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A ‘Granny Flat’ Big Enough To Be A House!

A ‘Granny Flat’ Big Enough To Be A House!

What was previously an unused portion of an inner city block, shrouded in overgr...

A Rambling Garlic + Dahlia Farm In The New South Wales Hills

A Rambling Garlic + Dahlia Farm In The New South Wales ...

Rose Hawkins bought her organic garlic farm five kilometres north of Tenterfield...

An Illustrator’s Delicate Wallpaper That Looks Like Art

An Illustrator’s Delicate Wallpaper That Looks Like Art

When a homewares brand we love is designed and manufactured locally, we like to ...

A Delightfully Cheerful Melbourne Family Home

A Delightfully Cheerful Melbourne Family Home

The house of artist Madeleine Stamer, Lantern Printing owner Karl Stamer, and th...

New Holiday Table Linen That Will Take You Straight To Summer!

New Holiday Table Linen That Will Take You Straight To ...

You might have guessed it from our tablescaping story last week, but we are VERY...

An 1800s Stable Turned Contemporary Home Connected To Bushland, History + Family

An 1800s Stable Turned Contemporary Home Connected To B...

Every architecture project bears challenges, but this Forest Lodge project by Si...

Editor’s Letter And Recap On 2021 – Another Topsy-Turvy Year

Editor’s Letter And Recap On 2021 – Another Topsy-Turvy...

We’re coming to a close on another topsy-turvy year, but I refuse to let the str...

The Design Files’ Top Ten Australian Homes Of 2021

The Design Files’ Top Ten Australian Homes Of 2021

Today we kick off our annual tradition of revisiting the BEST OF stories of 2021...

8 Glorious Gardens That Blew Us Away This Year

8 Glorious Gardens That Blew Us Away This Year

If there is one category that never fails to appease our audience, it is gardens...

The Most Memorable Midcentury Homes Of 2021

The Most Memorable Midcentury Homes Of 2021

If there’s one thing that really gets our readers clicking, it’s a beautiful mid...

The Top 10 Architect-Designed Homes Of 2021

The Top 10 Architect-Designed Homes Of 2021

Australia sure punches above its weight when it comes to residential architectur...

This Graceful, Sculptural Home Is Like A Work Of Art

This Graceful, Sculptural Home Is Like A Work Of Art

When we think of concrete as a building material, we tend to imagine austere, br...

This Classic Victorian With An Architect-Designed Extension Is For Sale

This Classic Victorian With An Architect-Designed Exten...

Who doesn’t love a classic, single-fronted Victorian terrace, especially one tha...

The Love Story Behind An Edible Flower Farm In South-East Queensland

The Love Story Behind An Edible Flower Farm In South-Ea...

On an eight acre property nestled in a deep valley along the flank of Mount With...

A Glittering, Glamorous Mid-Century Pad Is For Sale

A Glittering, Glamorous Mid-Century Pad Is For Sale

The only thing better than an original mid-century home, is an original mid-cent...

A Stylist’s Charming Country Home

A Stylist’s Charming Country Home

Recently we shared the 1870s church turned family home of Sarah Hall. Now, it’s ...

A Slice Of Paris In South Yarra

A Slice Of Paris In South Yarra

Charis James knows potential when she sees it, having designed seven personal ho...

Julia’s Pillowy Ricotta Tortelli With Butter And Asparagus

Julia’s Pillowy Ricotta Tortelli With Butter And Asparagus

Julia’s Pillowy Ricotta Tortelli With Butter And Asparagus ...

A Spacious Renovation That Makes The Most Of Every Inch

A Spacious Renovation That Makes The Most Of Every Inch

The footprint of this Victorian terrace hasn’t changed, and yet every inch of th...

How To Make Wallpaper Work!

How To Make Wallpaper Work!

Wallpaper is guaranteed to bring a bit of a pizazz to any space, and it’s had a ...