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Elevate Your Bedroom With This New Collection By Life Interiors + Jono Fleming

Jono Fleming brings the elevated experience of a hotel stay to this new collaboration with Life Interiors.

In This Retired Couple’s Forever Home, Almost Every Room Has A Garden View

Wrapped around a series of courtyards, this Melbourne 'forever home' cleverly brings the outdoors in.

In This Retired Couple’s Forever Home, Almost Every Room Has A Garden View

This Kitchen Blends Mid-Century Inspiration With Farmhouse Familiarity

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This Kitchen Blends Mid-Century Inspiration With Farmhouse Familiarity

Despite budget constraints, SpaceCraft Joinery created a warm and textural kitchen for this new build in SA.

The Australian Tapware Brand Every Renovator Needs To Know

rainco’s design-focused collections are made to last, without compromising on style.

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13 Beautiful Bookshelves That Prove Storage Can Be A Statement

An edit of excellent bookshelves to inspire your dream home library.

13 Beautiful Bookshelves That Prove Storage Can Be A Statement

The 2026 Houses Awards Winners Announced

See inside the homes of the 2026 Houses Award winners!

The 2026 Houses Awards Winners Announced

First Look: Eva's New Flagship Store In Richmond

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First Look: Eva's New Flagship Store In Richmond

Discover the Australian furniture brand's elevated, loft-inspired new showroom.

6 Helpful Tips For Styling Your Home On A Budget

Three design professionals share their advice on styling and furnishing your home, without breaking the bank!

6 Helpful Tips For Styling Your Home On A Budget

For Sale: A Renovated 1950s Home In The Dandenong Ranges

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For Sale: A Renovated 1950s Home In The Dandenong Ranges

This renovated 1950s home is in the heart of one of Victoria's greenest areas.

How A Clever Transformation Brought Light Into A Dark + Disjointed Victorian

See how the layout of this Victorian heritage home was reoriented to make the most of its north-facing aspect.

How A Clever Transformation Brought Light Into A Dark + Disjointed Victorian

Don't Miss Your Chance To Attend BoConcept's Latest Collection Launch

Don't Miss Your Chance To Attend BoConcept's Latest Collection Launch

You’re invited to BoConcept’s exclusive collection launches in Sydney and Melbourne!

Folk Studio designer Mariah Burton shares a look inside her sophisticated Sydney renovation, designed around a butter-yellow bathroom!

How An Artist + Designer Refreshed This Art Deco Home In Just Two Months

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How This Striking Home Sits Quietly In Its Breathtaking Setting

This home lets the epic views of the Cathedral Ranges take centre stage.

How This Striking Home Sits Quietly In Its Breathtaking Setting

Get Ready For Summer With The New Basil Bangs x Tom Mark Henry Collection

Gardening Australia host Hannah Moloney shares her favourite national parks, swimming holes, and a delightful community garden worth visiting.

Get Ready For Summer With The New Basil Bangs x Tom Mark Henry Collection

Woven exclusively in Italy, Basil Bangs’ collaboration with Tom Mark Henry is perfect for warm spring and summer days.

6 Places Every Nature-Lover Should Visit On Tasmania's East Coast

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6 Places Every Nature-Lover Should Visit On Tasmania's East Coast

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TDF’s Picks: Everything Our Team Is Adding To Cart This Spring

Colourful plates and bowls, dreamy lamps, and must-have bedding. See everything our team is shopping for this spring, including some of our favourites from our Design Directory.

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A Modern Brick Extension For A Family's Fitzroy North Edwardian

This charming Edwardian hides a light-filled extension that makes the most of the home's generous site.

This Exciting Warehouse Sale On Italian Furniture Is Back

This 21-acre property is now a flourishing garden, shaped by water.

This Exciting Warehouse Sale On Italian Furniture Is Back

For one weekend only, Misura is offering up to 80% off its collection of Italian furniture in a major Melbourne warehouse sale.

How Former Farmland Became A Thriving Regenerative Garden

Gardens

How Former Farmland Became A Thriving Regenerative Garden

10 Of Our All-Time Favourite Kitchens To Inspire Your Next Renovation

Discover 10 incredible kitchens as we share our tips for planning your dream kitchen renovation.

10 Of Our All-Time Favourite Kitchens To Inspire Your Next Renovation

Inside A Harmonious 1880s Country Cottage, Designed For Wild Weather

After a restrained renovation, this 1880s Gippsland cottage is in perfect harmony with its lush hilltop landscape.

Inside A Harmonious 1880s Country Cottage, Designed For Wild Weather

How Layering + Colour Turned This New Build Into A Unique Home

This Margaret River home is a lesson in injecting colour and personality into a new build.

How Layering + Colour Turned This New Build Into A Unique Home

First Look: Kip&Co Open Flagship Store In Fitzroy

This renovated 1910s cottage in Melbourne produces more energy than its owners consume, creating some astonishing financial savings.

First Look: Kip&Co Open Flagship Store In Fitzroy

Kip&Co’s flagship Fitzroy store opens today with offers and giveaways waiting for the first lucky customers!

How This Renovated Cottage Saves Its Owners Thousands Each Year

Sustainable Homes

How This Renovated Cottage Saves Its Owners Thousands Each Year

On The Market

This Lovingly Restored 1868 Melbourne Home Is On The Market

After being updated by an art curator, one of Carlton's most remarkable Victorian homes is for sale.

Apartments: These clever homes show just how fabulous apartment living can be

Inside One Of Sydney's Dreamiest Art Deco Apartment Buildings

Inside Toorak’s Amazing, Coral-Coloured Caringal Flats!

A Rare Look Inside Fitzroy’s Iconic 1930s Cairo Flats

A Look Inside South Yarra’s Magical 1930s Beverley Hills Apartments

Inside One Of Sydney's Dreamiest Art Deco Apartment Buildings

Inside A 1950s Sydney Apartment With Picture-Perfect Harbour Views

With uninterrupted waterfront views and striking modernist features, this little apartment is one of Sydney's best.

Inside A 1950s Sydney Apartment With Picture-Perfect Harbour Views

How This Bellarine Peninsula House Reinvented Its Coastal Style

This home proves that not every beach house has to conform to the typical coastal look.

How This Bellarine Peninsula House Reinvented Its Coastal Style

An Expert's Advice On What To Look For When Buying An Apartment

Expert Advice

An Expert's Advice On What To Look For When Buying An Apartment

Considering getting into the market? Apartment specialist Luke Saville reveals his do's and don'ts of buying an apartment.

A Light-Filled Extension For A Classic Red-Brick Home

How BENT Architecture transformed a dark 1970s extension to connect this red-brick home to its garden.

A Light-Filled Extension For A Classic Red-Brick Home

What's Old Is New Again In This Revived 1970s Eltham Home

How this 1970s Eltham home was sensitively updated for modern day living.

What's Old Is New Again In This Revived 1970s Eltham Home

A Treehouse-Inspired Renovation For A Humble Queensland Cottage

How KIN Architects transformed this humble family home into a treehouse.

A Treehouse-Inspired Renovation For A Humble Queensland Cottage

Why The Landscape Is The Hero Of This Mid-Century Inspired Home

Memories of bushwalking and nods to mid-century architecture come together in this enchanting new Melbourne home.

Why The Landscape Is The Hero Of This Mid-Century Inspired Home

A Perth Family Home Built On Community + Connection

It’s the important things in life that matter in this Shenton Park new-build by Western Architecture Studio.

A Perth Family Home Built On Community + Connection

A Compact, Architecturally-Designed Sauna For Your Backyard

Before + After: A Melbourne Share House Turned Dreamy ‘Grown-Up’ Home

A Compact, Architecturally-Designed Sauna For Your Backyard

Melbourne-based Nüüd Studio’s latest design is all about bringing a time-honoured practice into your backyard.

Before + after transformations to inspire your next renovation

Before + After: A Cost-Effective Kitchen, Laundry + Bathroom Makeover

Before + After: A Designer’s Pint-Sized Penthouse Apartment

A Personality-Packed Kitchen Transformation

Before + After: A Melbourne Share House Turned Dreamy ‘Grown-Up’ Home

An Impressive Southern Highlands Home Embedded In Nature

Perched high on a clifftop, this Southern Highlands home makes the most of its location.

An Impressive Southern Highlands Home Embedded In Nature

This Studio Apartment Inside Melbourne's Beverley Hills Is The ‘Ultimate Girl Home’

Inside an iconic 1930s apartment building, podcaster Allie Daisy King's home is a whimsical wonderland.

This Studio Apartment Inside Melbourne's Beverley Hills Is The ‘Ultimate Girl Home’

How This Designer Completely Transformed An Old Edwardian, Without Moving A Wall

Interior designer Alyssa Owens proves you don't need to change the structure of a house to reinvent its interior.

How This Designer Completely Transformed An Old Edwardian, Without Moving A Wall

The New Life Interiors Showroom Is Now Open On The Gold Coast

The New Life Interiors Showroom Is Now Open On The Gold Coast

The furniture retailer’s fifth showroom has arrived in Miami.

Inside A Sensitively Renovated Mid-Century Home In Caulfield North

See how original solid-timber detailing inspired a thoughtful contemporary revival of this Caulfield North home.

Inside A Sensitively Renovated Mid-Century Home In Caulfield North

An Architect’s 64-Square-Metre Warehouse Home For A Family Of Four