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Fashion Stylist + Influencer Tash Sefton’s Art Deco Family Apartment

Inside the 1920s Kirribilli apartment of Tash Sefton and Genovese Coffee managing director Adam Genovese.

A Completely Customised Off-The-Plan Brunswick Studio

See how a stylish custom fit-out has maximised space in this tiny 55 square metre apartment.

Family Life In One Of Melbourne’s Best Warehouse Apartments

How Made by Morgen founder Nick McDonald transformed his warehouse apartment into a light, bright, family home.

10 Of The Best Apartments We Visited Last Year

These clever homes prove just how fabulous apartment living can be! Find our 10 favourite apartment tours here.

This Quirky Fitzroy Home Is A Masterclass In Eclectic Styling

The Victorian shopfront home of Ma House Supply Store creative director Ben Mooney is a treasure trove of vintage finds.

The Perfect Art Deco Sydney Apartment With Iconic Views

Anna Mansfield is living the Sydney dream in an art deco apartment with harbour views!

A Shared South Yarra Apartment With An Eclectic, Parisian Feel

How housemates Nicole Williams and Ethan Wairau styled a 1920s South Yarra apartment with a mix of French, Scandi and Japanese influences.

The Fitzroy Warehouse Apartment Of Lune Croissanterie Founder, Kate Reid

Kate Reid invites us into her converted warehouse apartment, located in Fitzroy's former MacRobertson Chocolate Factory (which feels appropriate for a pastry chef!).

A 1970s Apartment Made Wabi-Sabi Home

Utilitarian design and wabi-sabi meet in this rented Carlton apartment, styled with vintage pieces.

A Characterful Art Deco Apartment For Furniture Makers

The art deco Sydney apartment of TS Makers co-founders Sarah and Tim Ford is the perfect representation of their creative life.

An Off-The-Plan Studio Apartment With Colour + Character!

How Kelly Cloake made a newly-built Brunswick apartment her own with vintage furniture, art, and plenty of colour.

A Retro Revival Of A Mid-Century Melbourne Apartment

A retro revival of a 1940s apartment in Toorak's famously coral-coloured Caringal Flats building.

A Family’s Art Deco Sydney Apartment With A House-Like Feel

The Russell Lea home of Melanie Watkins, Polo Guilbert-Wright, and family in a 1920s duplex.

A Creative Couple’s Art Deco Darlinghurst Apartment

The serene, one-bedroom home of Chloe Borich and Julian Noakes in Sydney.

The 10 Most Memorable Apartments We Visited In 2023

It’s no secret that we love apartments here at TDF. Here, we’ve rounded up 10 of the most memorable apartments we saw in 2023!

A Tailor-Made Minimalist Apartment On The Northern Beaches

Designer Alex Johnson and joiner Joel Taylor have customised every element of their 1960s Avalon Beach apartment.

Photographer Tom Ross’ Peachy Melbourne Family Apartment

Tom Ross and Emily Shields valued quality over quantity in their 1960s Melbourne family apartment renovation, designed by Architecture Architecture.

Home of the Month

An Early 2000s Melbourne Apartment Turned ‘Piccolo Palazzo’

Eryca Green's renovated Carlton apartment is a true ‘room of one’s own’ — a warm, light-filled, and decorative sanctuary.

Artist Miranda Skoczek’s ‘Carnivalesque’ Family Apartment

Inside the artist's art deco meets Tudor apartment.

An Artists’ DIY-Renovated, Scandi-Inspired Sydney Apartment

The colourful and art-filled Surry Hills apartment of artists Micke Lindebergh and Kris Andrew Small.

Camelia Farhoodi + Ramsay Hosn’s New York-Style Fitzroy Townhouse

Inside the content creator and photographer's architecturally-designed Melbourne home in a converted heritage building.

An Uber Stylish Rented Melbourne Warehouse, Transformed Beyond Belief

Artist and designer Mishele Doueihy has transformed this Fitzroy warehouse beyond recognition, through custom furniture and artful styling.

A Writer + Scientist’s ‘Modern Parisian’ Melbourne Apartment

Find out how the first homeowners project managed the renovation of their Carlton North apartment!

A Creative Family Home In A 1960s Northcote Apartment Building

Lighting designer Dimitrios Tsiokaras and his family have made a cosy home in this light-filled, centrally located apartment.

A First Home Buyer’s Refined Brunswick ‘Terrace House’

Izzi McGrath has found her forever home in her beautifully styled, sustainably-designed Brunswick apartment.

An Owner-Designed Renovation Of A 1970s South Yarra Apartment

How designers Lola Digby-Diercks and Sebastian Owen completely transformed their South Yarra apartment in just six months.

An Art Deco Sydney Apartment With A Cottage Feel

The Randwick art deco apartment of Maddie Brady and Tom Keeley-Reid feels like a country cottage, within walking distance of the beach.

Josh & Matt’s TikTok Famous Melbourne Apartment

Josh & Matt share their internet famous home in Melbourne's iconic Eureka Tower.

The Sophisticated Sydney Apartment Of Two Furniture Designers

Influences from their lives across the globe come together in the apartment of Koala furniture designers Alexandra Owen and James Whitta.

A Very 'Melbourne' Warehouse Renovation In Fitzroy’s Former Chocolate Factory

Lauren Bruce and Hannah McNeill have turned this Fitzroy warehouse apartment into a warm and personalised home.

An Elegant Art Deco Apartment Rental With Water Views

The perfect home for one in Sydney's dreamy Elizabeth Bay.

Comedian Aurelia St Clair’s Eclectic Melbourne Apartment

The colourful, rented #regularapartment of Melbourne comedian Aurelia St Clair!

A Historic Melbourne Apartment With Artful, Lived-In Interiors

Interior designer Leigh Ellwood invites us inside her 1930s Beverley Hills apartment in South Yarra.

A Refined Bronte Beach Apartment Rental

The Sydney apartment of Monica Colla and architect Ben Feher is equal parts refined home, design studio, and weekend surf shack!

A Very Melbourne Share House Rented By Creative Beekeepers!

The unique Fitzroy home of beekeepers and artists Samantha McIntyre and Elsa Bryant.

This Rustic Melbourne Apartment Is A Zen Retreat From Inner-City Life

Loui Burke has created the perfect rustic retreat in the heart of a bustling CBD.

A Spanish Mission Wonderland In Tamarama

The stunning Sydney apartment of film and TV directors Jordana Johnson and Charlie Ford.

Influencer Maxine Wylde’s Playful Melbourne Apartment

Colourful, fashionable and brilliantly confident - this is Maxine's world, we're all just living in it!

A New Bronte Apartment Filled With Texture + Terrazzo!

Artist Yolande Gray shares her newly rebuilt Bronte apartment featuring reclaimed bricks and hand-laid terrazzo flooring.

Australian Fashion Legend Pip Edwards’ Rose Bay Home

The bold yet sophisticated home of P.E Nation co-founder and creative director, Pip Edwards.

A Sweet Art Deco Family Apartment In Bellevue Hill

The picture-perfect family apartment of artist Nicole Nelius and film director Christopher Nelius.

A Perfectly Personalised Art Deco Rental

The South Yarra art deco apartment of Skinny Wolf owner and florist Leila Sanderson, and sound engineer Tony Espie.

An Art Deco-Meets-Warehouse Apartment With A Private Rooftop!

Charlotte Ree's Potts Point apartment is a unique mix of art deco and warehouse features, with one very enviable rooftop!

A Florist’s Sentimental Hobart Home

The lush, lived-in South Hobart home of florist Eliza Rogers.

Yasmine Ghoniem’s Fabulously Eclectic Bondi Apartment

YSG director Yasmine Ghoniem's deliciously compact Bondi apartment.

An Artist’s Light + Bright Collingwood Apartment

The vibrant Collingwood apartment of artist and head of brand at Lucy Folk, Ben Mazey!

A Slice Of Italy In Fitzroy’s Backstreets!

Situated around a lush communal courtyard is the Fitzroy family apartment of Amara Speechley and Cal Watson.

This New York-Style Warehouse Apartment Is The Dream Melbourne Rental!

The converted Collingwood warehouse apartment of writer and founder of beauty brand Fluff, Erika Geraerts.

The 'Stuff'-Filled, Off-The-Plan Fitzroy Apartment Of Two Architects!

The personality-filled, off-the-plan Fitzroy apartment of architects Kim Lai and Tom Orton.

A Sydney Warehouse Apartment With NYC Vibes

The stylish Surry Hills warehouse apartment of Ines English and Caleb Harrower, located in the 1915 Griffiths Building.

A Blissful Art Deco Apartment Up In The Trees

The art deco, East Melbourne apartment of friends Lauren Everett and Frances Normoyle.

The Ultimate Melbourne Penthouse Of Bruce + Chyka Keebaugh

The maximalist inner city apartment of power couple Bruce + Chyka Keebaugh – co-founders of The Big Group!

An Artful Way To Live!

Every surface in Nick Edwards and Amanda Hall's South Yarra apartment is covered with incredible art!

A Creative Family's Eclectic Apartment in Melbourne’s CBD

This creative couple have made a new Melbourne CBD apartment their character-filled family home.

A European-Style, Beachside Melbourne Apartment!

The beautifully renovated, 1920s, St Kilda apartment of John Wares and Peter Papadopoulos.

A Quirky, Contemporary Harbourside Penthouse, For Stylish Downsizers!

A Neutral Bay apartment inspired by '90s New York penthouses, renovated by Jono Fleming with Strutt Studios.

An Artist’s Art Deco Apartment With Incredible Views Of Bondi Beach!

Daimon Downey and Georgia Gorman share their colourful apartment, above a surf shop on Bondi Beach.

A Perfectly Pint-Sized, Art Deco Sydney Pad!

An interior architect and a fashion stylist share their tiny renovated apartment in Sydney's Kensington.

This Amazing Inner-City Warehouse Is A Renter's Dream

Christina Economous and Barun Chatterjee hit the rental jackpot in West Melbourne!

A Designer’s ‘Curated Maximalist’ Apartment in Sydney

Interior designer Jono Fleming shares his leafy Sydney apartment!

An Artist's Leafy, Bohemian Sanctuary In Alphington

Take a tour through the 120-year-old Alphington home of Suzanne Corbett, now on the market!

An Off-The-Plan Family Apartment Unlike Any Other

The creative home of Pino Demaio and Georgie Cleary, in a unique development in Clifton Hill.

An Extra-Ordinarily Fashionable Apartment!

Deborah Symond O’Neil and husband Ned take us on a tour of their sparkling Elizabeth Bay home.

A Furniture Designer's New York-Style Loft Apartment

Nick McDonald of Made by Morgen shares his finely curated West Melbourne warehouse apartment.

A Serene Treetop Home In Noosa

The relaxed, beachfront home of Melissa Ambrosini, her husband Nick Broadhurst, and 13-year-old Leo.

A Media Mogul's Inner City Oasis

The Fitzroy apartment of Melbourne power couple Nick Shelton and Catherine Graves.

Top Ten Most Loved Homes Of 2018

The best-of-the-best, here are our most popular home tours of 2018!

The Sleekest Apartment In West Brunswick

Explore the exacting apartment of photographer Sean Fennessy and stylist Jess Lillico.

Bellissimo Penthouse Living In Fitzroy!

Explore the Italian-inspired apartment of butcher/architect (!) Marcello Donati in Fitzroy.

Beachside Castle In An Art-Deco Cloud

The glowing Bondi apartment of model Anna Feller.

The 1990s Meets Urban Jungle In This Inner-City Oasis

An inner-city refuge with grand proportions and overflowing greenery.

Our Art Director's Tiny Terrazzo Palazzo!

The home of our very own legendary art director, Annie Portelli!

A Luxe Collingwood Apartment

Less is more with Paris Thomson.

Lisa Marie Corso's Perfect Off-The-Plan Pad

Our former Managing Editor welcomes us into her Essendon apartment, and dishes the details on purchasing her first home!

McMahons Point Tiny Home

Sydney interior designer Karen Akers proves that it’s not the size of a space that counts - it’s how you use it!

A Textile Trader's Colourful Sydney Apartment

The richly layered and art embellished home of Chrissie Jeffery, owner of textile and interior decorating business No Chintz.

An Artist's Abode

The pared back Melbourne home of artist Caroline Walls, and cafe owner Emma Hill.

Artistic Enmore Abode

The colourful, eclectic terrace house of a Sydney artist and her family.