Interior Design

Why This Inner-City Melbourne Garden Looks Beautiful In Every Season Gardens by Christina Karras Bent Garden by Tim Pilgrim is an inner-city garden for a renovated Edwardian home. The living room opens to a pergola and deck overlooking the abundant landscaping. ‘Sitting on the chair immersed in plants and seeing the garden backlit by the […]

An Architect’s Advice For Renovating On A Budget Architecture by Christina Karras Inside CARD director Tahj Rosmarin renovated Melbourne apartment. Photo – Tom Ross. The updated kitchen partition features a tall opening overlooking the living room. Broad Pendant Small in Eucalypt by Coco Flip. Plonk Round Dining Table in Avocado by So Watt. Photo – Tom Ross. CARD

10 Vibrant Indigenous Art Centres To Shop Online Shopping by Bea Taylor Martumili artists Elizabeth Toby and Lorna Linmurra. Untitled by May Chapman. Tuwa (sandhills) by Judith Anya Samson. Martumili Artists Nyiyaparli Country Newman, WA  Martumili Artists work with around 300 artists across seven East Pilbara communities —Parnpajinya (Newman), Jigalong, Parnngurr, Punmu, Kunawarritji, Irrungadji (Nullagine) and

Why Kids + Grandparents Alike Love This Playful ‘Forever Home’ Architecture by Christina Karras Chestnut House by Bower Architecture is a new build on the Bellarine Peninsula. The dining room. Painting left to right by Petrina Bedford, Sammy Veall, April Nulgit. Dining sculptures by Rod Dudley. The space is flanked by two sunny outdoor areas on either

A Laminate Kitchen Transformed Beyond Recognition For $1000! Interiors by Amelia Barnes This kitchen looks unrecognisable after a $1000 paint makeover by DIY queen Geneva Vanderzeil. ‘The goal was to create a fresh, warm, lived-in kitchen that felt like them, without the cost or disruption of a full renovation,’ says Geneva. DIY roman blind made

Meet The Melbourne Glass Artist Creating Must-Have Pieces Creative People by Amelia Barnes Glassblower Billy Crellin creates pieces that paradoxically appear carved from the ancient world and borrowed from the future. The artist was drawn to glass for its immediacy and physicality. Billy Crellin. Billy owns Studio Dokola in West Footscray, which supports a host of

This Grand 1890s Sydney Home Has Just Been Renovated + Its For Sale On The Market by Christina Karras Inside the four-bedroom home at 17 Broughton Street, Drummoyne. The sophisticated kitchen is the heart of the home. Sliding doors open the living room to the backyard. Herringbone timber floors line the upstairs retreat. Green tiles

An Architect’s Thoughtful Six-Year Family Home Reno Homes by Bea Taylor Wilson Tang, director of Sonelo Architects, designed the extension to his family home to sit quietly behind the triple-fronted post war facade. James Hardie Easylap panels. A singular ‘pop-up lantern’ in the new extension floods the living space with natural light. An engawa wraps

How This New Build Balances Family Friendly Spaces With Sustainable Principles Architecture by Christina Karras Oculus House from the street. The timber slatted facade shelters the main bedroom from western sun while providing privacy. A glimpse at the second-storey study space. The side yard features a pool and lawn for the kids to play on.

How This Kyneton Garden Embraces Windy + Dry Conditions Gardens by Amelia Barnes This new Kyneton garden has a ‘wild and untouched’ look owing to its minimal hard landscaping and dry plant palette. Besides some clusters of exposed boulders and deciduous trees, the site had little existing garden infrastructure, Tim designed a garden conducive to