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Meet the finalists for Belle Coco Republic Interior Designer of the Year 2015

The Belle Coco Republic Interior Design Awards always showcase the most amazing projects by the country’s most talented interior designers and this year… is no exception! With the big prize of the night being Interior Designer of the Year (which last year was won by Interiors Addict favourite Greg Natale for the second time), 2015’s finalists are all first-time nominees. […]

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Interviews

The man providing stone to Sydney’s most lavish interiors

It’s hard to imagine someone who knows more about stone than Paul Nahon. As the director of Sydney’s WorldStone Solutions, he’s the go-to guy if you want anything from the finest Italian white marble to his personal favourite, Basaltina (and everything in between). He’s worked with the likes of Hare + Klein and Greg Natale and […]

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Homewares Travel

An Interiors Addict’s guide to homewares shopping in Bali

People have always spoken highly of Bali for homewares shopping and I thought it would be worth a look. But to be honest, it was never too high on my radar due to all the speculation about Bali in the media. But let me tell you, it’s a lot safer than we’re made to believe and […]

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Appliances

The latest good looking coffee maker from Nespresso & Breville

With its all-black exterior and solid die-cast aluminum, the Nespresso Breville Maestria Black brings a masculine and sophisticated finish to any modern kitchen. Equal parts power and luxury, the Maestria allows you to prepare professional style coffee with the attached steam wand and master the art of milk froth. With its hard industrial structure, the statement […]

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Homewares

Kartell in Tavola’s dinnerware designed by renowned chefs

Collaborating with renowned chefs and designers, iconic design company Kartell have added a brand new collection to their Kartell in Tavola range. Known for their colourful and imaginative designs and their experimental and innovative approach to materials and technologies, the latest range is an array of sophisticated yet practical pieces for the table. Collaborators include chefs […]

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Homewares

Noritake’s new dinnerware collection inspired by France

Inspired by the whimsical scenes of a French bistro, the new Le Restaurant collection by Noritake features beautiful reproduced cartoons in a predominantly black and white colour palette. The quirky range comprises of cereal bowls, dinner plates, pasta bowls and salad plates plus serving bowls and platters, mugs, salt and pepper shakers and a sugar and […]

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Kitchens Travel

The world’s tallest hotel in Dubai: The JW Marriott Marquis

This Bloggerati Getaway is proudly sponsored by Dubai Tourism Of course, in Dubai, of all places, you get used to hearing things are the biggest, best or most expensive, but I can’t deny I was excited to stay at the world’s tallest hotel accommodation (marketer’s dream that I am). From the outside, once you get […]

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Travel

When 21 bloggers go to Dubai…

This Bloggerati Getaway is proudly sponsored by Dubai Tourism We’ve been in Dubai for 48 hours and already we have seen so much. I knew this was a place of many contrasts but you really do have to see it for yourself. The weather is perfect mid-20s and not horridly humid and stormy like the […]

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Art

Artist and florist collaborate with colourful results

Wow, these are just beautiful, aren’t they? This is what happens when an artist (Alesandro Ljubicic) and a florist (Sean Cook of Mr. Cook) collaborate! Alesandro’s highly textured, abstract oil paintings on linen are inspired by Sean’s floral arrangements and a new exhibition (on now until 24 November) will also feature Sean’s floral installations. It […]

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House Tours

The all-vintage home of Porteno restaurateurs, Elvis & Sarah

Words by Leta Keens,  photography by Saskia Wilson. Elvis Abrahanowicz and Sarah Doyle, co-owners of Argentianian restaurants Porteno and Bodega, live with their two poodles Marcel and Buddy in a terrace in Sydney’s Newtown. When you’re number five in a family of six girls, secondhand is part of life. “I grew up in Vinnies,” says […]

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Appliances

Electrolux: bringing professional quality to the home kitchen

Be you a professional chef or a budding home cook, the new Electrolux Masterpiece Collection can help you achieve professional restaurant quality dishes from your home. Launching later this month, the collection consists of a blender ($399), a food processor ($599) and an immersion blender, otherwise known as a stick mixer ($199), that feature innovative […]

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Appliances Kitchens

Swapping the wine fridge for the herb fridge

It may look like a wine fridge but The Urban Cultivator, a system dedicated to creating the freshest herbs and greens, is far better for you! An Australian first, the system takes the complex weather hurdles out of growing and serving herbs and creates a unique indoor growing environment, with no pesticides, no travel time […]

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Interviews Styling

IndigoJungle: Brisbane’s latest styling duo

When Vanessa Cribb was recommended a stylist for her newly renovated home, she never guessed she would be meeting her future business partner, Caro Toledo. But after months of working together, from sourcing key pieces to designing interior furnishings, the spark had well and truly struck, and the basis of their interior styling firm IndigoJungle […]

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Bedrooms Travel

Olivia discovers “cool” Canberra at Hotel Hotel

So, this weekend I learnt a very valuable lesson: Canberra is no longer the boring old country town I remember from my Year 6 school trip! It’s actually become (dare I say…) quite cool, with a flurry of cafes, shops and hotels having opened up that look more suited to the streets of Sydney’s Surry […]

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Designers

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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Expert Tips Styling

Melissa Penfold’s 17 ways to get the designer look at home without spending a fortune

Want a quick lesson in how to decorate like a top designer? Style queen Melissa Penfold shares her top tips on which colours look good together, how to work with texture, the way things should be displayed, and how to learn the difference between a classic and a fad. This is great, practical, no nonsense advice […]

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Designers Interviews

Bates Smart: where the designers are interior architects, not decorators

Being one of the oldest architecture practices in the world, Bates Smart has a very impressive 162-year history! It’s safe to say they’re one of the most respected in Australia. With projects spanning from the Australian Embassy in Berlin, the Crown Towers Hotel at City of Dreams in Macau and the New Royal Children’s Hospital in […]

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Interviews Kitchens RENO ADDICT

At home with My Kitchen Rules’ celebrity chef, Pete Evans

As soon as I found out we were going to get the chance to take a peek inside Pete Evans’ newly renovated Sydney home, I immediately wanted to check out his kitchen. As the owner of multiple restaurants and a judge on the hit TV show My Kitchen Rules, I had high hopes, and not surprisingly, […]