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And the winner of our 3rd birthday $2,000 homewares giveaway is…

We knew there’d be hundreds of entries for our biggest competition yet and the chance to win a combined $2000 to spend with some of our favourite homewares brands. Heck, Olivia and I wish we could win!

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But the very lucky winner is Maria Angus, whose entry really made us giggle! We thought we’d let you read her winning answer for yourself. To enter, you had to say why you were the ultimate interiors addict…

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Congratulations, Maria. I’ll be emailing you your prize details this week. I’m so envious of your imminent online shopping spree and hope you’ll share your purchases with us!

Thanks to everyone else who entered and wished us a happy blog birthday! The biggest thank you must go to our generous prize sponsors Dinosaur Designs, Temple & Webster, Kate & Kate, Lumiere Art + Co, Billy Heckenberg, Urban Road, I Love Linen, Alisa & Lysandra Collections, The Block Shop and Bonnie and Neil.

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Win a $2,000 homewares shopping spree!

As I wrote yesterday, last week Interiors Addict turned three, and if that isn’t an excuse for a celebration, I don’t know what is! I wouldn’t be here without my readers, so I want to give one of you the chance to go on a MAJOR spending spree with some of my favourite homewares brands. Interested?

HOW TO ENTER

1. Head on over to Instagram and regram (or screen grab and re-post, depending on your apps and technical know-how!) this image from our feed:

2. Use the hashtag #interiorsaddict3rdbirthday and in your caption/comment, tell us why YOU are the ultimate interiors addict!

3. To complete your entry, if you’re not already, make sure you’re signed up to our newsletter (the winning entry will be checked against our database so if your full name isn’t in your insta profile, make sure it’s in your caption/comment).

4. You have a week to enter, until midnight on Tuesday 29 April 2014. The winner (the answer Jen finds most creative, convincing and/or amusing) will be announced the following week).

WHAT YOU COULD WIN

One lucky winner will receive $200 credit for each and every one of the 10 brands pictured to spend online, a massive total of $2,000 worth of gorgeous new things for your home! Thanks to our prize sponsors Bonnie and Neil, I Love Linen, Temple & Webster, Dinosaur Designs, Urban Road, Billy Heckenberg, Alisa & Lysandra Collections, The Block Shop, Kate & Kate and Lumiere Art + Co.

What are you waiting for? If you’re not on Instagram yet, it’s time you joined up!

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Karen McCartney’s bestselling book 50/60/70 Iconic Australian Houses is re-released in paperback

To coincide with the upcoming exhibition of Iconic Australian Houses at the Museum of Sydney, Karen McCartney’s bestselling book 50/60/70 Iconic Australian Houses has been re-released in paperback.

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I was lucky enough to get my hands on a copy, which contains a carefully curated collection of 15 of the finest examples of homes from the period. Each designed by a different architect; they’re all designed with a timeless integrity that has a seamless connection to the landscape.

More than anything, this link to the outdoors seems to define the period, with the end of the war breaking down boundaries and bringing about an engagement with the surrounding environment. Think flowing spaces and large glass areas with none of the boxed rooms and corridors that were present in earlier architecture.

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The Rosenburg/Hills House designed by Neville Gruzman in 1966

The work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Alvar Aalto and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, strongly influences the young Australian architects seen in this book, with the economic boom of the time heralding a new approach to domestic design and modernist principles.

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For those unfamiliar with Karen McCartney’s impressive resume, she was founding editor of Inside Out magazine for 10 years, has also written 70/80/90 Iconic Australian Houses and currently works as an editorial consultant to online brands including Temple & Webster.

For more information.

Words and images from 50/60/70 Iconic Australian Houses by Karen McCartney, published by Murdoch Books, rrp $49.99, photographed by Michael Wee.

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Great deals on interiors coffee table books

Temple & Webster has some great deals on Hardie Grant coffee table books for the discerning interiors addict, starting online this morning.

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My pick is Decorating with Style by Abigail Ahern, not only because I totally HEART Abi and she was kind enough to mention this blog in the book’s directory, but because it’s a really cool read and I love her unique, rule-breaking approach to decor and the way she writes is exactly as she talks!

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Furniture

Best of the best New Year furniture and homewares sales, in store and online

If, like me, you love  bargain, you may be wondering where the best bargains are now that Christmas is over. Are you raring to get down to the shops and snag yourself a big discount?

I’ve rounded up some of the best sales for you if you’re looking for something for the home.

Online store Brown Paper Packages has 50% off everything (yes, EVERYTHING!) today (Boxing Day) only. Use the code WOOHOO at the last stage of checkout, until midnight. They have gorgeous cushions, Moroccan pouffes, art prints, kitchenware and fun decor bits.

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Temple & Webster has six major sales online today (Boxing Day). They’re offering up to 75% off retail prices of beautiful homewares and furniture. Prices start as low as $4.95, and include kitchenware, rugs, tabletop décor piece, cookbooks by Penguin, flameless candles by Smart Candle and much more. Clearance sales will run for a limited time only and stocks are limited. Make sure you don’t miss out — become a member for free today at www.templeandwebster.com.au/interiorsaddict for a $15 credit towards your first purchase (see www.templeandwebster.com.au/terms for full T&Cs.)

Designer Rugs Melbourne are on the move so they’re clearing the showroom floor! Their brand new home in Richmond Church Street means they’re clearing space in their warehouse and packing up their St Kilda showroom. From 9am tomorrow (December 27) Designer Rugs in St Kilda (130 St Kilda Road) will be taking 20 to 70% off selected stock items across in-house and Collaborator Collections. Save on some big names like Wedgewood, Akira and Cloth.

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Palladian, from the Official Wedgwood Collection (limited edition), 200x300cm, reduced from $5490 to $3845

The deals aren’t just in VIC though. Also from 9am tomorrow (December 27) Designer Rugs in Sydney’s Edgecliff (100 New South Head Road) and Leichhardt (509 Parramatta Road) and Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley (628 Wickham Street) will also be taking 20 to 70% off selected stock items across in-house and Collaborator Collections. Save big on Catherine Martin, Alex Perry, Wedgewood, Greg Natale and Akira Isogawa.

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Bid on a work-of-art chair for a good cause

My personal favourite, by paper artist James Gordon

Some seriously stunning one-off, work-of-art chairs are up for grabs this weekend, in an auction to raise money for Legacy.

My personal favourite, by paper artist James Gordon
My personal favourite, by paper artist James Gordon

The 30 original chairs, designed and created by key Australian personalities from the worlds of television, radio, fashion, design, interiors and politics, including one from Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s family, go on public display at The Grounds of Alexandria this weekend.

The Take a Seat campaign has been devised by online homewares retailer Temple & Webster. Participants include Sunrise and Dancing with the Stars presenter Edwina Bartholomew, renowned artist and designer Stephen Ormandy (of Dinosaur Designs), stylist and interior designer Shannon Fricke, makeup artist Napoleon Perdis and many more.

Stephen Ormandy's chair. Image courtesy of Olsen Irwin Gallery.
Stephen Ormandy’s chair. Image courtesy of Olsen Irwin Gallery.
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Support Aussie design talent in online sale

Sideboard by AULD Design

Temple & Webster is supporting 6 up and coming Australian designers in a special online sale, The New Design Talent, starting tomorrow.

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Sideboard by AULD Design

The sale will include AULD Design handcrafted furniture, TUFTS ceramic kitchen and homewares, Tamara Maynes’ 70s-inspired homespun crafts, captivating tableware and lighting from The MOD Collective (an Interiors Addict favourite), industrial pieces by B-TOVIM DESIGN and cabinetry and woodwork pieces by Soren Bartlock.

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Join Temple & Webster stylists to learn insider tips at Better Homes & Gardens Live

You’re invited to get styling tips, take part in insider workshops and a design challenge when Temple & Webster jumps offline and brings its experience to life at the Better Homes & Gardens Live next weekend. Even better, they’ve given me 10 pairs of tickets to give away to the event.

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As part of the Sydney expo, 2 dedicated spaces will be transformed by the Temple & Webster creative team using furniture and homewares, which you’ll be able to purchase from the website. Visitors will also have the opportunity to receive practical styling advice from the team behind its interiors shoots.During a styling session on the main stage, you’ll receive tips on how to style a variety of different home spaces, spanning from bedrooms to living areas, with easy to execute advice such as how to choose bedroom accents colours and how to style cushions.

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Video tips: How to style cushions on your sofa

Temple & Webster share their top tips and a helpful video.

We can’t get enough of cushions. We welcome all shapes, sizes and colours, and reserve a special place in our hearts for the unique and hand-embellished. In this welcoming and supportive environment, it’s safe to admit it: we’re cushion addicts.

The great thing about cushions is that they can be totally transformative. Want to explore a new look? Try new colours, mix patterns or follow a trend? It’s all possible with cushions, which have the added advantage of excellent bang-for-buck value. The endless possibilities are also the problem with cushions. We’ve seen a few crimes against cushionry in our time. Over-cushioning, under-cushioning, and the modern day epidemic: crazy-clashy-cushioning.

In the following video, Temple & Webster’s Head of Styling Jessica Bellef explains how to create cushion magic by following three simple rules:

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Scandi style sale at Temple & Webster

Are you a fan of the clean lines of Scandi style?

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Why not check out the Retrojan sale over at Temple & Webster this week? And how about that orange retro TV? Not for sale, sadly…

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Temple & Webster launches ‘We ♥ Australian Design’ week

Online homewares retailer Temple & Webster today launched ‘We ♥ Australian Design’ week to find the next Marc Newson

It’s all about supporting local talent and finding the next international design stars. This week, their sale events will showcase products created by the 10 up and coming designers nominated in its Emerging Designer Award, for which voting closes on Australia Day. The winner, who will be selected from the top 3 finalists by a panel of industry experts, will receive a $5,000 cash prize.

“The rest of the world has already realised the creative talent we have in Australia,” says co-founder Adam McWhinney. “Several of these designers have exhibited their work internationally, including at the London Design Festival, the Milan Fair and Dwell on Design in LA. Temple & Webster wants to make them household names in Australia. We’re incredibly proud to support the future of Australia’s design heritage in this way.”

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Help an emerging designer win $5,000!

Public voting opened today for the Temple & Webster + Inside Out Emerging Designer Award with $5,000 cash and a page in Inside Out up for grabs for the winner.

Find a list of all the nominees and easy voting instructions at the website. You could win a 12-month subscription to Inside Out and a $50 Temple & Webster voucher for taking part. Voting closes on Australia Day.

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Temple & Webster and Inside Out team up to launch the Emerging Designer Award

Temple & Webster is partnering with Inside Out magazine to launch the Emerging Designer Award. Ten homewares and furniture designers from across Australia, shortlisted by a panel of industry experts, are vying for a $5,000 cash prize. Each of the shortlisted designers will be profiled on Temple & Webster & Homelife.com.au over the coming month before public voting opens in January 2013.

Karen McCartney, Temple & Webster’s editorial director and founding editor of Inside Out, said: “It creates the opportunity for emerging designers to showcase their work to industry, peers and the public, while providing the commercial step-up that a leading online homewares destination like Temple & Webster can provide.”

Adam McWhinney, co-founder of Temple & Webster, says: “Since launching a little over a year ago, our vision included showcasing the work of up and coming talent to a large, appreciative audience. It’s a wonderful thing to see it all coming together so beautifully.”

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Temple & Webster’s first birthday celebrations

Earlier this week I was lucky enough to be invited to Temple & Webster’s first birthday lunch on The Island (a floating bar) on Sydney Harbour.

It’s been a big year for the online shopping destination and there was lots to celebrate in a seriously impressive location, beautifully styled.

Co-founder Adam McWhinney and editorial director (and Inside Out magazine founding editor) Karen McCartney made speeches, as did well known stylist Shannon Fricke, who has been working with the company on some creative projects and a sale of her own bed linen.

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Shannon Fricke sale at Temple & Webster

The latest Temple & Webster sale is curated by well known stylist Shannon Fricke and features her own line of bed linen, which is quite gorgeous. The sale ends in 4 days so be quick!

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Temple & Webster send stylists to their VIP customers’ homes

Online homewares and furniture destination Temple & Webster is offering a personal home styling service to its VIP customers. They’re sending their editor (Victoria Baker) and stylist (Jess Bellef) to visit the homes of their regular customers and help them beautify their living spaces with existing pieces and new ones they’ve bought from the online store.

Susan, from Brisbane, was the first person to be treated to the VIP experience.  Stylist Jess says: “Susan was lovely and welcoming, as was her home. It was a beautiful old Queenslander house, which was built in the early 1900s. Large rooms, nice flow through, and two main balcony sitting areas. Susan and her family have extended and renovated over the years, and the space was just so relaxing. There was Temple & Webster product everywhere!”

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Karen McCartney’s picks for Temple & Webster

Everything in the picture is for sale at Temple & Webster today

Temple & Webster’s new editor at large, the founding editor of Inside Out magazine Karen McCartney, has curated some fab homewares for a new sale starting today.

Everything in the picture is for sale at Temple & Webster today

Karen has written two books on iconic Australian houses which are in tomorrow’s sale, alongside everything in the photo. Brands include I Need Nice Things, Pony Rider, Hamamist, Kulchi, Pure Linen, This Design and Living and Aura.

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Sunday Snippets: the best of the week in interiors

Is it really that time again?! I ran the City 2 Surf in Sydney this morning (anyone else?) and this comes to you from the couch where my legs and I are currently in a world of pain! Anyway, back to this week’s best bits…

  • Jaclyn Carlson from Life InStyle gave us a roundup of last weekend’s Melbourne trade fair where neon was all the rage. See the pix here.
  • At a time where everyone’s saying print is dead (trust me, as a journalist for the day job, I hear this all the time) it was great to see magazines like Belle and Luxury Home Design show huge circulation increases in the latest readership figures.
  • Speaking of magazines, Inside Out founding editor Karen McCartney has joined the team at online homewares store Temple & Webster as editorial consultant. Not to mention the first issue of Inside Out came out since Claire Bradley replaced Richard Waller as editor, and it was a cracker in my opinion.
  • I shared the top three bathroom trend predictions.
  • I started a new regular feature called Folded Corners and kicked off with telling you what I’m coveting from the latest issue of Real Living magazine.
  • Homewares store Whiteport published an interview with me on their blog where I talked about how I juggle blogging with my job as editor of a business magazine. You can read it here.
  • These sustainable and very beautiful lamps were popular with readers.
  • I had a good whinge about my spare room and how spare rooms in general are so often awkward and under-utilised spaces. You’ll be pleased to hear I made a start on transforming mine this weekend with a lick of fresh white paint. How’s your spare room looking?!
  • On Etsy Tuesday I shared some cute nursery artwork inspired by Mid Century furniture.
I have a real treat for you tomorrow with a beautiful apartment project by Melbourne interior designer Christopher Elliott. In the meantime, check out the last project he shared with us here.
I hope you all have a great week!