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Jason Hodges’ expert guide to a Hamptons style outdoor area

For over a decade, Australians have had a love affair with the Hamptons style, with the trend increasing throughout the 2020 renovation boom and now considered as one of the most desired design themes for Aussie homes in 2022. However, it’s not just the indoors where the Hamptons trend is featuring, it’s a favourite in outdoor […]

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The Standard, Ibiza by Oskar Kohnen Studio.

  The Standard, Ibiza is the kind of play-hard, party-harder hotel where glittering parties and beachside yoga sessions are both as much a part of the experience. With a DJ dialing it up in the bistro, rooftop merrymaking into the wee hours, kaleidoscopic setups, and easy-breezy knock-back zones, there’s so much going on that you […]

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Currently Coveting: A Grown Up Christmas List

Because we’ve been so focused on our renovations, I truly haven’t bought much for myself in months. So for the first time in years I actually have quite a few things in mind for my own holiday wish list. Though my family has massively scaled back on Christmas gifts since kids came into play, I […]

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Tired apartment becomes luxe home with improved floorplan

Home to a young couple and their cat, this three-bedroom apartment in Sydney’s leafy Darling Point was renovated recently with interior designer Marylou Sobel at the helm. Responding to a ‘classic yet contemporary’ design brief, the result is a sophisticated, tranquil and luxurious home. We love the hallway’s classic checkerboard floor. “The home hadn’t been […]

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Pantone Colour of the Year 2023: Viva Magenta

With its power to influence design trends for the upcoming year, the Pantone Colour of the Year is always a hotly anticipated event. The colour for next year has been announced and it’s Viva Magenta which is a rich, luxurious shade that falls somewhere between red and pink and between warm and cool. “Viva Magenta […]

A Modern Meets Rustic Christmas Home Tour

A Modern-Meets-Rustic Christmas Home Tour

I remember stumbling across this rustic Christmas home just last year and bookmarking it for such an occasion. We’ve officially reached the point of construction in our own home where there are just little deficiencies that need to be addressed. It means that I’ve been able to slowly bust out our Christmas decorations, and man […]

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Multi-residential interiors designed by the popular Bec Judd

Design-led developer and builder Lowe Living has unveiled the final interiors release of its in-demand Sera project in Brighton, which has been exclusively designed by Australian media personality and TV presenter, Bec Judd. Located on the corner of Pine and Hampton Streets in Brighton, Sera is the first of two Bayside-based Lowe Living projects that […]

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A Peculiar Beauty: Deiji Studios Byron Bay by Pattern Studio.

  Pattern Studio has conceived the first flagship store for Australian apparel and lifestyle brand Deiji Studios, located in Byron Bay’s newest fashion precinct, Johnson Lane (alongside Venroy and Pixie). The scheme champions the brand’s serene and effortless style, celebrating a natural yet slightly off-kilter beauty. Deiji directors, Emma Nelson and Juliette Harkness, did not […]