Lifesize Plans, the Australian owners of the world’s first patented real scale walk-through technology, is helping reduce renovation regret for Australians’ planning a new home build or renovation. The company’s real-scale project walkthrough experience gives homeowners further opportunity to refine their dream designs with their architect or builder and gain a better understanding of their […]
Design & Photo: Studio Mcgee The weather here in Canada tends to be misunderstood in most places around the world. People often seem a little shocked when I mention that we have some of the most incredible summers known to man. I’m convinced it’s one of the main reasons we grin and bear it through […]
Your name and business name: Kym Kitching-Downs redesigned this master bedroom as a calming sanctuary for her clients and now they feel like they’re coming home to a luxury hotel! “The apartment is a spacious three-bedroom home set out on two levels overlooking Manly Beach. The most wonderful clients Janet and Mark, who are empty […]
Dikka Bakery in Shanghai is filled with delectable snacks and cream-stuffed bread (yep, you can imagine what I will be eating after I finish fawning over this interior). Chinese design studio Some Thoughts have included colour themes that incorporate comforting brown tones evocative of a freshly baked loaf. Even looking at these colours has […]
Interior designer and stylist Kathryn Bamford opens her little black book to share her top websites for scoring antique pieces at all budgets. Gone are the days of filling your home with mass produced pieces. While it may be convenient, it’s time to stop your space looking like everyone else’s! There is truly something unique […]
Whether you have designed your own bathroom or it came with the house, they all eventually get a bit tired looking despite regular cleaning. However, using some clever cleaning hacks can alleviate even the most annoying of common bathroom blemishes. Highgrove Bathrooms compiled a list of quick and easy bathroom cleaning hacks that will keep your […]
A bank isn’t the first thing you would expect to see with a cutting-edge new design. You’d more likely expect it to be closing down—like that one down the road from you. Yet Ester Bruzkus Architekten has done just that, transforming a bank in Berlin-Friedenau into a community living room. Still a functioning bank […]
Okay before I introduce you to the magic that is this beautiful blue iris wallpaper… I want to introduce you to someone real quick. If you’ve been following for any length of time, you may know that my wonderfully talented friend Jess has been helping me behind the scenes for years now… Including providing us […]
Back and better than ever, Life Instyle returns to Melbourne from 3 to 6 August 2023 with a carefully curated collection of brands from Australia and beyond, offering the perfect opportunity to meet the brand owners and creators and see their collections in person before they hit the shelves. Taking place at the Royal Exhibition […]
A new national survey from tradie marketplace hipages has found that 58% of Aussie homeowners are looking to invest in more sustainable and green improvements around the home. With increased cost of living pressures, energy hikes and environmental consciousness top of mind for homeowners, hipages chief customer officer, Stuart Tucker, shares his tips and insights to help Aussies get […]