Home & Garden

Kids are notorious for quickly outgrowing stuff: clothes, shoes, and even toys. But furniture is one of those things that can (and should!) be used for years on end, if you pick the right pieces. And it all starts with the collection you buy when the time comes to turn the baby’s room into a […]

There’s no one-size-fits-all recipe for creating the perfect dining room. Obviously, you’re going to need a set of dining chairs and a table of some kind, but picking out the right furniture really comes down to what the space looks like: is it casual and open-plan? Or more formal? If you live in an apartment,

The owners of this house came to Olaver Architecture wanting their Northcote home to ‘feel light, spacious and have a connection to the outside. In essence, a simple home that is easy to live in.’ It’s a familiar brief for architect Emlyn Olaver, but the real challenge was meeting it in a sustainable, contextually sensitive

As someone who lives in an urban area, I’m always thinking about maximising my garden space. Growing in containers is a fabulous way to increase your growing space to include concrete patios, balconies, fences, walls and windowsills. Containers are especially great if you live in an apartment or don’t have a garden, and they are

Posey and Marc Broomhall kept missing out at auctions when a real estate agent alerted them to a 1930s home for sale in Brighton. The only issue — the house wasn’t in a state to be photographed. ‘It was a real wreck, some of the rooms were almost derelict,’ recalls Posey, who is the founder

Carolyn Burns-McCrave of Burns McCrave Design says the vision for this townhouse renovation was ‘joy.’ ‘Pure and simple. I wanted my clients to smile every time they walked in the door,’ she says. The townhouse in question was a two-storey holiday home in Cape Paterson, located in Victoria’s South Gippsland region. The house needed both

There’s an art to making a big room feel cosy. It’s something the team at ELLISON STUDIOS. has nailed in their newly unveiled Sydney concept space, ‘The Rental’. With its tall windows, lofty ceilings, 100-year-old hardwood floors and open-plan layout, spaces like this one can easily become overwhelming — and everything you put in, too

This unique family home isn’t a warehouse conversion, but it oozes the same alluring cool factor. Part of a small development in Fitzroy, the surprisingly spacious four-bedroom house spans four floors, thanks to a sophisticated renovation lead by the owners, who have just listed the home for sale. ‘We had been looking for a place

Many artists, athletes, and creatives speak of being in an enigmatic ‘flow state’ when they work at their craft. Those peaceful moments where your body and mind feel completely connected, and you’re so focused that time melts away. For Claudia Bloxsome, this is exactly what weaving feels like. ‘When I am working at the loom,

When the current owners first took possession of this St Kilda apartment, the home was a bare bones studio in a simple 1970s brick building. The 27-square-metre floor plan lacked separation between spaces — particularly from the awkwardly positioned bathroom visible immediately on entry. Tsai Design designed the renovation of the apartment to serve as