What happens when you take a charming West London home subdivided into bedsits, and remodel it into a multi-levelled residence for a single modern-day family? Located along one of West London’s most esteemed roads, Queen’s Park House is Daytrip Studio’s recent addition to Chevening Road’s residential scene. Founded by its owners in a complete […]
How to give your plain garage door Craftsman details in seconds. I’m always looking for easy exterior updates to make our home stand out from the rest. When you live in suburbia many of the houses can look similar — but there are so many ways to add some character and beauty without spending a […]
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Partially subterranean, Kennedy Nolan’s fit-out for the Up There flagship sits tucked under the Herald and Weekly Times building along one of Melbourne’s most quintessential streets—Flinders Lane. Synonymous with design, hospitality and fashion, the location laid the bones for an innovative and engaging experience for the menswear brand. Stepping off the laneway and down […]
Furniture as art has deep roots in history. In the 60s and 70s, furniture as sculpture, or ʻfunctional art’ surged in popularity, with household objects taking on bold and playful shapes and colours that reflected elements of high and low culture. Brothers Jack and Mark Fearon, of Australian design and fabrication company, FEARON, first started […]
Melbourne Design Week 2023 (MDW) is over for another year but not without igniting more curiosity, discovery and pride in our Australian design community than ever—just in time to tide us over for the winter. Curated by the NGV, the continued support of designers and makers was felt in more ways than one, as […]
In a world that often feels dominated by sleek lines and monochromatic palettes, a new trend has quietly emerged: the patterned quilt. It’s where form meets function, adding warmth, depth, character, and a touch of nostalgia into our lives. You may have noticed that quilts, once lovingly associated with ones grandmothers’ cozy abode, have made […]
For most Australians, our air conditioning units are one of the most important features in our homes, keeping our air cool and dry throughout the humid summer months and warmer when the winter chills set in. However, like all essential appliances air conditioners do not last forever. They need to be maintained and occasionally repaired, […]
Madeleine Blanchfield Architects have been awarded the top residential award in the 2023 Australian Interior Design Awards for Nine-Square Bondi. The project also received a Commendation for Residential Decoration and the Best of State Award for Residential Design (NSW). Nine-Square Bondi by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects A stunning home with soul and intimacy, the jury acknowledged […]
The recent Milan design fair, Salone del Mobile, confirmed what many of us have been suspecting: warm, subtle earthy hues will be adorning our homes for quite some time, and gone are the greys of the past decade. Paint brand Wattyl are responding by releasing a whopping 500 new colours. New additions to the interiors […]