Inside Out

I love that coverline. It brings to mind hundreds of happy households across the country where busy inhabitants are planning renovations, working in kitchen gardens, filling vases with summer blooms and just happily pottering at home. It’s what we’re

Embrace this year’s big trend in layered tablesetting with all the colour and joy of Bonnie and Neil’s new-season collection. Its botanical theme is a mish-mash of dynamic original artworks by Bonnie, all screenprinted by hand in Melbourne onto quali

If you live in Sydney, or are spending time there over the holidays, don’t forget to check out the new Robert Plumb store in Waterloo. The brand’s own collections are featured, along with select international names. Drop by 8/18 Danks Street, Waterlo

Made By You is an online timber furniture store established in 2019 by Anna Wright-Hands. Her point of difference is that every piece can be customised in terms of length and height. “It’s interesting,” she says, “because some people see a piece and

Don’t fall into the trap of buying lots of small bitsy pieces to play it safe! Be brave and go for a large statement piece, and use this anywhere you might otherwise display a big vase of flowers; think dining table, kitchen island, mantelpiece or co

How would you describe your art? While I don’t necessarily adhere to a certain style of art, my current series is a collection of still-life paintings captured at an aerial view. Recently, I have been working on loosening my brush stroke; this is giv

In a prime example of razor-sharp timing, architect Pip Marston finished renovating the Sydney apartment she shares with her partner Nick just as the pandemic hit. The design’s genius is its two workspaces, one based in the kitchen and the other faci

Sometimes size doesn’t matter – it’s the home you create within your particular set of walls that makes all the difference. That’s the approach Mary Nguyen and her husband Andrew Dempster took when they were the lucky bidders on an original Art Deco

Architect Pip Marston from Sydney-based firm Marston Architects has mastered the art of living large within a small footprint. The two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in Manly that she shares with her partner Nick Farrar may be a diminutive 64 square

Surprises abound in the simple yet sublime house among the Moonah trees that Sophie Cocks and her partner Michael Rhodes call home. Nestled between the bay and surf beaches of Rye on Victoria’s scenic Mornington Peninsula, the thoughtfully reborn hol

When interior designer Caitlin Parker-Brown and her husband Tim discovered a derelict period home in the inner-western suburbs of Sydney, they saw an opportunity to not only restore the property to its former glory, but to make it even better. “We lo

There’s nothing quite like a hard deadline to focus the mind. Morgwn Rimel, the owner of this spectacular London loft, had agreed that her home – her first-ever interior project – would be open to the public as part of the 2018 London Design Festival

When architect and interior designer Kitty Lee took a brief for the renovation of this Sydney home, the message was clear: the owner needed lots of storage, much of it for her wine collection. As well as generating shelving and wardrobe spaces for mo

Architect and interior designer Kitty Lee first met her potential client Chew Lim at Chew’s house in suburban Sydney, where the scene spoke volumes. “Kitty could see boxes and boxes of wine everywhere,” says Chew, laughing. “So she knew immediately w

DESIGN PROCESS A stone’s throw from one of Sydney’s eastern beaches, this coastal home is lived in by a young family. My team was brought in to reconfigure rooms within the existing footprint. There was dead space in the kitchen that wasn’t being use

The Block: Glasshouse co-winner and interior architect Shannon Vos. voscreative.com.au Well, the year from hell is officially over and now we can start the healing process. We all spent a lot of time cooped up at home last year, locked into our abod

Does summer bring with it thoughts of sweltering days and sleepless nights for you? Don’t despair. Shop around and you’ll find plenty of ways to keep your cool when the mercury rises. Better still, many of the latest cooling appliances come loaded wi

The padded, breathable base of the Bellaire bed and its elevated sleep platform will give you every chance of some serious shut-eye. The queen size is $4302 (side table optional); kingliving.com.au Petite but perfectly formed, the Aura polished-met

Q We are building a home in an area with very extreme temperature variations. Do you have any tips on how to build a home that suits this climate? Lucy, via email Designing your home with high thermal mass materials is a great way to maintain a consi

Every parent dreams of their child doing jobs around the house, but florist Ingrid Padovano and her farmer husband John have taken it to a whole new level. As soon as they were old enough and/or able, each of their four children was recruited to help

Living on a flower farm in the idyllic highlands of NSW sounds like a springtime dream come true, but for the Padovano family it’s just another day on the job. After moving to Yanderra in 2006, Ingrid, a florist, and her husband John, a third-generat

Hidden behind a rendered brick wall in Sydney’s inner south, this is a small garden that’s had a big impact, both visually and in the lives of its owners. Created by landscape designer Katy Svalbe of Svalbe & Co, the lush green oasis with offshoots o

What was the inspiration behind your new Twiggy outdoor fabric and the furniture pieces made from it? Our desire was to further enhance the performance of outdoor pieces, to make them suitable for places like hotels, beach clubs and public spaces in

How important was it to bring the breeze block into the 21st century while still remaining true to its iconic origins? Normally a breeze block has one extruded shape in a block, resulting in one pattern. My Kite Breeze block design has the ability fo

SIMPLE, VEGETARIAN LESS THAN 30 MINS SERVES 4 4 eggs60g hazelnuts20 asparagus spears1 tbsp olive oil1 large (or 2 small) golden shallots, thinly sliced 3 tbsp olive oil1 tbsp Dijon mustard1 tbsp cream1 tbsp lemon juice1 tbsp picked and chopped tarr

When the idea for a test drive of the new Mercedes E-Class coupé came up, we jumped at it but needed a little Inside Out design spin. Where to go? Sydney’s northern beaches fit the bill perfectly – an hour from the city to give us a chance to experie

If design inspiration drives your holiday choices, this north-facing laneway hideaway needs to be your next destination. Bismarck House is not only award-winning, but is supremely beautiful and surprisingly comfortable, enjoying the kind of puritan d

New rugs elevate rooms with a delicious injection of calm colour. A great one is not only the centrepiece of a room but sets the tone for texture and colour all around it – and the right one has transformative powers. This Colour Play Braid rug in Or