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Wholesaler profile: Boyd Blue

Wholesalers don’t often get the limelight but they’re an essential part of the interior design process, often sourcing product from all over the world, presenting designers and decorators with an already edited selection to pick from. Few wholesalers have the variety, customer service and merchandising skills of Queensland’s Boyd Blue. Shelley Boyd started the company […]

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Stacey Kouros: From Greg Natale’s protégé to respected interior designer in her own right

Stacey Kouros says it’s a huge compliment to be described as Greg Natale’s protégé. But despite this great start and exposure on reality TV show homeMADE, this young designer has really gone on to carve out her own style and prove her talent, running her own design practice. “I worked for Greg for more than […]

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“Interior designers are scientists and stylists are magicians,” says Inside Out’s Vanessa Colyer Tay

Vanessa Colyer Tay, who has been style editor at Inside Out for four years, is happy so long as she’s constantly evolving and being inspired. I’ve long been a fan of her work, and while she’s not as self-publicising as some stylists, her work is well known and respected, and that says it all.

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Dylan Farrell’s unusual path to interior design success

“My father was an interior architect in New York, where I was born and raised. I literally grew up in a playroom that had a 2.5 metre long drafting board in it, prepared for the large-scale interior renderings that were one of my father’s specialties,” says interior designer Dylan Farrell of his early life that […]

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Sustainable interiors: Meet Alter Eco Design’s James Goodlet

“I grew up in a family of builders with a passion for quality and workmanship. These traits have been passed on and form a part of my ethos, though with an arts focused education I was always better with a pencil than a hammer!” says James Goodlet, the director of Alter Eco Design – a […]

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Now THIS is how you do Hamptons decor in Australia!

Natalee Bowen has always been creative. At the age of 15, she started designing and selling clothes, a career she would have happily pursued if it wasn’t for her parents. “They told me they had spent way too much money on my private school education for me to just make clothes,” Natalee explains. “So they […]

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Highgate House’s studio: Brisbane’s best looking workplace?

Upon first glance, Highgate House’s studio could be your dream home. The recently revamped premises of the interior design practice are really something else! But for owner interior designer Leigh Boswell, working in anything but the best was not an option: “I couldn’t imagine not working in a beautiful environment. I am very proud of […]

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The Best of Houzz 2023: Australia’s most popular home designs

The annual Best of Houzz award winners are in for another year recognising the platform’s most talented renovation and design professionals. Voted for by the Houzz community, the annual people’s choice award highlights the designers with the most popular designs and highest ratings. It recognises just 3% of the more than 3 million home professionals […]

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Timber moulding trends 2023: Coastal, modern farmhouse & Hamptons

Sponsored by: Intrim The latest Intrim style series sees us look at three very different homes and the way in which timber mouldings work to create distinct aesthetics in each. First up there’s the 2021 Block contestants Kirsty and Jesse’s Country Coastal abode. Second cab off the rank is Gray & Co’s Modern Farmhouse while […]

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Greg Natale debuts new lifestyle collection at Maison&Objet Paris

Held biannually in Paris, Maison&Objet is one of the world’s most esteemed interior design trade fairs and this year’s event saw the celebrated Aussie interior designer Greg Natale debut his new collections with a major exhibition titled Fantaisie. Drawing on art, fashion, architecture and music, Greg’s gorgeous new lifestyle range spans tabletop, accessories and objets […]

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Multi-residential interiors designed by the popular Bec Judd

Design-led developer and builder Lowe Living has unveiled the final interiors release of its in-demand Sera project in Brighton, which has been exclusively designed by Australian media personality and TV presenter, Bec Judd. Located on the corner of Pine and Hampton Streets in Brighton, Sera is the first of two Bayside-based Lowe Living projects that […]

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Sophisticated Melbourne home an ode to its owners’ Italian roots

While people often argue that dark houses feel small, Melbourne’s Splinter Society would beg to differ. “We use dark colours as a way of focussing attention and framing things. With light colours, everything is washed out and in your face. With dark colours you have more control over what is highlighted – it’s all about […]

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Sydney family home reno inspired by feminine energy

Designed by Smac Studio’s Shona McElroy, this semi-detached/duplex house is in Sydney’s Dover Heights and is home to a busy young family that loves to entertain. A relatively small home, the recently renovated abode manages to fit in four bedrooms, two bathrooms, storage and several entertaining areas without compromising on style. “The brief was very […]

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Four modern country homes which will make you swoon!

Sponsored by Intrim In no small part due to the current season of The Block, modern country interiors are in vogue again. But the look is hardly new. In fact, it’s its timelessness and classic appeal that makes it a winner. We’ve rounded up some stunning projects to inspire you if you’ve been thinking of […]

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Hamptons selections in a box: the popular style just got easier!

Sponsored by Intrim While we often tell you it’s the finer details that add up make an interior feel finished, layered and cohesive, making the actual decisions on these elements can be confusing for many and ultimately lead to design paralysis, otherwise known as the too hard basket! Fear not, if Hamptons is your vibe, […]

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Integrated meals table makes the most of the kitchen island bench

Last updated in the 90’s, this grand Edwardian-era Melbourne home has just been renovated again with interior designer Jessica Viscarde, of Eclectic Creative, at the helm. “The home had undergone an extension in the late 90’s and the existing conditions of the kitchen, living and dining, as well as the laundry room, did not fit […]

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Latest tabletop wares inspired by desert blooms

With the tablescape trend still going strong, and summer entertaining on the horizon, the latest Ecology collection couldn’t have come sooner. Titled Superbloom, it’s brimming with bright, optimistic colours and abstract desert-inspired florals. Statement serving ware, mouth-blown glass and hand drawn details are complemented by line extensions of the brand’s popular Speckle and Nomad ranges. […]

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Mouldings: essential design element for layering modern homes

Sponsored by Intrim When we think of wainscoting and decorative mouldings it’s often in the context of a traditional or Hamptons style home, but these days the options for contemporary homes are seriously game changing too! A modern home doesn’t have to be bland and lacking in details; in fact, it can be quite the […]