Interior design and styling, homewares, furniture, home appliances and the personalities behind them
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 …
Give it a few weeks and a bar of soap can quickly become an off-colour, grimey mess (and their hygiene factor has to be a bit questionable, right?!). But the right looking and smelling hand wash pump is so much more than just a great way to clean your hands; it's one of your main bathroom accessories, both pretty and practical! Here we've updated …
More than simply a light source, a chic table lamp can be just the finishing touch a room needs. From iconic designs such as the Atollo and Tom Dixon's Bell, to more affordable iterations, here's our pick of the table lamp bunch. Tom Dixon Bell table lamp in brass: Drawing inspiration from space helmets, this iconic lamp is one of the British …
If you’re a long-time reader, you’ll be familiar with the lovely homewares label Feliz Home as we've featured it many times. Specialising primarily in bedding, the boutique brand was co-founded by Geelong-based Janey Forbes who recently made the decision to sell the business to explore a full-time career as an artist. “Designing, painting and …
With a tight edit of 70 on-trend colours, a colour-matching service and express delivery, new Aussie online-only paint brand Tint is determined to simplify the paint-purchasing process. “The experience of shopping for paint hasn’t changed in decades and is about as exciting as watching paint dry. We want home paint buying – and ultimately home …
A qualified graphic designer, Sydney’s Georgia Norton Lodge was slogging it out at her branding agency day job when she began drawing houses. The impetus came when her sister, who was writing a book based in Sydney’s Annandale, needed an illustrated cover to embody the story. “I started drawing all the neighbourhood buildings and houses, and …
We’ve profiled many artists but it’s not often that we find one that was convinced of their career path as a child. “When I was about 16, I decided that I wanted to be a painter. I’d always loved to paint and draw and was loving my art classes in high school. I never wanted to do anything else,” says Brisbane artist Beth Kennedy who went on to …
The brainchild of respected Aussie furniture company King Living, Design.Online is set to shake up the furniture scene with its arrival this month. Launching with just three products (a sofa, mattress and bed), the eco-conscious range is manufactured using repurposed by-products from King Living’s manufacturing. “The Design.Online team set about …
As owners of the Aussie Christmas décor store The Christmas Cart, Deborah Quinn and Kym Aldred spend a rather large amount of time looking at current interior styling trends to gauge how they may be interpreted at Christmas. From a chic alternative to classic red, to a subtle metallic look and a full-blow South American fiesta vibe, the ladies …
From Christmas pudding to tropical fruit and spicy cranberries, this year's festive candles are one for the gourmands! And just like last year, this year's crop have a lovely Aussie summer vibe. Glasshouse 'Merry & Bright' candle: A fun mix of tropical fruits (pineapple and strawberries) and fizzy summer freshness (a dash of mint) make this …
