Complete our reader survey and win one of 5 Dinosaur Designs vases!

March 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year when I’d love to collect some more information about you, lovely readers! I’d be really grateful if you would complete my 9-question, multiple choice reader survey, which I guarantee won’t take you more then a couple of minutes!

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As a thank you for your time, and thanks to our friends at Dinosaur Designs, 5 lucky readers, drawn randomly, will win a resin Volcanic Vase from their latest black and white range, worth $144 each.

I’d love to win one, take me to that survey already! 

Survey closes at midnight on Wednesday 6 March 2013.

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Win paint and a professional painter to give your home a New Year facelift!

January 7, 2013 By 16 Comments

This post is sponsored by Haymes Paint

Christmas and New Year are over so you know what that means (as well as going back to work and the gym)? Countdown to Australia Day is on! To celebrate, I’m running a fab competition in association with Haymes Paints and the prize is to have a room in your home professionally painted in the colour palette of your choice. What a great way for two of you to kickstart any New Year renovation plans!

Haymes colour and concept manager Wendy Rennie has put together three Australian-inspired colour palettes. To enter, just tell us which scheme you think is most Aussie and why.

Here are your choices:

Palette one: The Outback

The Australian outback is rich with colour – deep oranges, reds and ochres coupled with contrasting charcoals and neutrals.

Haymes colours: Rapunzel, Night Moves, Black Pitch, Worn White, Moon and Stars.

Palette Two: Sun, Surf and Sand

The relaxed lifestyle of Australians is synonymous with the beach, particularly as we are lucky to have some of the best beaches and coastline in the world.

Haymes colours: Barely There, Basic Instinct, Blue Mosaic, Danube Sky, Valley of Stars.
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The winner of the BedNest giveaway is…

December 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Ashlin Fong from WA! Congratulations!

She sent in this room photo and we chose her because we loved her reasoning behind why it was her dream sanctuary. I think it’s very Carrie Bradshaw too, Ashlin! It doesn’t hurt that navy and hot pink is one of my favourite colour combinations and you can’t beat adding a touch of gold!

BedNest owner Nicky Line, who judged the winner with me, said: “I really liked the combo of contemporary and pretty working together. I love the feature wall and parquet floor.”

Ashlin wins the upholstered Maddison bedhead worth $1,699. Everyone who entered will be emailed a 10% discount code to use by the end of February.

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Win tickets to a talk by Coco Republic’s senior interior designer Natasha Levak

October 10, 2012 By 28 Comments

Natasha Levak is the latest expert to run a design session at Coco Republic Design School in Sydney and two lucky Interiors Addict readers can win tickets.

Natasha will share professional insight and experience as an in-demand interior designer whose work has featured on the cover of Australian House & Garden and in the pages of Belle. With extensive experience in both residential and commercial interiors, she’ll explain what it takes to break down an interior design brief – from initial interpretation, to concept communication and executing the finished project.

A graduate of UNSW and former assistant stylist at Belle magazine, her six years as senior designer at Coco Republic Interior Design have allowed her to hone in her luxurious yet casual style and become a specialist in large scale interior design. [Read more...]

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The winner of the Heatherly Design bedhead is…

September 25, 2012 By 4 Comments

Sally Byrne!

I had so many great entries I couldn’t choose the winner! I get too emotionally involved! So I sent a shortlist to Georgie from Heatherly Design and she picked Sally Byrne. I have to admit, her entry was beyond innovative! Top marks for effort! See below her before and after, where she employed some positive visualisation techniques (as well as some blu-tack and string) and it worked!

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The Interiors Addict bedroom makeover competition with Heatherly Design

September 17, 2012 By 4 Comments

Are you dreaming of a grown up bedroom like the gorgeous boudoirs we all drool over in the magazines? Would you like to leave your bedroom door ajar (with pride) when friends drop by unexpectedly? Then we have the competition for you this week.

Georgie Leckey from Heatherly Design has been creating to-die-for upholstered bedheads since 2007 from her home in regional Victoria. The bedheads are then produced in Melbourne, making them 100% Australian designed and made.

You might recognise some of Georgie’s designs from the last two seasons of The Block. They were featured in bedrooms by Amie and Katrina, Josh and Jenna and Dan and Dani to namedrop a few. They’re also in the current issue of Real Living. [Read more...]

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

September 11, 2012 By 17 Comments

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 [Read more...]

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Darren Palmer & Stacey Kouros front competition to win a $10,000 room makeover

August 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Launching today, Carpet Court’s Love the Look is a competition giving Aussies with a keen eye for interior style the chance to win a $10,000 room makeover in their home.

Carpet Court and its ambassadors Darren Palmer and Stacey Kouros, who both shot to fame on reality TV show homeMADE, are calling on interior design enthusiasts throughout Australia to share their style inspirations through a series of six weekly Facebook tasks.

The tasks will be simple. Darren and Stacey will be asking entrants to share images that have inspired the looks in their homes. It may be a holiday snap that has inspired an outdoor space, or a photograph of a statement piece that has been passed down through generations. They’ll be showcasing their different styles, and asking entrants to pick ‘Team Darren’ or ‘Team Stacey’ with each entry.

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There are 12 weekly prizes to be won including Vera Wang Wedgewood china, digital cameras from Canon, and outdoor furnishings and designer rugs from Carpet Court.  The grand prize includes a $10,000 styling budget from Carpet Court and styling advice from either Darren or Stacey (depending on which team the chosen winner has picked). [Read more...]

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Sunday Snippets: the best of the week in interiors

June 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
  • I shared this competition from the Life InStyle trade fair which I’m judging alongside Mr Jason Grant and Lucy Feagins of The Design Files blog. Have you entered yet?
  • I enjoyed interviewing Melbourne interior designer David Hicks, who just opened an LA office and had some great stuff to share about design.
  • I launched my competition with Wicked Wix to win a year’s worth of candles and the good news is, you still have until noon on Friday to enter. What are you waiting for?!
  • Ex Real Living style director Mr Jason Grant offered Interiors Addict readers an EXCLUSIVE opportunity to join him for a VIP shopping tour around Sydney, visiting his favourite stores with him and learning stylist secrets. There’s still time to book your place for next week.
  • I featured a cool new product that lets you hang plants upside inside. No, I don’t really understand how it works either, but it’s pretty clever!
  • A stunning Art Deco inspired bar opened in Melbourne’s Brunswick on Friday night and I shared some snaps with you beforehand.
  • I reviewed this lovely book New Vintage by stylist Tahn Scoon.
  • I spent Saturday morning at a session with super stylist Megan Morton about putting the love in your home. It was awesome. Read all about it. Her home is in the current issue of Vogue Living. Well worth a look.

This coming week I’m looking forward to attending the Writing about Interiors, Style and Design evening class at Sydney Writers’ Centre. I know I shouldn’t really need it, right? But I think you can always learn something new and it’s great to hear other people’s perspective on things.

What are you doing this coming week? Jen x

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Check out the Life InStyle competition I’m judging with Mr Jason Grant & The Design Files

June 18, 2012 By 1 Comment

Love Pinterest? Love stylish interiors? Want to win a grand? Oh, okay then. Check out this cool competition from the Life InStyle trade fair which launches today. I’m delighted to be a judge in great company with stylist Mr Jason Grant and blogger Lucy Feagins of The Design Files. Everything you need to know about entering is below.

“We’ve always embraced social media as an integral part of our overall event strategy and have found Pinterest to be an extremely valuable channel in which to connect with our core audience, says exhibition manager Amelia Coote-Harris. “Life Instyle was founded on the principles of style, quality and design, and Pinterest provides us with the perfect platform to interact with a global audience that shares those values.”

Have you registered for Life InStyle Melbourne yet?

 

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