While interior designer and stylist Melissa Rettore’s Melbourne home is only six years old, boredom had set in. “The home is relatively new but all the colours that were in six years ago are no longer trending and I just felt like changing things up!” She overhauled both the powder room and laundry recently for […]
Bursting with character, Darlinghurst’s The Strand Hotel has completed the final phase of its multi-level restoration. The 99-year-old pub with the new rooftop bar and 17-bedroom hotel is now open. Creating a boutique refuge in the heart of Sydney’s CBD, The Strand offers sophistication with a mix of well curated French style. The project was overseen […]
I stumbled upon this creepy chic Halloween foyer recently and it excited me to no end. At two and a half, my daughter is at such a fun age right now. I love the idea of making things like Halloween a little extra special for her (rather, all of us!) to look back on. We’ve […]
During every season of The Block, Kitchen Week is always one of the most exciting parts of the show. A lot rides on creating a great kitchen space. Along with the living room, the kitchen is really the centre of the home – a hub where we spend time entertaining, with family and cooking. To […]
“This ol’ gal with her timber benchtops, exposed canopy rangehood, above bench microwave hood and glass fronted overheads was due for a facelift. She’d been the backbone of the family for many years, however it was now time for her to take a starring role again,” says interior designer Silvia Roldan, who recently transformed this […]
I love the character vintage decor adds to our home and I’m always on the lookout for hidden gems with a history. It had been quite awhile since I’d visited any local antique or vintage shops, so recently I went to a few of my favorites to see what I could find. Most of the […]
La Condesa is one of the coolest neighbourhoods in Mexico City, and it is here where young and promising interior designer Chloé Mason Gray created her newest project: a 154-square-metre house for Chase, a product manager originally from Boston, who lives with his dog, Eddie. “Chase’s goals were to have a place where he […]
This week’s reveals took us inside the couples’ sheds with most couples turning these into either a second living or work from home space. Or both! Guest judges this week, standing in for Shaynna and Neale, were former Block contestants and winners, fan favourites Alisa and Lysandra. If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us, […]
The extraordinary Greg Natale has released his third book The Layered Interior. The following is an extract from the book. The language of interior design has many layers. We talk a lot about furniture and accessories—the sofas we sit on, the cushions we sink into, the ornaments we choose to inject our personal style. But […]
Homewares brand Ecology have branched into bed linen for the first time as part of their Spring Summer 22/23 release. Superbloom celebrates bold designs, cheerful colours and abstract, desert-inspired florals, designed to remind us of holidays to sun-drenched destinations. Hopefully the Australian summer will follow suit! Dream Stone & White Collection Superbloom Encapsulating the theme […]