Interior design and styling, homewares, furniture, home appliances and the personalities behind them
An avid collector, the Sydney home of interior designer Alex Zabotto-Bentley is as much a gallery space as it is private residence. Taking up the entire floor of a converted Victorian stately home in the inner-city Sydney suburb of Darling Point, like any fabulous interior, the home gives a fabulous insight into its owner, his life, travels and …
Mid-century inspired and with glazing for days, this incredible Noosa property is the work of its owner Sarah Waller, an English designer and licensed builder, who spent 20 years conceptualising her dream home before seeing it come to life. “A move from the UK to Australia offered me the opportunity to design and build something unique for my …
While it’s important to consider a home within its context, it’s easy to churn out the same old design tropes – particularly when it comes to a beachside abode. Located in the southern Perth suburb of Mandurah, this beachside home combines a light, airy, coastal feel with sumptuous luxury to an original end. “The owners wanted an intimate and …
Located in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale, this 1960’s two-bedroom apartment got the budget makeover treatment recently with amazing results. Carried out almost entirely by the owners Alannah and Dave, the project makes impressive use of paint as a key renovating tool. “Our apartment isn’t big, and had previously been painted all in white, …
Nestled among the McMansions and mock Georgian townhouses of the Melbourne suburb of Kew, Charles House is strikingly different, not only in aesthetics but functionality too. Designed to service a family for at least the next 25 years, this highly original new build is intended to accommodate the ever-changing needs of its inhabitants and …
With no reserve set, one lucky family will call this new-build home when it goes under the hammer as part of this year’s Good Friday Appeal for Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital. Located in Geelong (Mt Duneed to be precise), the house sits on 599 square metres of land generously donated by Villawood Properties and built by …
Located on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, this stylish family home combines disparate yet complementary elements and eschews trends for a look that is set to endure. “My personal design aesthetic is classic, traditional and homely, with a focus on great quality pieces," says the home’s owner Kate Walker. "My style is American traditional with a …
There's a strong Mediterranean influence infused throughout this serene Melbourne family home befitting its Croatian owners – a fifty-something builder, his wife and two grown-up sons. “They came to me because they do a lot of construction and move from house to house. This time they wanted something really special because they intend to stay in …
Former Block favourites Bec and George Douros, lent their formidable renovation talents to their own property recently and with spectacular results. “This was the first property George and I ever purchased and it has been quite the labour of love for us over the last 12 months,” says Bec Douros of the home located in the inner-western Melbourne …
“Make this house feel like a home,” said the owners of this freestanding Victorian era home in the Sydney suburb of Bronte before it was transformed recently by The Designory. And perusing the end result, I'd say that goal was most definitely achieved! After moving from a cosy, semi-detached residence in Waverley with their two young children, the …
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