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Cushion designer Ellie’s colourful terrace home

This Balmain terrace belongs to cushion designer Ellie Bradley, the woman behind Xavier&Me.

Xavier Me Second Bedroom

Ellie, her husband and young son Xavier (now you see where she got the business name!) moved into this newly renovated Victorian terrace in Sydney’s Balmain in October. They quickly added some colour to the blank canvas. As a huge cushion and rug addict I’m thinking it must be seriously useful to create these things for a living when it comes to furnishing your own home, and changing it whenever you get a bit fickle!

Xavier Me Living Room

An expansive open plan lounge and dining area and a Caesarstone galley kitchen lead through 3.6 metre doors to a sunny garden.

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Everything begins with beautiful homewares from around the globe

Online store Everything Begins has been around for almost a year but intentionally keeping a pretty low profile. The “highly curated” site brings together beautiful things from independent creative types from across the globe.

Founder Amy Timbrell says: “I’ve always had a massive love of discovering and sharing gorgeous things and over time I seemed to have developed a bit of a knack for hunting things down. I’m bordering a bit obsessive in a way I guess.” She’s taking it very personally too, claiming everything on the site is something she would have herself, in her home or to wear. “That’s the measure test I guess. Would I have it in my home? Would I wear it?”

ABC tea cup and saucer, $39

With less products, carefully chosen, Amy wants Everything Begins to be a destination: a place where people can go and know that without a doubt they will find something super special, for themselves or as a gift. “Some designers that have approached us have really great designs, but if they are not quite EB then we turn them down,” she adds. “It is all about quality of products over quantity, and most importantly, consistency in style.”

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The 1000th post giveaway with a $2000 prize pack for one lucky interiors addict!

Can you believe I’ve posted 1000 times (well, a few more than now, actually!)? I would say I can’t, but it’s not all that surprising to me! Nonetheless, I thought what a great excuse for the best giveaway I’ve ever done, and one that’s full of amazing prizes I know interiors addict readers will love! One lucky reader will win EVERYTHING and all you have to do is answer one question. The best answer will be judged by Belle magazine’s interior design editor Steve Cordony and interior designer Darren Palmer. So here’s what’s up for grabs, in no particular order (it keeps going and going)…

An A0-size limited edition signed print of Andrew O’Brien’s Pink, Turquoise on Ultramarine Ground, as seen on the cover of a recent Real Living magazine

 A timber outdoor setting from Freedom

A multi-coloured ikat canvas from Urban Road

A $100 voucher from Xavier & Me, which you might spend on their new cushions

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Friday online bargains!

Not that I’m suggesting any of my conscientious readers slack off at work on a Friday afternoon, but here is a little retail therapy for you in the homewares department!

First, Georg Jensen is having a three-day online sale. I’m seriously tempted by this award-winning Quack water jug at $69.95. It also comes in black.

Then check out the Kronbali sale at Dalani where you can pick up a juju feather hat on sale for as little as $120. But move quickly as some colours are already sold out.

Then there’s 20% off everything by Xavier & Me at Gallop Lifestyle but it ends at midnight TONIGHT. This indigo limited edition cushion is my pick.

And as a heads up, there’s a Pony Rider (one of my fave homewares brands) sale starting at Temple & Webster on Monday.

Don’t say I never give you anything and don’t accuse me of being a bad influence, I am simply helping you SAVE money! Jen x

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They’re not cheap but they are more than a little bit special. You probably know by now I get

They’re not cheap but they are more than a little bit special. You probably know by now I get a little bit overexcited about cushions. I’m currently banned from buying anymore by the boyfriend but I managed to sneak two new sale purchases in at the weekend, so…

Anyway, I digress! These are brand new at Gallop Lifestyle, by Sydney designer Xavier & Me and priced at $105 each without inners. High quality linen and cotton canvas, digitally printed. LOVE THEM. They are reversible with contrasting piping and so modern and sunny and perfect for brightening up your couch (or outdoor area) for summer! Available in cocoa/lemon, pomegranate/apple and apple/cocoa colourways.