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Everything You Need To Know About Creating A Banquette Seat

Interior designer Jono Fleming shares his expert advice on banquette seating, and how to get the look at home.

How To Style A Renovated Heritage Home, With Page Stewart

Design firm Page Stewart shares how they refreshed this Edwardian family home and their advice for balancing old and new spaces.

How To Use Layering + Contrast To Create An Unexpected, Chic Space

Studio Doherty director Mardi Doherty shares her top five tips for recreating their signature style at home.

How To Design A Warm + Down-To-Earth Kitchen

Brave New Eco founder Megan Norgate shares her top tips for creating a space that seamlessly brings together colour, pattern and texture.

Simone Haag On Elevating A Mid-Century Space With Layers Of Texture

Interior decorator Simone Haag shares the styling secrets behind her latest project — a mid-century home designed by leading architect Pietro Belluschi.

How To Create A Cosy Living Room With Rich, Hot Chocolate Hues

Interior decorator Lauren Egan shows us how to embrace rich hot chocolate hues — and beat the winter blues!

How To Create A Playful Space That's Rich In Colour + Texture

Folk Studio stamps every project with its signature bursts of colour, richly layered rooms and playful use of form — here's how to get the look.

Pops Of Red Are Having A Moment, Here's How To Make It Work!

See how 'pops' of red can instantly freshen-up and elevate your space with our top picks from The Directory.

How To Create An Artful, Modern Moroccan-Inspired Space

Inspired by the artful spaces inside Rosemary Riad, interior stylist Jono Fleming shares how to re-create this look at home.

Why Organic, Imperfect Curves Are What Your Interior Needs

Interior designer Lauren Li breaks down her favourite trends from Milan Design Week.

How To Create A Cocooning Autumnal Bedroom Retreat

Interior decorator Lauren Egan shares her top tips for creating a bedroom you wont want to leave with toasty colours, interesting shapes, plenty of texture.

Achieving A Moody 'London Look' Interior, With Gillianne Griffiths

This Melbourne home has been revamped with London-inspired interiors by Studio Griffiths — find out how to get this sophisticated look.

How To Pick The Perfect White Paint Colour For Your Home

From warm shades suited to period architecture, to cool tones for contemporary spaces, discover the perfect white paint colour for your home.

How To Create A Sense Of 'Eclectic Luxury' At Home

Interior designer Brahman Perera shares his top tips for designing an interior that's beautifully polished, but not overly curated.

5 Failsafe Styling Tips From A Serial Renter

Make a temporary rental property feel like your own personalised home with these styling tips from serial renter and designer Tilly Barber.

How To Perfect A Warm, Wabi-Sabi Style Interior

Interior designer Kim Kneipp shows us how to create warm and inviting interiors where everything has a place yet nothing is too 'perfect'.

How To Embrace Artful, Lived-In Interiors With Modern Scandi Style

Interior designer Leigh Ellwood shares her styling tips for creating spaces that are modern but not too contrived or 'new'. Discover modern Scandi style here!

How To Be Besties With Bold Colour

Bold use of colour isn't just for those with maximalist tendencies. WOWOWA Interior designer Ruby Shields shares her colour-loving tips!

10 Popular Kitchen Benchtop Options, Compared!

Wondering how and why to avoid engineered stone in your kitchen renovation? Here is our explainer with nine great benchtop alternatives!

Inspired by YSG: How To Achieve Global Eclectic Style

We dive deep into the distinctive, multi-layered aesthetic of one of Australia’s most celebrated interior designers, Yasmine Ghoniem of YSG.

Get The Look: Recreate The Studio Doherty x Laminex Nest Kitchen At Home

Take inspiration from the Nest kitchen designed by Studio Doherty for Laminex with this exact product breakdown.

Dulux Reveals The Trending Colours Of 2024

The must-have paint colours have been revealed in the annual Dulux Colour Forecast, featuring tonal hues and retro-inspired trends!

Balancing Colour + Sophistication In Kitchen Design, With Studio Doherty + Laminex

Recreate the look of the Laminex x Studio Doherty Scoop kitchen with this product and design breakdown!

6 Everyday Habits To Nurture Happiness At Home, With IKEA

Looking for some balance in your home? Here are the simple everyday habits and pieces that will help spark joy in your spaces!

8 Local Creatives Share Why They Love The Iconic Togo Sofa!

Ligne Roset's Togo is turning 50! We look back on the famous sofa's appearances in our home tours to hear what makes this design so iconic.

Family-Centred Styling In A Mid-Century Home, With Designer Lauren Li

Lauren Li invites us into her dreamy modernist home in Ivanhoe, and shares some family-friendly home styling tips.

Four Ways To Get Colourful Kitchen Cabinetry In Your Home

Colourful kitchen cabinets are having a moment! Interior designer Lauren Li shares how to get the look.

How To Perfect Understated Styling + Why Less Is More, With Karin Bochnik

For the latest instalment of our Design Eye series, Karin shares how she nailed the understated yet interesting aesthetic in a sophisticated family home using furniture from DOMO.

A Guide To Curtains, Sheers + Blinds For Every Space

Do you need light filtering blinds? Blockout curtains? Let us guide you through which window treatment is right for you!

Here's How To Sharpen Up Your Interior With Cool Metals

Bring a steely hit of sharpness to your interior with aluminium, stainless steel and chrome. Interior design expert Lauren Li shows us how!

How To Elevate Interiors Using Colour + Texture, With McCluskey Studio

Kate McCluskey takes us inside a renovated Victorian enhanced with playful furniture, and how you can get the look too!

Before + After: A Major Transformation Of A Suburban Melbourne 1980s Brick Home (With Plenty Of DIY Inspo!)

Be inspired by this huge renovation that’s transformed a 1980s suburban brick house into a stylish modern home.

Creating A Timeless Interior, With Jean-Pierre Biasol

Melbourne interior designer Jean-Pierre Biasol reveals how interior spaces can outlive trends, thanks to careful furniture selections.

How to Create Fun + Playful Interiors, With Studio Joy’s Kristel Marshall

The Melbourne designer shares how to balance minimalism and maximalism with playful colours and bold furniture – in a way that won't date!

Architect Luke Fry, On Modernising A Heritage Home

Architect Luke Fry shares his advice on sensitively balancing old and new, when modernising a heritage home!

8 Simple Tips On How To Set-Up + Host An Airbnb

We’ve compiled the basics to start your hosting journey, along with excellent advice from award-winning local hosts!

How To Embrace Colour + Pattern With Mexican Maximalist-Inspired Style

Interior designer Lauren Li demonstrates how to capture this distinctive holiday vibe in your own home!

Dulux Reveals The 'It' Colours + Trends For 2023

The must-have paint colours have been revealed in the annual Dulux Colour Forecast, featuring natural tones and bright, playful hues!

Sustainable Homes

Architects Team Up To Ditch Gas In Australian Homes

Leading Australian architects are pushing for all-electric homes. Here's everything you need to know to ditch gas for good.

The New Minimalism is Warm Minimalism - And We're On Board!

Minimalism makes a comeback with this warm, textured new look. Interior designer Lauren Li takes us through how to get the look.

Hunker Down This Winter With Modern Cabin Style

Modern cabin style takes everything we love about cosy cabins and ramps it up a notch! Lauren Li shows us how.

Welcome Back Functional Simplicity + Primary Hues With Bauhaus Revival Style

Bauhaus Revival style champions primary hues, simple ornamentation and function over form. Here’s how to get the look!

Building Better

Everything You Need To Know About Working With A Builder

Everything you've ever wanted to know about home builders – answered!

How To Make Wallpaper Work!

Lauren Li shares her tips and tricks for wallpaper that really works!

Five Mindful Spaces To DIY At Home

From cosy reading nooks, to calming corners for meditation, Dulux + Smiling Mind share some great ideas for creating a more mindful home.

Dulux Reveals The Colours Of 2022

The must-have paint colours for 2022 have been revealed!

Getting Your 'Grandmillennial' On!

'Grandmillennial' style brings the comfort and nostalgia we're all craving, and Lauren Li tells us how to get it!

11 Mirrors That Are Having A Moment!

Lauren Li's edit of her favourite mirrors out there right now.

Everything You Need To Know About Working With An Architect

Four of Australia's best architects answer your frequently asked questions, from what an architect does, to how much they cost!

Check-Mate! How To Bring On-Trend Stripes + Checks Into Your Home

Lauren Li shows us how to incorporate on-trend stripes and checks into any interior.

Everything You Need To Know About Working With An Interior Designer

What does an interior designer do, and how much does a residential project cost? Here's everything you need to know.

17 Affordable Lights That Will Give Your Space A Glow-Up

Lauren Li shares a plethora of low-cost lighting options, and top tips on how to make a big impact on a low budget.

What Is An ‘LA Retro Eclectic’ Interior, And How Do I Get It?

Lauren Li breaks down all the elements of the hottest new interiors trend, and how to achieve it.

Suzanne Gorman on Modernising a Mid-Century Home

Interior designer Suzanne Gorman shares her design approach for mid century spaces.

How To Nail The Bathroom Basics, According To Reece

A crash course in very excellent bathroom design, courtesy of bathrooms + kitchens merchandising leader at Reece Bathrooms, Daniella Santilli.

Earthy, Glossy & Glam - Stylist Karin Bochnik On The Latest Trends In Glass Furniture + Accessories

Glass furniture is having a moment... but not as you know it!

Bring The Pizazz Back To Home Entertaining, With A DIY Home Bar!

Now that we can entertain in our homes again, we think it might be time to spruce up your cocktail game.

Sweet Dreams Are Made Of These 18 Beds + Bedheads!

How hard is it to find the perfect bed?! Lauren Li shares 18 of her favourites.

The 5 Rules Of Good Kitchen Design, According To Cantilever Interiors

A good kitchen starts with observing these five rules, brought to you by Cantilever Interiors.

Jono Fleming On The Ultimate Outdoor Room (+ WIN A Kun Design Outdoor Bar Cart!)

Stylist Jono Fleming shares a contemporary edit of outdoor furniture in this courtyard garden in Sydney.

Lauren Li on Contemporary Curves

Square, blocky shapes are out, and CURVY furniture is in - Interior designer Lauren Li gives us the lowdown.

More Is More, On The Floor!

Lauren Li shares some of her favourite projects where the floor takes centre stage!

Studio Martin on Refined Rattan

Emerging design duo Lauren and Amanda Martin share their advice on using rattan furniture in contemporary interiors, in partnership with DOMO.

Two Inspiring Kitchen Transformations - From Affordable Update To Complete Overhaul!

Lauren Li takes us through two different kitchen renovations – one tiny, and one major!

Mardi Doherty On The '80s Revival Interior

From bold colour, to chunky furniture – the 1980s is back, baby!

Building Better

The Best Building Materials For A Sustainable Home

From rammed earth to concrete, which building material is the most environmentally friendly?

The Dulux Colour Forecast 2021 Is All About Soothing Shades

Amid the turmoil of 2020, Dulux puts forward a palette emphasising comfort, security, and optimism.

12 Of The Most Fabulous Floor Lamps

Our resident interiors expert Lauren Li shares her favourite floor lamps out there right now.

Jean-Pierre Biasol on The Modern Classic Interior

Award winning Melbourne designer Jean-Pierre Biasol shares a little of his design wisdom.

Building Better

How To Approach Interior Design, Sustainably!

From choosing the right materials, to improving energy efficiency, here’s everything you need to know about sustainable interior design!

So What's The Deal With Textured Walls?

Lauren Li schools us in the interior design trend popping up everywhere!

Kerry Phelan on The 'WOW' Factor Couch

Interior Designer Kerry Phelan of KPDO gives us the low-down on one of her favourite classic design pieces.

Building Better

Everything You Need To Know About Installing Solar

The complete beginner's guide to installing solar power at home.

16 Of The Best Statement Armchairs

Lauren Li's edit of some of the best armchairs out there right now!

'High-Low’ Home Styling Done Right, With Lauren Li

How to mix investment pieces with simple, great value furniture items - to really make the most of your space!

13 Of The Best Bedside Tables!

The search for your perfect bedside table is over.

A Guide to Rug Placement, Shape and Size For Every Room

The right rug, in the right spot, can transform space. Here, we share our tips for placing the perfect rug!

Creating The Best Kids Bedroom Ever!

...got some time on your hands? Lauren Li shows us how to create a kids bedroom that is sure to keep the kids AND the grown-ups happy!