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Join Jen at the 2019 National Home Staging Symposium!

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Naomi Findlay

There’s no doubt that property staging has come a long way in terms of credibility and popularity. The concept wasn’t even that widely accepted a decade ago and now, I don’t think many people could imagine selling a home without it! And whether you’re a property stylist, run your own home staging business or just love property and real estate, Sydney’s upcoming National Home Staging Symposium could be just thing for you. And if you needed another reason to attend, our very own Jen will be presenting!

“If you really want to take your home staging career to another level, then this is the ideal next step. Remember, not only will it get you access to brand new content and speakers and an awesome network of likeminded people, but it will also give you the momentum you need to achieve significant progress in your home staging career,” says its organiser, our resident expert Naomi Finday. The event presents an opportunity to learn from some of Australia’s most successful property stylists alongside business and marketing experts.

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Naomi Findlay

“You can learn from online businesses, marketing and finance people, interior designers, mindset experts and take action in our interactive workshops and connect with our likeminded tribe. It’s an experience you just can’t get anywhere else!” says Naomi.

And while there’s plenty on the weekend’s agenda, here’s just a taste of the things you can expect to learn:

  • How to stage for the Australian real estate market as well as how to develop relationships with real estate agents.
  • How to successfully run an online business as part of a bricks and mortar one, as well as how to expand your client base.
  • How to establish your target market.
  • How to build your own team of stylists, labourers, real estate agents and trades.
  • Social media: Which sites you should be using to directly reach your audience.
  • Styling trends: Which ones to use and which ones to avoid.

National Home Staging Symposium
15 and 16 June 2019
Rydges World Square
Sydney

VIP event tickets have already sold out but it’s not too late to secure an early bird price (before April 20, 2019). Find out all about it and get your tickets here.

 

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Melbourne trade show celebrates boutique lifestyle brands

Running from 3 – 5 August in Melbourne’s Kensington, Rogue Lifestyle is a three-day trade event showcasing over 40 Australian lifestyle and kids brands. With exhibitors including Pony Rider, Ahoy Trader, Bobo Choses and Sack Me, the boutique event will also feature local food and coffee vendors as well as live music.

It’s been brought to life by Emma Patterson, designer of kid’s homewares brand Homely Creatures, who wanted to showcase her wares in a way that didn’t cost the earth.

“We are a small industry and we love to connect with each other – not just brands to buyers, but brands to brands as well,” says Emma. “We’re going back to why we all started going to trade shows in the first place: to connect, get inspired, make quality collaborations happen, and get real value.

“Australia has so many great brands, but many of them have taken to showing in their own studios or hotels, making it really hard for buyers to visit everyone they want to see. It’s also stressful for them to all have to become event coordinators and deal with the time and monetary costs associated with creating your own mini show, which may not pull the crowds.”

This year, Rogue Lifestyle has teamed up with students from Jenna Densten’s (of The Block’s Josh and Jenna) Design School. They’ll be co-ordinating live flatlay installations and interior shoots using the products from the event’s own line-up.

Interested in other designer events like this one?

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Creative entrepreneur? Get 25% off tickets to Soul Safari!

A special event series for creative entrepreneurs, Soul Safari hits Sydney this weekend and Melbourne in early June, providing a great opportunity to network with like-minded creatives and learn from the best in the biz.

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Created by Vanessa Holden (whose formidable CV we’ll get to later), the 2017 line-up features Indira Naidoo and Dinosaur Designs’ Louise Olsen amongst many others. “I started Soul Safari to drive radical transformation by creating a space for people to come together in an active, creative environment that focuses on purposeful, sustainable and ethical practices,” says Vanessa who debuted the event last year in Sydney and New York.

“The dynamism of the Australian creative community is constantly evolving. I can’t wait to get back to Australia to bring to life our next series of events, sharing the stories of an even more diverse group of leading creative spirits and established and emerging business leaders across a broad swath of industries,” says Vanessa whose career includes stints as creative director at west elm and Donna Hay magazine and as the editor in chief at Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Weddings.

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“It’s been a real thrill to see our first two events in Sydney and New York bring together a tribe of the world’s leading artists, makers and creative minds and propel them forward in new projects and collaborations. It’s been humbling and inspiring to shape an empowering space for attendees to discover the next opportunity and fuel their journey toward their dreams, especially at this moment of global instability and uncertainty,” says Vanessa.

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The Sydney event will be held at The School this weekend and the program will feature 20 speakers over two days with keynote addresses from Dinosaur Designs’ co-founder Louise Olsen, broadcaster and founder of The Edible Balcony Indira Naidoo and artist Liane Rossler. The two-day event will also offer the opportunity to collaborate with artist Elliott Routledge on a massive on-site art installation.

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Soul Safari Melbourne will also bring together 20 speakers over two days and will feature keynote addresses from the designer Rae Ganim and the director of The Jacky Winter Group, Jeremy Worstman. Stylist and creative director Tamara Maynes will lead an on-site craft collaboration too.

Soul Safari Sydney
26 & 27 May, 2017 at The School, 85 Dunning Avenue, #2, Rosebery, NSW 2018

Soul Safari Melbourne
2 & 3 June, 2017 at The Establishment Studios, 23 Grattan St Prahran, Victoria 3181

As a special treat, Interiors Addict readers can purchase tickets to the event at 25% off using the discount code TRIBEVIBES.

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Bathrooms

Be among the first to learn latest tile and bathroom trends

Please note we have had to cancel these events due to media commitments. We hope to reschedule for early next year. All ticket purchases have been refunded in full.

Do you want to be among the first in Australia to know what the absolute latest is in tile and bathroom design?

Alongside interior designer James Treble, star of Channel 10’s The Living Room, I’m delighted to announce two LIVE events in Sydney and Melbourne next month.

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James has just landed back from CERSAIE, The International Tile and Bathroom Fair in Bologna, Italy. Along side over 100,000 visitors, he and his team spent over a week at this massive trade fair, documenting through photography and film, some of the most beautiful new products, finishes and designs from around the globe.

This is your chance to view the latest trends, whether it’s for your interior design clients or for your very own renovations. These events are proudly supported by Australia’s leading bathroomware specialist CAROMA.

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James, in discussion with myself, will provide an in depth presentation on everything he saw and learnt, as well as his own insights, while you’ll get to enjoy food and drink and meet fellow interiors addicts and interior designers. You’ll also be able to touch and feel some of the most stunning tiles thanks to Di Lorenzo (Sydney event) and Byzantine Design Gallery (Melbourne event).

Plus there will be plenty of time to ask James your questions too.

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As if that weren’t all exciting enough, you’ll also head home with a great gift bag, and we’ll have some great giveaways during the event.

Don’t delay, book your tickets today! Limited to 100 tickets at each seated and catered event.

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Discover the latest in bathroom trends & tips at our event

Would you like to learn about the latest in bathroom trends and the realities of renovation, meet The Living Room’s James Treble and head home with a gift bag, all for free?! Of course you would. Then join us at our next reader event with Integriti Bathrooms at Di Lorenzo’s Willoughby showroom in Sydney.

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I’ll be hosting a chat with some of Sydney’s best bathroom experts from Integriti, Di Lorenzo and Candana, not to mention James who, as an interior designer and regular at international design fairs, is at the forefront of everything that’s fresh and new. We’d love you to join us for a glass of wine or two and refreshments for a fun and informative evening on Thursday 18 August from 6.30 to 8pm.

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Our special guest James Treble
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Di Lorenzo’s Willoughby showroom

It’s also a great chance to see the latest in Di Lorenzo’s beautiful market-leading range and meet fellow interiors addicts.

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A recent Integriti Bathrooms project

Places are limited so sign up now to get on the guest list. I hope to meet you there!

When: Thursday 18 August 2016, 6.30-8pm

Where: Di Lorenzo, 65 Penshurst Street, Willoughby (parking at rear), NSW 2068.

Find more information on Integriti Bathrooms.

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Designers

Sydney event celebrates local furniture, homewares & food

Running from 3-5 June in Sydney’s Waterloo, Factory Design District is a three-day celebration of Australian designed and manufactured furniture, homewares and food and it’s a great chance to meet the makers too. From furniture to textiles, jewellery, food, wine and beer, the new event focusses on authentic, original, locally made, environmentally sustainable design and will feature exclusive talks, events, demos and dining from a broad range of exhibitors including Dinosaur Designs, Mud Australia, Bloodwood and ILANEL.

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Dinosaur Designs

One of Australia’s biggest design success stories, Dinosaur Designs truly exemplifies this event. With every one of their pieces made by hand, and passing through many pairs in the process, each creation is slightly different and it’s just what makes their work so beautiful. This event is a great chance to get inside the designers’ heads and find out what is next for the brand.

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ILANEL

ILANEL are a fabulous creator of bespoke lighting – come along to learn about their distinctive designs that furnish hotels, homes, offices, restaurants and clubs around the country. Another lighting design company, ISM Objects, will be exhibiting as part of the event too and with 75 per cent of its lighting manufactured in-house, it’s well worthy of a position on the bill.

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Mud Australia

Renowned for their gorgeous porcelain creations that are made by hand in their Sydney factory, Mud Australia will be part of the event too. Visitors will learn about the handmade processes that result in their beautiful, minimalist-meets-artisan aesthetic.

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Bloodwood

With its industrial-themed interior, Newtown’s Bloodwood restaurant is a perfect pairing for the expo, and it’s one that will leave you feeling rather sated too. The restaurant will be showcasing its food and wine alongside Mecca Coffee, Continental Deli and many others. Continental Deli is a purveyor of delicious local goods –  their offering includes rare and delicious cheese and charcuterie but their great-looking tinned local produce is where they really shine. Yum!

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Continental Deli’s Mar-tinnie or tinned Martini

See here for more.

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Styling

Come and join us at the Home Staging Symposium 2016!

We’re excited to tell you about an event we are part of this year, for aspiring and existing home stagers. There’s no doubt about it, home staging is growing in size and credibility as a profession in Australia and it’s no longer seen as just faffing about with cushions! These days vendors, and real estate agents, are realising they can add thousands to their sale price by employing the professionals at making homes more stylish, appealing and saleable.

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Naomi Findlay of the Institute of Home Staging, one of our resident experts on sister site Reno Addict, is the brains and enthusiasm behind this major event in Sydney in June. The owner of successful business Silk Home in the Newcastle and Hunter Region of NSW, she is passionate about educating people who want to learn how to sell their home, or other people’s homes, for more, and professionalising staging in this country.

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There’s a whole host of great speakers planned and I’m excited to be one of them! I hope to see you there!

Find out all about it and get your early bird ticket pricing here.

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Photos: Reader event with Greg Natale at BoConcept

We had a great night at our Interiors Addict reader event with award-winning interior designer Greg Natale last week.

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The crowd was captivated by Greg

The event was hosted by our friends at BoConcept in their new store at Supa Centa Moore Park. Guests enjoyed my live Q&A with Greg about his new book, The Tailored Interior, then patiently queued up to get their copy signed as he took the time to chat with each person.

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We also had a live 7 Vignettes challenge with everyone allowed to arrange and rearrange whatever they liked in the store for their chance to win a side table from BoConcept. Lucky winner Lucy Lee was thrilled to take home the prize!

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Vignette challenge winner Lucy Lee
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Greg and I

BoConcept marketing manager Eliza Williams said: “We were thrilled to have the opportunity to host our third event with Interiors Addict, and excited to discover the guest host would be Greg Natale, a designer whom we have enjoyed working with and whose style and impact on the interior design industry we really admire. The best thing about these events is the relaxed atmosphere and the opportunity for guests to meet and chat with Greg and Jen and amongst each other, and for us to witness some pretty amazing styling talent from the guests in our showroom with the mini #7Vignettes competition!”

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THANK YOU

Huge thanks must go to Greg and BoConcept and our event partners The Wooden Whisk (we can’t get enough of their catering!), First Creek Wines, Bang & Olufsen and Supa Centa Moore Park for their support. Thanks also to our gift bag sponsors My Little Photo Book, Feast Watson, Murchison Hume, White Glo, Belle  and Real Living magazines, Pukka tea and Babe Scrub.

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There are a few spaces left at our next event with The Block’s Darren Palmer at West Elm next Wednesday. Read more and register here.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALEX JACKSON.

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Meet The Block’s Darren Palmer at our next reader event

Darren Palmer, Photo by Jacqui Turk for Interiors Addict

I’m delighted to announce that we have one more Sydney reader event before Christmas with Block judge, interior designer and most recently author, our friend Darren Palmer. The event will take place on the evening of  Wednesday 19 November at West Elm Bondi Junction.

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Darren at home, as seen on Interiors Addict

Register quick for this one as places are limited and we expect it to be popular!

I’ll be interviewing Darren about his book, Easy Luxury, The Block, and his design work. Then we’ll set you loose on the store to style, arrange and rearrange to your heart’s content. You can photograph and share your vignettes on Instagram with one person taking home a prize on the night.

There’ll also be refreshments by Williams-Sonoma, drinks, a chance to meet fellow interiors addicts and, if you’re interested, yours truly! And you can buy and get your copy of Easy Luxury signed by Darren too.

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We respectfully ask that you’re sure you can attend before you register as last minute cancellations result in wasted spaces which could have been offered to someone else. Sadly, people often let us know when it is too late to offer their place to someone on the wait list.

When: 7-9pm, Wednesday 19 November 2014

Where: West Elm, The Exchange Building, 472 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction, Sydney 2022.

REGISTER ONLINE NOW.

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Meet Greg Natale at our next Interiors Addict reader event

I’m so delighted to announce the first Interiors Addict reader event since I returned from my travels and it’s a good one, if I don’t say so myself! This is your chance to meet Belle Coco Republic Interior Designer of the Year 2014 Greg Natale, listen to him in conversation with me and get a signed copy of his book, The Tailored Interior. Excitement plus! You’ll also get to meet other like-minded interiors addicts, take part in a fun and interactive live 7 Vignettes challenge with a prize and take home a gift bag.

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Greg Natale

Places are limited and we anticipate a wait list so don’t delay and register to attend today. The event is taking place thanks to the generous support of our friends at BoConcept at their brand new store at Supa Centa Moore Park in Sydney. The fun starts at 6.30pm on Friday 31 October and ends at 8.30pm. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, after which time a wait list will be established which you can request to go on.

You will be able to buy a copy of The Tailored Interior and get it signed by Greg at the event. Having worked with Greg on this book, I am really excited to be able to give my readers the  chance to see it. It really is a beautiful addition to your coffee table, with stunning images by Anson Smart, but it’s also full of fantastic, easy to follow advice. You’ll also be able to shop the store with a special discount on the night.

The Tailored Interior is published by Hardie Grant.

If you’d like to join us at the event, please sign up here.

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Covet my Coffee Table: with Alex Zabotto-Bentley

It’s hard to sum up Alex’s talents, but stylist, designer and events genius will just have to do (read more about AZB Creative’s work here).

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“I love my coffee table clusters! I always mix metals, natural coral, old ceramics and tumbled silver balls and sculptures, kind of like curated clutter but with a gentleman’s retreat aesthetic,” he says. “I travel a lot for work and pleasure, so every surface in my apartment becomes the home to some form of collection of treasures.”

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The table itself is 1970s, made from Italian brass, glass and lucite and was bought from Ken Neale 20th Century Modern in Sydney.

“The large white elephant ceramic was a gift from a dear friend, lovingly held all the way from Hong Kong in my arms. The bowl and plate were an antique market find from a recent trip to Tokyo and the silver objects are a collective from friends and finds from around the world.”

The coffee table sits on a hand loomed Moroccan Beni Ouarain rug from Becker Minty (I’m noticing a serious trend for people we feature in Covet My Coffee Table shopping there! Jen).

If you like what you see, follow Alex on Tumblr and Instagram.

See all our other coffee tables.

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Meet Sibella Court, Megan Morton and more at West Elm event this Saturday

Meet interiors heavyweights Sibella Court, Megan Morton, Robyn Holt, Cameron Kimber and Marco Meneguzzi and learn their secrets to seasonal styling and entertaining at a free event in Bondi Junction this Saturday 29 March. 

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You can ask your favourite expert stylemakers for their secrets to creating the perfect Easter table or seasonal vignette! The top Australian designers and stylists will use their unique flair to transform a corner of Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Williams-Sonoma and West Elm.

11am to 11.30am: Sibella Court styles West Elm

12pm to 12.30pm: Cameron Kimber styles Williams-Sonoma

1.30pm to 2pm: Marco Meneguzzi styles Pottery Barn

3pm to 3.30pm: Megan Morton styles Pottery Barn Kids

Each session will be hosted by the wonderful Robyn Holt.

Enjoy light refreshments and Easter-themed treats in store and view the Easter and new-season Autumn collections. All four stores are next to each other in The Exchange Building, Bondi Junction.

Book your free ticket online.

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Photos: Friday night’s Sydney 7 vignettes event

We had another wonderful reader event with The Block’s Darren Palmer in Sydney on Friday, at BoConcept in Crows Nest.

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Double act: Darren Palmer and I
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It was great to have such a big crowd
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We pride ourselves on a good spread at our events!

A crowd of more than 100 people came along to listen to me interviewing Darren and sharing his insider take on The Block as well as insight on how he got to be where he is today, tips on decor and getting into the interiors industry. He was a popular guest of honour with plenty of people queuing up to have their photo taken with him and ask him questions.

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Interviewing Darren for his fans

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Later in the evening, the crowd were let loose on the BoConcept showroom to move anything they liked and create their own vignettes, uploading them to Instagram for the chance to win a fabulous BoConcept stool worth almost $500. The lucky winner was Tessa White.

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It was great to meet so many readers in person

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Darren delighted our guests, having lots of chats and photos with them
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Our youngest guest, Annabel with her mum, Emma

Guests mingled and met each other, having got to know each other first through the monthly 7 Vignettes challenge on Instagram. I loved meeting so many of you. It is always a pleasure and I swear I have the nicest (and most creative) blog readers in Australia!

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Tom Ryan arranges his vignette. Yes, men come to our events too!
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Emma Blomfield snapping her vignette for Instagram

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More happy guests
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Guest of honour Darren Palmer and I

Delicious food was provided by The Wooden Whisk and drinks by First Creek Wines and Santa Vittoria water.

A huge thank you to Darren and our event partner BoConcept. There’ll be more events in Sydney and interstate before the end of 2014, but first my 6-month overseas trip!

Thanks also to our gift bag sponsors: Byron Bay Cookies, Temple & Webster, Taubmans, The Wooden Whisk, Ultraceuticals, Babe Scrub, BoConcept and Silk Home Staging & Styling.

ALL PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACQUI TURK

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Interiors Addict’s editorial assistant, Olivia Shead
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Previous 7 Vignettes winner Galina Dixon
Guests enjoyed wines from First Creek
Guests enjoyed wines from First Creek
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Guests took home packed gift bags
 
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Photos: Interiors Addict Melbourne event with Darren Palmer

Guest of honour Darren and I, with Alisa and Lysandra

As we gear up for our next event in Sydney on Friday, I thought I’d share some pictures from this month’s hugely successful event with Darren Palmer at Haymes Paint’s gorgeous new Southbank showroom in Melbourne.

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Guest of honour Darren and I, with Alisa and Lysandra

It was an absolutely packed house with readers and keen vignetters queuing to get in! I enjoyed interviewing Block judge and interior designer Darren live on stage, sharing his know-how with the audience, and having plenty of laughs too. We later surprised them with a visit from The Block twins Alisa and Lysandra Fraser, who stuck around to talk to delighted fans.

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The 7 Vignettes Melbourne event

I had a great time at my first Melbourne event with Haymes Paint on Thursday night. Darren Palmer was a fantastic guest of honour and I loved being able to surprise attendees with a visit from The Block twins Alisa & Lysandra.

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The Sydney event on 21 February is sold out but you can get yourself on the wait list by sending me a private message via the Facebook page. I’ll share professional photos and video from the event soon.

Find out everything you need to know about 7 Vignettes here and make sure you never miss out on future events by being signed up to my newsletter.

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Designer Chicks present an event all about colour

Makeover shows make design and colour look so easy, but as those of us who have spent hours staring at paint cards can attest, unfortunately it’s not that easy.

However, Designer Chicks are attempting to change this, with the Sydney-based group of design professionals holding an event all about colour. Entitled DC Code: 50 Shades of Hogbristle, the day will cover topics like how to choose a colour scheme, with demonstrations on how lighting can affect a perceived colour.

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Two reader events in Melbourne and Sydney with The Block’s Darren Palmer

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I’m delighted to announce two free reader events in Melbourne (our first!) and Sydney next month with guest of honour, The Block judge and interior designer Darren Palmer.

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Jen and Darren

The 7 Vignettes evening events will be open to more than 100 readers in each state, thanks to Interiors Addict’s sponsors Haymes Paint (in Melbourne) and BoConcept (in Sydney). I’ll be interviewing Darren live as he shares his top decorating and design tips and takes audience questions. Then attendees will be encouraged to create their own vignettes around the venues with prizes for the best ones. There’ll also be food and drink, goodie bags and the chance to meet fellow readers, interiors addicts and Instagram buddies, and of course, Darren and I! All Interiors Addict readers are welcome to apply for a spot.

The last Interiors Addict reader event at BoConcept
The last Interiors Addict reader event at BoConcept

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Photos: The first 7 Vignettes event with BoConcept & Belle

The first ever Interiors Addict reader event was a great success on Friday night with a huge turnout of around 150 people and a fun evening had by all at BoConcept’s Crows Nest showroom in Sydney.

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Very happy to be meeting so many of my blog readers!

Readers even flew in from Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria specially so as not to miss out and it was a full house of creative interiors addicts, many of them enjoying meeting each other in real life after bonding on Instagram.

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