Nietzche Dice is a home in Milan in a state of suspension. Suspended in time. Suspended from the outside world. The interior has been conceived with a continuous contemporary boiserie, creating a space between the ceiling and the rooms below. As a consequence, the walls, the ceiling and the floor turn out to be […]
Positioned alongside a significant Melbourne heritage home in Brighton, the latest project from Austin Maynard Architects ‘Slate House’ takes inspiration from the suburb’s iconic foreshore bathing boxes as well as a local heritage-listed church. With its unique pitched roof design, the unique multi-residential development complements its neighbours, rather than dominating the streetscape. Slate House has […]
Lisa Payne got the reno bug when she and her husband began to expand their family. When they renovated their first house, with its 1940s design not suitable for three kids, the confined bathrooms and laundry got a layout makeover to help ease their everyday routine. AFTER BEFORE BEFORE The cramped bathroom and laundry area […]
Nikolaj Kunsthal is a church in Copenhagen built in 1912 but dating all the way back to the early 1200s. After undergoing many transformations over the centuries, the building has been adopted as a contemporary art space by the municipality of Copenhagen since 1981. With the help of local architecture firm MEE Studio, the […]
Long considered a cultural barometer, colour trends are always fascinating to explore and it’s something that Dulux has taken very seriously for almost three decades now. A highlight of the annual design calendar, the Dulux Colour Forecast is celebrating its 25th birthday this year which seems like the perfect time to look back over the trends. […]
SHOP THE POST: Turn on your JavaScript to view content A question I get asked frequently around here is what the heck do I do with all of my kid’s toys? How to manage kid toys has the potential to be a full time job in and of itself, so I get it. My best […]
Sponsored by Beaumont Tiles Beaumont Tiles probably need to change their name because these days they’re so much more than just tiles! First it was complete bathroom packages (and some gorgeous ones in collaboration with Shaynna Blaze) and now they’ve expanded their hard flooring range to include engineered timber, hybrid, vinyl and laminate. The term […]
There’s no better way to discover a designer’s true style than to explore where they live; a place where these spatial magicians’ visions can soar, unrestrained by a client’s directives or budgetary constraints. Interior designer Shaye Ford lives here on the Central Coast with her husband Chris and their dogs. Shaye’s passion for interior design started […]
Almost a third of Aussies plan to spend over $10k on renos in next six months despite the cost of living crisis. According to new research from hipages, home maintenance (for 77% of homeowners) and “freshen-ups” (58%) are in, while thereʼs caution around undergoing large-scale renovations, such as a second story (7%) in the next […]
Raúl Almenara isn’t just an architect. He’s also an artist and innovator and choreographer—if his latest project in Madrid’s El Rastro neighbourhood is anything to go by. Designed like a spiral monospace, the home revels in pirouetting forms, with dazzling curves demarcating one space from the next. Make no mistake, the dancerly flourishes are […]