Interior design and styling, homewares, furniture, home appliances and the personalities behind them
Located in Roseville, on Sydney’s upper north shore, this stylish home was designed by Clare Le Roy of The Little Design Corner for her young family of five, with particular provision for her disabled son. “Our middle son is profoundly disabled and in a wheelchair so we needed a flat block so he could access the whole house. I wanted to do a …
The idea of prefabricated building conjures a pretty bad picture. For me, I think of the demountable classrooms that comprised much of my primary school but the prefab building process has come a long way since then. Not only does contemporary prefabricated building offer much speedier build times but it’s often cheaper than a traditional build and …
We’ve long been fans of Melbourne digital artist Kimmy Hogan. A graphic designer by trade, she spent many months developing a technique that combines her love of botanicals and oil painting with a digital brush. ‘Gathered’ is her latest collection and it was inspired by the look and feel of flowers freshly picked. “I wanted this collection …
Three years in the making, Greg Natale has just released his debut collection of luxury accessories and decorative objets and while the range is on the pricey side, it is absolutely gorgeous. Fashioned by hand, the pieces have that luxe, masculine feel that we’ve come to associate with Greg and are divided into three categories – stone (there’s …
In the race to create Australia's most dazzling hotel interior, the baton was passed recently to a new boutique establishment in Sydney’s Surry Hills, the Little Albion Guest House. Formerly a convent and boarding house, the three level space was dark, dilapidated and fronted onto one of Sydney’s dodgier streets but all that is a distant memory …
How good was it to be watching the first proper room reveal last night? Loved it! Loads of renovating to watch, just enough drama and rookie errors, and some pretty impressive rooms (although there were things about most of them I'd personally change). But for so early on in the competition? Well done, I say! BIANCA AND CARLA: Second place My …
When Perth interior architect Sarah Coghlan moved into this North Perth home six years ago, the intention was always to make it over before her and her husband Alex became parents. “We bought this home when we were newly engaged and have lovingly renovated it to become the family home it is now. We lived in it for two years in all its old school …
Today's Foodie Friday recipe comes to you from Amy Darcy, the blogger behind Eat Pray Workout. I was lucky enough to meet Amy on a blogger trip to Dubai a few years ago. This busy mum, lawyer and Army wife is studying to be a personal trainer. She wants to help women be the healthiest, happiest version of themselves. Over to you, …
The August Kmart living range drops this month and it’s divided into three distinct trends (Natural, Timeless and Urban) spanning furniture, dining, bedding, interior and outdoor décor and home storage. “We are so proud to introduce Kmart’s newest August Living range to our Australian and New Zealand customers. Each season our team delves deeply to …
After a successful four-year stint in Melbourne, one of Australia's leading contemporary design and art events DENFAIR is coming to Sydney, where it will be taking over the Hordern Pavillion from August 16-to-18. With an inspiring array of local and international brands exhibiting, we thought we'd highlight a few in anticipation. Cotswold InOut …
