Interior design and styling, homewares, furniture, home appliances and the personalities behind them
As a young person on a limited budget, you could be forgiven for thinking art is something you need to wait years until you can afford (or are even allowed to hang due to owning your own home). But young art lover Alex Hocking is here to share how you can start an art collection on a budget and how you can display it, even if you're …
If there’s one brand that embodies that quintessentially Aussie beach chic aesthetic, it’s The Boathouse Group. The creation of Pip and Andrew Goldsmith, the business began in 2008 with a simple café in Sydney’s Palm Beach but soon expanded to include nine venues, wedding and event spaces, accommodation and a gorgeous homewares store; all no doubt …
In this next instalment of our Ask The Stylist series with Alex Carter of Harlow + Willow, a reader writes in unsure how to style a long hallway. Reader question: We have a townhouse and the hallway has a huge plain wall on one side with rooms on the other. It's like a bowling alley. What can l do? Answer: Long hallways can feel a bit …
Sponsored by Sydney Gift Fair Reconnecting with nature and sending less to landfill has become a real focus, while grey is slowly being replaced by ‘greige’ and velvet is going nowhere! Here are our top interiors trends for 2020. Dulux’s latest nature-inspired palette draws on our desire to escape the digital onslaught and reconnect with …
Yarra Valley artist Joan Blond raised three young children and worked in the corporate world for 21 years (as an executive PA for a partner of a law firm), before taking the plunge and pursuing a full-time art career. “I have always loved painting and have dabbled for years. When my children grew up and left home I started painting seriously …
A fabulous way to jazz up store bought croissants for an easy Sunday morning brunch, this simple recipe is brought to us by Laurent Bakery founder Laurent Boillon who has generously shared his secrets to achieving that classic creamy almond filling. Mmm... Ingredients 200g quality butter (at room temperature) 260g icing sugar 260g …
Having recently taken the plunge and had our sixties red brick house painted grey (Haymes Paint Rockslide if you're interested!), I'm a bigger fan than ever of the transformative effect this can have on a dated home for a relatively small spend. I mean, you're still talking thousands, especially if you have it done professionally (which we did …
Home to a young family, this renovation, in the northern suburbs of Sydney, piqued our interest this week – we love the way that interior designer Joanne Yeomans of Issy & H Creative has celebrated the character of the original 1912 home, rather than simply starting afresh. Ornate ceilings, stained glass windows and other Art Deco features pair …
Home to Pinterest partner manager Kim Hollis, is it any wonder that this luxe Sydney bathroom renovation has serious design cred? But creating a moodboard was just the beginning of the road for Kim, who engaged interior designer Agnes Sweijer to bring her Pinterest board to life. “I hired a designer as I felt very daunted about what could be done …
If there's one thing we can count on when it comes to home trends, it's that what is happening in the wider world will be reflected in our own backyard (so to speak). It's no surprise then that energy efficiency, new technologies and an evolution of aesthetics are set to shape home design in 2020 and beyond. Here, top homes experts, architects …
