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Charlie Albone’s top gardening tips for inside and out

Plant Life Balance, a leader in Australia’s green space industry, has just launched the Greener Spaces Better Places initiative with ambassador Charlie Albone. And it seems we’ve never been more interested in plants than since the onset of COVID-19 with 44.2% of Australians believing the pandemic has made them more aware of the importance of […]

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Adore Home magazine: Loni Parker’s fabulous new front yard

The final chapter in the home renovation of Adore Home Magazine’s Loni Parker, this front garden project was finished recently and it’s quite the bright and breezy summer-ready gem. For context, Loni and partner Mark have overhauled their modest brick Queensland home into a fresh, white weatherboard delight with this space the final finishing touch. […]

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Anna Spiro’s new book A Life in Pattern

Celebrated Queensland interior designer Anna Spiro has a beautiful new book out, A Life in Pattern. In the below extract, she talks about how she always wanted to be a fashion designer and the similarities between how she puts together outfits and rooms. In my younger years, if ever I was asked what I wanted […]

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Incy Interiors celebrates 10 years with brand new range of children’s furniture

When Incy Interiors launched a decade ago, the Australian children’s furniture scene was a rather bland and predictable one. Debuting with a range of retro style iron beds and cots, in a delectable range of on-trend colours, the Incy Interiors range soon became a favourite of design-conscious parents across the country – and it’s still […]

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Charlie Albone and Juliet Love share a first look at their new home

With two sons, it didn’t take long for Aussie landscape designer and TV host Charlie Albone and his interior stylist wife Juliet Love, to outgrow their two-bedroom home. After going on the real estate hunt, they eventually stumbled upon a two-storey beachside semi in Sydney’s eastern suburbs that was ripe for renovation. Despite falling for […]

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Anna Spiro’s first rug range is a riot of colour and pattern

Long time readers will know I’m a big Anna Spiro fan so I’m LOVING her debut rug range with Designer Rugs. If there was ever a time we all needed a little (or even a lot of!) feel good colour in our lives, it’s now! With over 20 years’ experience in the design industry, Anna […]

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Patterned carpet: If Greg Natale says so, we’re in!

Award-winning interior designer Greg Natale has announced a second Axminster carpet collaboration with Designer Rugs, an evolution of the original collection launched in 2014. Perfect for both classic and modern interiors, Greg’s new direction takes a creative broad sweep in its exploration of nostalgic influences, scaled-up patterning and vibrant multicolour combinations. So, is patterned carpet […]

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10 inexpensive ways to make your home feel exciting again

Interior designer and stylist Kathryn Bamford explains how make your home feel exciting again. With all this extra time at home, there is no better time than the present to reinvigorate your home and make it exciting again. Here are 10 easy and inexpensive ways to make your home feel exciting again which you can […]

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Art Interviews

Artist Alizon Gray brings calm in challenging times

“I am hoping that I can bring a little bit of beauty to the world when it all seems so ugly. Maintaining hope and an appreciation for beauty is so important in times like this,” says Melbourne abstract artist Alizon Gray whose colourful yet calming works are just the antidote in times like now. While […]

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Ceramics Australia: Jones & Co latest a colour hit!

Just when you thought its wares couldn’t get any better, the latest Jones & Co range dropped this week and we’re hard pressed to pick a favourite piece. The brand’s mission is “to make the most interesting ceramics on the planet” and we think they’re doing a damn fine job of it. The latest collection […]

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Greg Natale’s new book is pure (patterned) house envy

You could say it’s become his design signature so it makes sense that interior design virtuoso Greg Natale’s latest book is all about pattern. The 256-page tome, The Patterned Interior, illustrates the power of pattern in design by taking readers inside a swathe of stunning homes he’s designed. I for one have serious interiors envy […]

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Homewares

Faceted handmade clay dishes and wall hooks from Tasmania

After featuring her gorgeous homewares on one of the first ever Olivia’s Fab Four and having recently showcased her work on Covet My Coffee Table, it seemed only fair that Patricia Kelly of Misskelly Made in Tasmania got a post all to herself! The maker of edgy but simple jewellery designs and interior wares, she creates […]

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The pop-up Masterchef Dining & Bar by AZBcreative takes out international award

Restaurant interiors have to be my guilty pleasure and the pop-up Masterchef Dining & Bar didn’t disappoint! While it was only in Sydney and Melbourne for eight weeks last year, the restaurant designed by AZBcreative has been catapulted back into the spotlight after taking out the prestigious Gold Prize for Conceptual Design at the annual […]

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Popular Australian Mid Century furniture classic returns

TH Brown has been reissuing its most beloved pieces and now is the time for the popular Rondo Pouffe Table suite to find a home once again in living, lounge and playrooms across the Australia. Established in 1911, TH Brown is Australia’s oldest operating furniture brand. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, Peter Brown, son of […]

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The Block effect: how being on TV can shine a spotlight on small business

As longtime fans of The Block, Australian furniture manufacturer Toni Briggs Brown and husband Simon Brown dreamed of getting their product on the show and set out to make it happen this year. Here’s how their kitchen stools made it into Mitch and Mark’s kitchen on Sunday night and their first order came through before the […]

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Interior designer James Treble’s practical new online design course

The brainchild of interior designer and media personality James Treble, ‘Practical Design’ is a new online course created for those building or renovating a house as well as students of design. “The feedback I’ve often received is how practical my knowledge is, so I thought it was time to share it,” says James who presents […]

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Our picks from Anna Spiro’s new Anthropologie homewares range

In a major coup for an Australian designer, Brisbane-based interior designer Anna Spiro has just launched a collaboration with the esteemed American homewares and fashion retailer Anthropologie. Anna and her team designed eight new patterns, in her signature style, for the brand to use across the gorgeous range – most of which can be purchased […]

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Steve Cordony shares his home office must haves

Renowned interior stylist Steve Cordony says Australians had to pivot very quickly this year to create a workspace at home but one that may not have been their ideal setup. But he explains that with simple changes, the ultimate home office can be created to help set you up for success in the New Year.   “Making […]