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Interior inspiration from our favourite cafe Double Shot

Interiors inspiration is all around us! We often find ourselves examining spaces — checking out light fixtures or even feeling the texture of walls...

Introducing The Artwork Stylist

When two of our favourite stylists — sisters Sara and Amy from The Real Estate Stylists — decided to launch their own collection of...

Katie’s top 10 tips on building your first home

Katie and Mitch finished building their first home less than six months ago. During the process, they faced more than their fair share of...

Two DIY photography boards

If you're struggling to take high quality photos, this DIY might be just the thing you need! So many of the ohhhhh and ahhhhh...

Goosebumps wild new kids bedding

We're constantly inspired by new business people — leaving the corporate world to chase their dreams. Inga had a dream for years to launch...

Introducing Kate and Kate soft furnishings

When sisters-in-law Kate Pascoe and Kate Pascoe Squires were both looking at making a career change and made a chance visit to a home...

Learning how to waterproof

Before I start this post, I should say that under no circumstances should you waterproof your home without a licensed waterproofer there to supervise...

Willows Home Traders and interior stylist Julia Green to host Newcastle styling masterclass

Woohoo! One of our favourite interior stylists Julia Green will be hosting a two hour styling masterclass in Newcastle with interiors store Willows Home...

Why I got kicked off site: Construction site safety tips and my snazzy new workwear

Lately I've been spending a lot more time on site of our new build — Bruno is often calling me out to make quick...

klaylife: Chandeliers empowering women in South Africa

As soon as we saw these stunning clay chandeliers on Instagram we knew we had to find out more! We tracked down the Melbourne-based...

Artist spotlight: Lisa Lapointe draws upon spirituality and mythology in her pencil art

As soon as we saw the works of Lisa Lapointe, we had to contact her to share her striking art with you. She hand draws...

Local Surface Designer Claudia Owen

Canberra-based designer, Claudia Owen, has been working away hard behind the scenes to create her stunning new range of prints. You see, Claudia is unlike...

Real rooms: Katie and Mitch’s kitchen and dining

The other week we introduced you to Katie and Mitch who recently built their first home. Today we're taking you inside their contemporary kitchen...

How to create a geometric welcome mat

We'll always love monochrome and Scandi-inspired design but right now we're embracing colour and bold patterns! A big design trend for 2015 is geometric prints....

Meet mākimāki Furniture

There's a growing appreciation for custom and quality built furniture, and someone who takes the job of creating bespoke furniture more seriously than anyone...

Greg Natale’s first tile collection features bold, graphic prints

OK, so by now you would know we are well and truly obsessed with Greg Natale! We recently posted about his latest Designer Rugs collection,...

Construction update 8: Bricks and windows

It doesn't feel like that long ago that our block was little more than a concrete slab. Since the last construction update, all the windows...

DIY ice dye pillow cases

Ever since we interviewed Emma Cleine from Lumiere Art & Co last year and she told us about ice dyeing, we have been dying...

Artist spotlight: Mia Oatley

It’s our absolute joy to introduce you to today’s artist — Mia Oatley. You’ve probably seen her vibrant budgie bird paintings that are flooding Instagram...

Do you have a style crush?

We're so excited by the competition Haymes is running — the chance to win a $1000 Haymes paint voucher, $1000 fenton&fenton voucher AND a...

Greg Natale for Designer Rugs

In yesterday's post, we forecast that one of the next big design trends is a bold rug. Well today Greg Natale is showing us how...

1-O-1 on Passive Design with Shannon Battisson

Passive design is a term that gets used a lot but do you really know what it means? We wanted to know more so with...

Artist spotlight: Kirsten Jackson

Melbourne artist Kirsten Jackson started painting to create her own version of a fish painting that wasn’t for sale. “I rented a property off my...

Need to decide on ensuite design and finishes

That title should actually read 'Need to decide on ensuite design and finishes... HELP!' You all went above and beyond when I asked for your...
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