Unique colourful glass on sale tomorrow only

Get on down to Philip Stokes Studio Glass tomorrow for some one-off bargains like these for yourself or Christmas gifts.

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Vixen & Velvet pop up in South Yarra

Furniture and homewares business Vixen & Velvet has just opened a two-month pop up shop in South Yarra, VIC. Festival by Vixen & Velvet (which is also selling Christmas goodies) is at 514 Chapel Street.

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. [Read more...]

Photographer Felix Forest’s passion for design leads to stunning interiors images

If you haven’t already heard of Felix Forest, you’ve probably seen some of his beautiful interiors shots without realising. He really does know how to capture the essence of a home. When I look at his images I start imagining who lives in the home and how they might hang out there. It’s a real skill.

Coming from a creative family, he’s been passionate about furniture, interiors and design for many years and taking photographs since he was very young. “I go to auctions on a weekly basis and revamp pieces. I studied and trained in film photography. After assisting for a short time in still life and fashion, I started documenting some of my creative friends’ spaces, which opened opportunities with magazines.” Now his work’s been featured everywhere, including Belle, Vogue Living, (inside), Inside Out, AD Mexico, Real Living and Vogue Australia. He regularly gets to work alongside his partner, interior designer and stylist Dina Broadhurst.

Felix Forest by Dina Broadhurst

Like me, the Sydney-based Frenchman loves discovering new interiors and meeting the people who live in them. Lucky enough to travel extensively for work, he enjoys the constant change of scenery and learning about art and design pieces from passionate homeowners. The hardest part is finding new and unpublished homes and persuading people to let him shoot them. “The owners always feel they are not ready or finished.” And let’s face it, what home is ever really finished? [Read more...]

Have You Met Miss Jones warehouse sale

Samples and end of line styles. Up to 85% off! Items starting from $5! The perfect last minute bargain Christmas shopping opportunity!

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Colourful, practical home for first time buyers

Anna Williams of Ethos Design furnished this display home for a Queensland builder targeting first time buyers.

“I mixed affordable contemporary furniture from local chain stores with Mid Century styles to create a home that feels perfectly suited to a busy family lifestyle, all complemented with quirky accessories and colourful artwork,” she says. “My aim was to create a comfortable family home that felt practical, colourful and stylish.”

“The focal point for the dining room had to be the gorgeous abstracts by a local artist. To keep them centre stage, I kept the furniture simple. A round table allowed a better flow of traffic in the small space, while Louis Ghost style chairs are a practical option for a young family.” [Read more...]

Belinda Mellino

Design Education & Work Experience To Date
Recently completed Certificate III in Interior Design and Decoration – 2012
Visual Merchandising paid Job for “Interior Lane” – 2012
Work Experience at Living Edge Furniture Rental – 2011
Short Course in Adobe in Design – 2010

In 5 years time my dream job is… Stylist in Events/Interior Design.

Looking for Paid, Unpaid, Full-time, One-off

Located in/willing to travel to Melbourne CBD, South Yarra areas

Contact belinda.mellino@yahoo.com.au

Colourful home showcases couple’s travel treasures

I’m going to have to ask you to try very hard not to let the gorgeous dog in today’s home distract you from all the other great things going on inside it. The home (and dog) belong to Tara and Danny Solberg, who own homewares store Few and Far in Huskisson, NSW.

Clearly the great eye they have for picking popular items for their store comes in handy at home too! How great is that velvet lounge?

They designed the house on Manyana Beach themselves and are continually updating it with new from their overseas sourcing trips. They opened Few and Far in 2009 after a lengthy renovation of the store on the South Coast near Jervis Bay. Travelling the world as designers, it was their dream to bring home all the beautiful things they saw, and this way they get to share them with other people. [Read more...]

Hard to find’s new online magazine

Hard to Find have launched a fab new online magazine called htf, and I’m flattered to be included in the first issue!

It’s not just a catalogue either, it’s full of great features and beautifully put together. That said, it is a really dangerous kind of magazine because you can click straight through and buy anything that takes your fancy, and where Hard to Find is concerned, I always find that’s a lot of things! [Read more...]

Great sofas & interior design at Project 82

(L-R) Amanda Pocock, Shelley Mason and Emily Mayne

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Project 82 in Surry Hills. It’s in Fitzroy Street. Number 82, would you believe it?

I first met founder and interior designer Shelley Mason at a trade fair last year and loved her range. It seems business has come along in leaps and bounds since then with a healthy flow of customers, both trade and retail. I think one of the great things about the team is they’re as comfortable doing a large scale commercial fitout as somebody’s apartment (they’ll happily come round and help you) and their interior design service (the price of which can be credited towards any purchases) is making interior style accessible. [Read more...]