I was delighted to receieve this Room Talk submission from an American reader! Whitney, of Whitney McGregor Designs, talks us though her very own living room. “We moved into our home almost two years ago and, as recent college grads (at the time), we were working on a VERY tight budget, so, of course, we […]
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I hinted at this exciting project the other week and now I can finally tell you what it was all about! For those of you who don’t know, for my day job I’m editor of Dynamic Business magazine. I recently started thinking about the business side of being an interior designer and what it takes […]
Larissa, of Cream Property Styling, helped style this once tired Newtown home for sale. “This three bedroom end terrace had been owned by my client for more than 15 years. It had gone through a major renovation around ten years ago and been rented out ever since. When I was given the job, the place […]
My name’s Jen and I like rearranging furniture. It’s a problem. I’ve been trying to work out why. Is it my inner perfectionist, never quite happy with the finished result? Or is it that I’m chronically indecisive? Or maybe I’m just addicted to the thrill of coming up with a new furniture arrangement? Regardless, I […]
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Instagram interior inspiration
There were a flood of new users this week as photo sharing app Instagram became available to those with Android phones for the first time. And overnight it was sold to Facebook for a cool $1 billion! Are you one of the new devotees? If you’re a visual person, you may find that this swiftly […]
This weekend I listed my pink Keep Calm and Carry On print on eBay. A sad day. When I bought it four years ago from Keep Calm Gallery (who incidentally have some AMAZING stuff) in the UK, (because they weren’t selling them here in Australia then) nobody else had one. And then when everyone else […]
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Want to write about interiors?
The awesome Sydney Writers’ Centre (I know it’s awesome because I’ve done a course there plus I know the founder, Valerie Khoo, and she rocks) has this really cool industry insights course. It’s called Writing about Interiors, Style and Design. Part of me hopes I don’t need this course but the other part wants to […]
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Win an original artwork by Julie Paterson
You all loved the pictures of Julie Paterson’s latest collection for Designer Rugs in her Blue Mountains cottage earlier this week. Now she’s giving you the chance to win a little bit of the design process in the form of an original painting for your own home. Julie has taken four of her best rug […]
Block fever is back. Can you feel it? I’m delighted to hear Shaynna Blaze is going to be the third judge alongside John McGrath and belle magazine’s Neale Whitaker this series. Interiors Addict loves Shaynna for being talented and glamorous while at the same time fun and very down to earth. No doubt she’ll be […]
Good design improves with time and attention, which is how Julie Paterson of cloth fabric created her new collection with Designer Rugs. “It’s not always about what is new, the question is what can we re-imagine from what we’ve already created?” Julie has taken four of her best rug designs and overlaid them with four […]
What a delight to be invited by Corporate Culture and Georg Jensen to the first ever showing of the Silver Ambassador Collection in Sydney yesterday. It was quite magical to be surrounded by countless bowls, goblets, trays and pieces of cutlery, all made of solid silver and paintakingly made by hand in Copenhagen. Set against […]
Daphna Tal is the in-house interiors specialist for Australian Living, a leading sustainable building consultancy which focuses on upping the ante in the residential market. Interiors Addict speaks to her and takes a look around this stylish sustainable home (inside and out) in Sydney’s Rose Bay. “Why aren’t there more interior specialists focused on sustainability? What […]
One of my favourite paint companies has announced some fab sounding colour workshops for the next few months, headed up by Melinda Ashton Turner. Not only does she have an uber impressive career as a stylist, she recently started her own blog all about colour, so who better? Using paint can be one of the […]
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Artist’s Eclectic Sanctuary
I’m sure you’ll agree today’s real home is a stunner and it belongs to Australian artist Christopher Vine. His open plan home is like a white blank canvas for his own paintings and collections. The South Melbourne property, formerly the Emerald Hill Mechanics Institute and later the Italian Club, appealed to him because of its New York loft […]
Orson & Blake’s David Heimann knows a thing or two about beautiful pieces and creating gorgeous interiors but he says you should never take it all too seriously. “People should be encouraged to feel confident about their homes. The best interiors are always fascinating due to the very personalised objects and collections,” he says. […]
David Harrison is a respected interiors writer and stylist who regularly reports on the Milan Furniture Fair for Inside Out. He was once the Australian importer of Isamu Noguchi lights from Ozeki & Co Japan and Tendo Mokko Japan. He also distributed Carl Hansen in NSW for several years and imported vintage American pieces. In this […]
Today’s homewares gift inspiration comes via new website Down That Little Lane, which, I should mention, I LOVE! The site has the tagline ‘a place to share the delightful things’ if that gives you a better idea! Founder Tessa White, who has always had a reputation among her friends for finding the best gifts and […]
Jane Frosh has worked as an event producer for more the a decade but it’s the styling aspect of events that really gets her excited and it’s led her into interior styling work too. When you think event styling you might think dodgy chair covers and centrepieces, things that make Jane shudder. “I style an […]