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Interior Inspiration
Trending: Chartreuse’s Unexpected Comeback + How To Make It Work

Read on to find out why chartreuse is the accent colour we can’t ignore, and how to make it work.

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Interior Inspiration

How To Banish Boring Beige With Cohesive Pops Of Colour

Is your home feeling a bit beige? Fear not, here are four easy steps to introduce cohesive pops of colour.

Before + After: A Pink Bathroom + Kitchen Transformation

The Joyne showroom was deliberately designed to look, feel, and function like a real home with bold pink and blue interiors.

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 Designer’s Playful Family Home Passed Down From Her Grandparents

How this Melbourne interior designer reimagined her grandmother's 1920s bungalow into a personal and playful family home.

How This Alpine Holiday Home Brings The Serenity Of Japanese Onsens To Mount Hotham

Relaxing and unwinding were just as important to the owners of this alpine retreat as facilitating entertaining and ski adventures.

How TikTok Stars Luke + Sassy Scott Transformed This Vibrant Melbourne Home

Luke O’Halloran — one half of viral social media duo Luke and Sassy Scott — reveals a look inside his confidently colourful Melbourne home.

Before + After: A 1960s Gold Coast Cottage Inspired By Danish Design

Drab coastal interiors have been reimagined into a playful yet elevated first family home, with nods to a famous Copenhagen hotel.

How To Nail Coastal-Cool Style At Home

Architect Victoria Merrett shares the secrets to creating modern, serene spaces perfect for beachside bliss.
Shopping guide
Mistakes To Avoid When Choosing A Rug + 24 Of Our Favourites To Shop

Wondering how to select (and style) the right rug for your home? Here are our tips and some inspiration from the Design Directory.

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Shopping guide
TDF’s Picks: Everything Our Team Is Shopping For This Winter

From rugs to knitted hot water bottles and Akari lighting, here are all the cosy pieces we’re buying for our homes this winter.

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Expert Advice
Discover trending styles and learn from experts about how to re-create their favourite looks at home!
How To Use Layering + Contrast To Create An Unexpected, Chic Space, With Mardi Doherty →
How To Design A Bathroom With Just The Right Amount Of Character →
How To Create A Cosy Living Room With Rich, Hot Chocolate Hues, with Lauren Egan →
How To Create A Magic, Mid-Century Inspired Kitchen →

Shopping guides

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.

24 Versatile Pieces To Host House Guests In Style

Elevate your dining setting, maximise space, and create an inviting guest room experience with these furniture items made for summer hosting.

8 Small Sofas We Love For Tiny Spaces

Finding the perfect sofa is a daunting task. Luckily, we’ve taken away some of the work for you and rounded up 8 small sofas we’re loving right now. See them here!

The Ultimate Guide To Tiles, Tapware + Bathroom Fixtures For Every Style!

Five of our favourite bathroom styles and how to get the look with products from our Design Directory

32 Adorable Homewares + Furniture Finds For Kids Rooms

Create a space that celebrates imagination, comfort, and a little bit of chaos.

24 Classic Pendants To Light Up Your Home

Discover timeless pendant lights in paper, raffia, rattan, ceramic, metal, timber, glass, silk, and even plant fibres in our Design Directory.

Bring Beachy Vibes To Any Room With These Textural Finishes + Furniture Picks

Love rattan, timber and woven furniture? Explore our shopping guide to the best coastal-inspired pieces for your home.

16 Excellent Dining Chairs For Every Style

Is there a piece of furniture more understated, yet important, as the dining chair? These 16 options provide both function and style. Take a look!

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A Designer’s Stylish Inner-City Pied-À-Terre

Brahman Perera's distinctly layered and eclectic off-the-plan Fitzroy apartment.

A Family's Architecturally Significant 1970s Townhouse

The brutalist-style Melbourne townhouse of In Good Company founders Louise and John Bastiras.

This Fashion Stylist’s Artful Home Is Filled With Joy

How fashion stylist Stuart Walford turned his newly-built ‘blank slate’ home into a warm, uplifting space that's full of life!

A Designer’s 1970s Home Where The City Meets The Country

Interior designer Cetti Wearmouth’s renovated 1970s Diamond Creek house is the perfect marriage of city and country living.

This Oakleigh Apartment Is A Time Portal To The 1970s

Walking into photographer Sarah Ruhullah’s unassuming apartment, with its all-original 1970s interior, is like stepping back in time.

A Design Director’s Eclectic Melbourne Terrace

Jeff Provan loves collecting, whether that’s a Minnie Pwerle painting, Spiderman figures, handmade baskets, or stormtrooper masks!
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Trending looks to try at home!
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Cool Metals →
Pops Of Red →
Burgundy + Brown →

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