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Illustrator Megan Hess designs penthouse in first interiors job

Internationally renowned fashion illustrator Megan Hess is making the move to interiors, styling one of the two luxurious penthouses at Mirvac’s Array in Melbourne’s Yarra’s Edge precinct.

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Briefed to create something elegant, contemporary and chic, Megan will select all of the penthouse’s interiors including artwork, furnishings and homewares. She will also be creating a range of bespoke pieces, consisting of wallpaper and cushions, which will bring her fashion illustrations to life.

Famed for her work on the Sex and the City book cover and with huge names such as Chanel, Dior and Vanity Fair, a move into interiors is something Megan’s been building towards for quite some time. “Bringing my illustrations to life in a physical space and creating a home that feels like a living work of art was always going to be the natural next step to me. To be given such a beautiful blank canvas and free rein to create a high fashion home above Melbourne – a truly chic and artistic city – is a dream come true.”

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Mirvac Group’s executive residential director John Carfi, says the partnership with Megan was in response to a strong demand among premium purchasers for exclusive properties that cannot be replicated. “Megan is one of the most coveted and in-demand illustrators in the fashion world. It is a coup to secure her and an honour that her first major interiors project is Array by Mirvac. The Array penthouses will be two of Melbourne’s most incredible properties when complete, offering incredible views of Melbourne’s CBD, and Megan’s touch will elevate it to a new level. We can’t wait to reveal the final product.”

Currently immersed in the design process, Megan and Mirvac will unveil the completed property next year.

See our tour of Megan’s own Melbourne home.

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Homewares

Online shopping fix: A Few Good Women

A Few Good Women is must more than an online store! Rather, the social enterprise aims to make doing good easier than ever, by giving away half their profits to good causes, making shopping a genuinely feel-good affair.

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Alongside their shop, A Few Good Women also has a very active online community. Where, by becoming a member (which is completely free) you can submit stories for the magazine, suggest good women to be featured and good causes to be supported, advertise your own business, collaborate on products and take part in special members-only offers in the shop.

Having recently made their first donation of $1450 to a local not-for-profit, Annie’s Angels, which helps families through difficult times; A Few Good Women is happy to announce that three local families, with small children, have already directly benefitted from this gift. “It’s exactly what we want to be able to do; to make a tangible difference to people’s lives, to help very directly,” explains A Few Good Women’s founder Jacqueline Loughray. “It’s easy, you shop and we give. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. We want good women everywhere to join in, it’s all about working together. It’s exciting, who knows what we might be able to achieve?”

Currently offering a capsule collection of beautiful homewares – the wooden range is hand-made by A Few Good Women themselves in the Southern Highlands – the collection will be growing soon to include other brands and products.

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Homewares

Gift guide: the best Instagram finds of Olivia’s Fab Four

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Olivia’s Fab Four is a weekly post that features my favourite finds on Instagram for the past week. Below are my top eight finds from across the entire year that are perfect for Christmas gifts, whatever your budget!  olivia's fab four gift guide interiors addictClockwise from top left: Design Twins harden up crushed cups, $19.95; Studio Arhoj melting mug, $33; Curated and Made planter, $35; Evie Group tall hex box, $53.

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Clockwise from top left: Kuku Design scandinavian dahlia, $595; Astella love aqua art print, $39.95; Milly Dent Design gem plate, $56; Nest the Label golden elephant, $50.

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Colourful new artworks from Rachel Castle at Koskela

Rachel Castle will be exhibiting her latest series of paintings at Sydney’s Koskela store from this weekend.

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With works on sale in store from 9am Saturday 22 November, and available for purchase over the phone from 12pm, the series entitled Garden, continues Rachel’s love for the flower motif.

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With large and small paintings on linen, the series combines a love of bold brush strokes built over multiple layers and a never-ending obsession with punctuating colourful spots.

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The new works include bold painted and screen printed elements, and as always, explore the relationship between form and colour that has become synonymous with Rachel’s painted works.

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For more information.

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Homewares

If you go to one Christmas shopping event, make it this one!

Admittedly I’m a bit Christmas crazy, but it’s events like these that get me particularly excited!

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Held from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 December, The Big Design Market in Melbourne’s iconic Royal Exhibition Building will feature over 200 stallholders selling originally designed and ethically produced homewares, textiles, fashion, stationery, lifestyle and toys.

Independent designers include: Beci Orpin with her new homewares range Arro Home, Fold Theory’s cardboard furniture, Little Green Room’s plywood PlayCubes, The Mod Collective’s porcelain-ware, Volker Haug’s beautiful lighting fixtures and Papillionaire Bicycles’ retro-style bikes.

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A relaxed shopping environment, The Big Design Market will feature a gourmet food line-up, lounge areas for recharging between shopping stints and a kids’ play area with free activities. There will also be free creative workshops, hosted by stallholders, so visitors can get creative with designers and make something special to take home too!

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Founded by artist and designer Simon Obarzanek, The Big Design Market is a unique annual pop-up retail event that allows visitors to pick up various coveted designer pieces in the one place, just in time for Christmas. And what’s even better? Admittance is only $2 for adults and for kids 12 and under, it’s free!

For more information.

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Designers Homewares

Space Furniture and Megan Morton present WALLPORN

Naming a collection WALLPORN was always going to get my attention, but then to find out style guru Megan Morton and Space Furniture were behind it, well I immediately needed to know everything!

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Launching mid-November, just in time for Christmas, WALLPORN is a range of four items for your walls and beautiful tableau, all designed and made in Australia. Created out of Megan’s love of giving presents that are long-lasting investments rather than stocking fillers, she worked with four talented designers to create the incredible designs you won’t see anywhere else.

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The first are the Quartz Objects by artist Phillippa Carnemolla. Having sourced healing quartz pieces from Brazil and then added copper interventions, the objects are ideal as table centers, bookends or paperweights. Not one piece the same, they look powerful solo or incredible in a cluster on your table.

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The second are the Horstmans Trees by sculptor Dion Horstmans. Known for his energetic work and love of sharp geometry, his limited edition tree interpretation is perfectly represented in these four sculptural pieces that are ideal for the mantel. Beautiful enough to stay up all year, they are the best way to acquire a smaller piece from this talented artist, whose work has now gone far beyond private collections.

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The third is the Tinted Mirror by multi-disciplinary designer Dan Hockings. In either blue or brown, the tinted hanging mirror sees hand detailing, metal, mirror and leather collide for the ultimate piece to deck your halls. We think it’s the ideal addition to your mantel, representing a Christmas bauble in its shape!

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Last but not least, the Stamped Platter by ceramicist Joss Best. Designed to be the ideal platter that every household can use, it is the ideal gift thanks to its hand stamped ‘2014’. Informal in style, the platter will be loved by all those who enjoy entertaining.

All items will be available exclusively through Space Furniture showrooms. For more information.

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Homewares

Say aloha to Typo’s latest collection

You can always count on Typo to bring affordable, fun and quirky accessories to your home or workplace and their brand new Aloha collection does just that!

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Making it easy to add a hint of Hawaii to your decor, their new collection includes woven boho journals, sea shell pen holders, novelty flamingo pens and a ukulele chalk board. And if you wish to throw a tropical soirée to remember you’re also covered, with products like inflatable palm tree drink coolers, friendly lawn flamingos and an outdoor bowling set (that comes complete with a faux-coconut bowling ball and pineapple pins) also available.

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Arriving in stores and online on 4 November, this summer it’s all about the Hawaiian craze!

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Homewares

Homewares boutique SHELF/LIFE celebrates 5 years in business

To celebrate their 5th birthday, online homewares boutique SHELF/LIFE have launched an updated website and a fresh new look.

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Owned by husband and wife duo Jess and Brendan Ibbett, they both share a love of good design where aesthetics, function and sustainability are all given equal attention. The end result is a range that is simple, timeless and functional, with each product having a detailed and interesting story behind it.

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“It is important to us to share the story behind each product: where it was made, the designer who made it, materials chosen and the process of production,” explains Jess. “Our mission is to connect the customer with products that are to be both treasured and used every day, products that are built to last and enjoyed for a lifetime.”

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Their 5th year in business has also seen them expand into a multidisciplinary studio, now offering an online styling service and an exciting array of new products designed in-house. It seems closing their bricks and mortar store in Sydney’s Surry Hills last year has done nothing to slow these two down!

For more information visit SHELF/LIFE here.

Photography by Luisa Brimble.

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Homewares

Lisa T’s Rock Couture range for Target

Aussie designer, entrepreneur and soon to be star of the new season of Real Housewives of Melbourne, Lisa T, has launched her third homewares collection for Target.

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Rock Couture features decorative items and homewares inspired by metallic and gothic trends. “I’ve worked with Target to pull together a rock star collection with super cool accessories,” says Lisa. “The new range has a distinct personality and is different to my previous ranges of vintage and pastel trends. I think Australians will love styling their spaces with this luxe, fashionable look.”

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Target managing director Stuart Machin, believes the ongoing collaboration with Lisa T ensures customers can regularly access on-trend items for the home at affordable prices. “The Lisa T Rock Couture range gives our customers stylish, accessible and great value products for updating their homes.”

Products start at $12 for candle holders and $15 for the Rock Skull. To shop the full range, visit Target’s website here.

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Aimee Tarulli’s own home inspired her styling career

When Aimee Tarulli was presented with her dream challenge — to design and decorate her new house from scratch — she knew it was time to leave her senior role at an advertising firm and try and get into the competitive world of styling.

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“I designed and built a new house with my husband Frank, a builder who owns building company Thomas Archer Homes,” explains Aimee. “Going through the whole process of planning the interior design and fit out for our home and then decorating the space, made me think about styling as a potential career. I had so much lovely feedback on my style I thought perhaps I could do this full-time.”

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Two years later, Aimee’s dream has come to fruition, working full-time as a stylist, both as a freelancer for Greenhouse Interiors, and running her own interior styling business, Archer Interiors.

Doing a mix of both commercial and interior styling, Aimee loves the variety in her everyday work. “I am mostly involved in commercial photography shoots for Greenhouse Interiors. I love taking a commercial client’s brief and conceptualising the shot, then seeing it all come to life. On the other hand, the work I do for Archer Interiors is mainly private decorating and styling in people’s homes. I love meeting clients and helping them transform their own homes. I have met such lovely people and to see a completed room or home and the joy that brings my clients is just fabulous.”

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Originally starting her career as an assistant to Greenhouse Interiors owner Julia Green, Aimee says she is one of her biggest inspirations: “I assisted Julia for over a year and still do if she ever needs an extra pair of hands. There is always something to be learned from every shoot. I adore working with her whenever I can.”

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It was also thanks to the skills learned from Julia that Aimee got her first ever solo styling job, for an environmentally-friendly cardboard hotel. From there, Aimee’s career has only grown, having recently done campaigns for Lumiere Art & Co, Clickon Furniture, Goosebumps Bedlinen, and stores Paterson & Steele and Rockferry Homewares. She is also currently working on a huge renovation project in Mont Albert, Melbourne, an experience she is finding incredibly exciting.

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All that being said, her biggest milestone still goes back to that first ever project, her own home, which Home Beautiful recently shot for their September issue. “It was such a proud moment to be recognised for my personal interior style and to see my own home come to life in a magazine.”

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With such a varied career in only two years of full-time work, Aimee has lots of advice for those wanting to get into the business: “Get as much experience assisting as you can, whatever the job, just go for it. Get as much of your work out there on Instagram. Instagram is a brilliant platform to showcase your style to the world, even if you’re styling simple vignettes in your own home – be creative and get it out there. You never know who may see it.”

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Interiors Addict

A product to keep your interior timber looking brand new

You don’t have to be a design guru to know that timber is having a serious moment! Perfect for adding a touch of nature and warmth to modern interiors, timber is increasingly being seen in more non-traditional ways: from vanities, to benchtops to decorative panelling.

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But like typical decking timber, interior timber benefits from regular care to maintain colour depth and clarity, helping to avoid damage from sunlight, indoor heating and cooling systems, knocks and spills.

A product which can do this is the Sikkens CETOL TSI Satin Plus, which provides a high quality transparent, satin finish that accentuates the grain and texture of all timber species. The oil-alkyd resin formulation is suitable for decoration and protection of soft and hardwoods.

Self-leveling for a smooth, even finish, this nontoxic and easy to clean coating can also protect surfaces exposed to high moisture levels such as bathrooms and saunas.

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Sikkens CETOL TSI Satin Plus retails for $51.05 and is available from all good paint retailers and major hardware outlets. For a list of stockists visit Sikkens website here.

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Homewares

Online shopping fix: Sourced4You

“He who works with his hands is a labourer,
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman,
But he who works with his hands, his head and his heart is an Artist”
(St Francis of Assisi)

This is the quote that takes pride of place on Sourced4You’s website. Not only is it a beautiful sentiment, but it is also the vision behind the Brisbane-based online homewares store, which sources its handmade items from talented artists from around the world.

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With a passion for beautiful things, founder Debbie Changuion, had an idea to source both exquisite items created by artists (with a particular focus on those based in Africa) AND to source skilled artists that aspired to be more than curio vendors.

“We help them to create more contemporary items and provide them with a public that values their work and is growing more conscious of the importance of where something comes from and why it was made,” explains Debbie. “We have combined our experiences from living around the world to bring you a range of handmade, unique products for your home. The magic is in the detail, the small quirks and the fact that they are created by real people. The slight imperfection is where we see its true beauty, the real story!”

Featuring beautiful and functional everyday objects, from tableware to lighting to homewares, these items are often sourced from remote areas and provide the guarantee that no friend of yours will have it. Sourced4You also has their own range, IKHAYA, which features everything from ceramic jugs to faux ox heads!

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Homewares

Online shopping fix: Mycuppatea

When I went to Japan for the first time earlier this year I was like a kid in a candy store. A haven for design, fashion and homewares, it is the go-to place for anything quirky, cute, or just plain out-there! So when I found out about new Australian e-boutique Mycuppatea, who source their collection predominantly from Japan, I was excited!

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Featuring many products that have previously never been available in Australia, Mycuppatea focus on providing innovative homewares, gifts, toys, wearable art and more.

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Instilled with a story, unique beauty or that rare element of surprise, their products bring something special to the online sphere, be it their sushi sticky notes, their crayons inspired by Monet masterpieces or their super-cute cuckoo clock.

Founded by the creative team behind bRainbow, the handcrafted accessories brand that’s just a little left of centre, Mycuppatea is the perfect place for gifting or a just little self-spoilage.

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Designers

Billy Blue College of Design and CATC open day tomorrow

For any Sydneysiders considering a career in interior design, the open day of Billy Blue College of Design and CATC Design School in Ultimo is the perfect place to visit tomorrow (Saturday).

Attendees can hear from design industry experts, participate in workshops, meet lecturers and current students and chat to course and career advisors.

The open day will also mark the official launch of the brand new Ultimo campus which, situated in a converted heritage building, has a unique urban vibe that comes from its rich inner city history. With more than 3,000sqm over three levels, the college supports a variety of learning spaces including shared services hubs for student support and exhibition spaces. It will feature open spaces, natural light, high ceilings and have an industrial edge. It will also have a combined café-library to invite students to come on campus to relax and collaborate.

When: Saturday 16 August, 10am – 2pm
Where: 46-52 Mountain St, Ultimo

Register for the open day here.

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Beautiful Sydney home wins Best Interior Design at the 2014 BDAV Building Design Awards.

Simple but beautiful, the Bolingbroke Parade project designed by Dominique Hunter, was awarded Best Residential Interior Design at the recent BDAV Building Design Awards.

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Full of rich finishes and textural variation, travertine spans from the entry through to the garden at the rear of the property, stairs in timber wrap into walls and exposed timber ceilings add warmth and a lightness of space.

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The new build Sydney home was created with easy maintenance and longevity in mind. Harbour views and breezes were maximised by the architect and a flexible floor plan made all areas within the home wide and open, suitable for entertaining the clients’ children and grandchildren.

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The judges deemed Bolingbroke Parade a clear winner, and the BDAV is now entering this project into the National Alliance of Building Designers (NABD) inaugural awards competition, being held later this year.

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Designers Furniture

Greg Natale launches his first furniture range in collaboration with Stylecraft

As the two-time winner of Belle Coco Republic’s Interior Designer of the Year Award, in our eyes, Greg Natale can do no wrong! And now, as he turns his attention to furniture, he continues to create high quality timeless work, collaborating with Stylecraft for his compact collection of furniture, Chest by Greg Natale. As if having his first book due out in November wasn’t exciting enough!

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“I’ve been a fan of Stylecraft products for many years,” explains Greg. “I have always wanted to design for them. It is an honour to team up with them on this collection.”

Stylecraft, with 60 years in the furniture business, is the go-to place for original and contemporary pieces produced in Australia and around the world. Greg’s range continues in this vein, with his vintage-inspired compact sofa collection being the essence of contemporary appeal and livability.

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Made in Australia from the finest quality oak by renowned local manufacturer Woodmark, it merges classic lines and modern lifestyle, something that Greg believes is very relevant to the current market. “I wanted this collection to be soft and liveable,” he adds. “I love timber, and those angled lines of the fifties really resonate today.”

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From a sofa, matching lounge chairs and deeply inviting armchairs to a feature credenza and signature coffee tables, the collection showcases the passion, precision and attention to detail which Greg is famous for. Balancing those pieces are curved, nesting side tables that bring an eclectic, sculptural element to the mix. Suitable for home, office and hotel fit-outs, these designs open the door to simple, sophisticated living.

Chest by Greg Natale will be launched on Saturday 23 August 2014 at Melbourne Indesign.

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RENO ADDICT

Free help for Victorians to plan energy efficient renovations

With more than half of Australian homeowners planning to renovate in the next four years, it has never been more important to put energy efficient renovating on the map. Yet while installing energy efficiency measures in your home can improve year-round comfort, save you money and add value to your home, there is still very little practical information available to help renovators go beyond minimum building standards. Well, until now!

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Sustainability Victoria’s new Smarter Renovations program is an online planning resource that provides home renovators with interactive tools, information and independent advice on how to improve and maximise the energy efficiency of any home or size of project.

Features include: the Smarter Renovations Planner that calculates accurate cost savings that can be achieved by making energy efficiency improvements; Your Guide to a Smarter Renovation, a consumer guide with practical advice on how to incorporate energy efficiency improvements during a home renovation; a series of Renovation Profiles, detailing the experiences of several individuals during their home renovation projects; and the latest evidence-based energy efficiency solutions, from efficient lighting to dressing the windows, draught-proofing and improving insulation.

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The Smarter Renovations Planner in particular is a tool worth using. Accurately calculating the cost saving that can be achieved by making different energy efficiency improvements such as improving insulation, windows or lighting, draught-proofing and upgrading appliances. It works by assessing the type of house, current energy needs and use, together with the renovation work being planned.

To try these tools for yourself, visit Smarter Renovations here.

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Covet my coffee table: with Juliet Love & Charlie Albone

Today’s coffee table comes to you from the home of stylist and TV presenter Juliet Love of Love Style, and her husband Charlie Albone, landscape gardener and star of Selling Houses Australia.

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Earlier this year, they moved with their young son Leo to a new family home in country NSW, with plenty of gardens to keep Charlie busy!

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“Every item on our table has special meaning, from the silver Christofle tray which was a wedding gift and is engraved with our names and wedding date, to the turquoise egg in the nest which I gave to the guests at my baby shower for Leo, to the driftwood which my parents found on the beach when they were married,” Juliet explains.

“We have an acre of gardens on our property so the book about rural gardens provides some inspiration for that. Also, Charlie worked with the author Myles Baldwin, at the Australian Garden Show last year. The bonsai is just because I like to have living plants in the house, and I’m particularly into bonsai at the moment — I love their architectural shape. The mini ornamental ashtray with the horse is from Zara Home from a recent trip to Hong Kong.

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“Our coffee table is constantly changing (I can’t help myself, most flat surfaces in our home have some kind of ever-evolving display!) but this is how it is at the moment.”

The cushions on the sofa are from Pottery Barn and Willa Sky Home on Etsy.

Check out Juliet and Charlie’s work at Love Style and Inspired Exteriors. View all the other coffee tables in this regular feature.