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How To Be Besties With Bold Colour

Bold use of colour isn’t just for those with maximalist tendencies. WOWOWA interior designer Ruby Shields shares her colour-loving tips and shows us how to get the look!

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8 Of Our Most Popular Homes EVER + How To Get The Look!

We revisit some of the most-loved homes ever featured on The Design Files – complete with our hand-picked product recommendations to help you achieve a similar look in your own home.

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Get The Look: Four of TDF's Favourite House Tours!
Discover the styling secrets and furniture selections from our most-loved home tours.
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The Ultimate Outdoor Furniture Round Up

We’ve pulled together the best outdoor dining chairs, tables, sunlounges, sofas, side tables, and accessories — just in time for summer!

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A Family’s Classic Mid-Century Beach House, Playfully Reimagined →

Playful interiors and pops of colour gently bring this 50s-60s Mornington Peninsula beach house into the modern day.

A Mid-Century Melbourne Home With Glamorous European Flair →

Interior designer Tali Roth and family live in a 1969 mid-century Caulfield North home, renovated in Tali's eclectic and sophisticated style.

A Melbourne Architecture Power Couple’s Magic Family Home →

Inside the playful Northcote home of Wowowa Architecture directors Monique and Scott Woodward.

A Mid-Century Renovation That Masterfully Blends Old And New →

An incredible 1960s mid-century home restoration in Ivanhoe East.

An Eclectic Sydney Family Home, With International Flair →

The character-filled rental home of Creative Director Chad Barnier and Heidi D’Elboux draws on global influences.

Inside Drag Queen Courtney Act’s ‘Periwinkle Palace’ In Sydney! →

Australia's most famous drag queen Courtney Act shares her larger than life Sydney apartment, complete with an incredible drag room. See the video tour!