in fashion and her most recent collaboration was […]

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Interiors Addict

Set a pretty table with Freedom

Freedom have done good with their latest range of tableware for Summer. It really does make it more fun to set the table or have friends over when you have something a little more special than plain white plates (yes, like me, but I’m hoping to recitfy that thanks to my wedding registry, old school […]

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Homewares

New wedding registry wants to make your Pinterest dream home a reality

There’s a new wedding registry on the block and it’s all about styling your home, with ex Belle interior design editor Imogen Naylor on board to help newlyweds on their decorating journey. “We are different in almost every way from traditional registries,” says co-founder Jacqui Scruby. “But the main difference is our style proposition – […]

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Interiors Addict

100 year old ship timber reborn as eco-friendly, mosaic tiles

Bella Lujo has announced the release of Renaza, a range of mosaic timber tiles crafted from 100 year-old hardwood, sustainably sourced from decommissioned boats. I can’t tell you how much I love this concept! The Renaza (Spanish for ‘reborn’) timber tile range offers an affordable and ecologically sound way to bring the warmth and spirit […]

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Interiors Addict

An Issey Miyake table lamp for less than $300?

Yes, it’s true! Lamps by legendary Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake are now available in Australia through Artemide and some of them may even be in your budget! The “IN-EI” range — Japanese for “shadow, shadiness, and nuance”– combines strong 3D geometry with an exceptional illumination capacity to diffuse light. Issey’s artistic vision, applied via a […]

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The Block

Matt from The Block launches polished concrete business Sky High Renders

In a smart move after the popularity of their polished concrete feature walls on The Block Sky High, Matt from Matt and Kim, has launched a new business. He wants to make polished concrete finishes both contemporary and affordable. He said: “Until now, renders such as Cement Glassface and Venetian Plaster have been exclusive to […]

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Appliances Kitchens

Five appliances you (or more accurately, I) didn’t know existed

I live in a little bubble. It’s warm and cosy. There is a PlayStation in it, and a TV, and a laptop. I have a frying pan as well, a toaster and a kettle… I could go on, but you get the point. I have all the basics required to live a rather simple but […]

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Appliances Kitchens

Brita 3 Way Water Filter Dispenser makes water smell waterier

There is a serious side to this post where we tell you that Brita has released some pretty handy new appliances. Unsurprisingly in the filtered water category. There’s also a fun side, but we will get to that later. Firstly, the serious part. Brita has launched its 3 Way Water Filter Dispenser which you can […]

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Interiors Addict

14 gifts for mum: a $25 bunch of flowers including delivery!

Today on Interiors Addict, I’m starting 14 Gifts for Mum: two weeks of a gift idea a day for your mum in the lead up to Mother’s Day.  Don’t buy something mediocre at the last minute, when you still have plenty of time to buy something lovely that she’ll treasure! All gifts are under $100 […]

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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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Interiors Addict

Real Living, March 2013

I think Real Living nail their covers, and March issue is no exception. I was so excited to tear the plastic off my subscription copy I gave myself a paper cut. Literally. And then fell head over heels in love with the reversible polka dot and floral quilt on the cover. So it should have […]