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How To Style A Home With Creativity + Character

Sydney practice Studio Pulp shares how they use layering to create contemporary spaces, full of tonal colour and texture.

A Helpful Guide To Taking Control Of Your Energy Bills

Everything you need to know about tracking your usage, peak and off-peak pricing, plus more helpful advice.

A Sprawling Northern Rivers Garden Designed With Family In Mind

This acreage balances kid-friendly landscaping with picturesque gardens, overlooking farmland views.

Family Life In A Heritage Collingwood Apartment

Designers Cara Stizza and Mitch Jones swapped a four-bedroom house for family life in an inner-city warehouse apartment.

5 Excellent Reasons To Plant A Naturalistic Garden

Landscape designer Tim Pilgrim shares all his secrets in his new book, Wild by Design.

Renovation Diaries

Renovation Diaries: A Playful Bathroom + Laundry Transformed For $25k

The designer behind Trouthouse shares how this playful renovation came together in less than two weeks!

An Enriching Interior For A Home On The Slopes

Warm and textural furnishings selected by Brahman Perera have made this architectural Mt Buller home a cocooning retreat.

This Colorbond-Clad Country Home Is A Superb Take On The Typical Shed

Traditional rural forms and the colours of native landscapes combine to create this award-winning, off-grid home just outside Canberra.

This Urban Laneway Is One Of Architect Phillip Arnold’s Favourite Gardens

Why architect Phillip Arnold loves Cat Alley — the Surry Hills laneway famous for its overflowing plants and lush green foliage, lovingly maintained by residents.

Ocean Views Take Centre Stage In This Earthy Anglesea Home

Designed for the architect's parents, this calming coastal home on the Great Ocean Road is seamlessly immersed in nature.

Stay At A Scandi-Inspired Mornington Peninsula Retreat

Book your next getaway at The Blackwood House — a cosy new stay designed for pure relaxation on the Mornington Peninsula.

Inside An Elegant 1850s Adelaide Homestead, Restored Over Four Years

It took years of work to bring this 163-year-old heritage home back to life after the owners purchased it sight unseen.

Step Inside Tasmania's Best Architectural + Historic Homes At Open House

See the best Tasmania has to offer, across two weekends in November!

This Northern Rivers Farmhouse Is A Family's Tropical Paradise

Holly McCauley, Nich Zalmstra and their three children are living the dream in a farmhouse on the fringes of lush rainforest.

A Refined Apartment Interior For A Breathtaking Harbour Setting

The interiors of this Kirribilli apartment by David Gan now rival the beauty of its spectacular Sydney Harbour.

Tom Fereday’s New NAU Collections Land At Cult

The latest furniture and lighting designs by Tom Fereday for NAU are available now at Cult.

Highlights from our Design Directory

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15 Food-Inspired Artworks The TDF Team Is Adding To Cart

These beautiful still-life artworks featuring food look good enough to eat. Shop our team's top picks!

Sustainable Homes

How A Designer Built This Sustainable Perth Home For $410k

A building designer reveals how he balanced functionality, sustainability and budget in this small but mighty family home.

An Architect’s Enduring Family Home, Designed Around A Magnolia

Architect Laura Hoare of Laura Vivian Architecture has transformed her own Caulfield home to support young family life and a magnificent backyard magnolia tree.

Shopping

28 Fun Statement Pieces That’ll Add Personality To Your Space

Hate boring interiors? Shop all the sofas, chairs, lamps and unique statement pieces we’re loving right now.

Get The Look

Carimate Armchair →

Ligne Roset Togo Large Settee without Arms →

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Pepé Side Table →

In Good Company

Akari UF3-Q →

7287 Moroccan Beni Youss Rug →

Tub Coffee Table →

A Surfboard Designer’s Family Home With A Luxurious Beach Resort Feel

The Northern Beaches house of Haydenshapes Surfboards founders Hayden and Danielle Cox highlights everything they love about Palm Beach.

Renovation Diaries

Renovation Diaries: A Charming 1970s Carlton Apartment Transformed For $114k

The owner transformed this 40-square-metre home to feature Parisian-inspired interiors. See the full budget breakdown!

This Inner-City Terrace Garden Feels Like A Luxurious Oasis

A unique Sydney terrace hides a surprisingly large and lush garden with a resort-like atmosphere.

Royal Oak Floors Launch Two Beautiful New Timber Collections

Whether you’re chasing quiet minimalism or storied charm, these two new flooring collections are the perfect fit.

Maximalism Done Right: How To Create A Playful + Balanced Home

Find out how to create a modern and maximalist space that's anything but boring — without going too over the top.

Clever Coat Racks, Mirrors + More: This Studio Takes Typical Objects To The Next Level

New Zealand-based Snelling Studio’s new range of unexpected and innovative design objects will take your breath away.

A Generous Melbourne Family Home For A Life Well-Lived

Every inch of Stephanie and Matthew Crosara's Brunswick West family home has been designed with entertaining in mind.

A Treehouse-Inspired Home Tucked Between The Bush + Beach

This new holiday home in Lorne was designed to capture ocean breezes and water views at every turn.

This New Laundry Range Will Change The Way You Wash Your Clothes

Electrolux’s latest launch takes all the stress out of laundry day with its most intelligent range yet.

Apartments: These clever homes show just how fabulous apartment living can be

Inside One Of Sydney's Dreamiest Art Deco Apartment Buildings

Inside Toorak’s Amazing, Coral-Coloured Caringal Flats!

A Rare Look Inside Fitzroy’s Iconic 1930s Cairo Flats

A Look Inside South Yarra’s Magical 1930s Beverley Hills Apartments

Meet The Emerging Designer Turning Waste Into Beautiful Lighting

Using eggshells, paper pulp, and wood shavings, Joanne Odisho creates inspiring lamps from organic matter otherwise destined for landfill.

A Picture-Perfect Paddington Terrace Revival

The interiors of this Paddington terrace now live up to its elegant facade and show-stopping view.

How An Architect Couple Created Their Clever + Adaptable Family Cottage

The architects behind Lovell Burton designed this inner-city Melbourne cottage to evolve with the changing needs of their young family.

Why A Cemetery Is Landscape Designer Robert Champion's Favourite 'Garden'

There’s no designer of Robert Champion’s favourite Australian ‘garden’, and that’s exactly why he loves it.

A Light-Filled Terrace Designed For The ‘Mess’ Of Modern Family Life

This 1870s Victorian isn't your average terrace renovation — it's part library, activity hall, and family home all rolled into one.

A Sleek + Sympathetic Update For A Soulful 1970s Home

Designed by the same architect who oversaw the Sydney Opera House, Helsham House has been beautifully refreshed.

An Elegant Edwardian In Melbourne Reimagined By Flack Studio

This 1920s home is perfectly eclectic after an inspiring renovation by one of Australia's best designers.

This Spectacular Sydney Warehouse Conversion Is For Sale

This former factory in Sydney's inner suburbs hides an above-ground swimming pool and some incredible features inside.

A Book Designer’s Perfectly Imperfect Family Home

Behind an 1890s worker’s cottage facade in Petersham lies Alissa Dinallo and Nick Ball’s delightful family home.

Before + after transformations to inspire your next renovation

Before + After: A Melbourne Share House Turned Dreamy ‘Grown-Up’ Home

Before + After: A Cost-Effective Kitchen, Laundry + Bathroom Makeover

Before + After: A Designer’s Pint-Sized Penthouse Apartment

A Personality-Packed Kitchen Transformation

13 Of Our Favourite Bathrooms To Inspire Your Next Renovation

See some of the best bathrooms we've ever featured on TDF, along with a shopping guide to help you curate the perfect bathroom.

Fashion Icons Celebrated At ‘Know My Name: Kee, Jackson and Delaunay’ — On Now At National Gallery of Australia

See inspired archival pieces by Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson with Sonia Delaunay prints at National Gallery of Australia.

See The Winners Of The 2025 Telstra NATSIAA!

The winners of Australia's longest-running art awards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists have been revealed.

A Fashion Designer’s Modernist-Inspired Home In Queensland

Grace Loves Lace founder Megan Ziems' lush Gold Coast family home is a retro-inspired dream with Brazilian flair.

Inside A Psychologist Couple’s Calming Family Home

This new build prioritises garden spaces and a flexible family-friendly design that can adapt to meet the owners' needs.

California Cool Meets Japanese Minimalism On The Gold Coast

There’s a bush modernist feel to this Gold Coast home, renovated for a family of Victorians!

A Mini Melbourne Terrace Updated For Maximum Impact

A ‘light touch’ renovation has unlocked valuable space in this Princes Hill terrace, without extending its compact footprint.

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