The Truth about Styling Homes for Magazine Shoots
I often wonder about the homes featured in magazines. I've seen enough episodes of Next Top Model to know that along with smizing being essential, everything is not as it seems in the world of capturing humans on film.
A Sustainable House: 5 ways to Make your Home more Green
I buy and replace homewares like there's no tomorrow, and it's only recently that I've tried to take stock of the environmental impact that must have. You know me, Creatives; I love to bag a decorΒ bargain and I love to update the look of my abode. But I do wonder what that means in the bigger scheme of things.
The Queensland Couple pouring the Love into Copper and Concrete Decor
Trust me when I say that running any small business alone is next to impossible. I might produce the majority of the content for the blog, but my partner Gavin is the techy brains behind the operation and keeps the blog and store running around the clock.
For Queensland interior stylist Natalia Greer - one half of the team behind Mono Home - partnership is equally important.
Mum Monday: Amazing Kids Party Ideas (and where you can buy them)
Blocktagon Master Bedroom Reveals: Andy and Whitney were Robbed
Either The Block judges are all living in a parallel universe this week or I am. Considering they've been in their respective field for years, I'm completely open to the latter possibility. This week's Master Bedroom Reveals on The Block were truly peculiar to me for a few reasons.
Are Dyson Vacuum Cleaners Really Worth the Spend?
When it comes to products for the home, we totally love a bargain, right? And we like to know that when we invest money in a product - especially a functional one - we want it to work marvellously and
9 Interior Design Blogs you Need to Bookmark Immediately
Blogging is a beautiful thing.Β If you're yet to start one, I highly recommend it. I'm a trained writer and journo, but I don't think you need to be a wordsmith to have success with a blog. You just need to
Meet Sanctuary Boutique Linens + Win a Bedding Pack worth up to $339.95!
I first encountered Sanctuary Boutique Linens at this yearβs Life Instyle trade show. Their dynamic Black Skulls & Roses pillow cases - which adorned a bed theyβd set up in their stall - caught my eye from miles away.
As I got closer to the stall and realised that theyβd paired the pillowcases with a diamond-print flat sheet and equally stunning quilt, I wanted to run in slow motion toward the bed like a scene from a movie, dive in and declare it βthe oneβ.
Inside Out Magazine names 10 Interior Trends to Keep and Retire
Some design trends come and go in the blink of an eye, while others remain so popularΒ that they become bankable interior styles year on year.
But how do you figure out whatβs in, whatβs out and what shouldβve never been on our radar to begin with?
Wonder no more; Iβve called in the most in-the-know people in the biz to give us the lowdown on 10 popular interior design trends of the past and present.