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The Design Files Magazine ISSUE 02

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This new residence was designed around the challenges of its rugged, bushfire-prone site in regional NSW.

This Captivating Coastal Farmhouse Fits Perfectly In Its Bushland Location

Christina Karras

10 hours ago

Shopping

65 Homewares The TDF Team Is Shopping For This Winter!

From a sleek new coffee machine to Akari lamps, find out what homewares our team is coveting — and where to buy them.

Christina Karras

18 hours ago

With clever storage solutions and sparing use of bold colour, designer Will Kelly has transformed a 1960s apartment into his dream Melbourne pad.

World-First B&B Italia Outdoor Store Now Open In Sydney

Space Furniture have launched the very first standalone B&B Italia Outdoor showroom in Surry Hills.

Homes

A Pint-Sized Melbourne Apartment Packed With Personality

Shopping

First Look: Furniture Brand Eva’s New Sydney Store Feels Like A Cosy Home

Eva has just opened its first-ever Sydney showroom, so you can shop the locally designed furniture in person!

How architect Nick Sweetland completely transformed his 1960s Melbourne apartment in just four months on a $65,000 budget.

An Inspiring Showcase of Aussie Design In Copenhagen

Contemporary brand NAU represented Australian design in this major international showcase.

Renovation Diaries

Renovation Diaries: An Original 1960s Melbourne Apartment, Transformed For $65,000

Find out how to make your bathroom feel like a relaxing sanctuary with these simple styling tips.

How To Create A Blissful Bathroom Worth Spending Time In

The Design Files Magazine Issue 02

A cinematographer’s fairytale cottage, living large in a pint-sized apartment, rodeo dreams in outback Queensland, two rentals in a historic former factory, Flack Studio reimagines a 1920s Edwardian, the fight to save Victoria’s public housing, and so much more!

Sheridan’s New Bedding Offers A Modern Take On A Timeless Classic

The lifestyle brand is celebrating 25 years of one of its most beloved striped bedding designs, which has been a staple since 2000!

Our Favourite Beds + All The Furniture You Need To Style The Perfect Bedroom

Shopping

Explore the ultimate shopping guide to creating your dream bedroom, with our top picks for beds, side tables, lamps and more.

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How A Builder Created This Calming Tiny Home, Especially For Warm Climates

This impressive tiny home can be custom built in four months and delivered anywhere in Australia.

Shopping

Why Every Home Needs A Rug + 30 Of Our Favourites To Shop!

Find out how to inject colour, texture, and warmth into your room with this round-up of our favourite rugs.

Vibrant, whimsical, and lived-in with a few glamorous touches — discover how to capture the effortlessly elegant English interior look.

How To Nail The Impossibly Chic, Modern British Interior Style

Stays

This Cosy Coastal Home In Jervis Bay Is An Idyllic Getaway

Book a stay at Baia, a perfectly peaceful escape on the South Coast of New South Wales.

Artist Annalisa Ferraris' renovated terrace hides a chic parlour room, a French bistro-inspired kitchen, and a blue bar!

Before + After: This Artist’s Sydney Terrace Feels Like A Fancy Hotel

On The Market

This Epic House Inside A Former Factory Is On The Market

Whoever buys this North Melbourne home will be living the ultimate inner-city dream among the treetops.

Homes

It’s Summer Holidays Year-Round In This Northern Beaches Home

Inside interior stylist Belle Fearon’s happy, weatherboard cottage in Avalon Beach.

How Studio Prineas overcame heritage restrictions to expand and enhance this 1930s bungalow on the Lower North Shore.

A Visually Distinct 1930s Sydney Bungalow Addition

This Melbourne home has been renovated in homage to its original features, like its retro spice rack and beautiful parquetry floors!

How This 1970s Modernist Home Was Reimagined For Modern Living

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

10 months after installation, the garden of this Ripponlea home is a wonderland of perennials, native violet, and flowering shrubs.

Time To Upgrade Your Furniture? Koala Is Having An EOFY Sale!

Now’s the time to refresh your home with up to 30 per cent off beloved furniture brand Koala.

Gardens

A Flourishing + Romantic Garden For A Federation Family Home

On The Market

This Special Mid-Century Home In Beaumaris Is For Sale

Located on a nostalgic street full of 1960s gem, this idyllic family home is a blast from the past.

Gardens

A Forever Seaside Garden Of Coastal Natives + Perennials

How Kate Seddon Landscape Design modernised an established Barwon Heads garden with a relaxed of coastal natives and perennials.

An architect designed this budget-friendly 'outdoor room' as a clever addition to his father's post-war home.

How A Modest Backyard Pavilion Transformed This Brisbane House