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Interiors

How To Create A Sophisticated Living Room With Italian Flair

Interior decorator Alessandra Smith shares the secrets to Italy's effortlessly elegant interior style.
Interiors

Why Coloured Timber Is The Next Big Interior Trend

Coloured timber has been quietly making a statement for a while now, here we show you how to get the look.
Interiors

A ‘90s Faux Period Build Made Stylish Sanctuary

This recent project by Studio Isaza shows the power of a cosmetic renovation.
Interiors

A Layered, Eclectic Transformation For An Off-The-Plan Apartment

How designer Jono Fleming transformed his sister's 'blank' Sydney apartment into a personal and sophisticated haven.
Interiors

A Designer’s Adventurous Art Deco Apartment

A sophisticated use of moody colour has given this 1930s Bellevue Hill apartment new life.
Interiors

Set The Mood With Luxurious Colour Drenching, Here's How

Interior designer Ruby Shields shares her top tips for saturating your home in decadent hues!
Interiors

A Stylish New Chapter For A Reformed ‘Disaster’ House

Stylish interiors by Claudia Lambert have marked the final chapter in reforming a ‘disaster’ home in Sydney’s inner west.
Interiors

This Serene Point Lonsdale Beach House Is A Minimalistic Dream

This simple beach bungalow in Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula has been beautifully renovated for rest and relaxation.
Interiors

Mid-Century Modern Meets Sun-Drenched Ease With California Ranch Style

Discover how to get this modern, laid-back look at home.
Interiors

A Candy-Pink Renovation In A Warehouse Apartment

Located inside Melbourne's former MacRobertson Chocolate Factory, this apartment reveals a mash-up of colours and industrial flair.
Interiors

6 Popular Flooring Options To Consider For Your Home

Explore the best flooring options from our Design Directory to find out which one works best in your home.
Stays

These NSW Coastal Cabins Feel Like ‘School Camp' For Adults!

This nostalgic beachside compound in Jervis Bay is the ultimate spot for big groups, with room for up to 20 guests!
Interiors

How To Embrace Retro Sophistication With Soft '70s Style

Architects Jessie Fowler and Tara Ward, of Fowler and Ward, share their top tips for re-creating this tactile and fun style at home.
Interiors

There’s Nothing Boring About This 1980s Treehouse Makeover

The original vibe of this 1980s home has been retained and enhanced, with colourful renovations.
Stays

Inside Two Of Byron Bay’s Most Luxurious Holiday Homes

These incredible holiday rentals feel like a private resort you can book out for yourself, and all your favourite people.
Interiors

All The Inspiring Finalists From The 2025 Dulux Colour Awards

The finalists for the 39th annual Dulux Colour Awards are here.
Interiors

An Old Country Hospital Turned Sentimental Family Home

A building with a storied past gets a new lease on life after a clever renovation by Pipkorn Kilpatrick.
Interiors

How To Embrace Warm Minimalism In Your Home

The warm minimalism trend proves simplicity doesn't have to be boring. See how to get the look here!
Interiors

7 Costly Mistakes You're Making In The Bathroom + How To Avoid Them

Are you making these seven bathroom renovation mistakes? Lauren Li gives us bathroom design 101.
Shopping

12 Great Sofas For Small Spaces

The best space-saving sofas to shop for small homes.
Interiors

Inside A Young Family’s Sydney Apartment With Parisian Flair

This Darling Point apartment was designed to create a perfect base for the owner's eclectic collection of art and furniture.
Interiors

Green Bathrooms Are Trending, Here’s How To Get The Look

Browse our top picks in tiles, lighting, stone, fixtures and fittings for a serene, colour-drenched bathroom.
Interiors

An Interior Designer’s Cosy Miner’s Cottage Renovation

Marking a fresh start for her family, Victorian-based designer Genevieve Wallis has filled a country cottage with lots of heart.
Interiors

A Playful Sydney Home Designed With The Whole Family In Mind

This family home feels sophisticated yet robust enough to withstand the owner's busy beachside lifestyle.
Stays

Escape To This Clever 28-Square-Metre Beach Retreat In Victoria

Mid-century design, Japanese ceramics, and the beauty of Victoria’s coast all inspired the look of this little beach retreat.
Kitchens

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

How SpaceCraft Joinery transformed a kitchen, bathroom, and barely-functioning laundry with colour and a $90,000 budget!
Interiors

How To Get Mid-Century Style With A Modern Australian Twist

Mid-century homes are some of our favourite. See how to get the look with a modern twist!
Interiors

Everything You Need To Know About Creating A Banquette Seat

Interior designer Jono Fleming shares his expert advice on banquette seating, and how to get the look at home.
Interiors

How A Stylist Turned This ‘Crumbling’ Warehouse Into His Unique Home

From the shell of a run-down art deco building, Tim Neve has created a playful and textural Newcastle home.
Interiors

A 2000s Southern Highlands Home Transformed In Five Months

How Arent&Pyke elevated a feature-less country house with Italian designer furniture and bespoke detailing.
Interiors

Inside An Epic + Earthy Home With Views Of The Blue Mountains

Everything about this new build in NSW’s Blue Mountains was designed to complement the sweeping natural landscape.
Interiors

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

This small but mighty Sydney apartment is a masterclass on maximising space and bold design moments. See the transformation!
Interiors

A Country Homestead Designed To Get Better With Age

This family holiday home on an olive grove in regional Western Australia reveals a warm renovation filled with natural materials.
Interiors

How To Inject Unexpected Colour Into A Heritage Home

Melbourne-based architect Lisa Breeze has a knack for transforming heritage homes with colour and pattern, here's how she does it.
Renovation Diaries

Renovation Diaries: This Apartment Is Unrecognisable After A DIY-Driven Makeover

A DIY-er shares the lessons he learnt transforming his small Prahran apartment — and exactly how much he spent!
Interiors

A Breezy New Melbourne Home, Styled With Vibrant Colour

Mid-century influences in this Brunswick East new-build are elevated by playful styling.
Interiors

How To Refresh Your Bedroom With An Elegant ‘Less Is More’ Approach

Transform your bedroom into a peaceful sanctuary with 'back to basics' styling.
Interiors

This Renovated Barn Reveals A Modern Take On Country Style

Located in NSW, this former stables turned holiday home hides a refined yet rustic makeover.
Interiors

How To Upcycle An Old Display Cabinet

DIY expert Geneva Vanderzeil shares her step-by-step guide for reviving an old timber cabinet at home!
Renovation Diaries

Renovation Diaries: How A 10-Year Makeover Transformed This Family's 1970s Unit

This playful Melbourne brick unit was creatively transformed over a two-part renovation, spanning 10 years!
Interiors

A Designer’s ‘Not For Resale’ Wellington Family Home

How interior designer Karla Devine completely personalised this 1940s Wellington weatherboard home for her family.
Interiors

8 Memorable 'Before + After' Transformations From 2024

Is there any greater inspiration than a jaw-dropping 'before and after' transformation? Here are 8 of our favourites from 2024.
Interiors

This Spectacular Alpine Retreat Overlooks NZ's Snowcapped Mountains

Located in Wānaka, a resort ski town in New Zealand, this striking home is equal parts rustic and refined.
Interiors

5 Ways To Inject Bold + Refined Maximalist Style At Home

Interior decorator Marilyn Raju shares her top tips for transforming a minimalist interior into one with a maximalist sensibility.
Renovation Diaries

Renovation Diaries: An Accessible + Sophisticated Family Home Makeover

Alishia Misevski turned a faux-period house into a luxurious and accessible home for her young family. Here’s how she did it, and what she spent!
Shopping

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.
Interiors

A Light-Filled Reinvention Of A 1920s Queenslander

Bones Studio have brought light and greenery into this 1920s Brisbane home through a transformative void and reconfigured floorplan.
Interiors

Before + After: A Couple’s Clever 75-Square-Metre Apartment Renovation

Designer Elliot Bastianon transformed this '50s Canberra apartment's look and energy performance — see the (unrecognisable) before photos.
Interiors

A Graceful Victorian Addition With A Japanese Onsen Feel

Taking inspiration from Japanese onsens, interior designers Edward Street enhanced the feeling of calm in this Surrey Hills home.
Interiors

How To Style An Eclectic + Elevated Beach Shack

Interior designer Edwina Glenn shares her top tips for integrating 'low-key' luxury with Aussie beach shack style.
Design Eye

How To Style A Renovated Heritage Home, With Page Stewart

Design firm Page Stewart shares how they refreshed this Edwardian family home and their advice for balancing old and new spaces.
Interiors

A Family’s Hardworking + Heartwarming California Bungalow

This Perth family home combines its old soul with a new extension, shaped around leafy garden spaces.
Interiors

This Restored Heritage Home In Tasmania Is Full Of Old-World Charm

One of Launceston’s most significant heritage houses has just been sentimentally restored.
Renovation Diaries

Renovation Diaries: How This Colourful Apartment Came Together In Just 6 Weeks

The homeowner made this 1960s Melbourne apartment his own with bold splashes of colour. See the budget breakdown for the $47k renovation!
Interiors

A Revived Art Deco Apartment In Adelaide

A love of the Jazz Age and art deco design inspired the total transformation of this 65-square-metre apartment in Glenelg South.
Interiors

How To Use Layering + Contrast To Create An Unexpected, Chic Space

Studio Doherty director Mardi Doherty shares her top five tips for recreating their signature style at home.
Interiors

How This Homeowner Furnished Her Entire Apartment For $5k

First home buyer Emily Dao shares how she styled her 1960s apartment with second-hand bargains and vintage pieces.
Giveaway

2025 Summer Colour Trends + WIN Dulux Paint & $1000 Bonnie And Neil Voucher!

Dulux reveals the trending colours for summer 2025, plus your chance to win 25L of Dulux paint and $1000 Bonnie and Neil voucher!
Interiors

This Eclectic Sydney Home Feels Like A European Retreat

Combining influences from Greek beach clubs and old Italian villas, this house by Studio Noema makes every day a holiday.
Interiors

How To Bring A Touch of The Mediterranean To Your Backyard This Summer

We reveal how to make your outdoor area feel like a holiday destination, thanks to 'minimal Mediterranean' styling!
Interiors

Our Favourite Kitchen Trends To Watch For In 2025

From vibrant yellow cabinetry, to statement stainless steel surfaces, these key trends will dominate kitchen design in 2025.
Interiors

How To Choose The Right Textural Rug For Your Home

Here's our guide to textural rugs and how to style them, as we take a look at the beautiful new collection from Armadillo.
Interiors

How Clever Renovations Unlocked This Edwardian’s Untapped Potential

Once a mismatch of mid-century, Edwardian, and contemporary, this interior architect's family home is now cohesive and 'unexpected'.
Interiors

A Colour-Filled Family Home Renovation

This Balmain cottage by Altus Design Studio shows how to embrace bold colour and pattern in a functional way.
Interiors

A Real Estate Agent’s Beloved 1970s Geelong Home

The brick and timber bones of this 1979 house have been repaired and enhanced — introducing a more open kitchen and playful use of colour.
Interiors

How To Design A Warm + Down-To-Earth Kitchen

Brave New Eco founder Megan Norgate shares her top tips for creating a space that seamlessly brings together colour, pattern and texture.
Interiors

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

Melbourne creative consultant Sally Tabart shares how she refreshed her Thornbury home — without making a single structural change.
Interiors

A Hygge Home In Country Vic For Former Danish Expats

Cabins in Scandinavia (where the owners previously lived) inspired the design of this new home in Victoria's Macedon Ranges.
How To

Before + After: Styling A Kid’s Bedroom That Will Stand The Test Of Time

Here's our guide to creating the perfect kid's bedroom, complete with clever furniture from Koala.
Interiors

A Joyful, Cheeky Interior For A Cape Paterson Townhouse

A joyous renovation by Burns McCrave Design has introduced colour, life, and functionality to this contemporary holiday home.
Interiors

How To Recreate ELLISON STUDIOS.’ Warm + Nostalgic Apartment Style At Home

ELLISON STUDIOS.' new concept space in Sydney is a masterclass in how to make large, open spaces feel cosy and inviting.
Interiors

A Personality-Packed Kitchen Transformation

A popping pastel kitchen renovation that celebrates terrazzo, tiles, and tunes.
Interiors

A Japanese-Inspired Kitchen For A Uniquely Sustainable Home

This kitchen in a sustainable co-housing development has been given a gentle redesign by Kim Kneipp Studio to improve its functionality and storage.
Interiors

A Designer’s Perfectly Pastel California Bungalow Makeover

norsuDesign co-owner Natalie Wheeler renovated her family home, and documented the entire process to inspire others!
Interiors

Before + After: An Off-The-Plan Apartment Transformed With Clever Timber Joinery

This off-the-plan apartment in Melbourne’s inner city has been brought to life in a renovation by Brave New Eco.
Interiors

How To Design A Bathroom With A Warm Rosy Palette

Blushing pinks, deep reds and terracottas are the perfect tonal palette for a bathroom with a flattering warm glow. Get the look here!
Stays

Book A Stay In This Byron Bay Home, Styled By Flack Studio

The famous Australian design studio brings its signature flair to a luxurious new accomodation in Byron Bay.
Interiors

This Melbourne Apartment Hides A Parisian-Inspired Makeover

A 56-square-metre apartment brings a taste of Parisian chic to Melbourne's CBD. See the before and after photos!
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