Interior Design

An Interior Designer’s Elegant Carlton Terrace Is For Sale On The Market by Christina Karras The elegant home at 169 Drummond Street is for sale. A dramatic marble island bench at the centre of the kitchen. ‘Everything has been considered, and done to the highest standards,’ owner and designer Kate Challis says. The sitting room […]

Bringing The Outside In To A Heritage Canberra Home Architecture by Amelia Barnes Dining table custom designed and made by Josh Mulford Architects. Chair 66 by Artek, upholstered in Kvadrat Coda 2 116 fabric. Photo – Kiernan May The view of the ‘kitchen garden room’ from the backyard. Photo – Kiernan May The 22-square-metre extension

A Melbourne Garden Overflowing With Flowering Perennials Gardens by Christina Karras The pool is tucked away in the back corner next to the studio. Mondado fistulosa (wild bergamot), Helenium rubinzwerg (sneezeweed) and Echinacea Primadonna White (white coneflower). Permeable inter-planted crazy paving creates flowing pathways through the garden. Miscanthus transmorrisonensis (evergreen miscanthus) adds fluffy texture to

How These First Homebuyers Can Save Energy In Their Half-Renovated House Climate by Christina Karras Melbourne-based ceramicist Ella Reweti and advisor Tim Forcey outside the Preston family home. Ella, Huw, and their five-year-old son Hemi have been living there for about two years. The house is not yet all-electric, as gas is used for water heating

This Inner-City Cottage Hides An Impeccable Renovation + It’s For Sale! On The Market by Christina Karras Steel trims in Dulux Cuddlepot Half (to match the custom tinted breeze blocks). Cabinetry in Dulux Dollar. The living room is located inside one of two ‘tower’ structures that make up the extension. The view kitchen overlooks the central courtyard followed

Comfort Comes First In This Converted Warehouse Rental Homes by Lucy Feagins, Editor Numbers collage on wood frame by Guy Mathews. Vintage silk screen print by Boris Bucan. Apple table and colourful vintage Ikea chair both sourced by Casser Maison. Replica Wassily chairs bought secondhand. Ceramics by Samantha McIntyre aka The Soda Fountain. Yellow plinth

This Serene Point Lonsdale Beach House Is A Minimalistic Dream Interiors by Christina Karras Inside the renovated Point Lonsdale beach house. The new kitchen. Natural stone benchtop by CDK Stone. Large artwork by Marina Strocchi. Freado floorboards by Tongue & Groove. Walls painted Porter’s Paints Popcorn. Stone splashback by CDK Stone. Joinery by T&M Cabinetry

7 Container-Friendly Herbs + Plants To Grow This Season Gardens Connie Cao Herbs are great candidates for container-growing. A bountiful harvest that will add flavour and interest to every meal. One of the biggest revelations in my gardening journey is that you can grow a lot more than you think in the space that you

A Hardworking Sydney Cottage Immersed In Its Garden Architecture by Amelia Barnes Retallack Thompson have unlocked much needed space in this inner-west Sydney home to suit a family of five. The open-plan living, dining, and kitchen area is now surrounded by a beautifully robust landscape designed by Studio Rewild. A built-in sofa brings the greenery

This Family Home Feels Like Its Floating Above The Treetops Architecture by Christina Karras Silvertop House by Ben Callery Architects is a newly built home in Eltham, Melbourne. The colour palette was heavily inspired by Eltham’s local landscape and the surrounding gum trees. ‘From the street, the rectilinear form appears to delicately float in the