January 2022

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Welcome
THE NEW YEAR IS the perfect time to reassess. Now, I don’t mean anything heavy – I’m talking about your decor. After all that decorating for the holidays, there’s something refreshing about packing it all away and starting with a blank canvas. Do you
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This Month I’m Looking Forward To…
2 Updating my cushion collection with a Stripe Yellow Petal 50cm cushion with feather inset, $165; Bonnieandneil.com.au 3 Displaying white flowers – some delightfully scented gardenias – in this Alpha vase in Blush, $149; Domayne.com.au 4 Sipping Cam
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Fave Finds
Emma Mulholland on Holiday and Daniel-Emma have released a limited-edition collection of colourful chairs in the signature Holiday check pattern. Hand-crafted in Adelaide, each chair is made to order, but hurry, because they’re bound to sell-out fast
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Fave Finds
Meet Silestone Ethereal, Cosentino’s collection of four new surfaces inspired by the dreamy quality of the sky. An evolution of the Silestone Eternal range, these new hybrid mineral surfaces are manufactured with innovative technology. Cosentino.com
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Cloud Formation
THE SEVENTIES ARE BACK. It appears we just can’t get enough of the low-slung postures, pillowy silhouettes and nonchalant attitude that defined the decade’s furniture designs, many of which are even more popular today than when they were first releas
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Space Crush
THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION was the inspiration for the design of Studio Tate’s Holism Retreat, an holistic spa immersed within the MGallery by Sofitel Hotel in Melbourne. “We sought to design a destination day spa and urban sanctuary that seamless
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Summer Reads
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney In what is arguably the most anticipated novel of the year, Sally Rooney grapples with friendship, work, sex and the cost of being a famous writer through the lens of four flawed millennial characters.
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Under The Arch
WHEN KAT FOLA EMBARKED ON THIS RENOVATION, the interior designer was determined to preserve and protect the authentic character of the 1920s Queenslander cottage, while extending and modernising the home. “I noticed that people weren’t keeping true t
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4 Tips To Recreate Holiday Vibes At Home
1 Be sure to adapt the design to your own lifestyle and consider the local climate, don’t try to recreate it like-for-like. “You can like a feature and find a whole new application for it,” advises Kat. 2 Think about how the design made you feel, and
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Great & Small
Sally Timmins of Timmins & Whyte oversaw the design and build, interior design and landscaping. Timminswhyte.com.au | @timminswhyte_architects IN A NOD TO ITS EXTRAORDINARY FUNCTIONALITY AND diminutive proportions, Sally Timmins of boutique firm Timm
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3 Ways To Optimise A Skinny Footprint
1 Lay floorboards lengthways and select slim-line furniture to enhance visual flow. 2 If extending to the rear, add floor-to-ceiling glass windows and doors to maximise light. 3 Crowded walls and busy printed wallpaper can make rooms feel narrower. L
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Country Magic
A Mallorcan family with two young children, who use this rural holiday house to escape their busy city life. Jorgebibilonistudio.com @jorgebibiloni_studio BOASTING FRONT ROW VIEWS OF TWO FAMOUS PEAKS, this 30 acre parcel of land on the Spanish island
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3 Minimal Decorating Ideas
1 Prioritise texture over colour to ensure a unified interior look. Natural materials such as timber, stone, jute and linen will provide tactility and warmth. 2 Maintain aesthetic continuity by using similar colours and finishes throughout the home,
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Summer Love
A pair of avid renovators with a passion for bringing classic Queenslander homes back to their former glory. DAH Architecture and CLO Studios helped bring their vision to life. Daharchitecture.com.au | Clostudios.com.au IN A LEAFY BRISBANE SUBURB, ac
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How To Update The Classic Queenslander
1 Typically raised off the ground for ventilation and to counteract flooding, today’s Queenslanders see the space beneath utilised for additional living or guest accommodation. 2 Outdoor connection is key. In this home, it’s in the form of easy-acces
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Place of Origin
Andrea Vásquez Medina, who works in fashion communications, with her husband Giuseppe Loiero. @andrevasquezm “BEING A FOREIGNER, I dreamed of a typically Milanese apartment in a welcoming neighbourhood,” says Andrea Vásquez Medina, the owner of this
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3 Simple Ways To Maximise A Neutral Space
1 Start with a hero piece that gives the room shape and dimension, such as Andrea’s curved sofa or large island. 2 Make the most of a neutral scheme’s ‘blank canvas’ effect by displaying art and objects at all levels, from wall to floor. 3 Add elemen
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Let’s Go Outside
Chill out with these chic seaside essentials in shades of mango and vanilla Give your poolside set-up a luxe update with outdoor designs in a monochrome palette Cane furniture, floral fabrics and verdant tones that will really ‘grow’ on you 1 Marset
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Where I shop
1 Lunatiques Visits to this sprawling vintage-lovers mecca can very quickly push out past the one hour mark because there are so many incredible one-off pieces to discover. I love the place so darn much, I hired it out for my book launch in 2019. Lun
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ON TREND Shore things
2 Antigua goblets in Grey and Clear, $12.95 each, Freedom. 3 Monolith, Luna Glaze ceramic sculpture by Oh Hey Grace, $300, Modern Times.
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ON TREND A Touch Of Sun
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ON TREND freshly squeezed
1 Muuto ‘Rime’ pendant in Orange, $363 for extra small, Surrounding. 11 No.002 cup with curves in Tangerine, $65, Softedge Studio. photography courtesy of christopher esber *conversion correct at time of print ■
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Natural Selection
Heather Gampe is an interior design blogger and the co-founder of online style guidebook Oak & Orange, a decorating resource for homeowners and builders. Oakandorange.com.au | @oakandorange WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING A NATURAL SCHEME, don’t overlook t
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Making Space
Existing highlight windows were expanded and updated to allow more natural light in. WHEN SHIRLEY AND JASON purchased their home in Sydney’s Inner West, the Victorian Era worker’s cottage had a clumsy floorplan and a serious deficiency in natural lig
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Top Floors
If you’re drawn to the beauty of materials that retain their raw, natural texture, take inspiration from these Crema Maroc tumbled limestone subway tiles from Teranova. These hardy tiles are quite versatile and can be used indoors or outside, from we
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Get The Look
7 Tolv ‘Com’ dining chair in Canyon, $590, Trit House.
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Resort Style
THE FACADE OF THIS Brisbane abode (on p34) strikes a balance between the charm of a classic Queenslander cottage and the allure of a modern Mediterranean resort, piquing interest from the street. “It’s not just your stock standard approach,” says Dav
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Salad Days
Serves 4 Prep + cooking time 35 mins 600g medium-firm tofu2 small cloves garlic, finely grated125ml (½ cup) grapeseed oil300g snow peas, trimmed200g podded frozen edamame350g broccolini, trimmed450g firm tofu, cut into 1cm-thick slices2 watermelon ra
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Full Stop
BALLET HAS INFLUENCED MY CREATIVE PROCESS; IT TEACHES YOU A LOT ABOUT FORM AND MOVEMENT OF THE BODY. PLAYING WITH MY MUM’S WARDROBE AS A CHILD WAS ALSO PIVOTAL. I GAINED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING WHEN I RETURNED FROM LIVING IN PARIS. THERE WAS BEGINNING
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California Dreamin’
A SENSE OF WARMTH AND INTIMACY gently lingers in the air at Cara Hotel. It’s a subtly cultivated comfort that’s not at all surprising given the Gaelic translation of Cara is ‘friend’. Located in Los Feliz, a relaxed hillside enclave of Los Angeles, t
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