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6 ways to improve the view from your window

We’ve been spending a lot of time in our homes over the past 18 months and a lot of our interaction with the outside world has been through our windows. This isn’t ideal if your outlook is not the best so Stuart Clark, windows expert…

Jul 20, 2021

Neale Whitaker shares his design top tips for the multi-functional home of 2021

Over the past year, the functionality of the home has shifted, with kitchens becoming home offices, living rooms turning into yoga studios and bathrooms becoming a private retreat away from the stresses of daily life. “One of the most interesting shifts expected to appear in…

Mar 5, 2021

New Gerflor collection fuses fashion and practicality

Stunning wide plank timber designs pair with trendy geometrics and layers of lacy intrigue in the latest waterproof Texline Collection by Gerflor. Beautiful colours and textures, realistic natural wood looks sit alongside trendy takes on authentic mosaic and parquetry options.

Jul 24, 2019

Fruitful fence-art’s modern revival

Espaliering is the art of training a tree or shrub to grow against a wall or a fence to create a flat two-dimensional affect.

Jul 11, 2019

Liam High Coffee Table in Charcoal Oak with Black Marble

How to add a natural element to a living space with Liam Coffee Tables

Satara has an extensive and constantly expanding range of designer coffee tables and in June 2019 sees the introduction of the new marble Liam Coffee Tables.

Jun 12, 2019

Julie Ockerby With The Bespoke Collection Fabrics Outside Meli HQ

Julie Ockerby’s Meli Studio – champions of sophisticated seniors living

Julie and her team at Meli Studio Australia have now added visionary commercial partners such as Allity, Uniting and Aurrum to their loyal residential client portfolio, together raising the bar on design expectations for aged care in Australia and determined to continue to push the…

May 7, 2019

Image by Jessie Prince. Interior Design by The Designory_2

Four ways to create a cosy living space

When the weather cools down, it’s our instinct to go into hibernation as we bunker down and spend more time than usual curled up on the couch. Luckily, there are plenty of simple ways to turn your living room into a cosy sanctuary during the…

Mar 14, 2019

Satara Australia spearheads 2019 with a fresh new showroom

“We are thrilled to now be able to offer the Interior Design community in Queensland a dedicated Satara showroom located in Kedron Brisbane” says Andrew Johnston, Owner of Satara.

Jan 25, 2019

Designers at Swinburne create 3D printed pendant lights for LimeLite

After recently designing a range of 3D printed track lights for LimeLite, Swinburne designers have partnered with the manufacturer again to create a stunning range of pendant fittings.

Sep 3, 2018

Taubmans Colour Emotion Study uses Virtual Reality to assess the impact of colour

As a world first, the preliminary results of the Taubmans Colour Emotion Study using VR technology has discovered the top colours that cause a range of emotions within several real-life environments. In partnership with leading Australian Virtual Reality company, Liminal VR, a team of psychologists…

Aug 31, 2018

Introducing Caldera Furniture

Allowing for the interplay between stone and timber, Caldera Furniture by Rogerseller invokes a sense of natural harmony in any contemporary bathroom.

Aug 28, 2018

An interior designer’s tips to create the illusion of space

Research shows humans don’t like being caged in, preferring to be in larger, more open spaces. And different factors – such as the shape of rooms, the colour of surfaces and the positioning and brightness of lighting – all influence how we perceive space.

Aug 24, 2018