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Home as a haven.

Towards 2017: Home design trends for the year ahead

Janet Dunn Houzz

Overlooking Sydney’s iconic Palm Beach, this weekend home has ocean views that are hard to beat.

Eight idyllic swimming pools with epic views

Houzz

Jo Nash, McPherson's wine maker

Revealed: The Victorian winery behind Aldi's and Coles' award-winning $5 wine

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Liam Mannix

Simon Knott's Northcote home.

Creating a contemporary 'doll's house' space to play

Mary O'Brien

Real or fake Christmas tree?

Why we chose a fake tree over a real tree this year

Jura Koncius

These four dips are sure crowd-pleasers

Teresa Cutter serves up four fab-tasting healthy dips for Christmas

Teresa Cutter

Night market in Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur’s
Chinatown.

Kuala Lumpur is a culturally rich city no matter which route you take

Tatyana Leonov

Jenny Keys and Peter Nyaryin their upstairs lounge room. A wire horse sculpture by Tom Ripon stands upon a vintage sideboard.

A former restaurant gets an eclectic makeover with bold designs

Heather Nette King

Salt and brown sugar cookies

Give family and friends the special treat of a home-made gift for Christmas

Adam Liaw

Chuck Peal developed acute-onset diabetes, as did other patients who received immunotherapy at Yale.

Unleashed immune system can attack healthy organs as well as cancer

Matt Richtel

Keep your decorating scheme as simple as possible.

Coastal homes with jaw-dropping views

Natalie Wain Houzz

The Goop Gift store.

Goop's bricks and mortar store is everything you imagined and more

Mary Ward

Perhaps this is somewhere to recline after a taxing morning's creativity?

Six sensational studios for creatives

Joanna Simmons Houzz

Study after study finds that more expensive wines taste better, when people know they are more expensive.

Do your guests a favour. Serve them something cheap

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Peter Martin

Sunday Life's Melbourne homes editor,
Heather Nette King, with her husband Jeremy and daughters Alexandra (on piano) and ...

How to make your home a Christmas Wonderland

Heather Nette King

Palm Beach

Australian ocean views to dive into

Melissa Cowan Houzz

Shanghai Tower dominates the skyline.

Chinese Whispers

Tatyana Leonov

Hummingbird Cake.

Taking the cake

Teresa Cutter

Larger-than-life pom pom replicas of presidential pups Sunny and Bo, plus a tree filled with doggie treats.

The decorations for the Obamas' last Christmas in the White House are next level

Jura Koncius

Glazed ham with bush herbs

Cool Christmas

Adam Liaw

Gerard Depardieu and friend.

Gerard Depardieu looks like he's about to explode, and I can't look away

Karl Quinn

There’s no reason why more boys should be diagnosed than girls.

More boys are diagnosed with cancer than girls worldwide - why?

Yavuz Anacak

The causes of long-term picky eating remain poorly understood.

When picky eaters grow up

Emily Dwass

Team with lots of hanging plants and the whole space can take on a sunroom vibe.

Statement chandeliers to light up any room

Susan Redman Houzz

The three-day festival features several workshops and more than 200 creatives.

The artisan market design market celebrating Australia’s female creatives

Nicole Economos

Weavers at the cutting-off ceremony for Yvonne Todd’s Alice Bayke (2008).

How years of collaboration has produced a wealth of stunning tapestry

Bicol Express

Spice up dinner with simple Philippine inspired recipes

Adam Liaw

Raw Pad Thai Salad.

The health benefits of boosting summer salads

Teresa Cutter

The stairs in this space immediately elevate the look of the room to one of cool sophistication.

Designer staircases that rise to greatness

Ioanna Lennox Houzz

No fuss, just clean white walls, low-slung snowy furniture and an off-white rug for a touch more texture.

Living rooms with spectacular vistas

Lara Sargent Houzz

Nigella Lawson at the Margaret River Gourmet Escape's opening party at Castle Bay Beach.

Nigella Lawson opens the Margaret River Gourmet Escape

David Allan-Petale

Joy Smithers is now focusing on her true passion of ceramics.

Why actor Joy Smithers won't use 'fame' to leverage latest project

Nicole Economos

Susan Sheller owner of decorating store Cotton Love.

All White Now: A love of white has transformed a terrace into a family home

Andrea Jones

Centennial Hotel's pea and avocado salad.

Centennial Hotel cooks up cheeky charm

Sarah Berry

Pool Slides are the go-to for Summer.

Sundaylife loves...

Eliza Iredale and Georgie Gordon

Baked banana and pistachio splits.

Finer diner:This home-made take on retro classics raises the bar

Adam Liaw

Al fresco entertainer's dream, Sutherland Shire, NSW

Eight beautiful Aussie homes overlooking the water

Jenny Drew Houzz

Eucalypt bark (from left), C. peltata, E. tereticornis, C. torelliana, E. erythronema, E. platyphylla, E. campaspe, C. ...

Friend or foe? Eucalypts champion defends a misunderstood species

Megan Backhouse

Design elements of the house are repeated in the garden, linking the two spaces together – the wide pavers echo the ...

Designer backyards that make the outdoors impossible to resist

Joanna Tovia Houzz

Green tea roll cake.

It's time to embrace the minimalist approach of Japanese cooking

Adam Liaw

Raw salad of kale and baby spinach with pinepple blueberry turmeric dressing

Gut instinct: How to improve your digestive health

Teresa Cutter

"It's a very happy place," says Melissa, whose look combines auction finds with well-chosen classics.

How a stylist transformed a cottage into a classic country home

Andrea Jones

Food additive.

Common food additive promotes growth of colon cancer in mice: study

Cottage in South Cerney, Gloucestershire County, England

Holiday homes that make you want to take flight

Houzz Houzz

The owners of this apartment in the Hollywood Hills have also gone a little mad with macramé… to brilliant effect. The ...

A fresh take on your favourite interior fads

Joanna Tovia Houzz

Second Home's breakfast super salad.

Sunday Life loves ...

Eliza Iredale and Georgie Gordon

Garlic and anchovy beef skewers.

How to get your barbecue season off to a sophisticated start

Adam Liaw

The open-plan kitchen and living area is furnished with inherited mid-20th century pieces and a sofa from Jardan.

This rooftop terrace adds the crowning glory to an airy townhouse

Heather Nette King

The controversy over the health effects of sugary drink consumption appears to be very real

Does the soft drink industry manipulate research on sugary drinks' health effects?

Melissa Healy

Learn how to set a table and entertain the French way.

The French art of table setting

Pauline Warlet Houzz

Hillside charm.

Staycation Style: Five-star backyard retreats

Joanna Tovia Houzz

Schloss Drachenburg (“Dragon Castle”), is just south of the city.

West Germany's capital, Bonn has much to interest visitors

Pauline Webber
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Woollahra stalwart Bistro Moncur's Retro flambed raspberry and passionfruit Bombe Alaska.

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Eliza Iredale and Georgie Gordon
40 mins ago

Squashed potatoes with avocado salsa.

How to recreate delightfully delicious Tex Mex recipes at home

Adam Liaw
1 hr ago

Plant by Packwood's Charlotte Nicdao and Bayden Hine.

Retail therapy: Plant by Packwood

Hannah Francis

NGV's Marti Guixe skateboard: tasty.

I Found This Great Thing: Marti Guixe skateboard

Erin Munro

Cloud gazing is encouraged at this home in Newport, Sydney.

Seven windows with ridiculously good-looking views

Joanna Tovia Houzz

A renovated Cottesloe cottage in Perth - Discover contemporary living room design inspiration.

Aussie homes that show off their city

Bryna Howes Houzz

Time to think tomatoes, in all their variety.

The annual tomato planting begins: but is it still too soon?

Megan Backhouse

Women's contrast rib polo, Bassike, $495

We love...

Eliza Iredale and Georgie Gordon

There’s a stunning view of native bush from the eclectically furnished upstairs bedroom.

Transform your living space with style and popping colour

Heather Nette King

Crunchy lamington

Crunch time: Why food's texture is just as important as the way it tastes

Adam Liaw

Eli Oberman found out he had breast cancer at age 27, eight years after becoming a transgender man.

The extra struggles of breast cancer for trans men

Denise Grady

US President Barack Obama and US First Lady Michelle Obama during an arrival for Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien ...

How the Obamas modernised the state dinner

Emily Heil

In a Victorian house in Islington, north London, England.

The rise of supper clubs

Antonia Wiklund Houzz

Bathroom wall ideas with a difference.

7 bathroom wall ideas with a difference

Becky Clarke Houzz

The Staghorn fern is partial to banana, but are there any moral implications?

The awful truth about the cannibals in our midst

Megan Backhouse

Risotto alla Milanese

Milan's food takes inspiration from it's cool and confident fashion

Adam Liaw

La Colle Noire now lives again as the heart of the House of Dior.

Take a peek inside the mansion that inspired Christian Dior

Lisa Armstrong

There are several problems with recent reports linking the birth control pill to depression.

Before you freak out about birth control and depression, read this

Seema Yasmin

Greenhouse - an ode to the power and diversity of nature.

Oversized blossoms are the new backdrop

Susan Redman Houzz

Chalet de Montagne.

8 blissful bedrooms with dream views to wake up to

Susan Redman Houzz

"My bedroom is my sanctuary," says interior and textile design Anna Spiro. "The dark walls make me feel safe and cocooned."

Grand designs: An old homestead gets an elegant new lease of life

Andrea Jones

Shipping containers transformed into stylish homes.

Shipping containers transformed into stylish homes

Briony Darcy Houzz

Overnight strawberry oats; a healthy breakfast to start the day.

The fight against childhood obesity starts in the family home

Teresa Cutter

Roast chicken Nicoise salad adding the perfect elegance to any spring dinner table.

Spring recipes that will add a touch of elegance to your dinner table

Adam Liaw

Artika Kitchen in SW10 Apartment.

6 homes with a wild side

Deirdre Smith Houzz

The Growing Friends volunteers have expanded the RGB's rare plants fair to a paid event that will include ...

Mates on the cutting edge

Megan Backhouse

Teresa Cutter recipe : Graded Quinoa + Pumkin

Breaking the "social business eating pattern" when dining out

Teresa Cutter

All White Now

A love affair with white furniture

Coconut and chilli pork steaks.

These dishes will give you an appetite for travel

Adam Liaw

Beautiful decks to laze on.

Eight beautiful decks to laze on

Laura Gaskill Houzz

Remodel of a 25sqm fisherman's cottage in Wicklow, Ireland.

Itty-bitty homes that are big on ingenuity

Houzz

Lamb cutlets with green yoghurt.

Culture vulture

Adam Liaw

The Cowshed House.

Aussie family homes take advantage of forgotten urban spaces

Brodie Norris Houzz

The Mirror Cube at Treehotel in Harads, Sweden.

Five deluxe treehouses for grown-ups

Mitchell Parker Houzz

Hannah Richardson is preparing to sell unwanted children's toys ahead of the influx of Christmas gifts.

Households hoarding $40b of unwanted items as secondhand economy booms

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Roast salmon with macadamia and rocket pesto.

Salute to spring

Adam Liaw

These inspiring homes - like this faux jungle in New Zealand - have been transformed into playful spaces for people of ...

16 fun homes that encourage play

Houzz

Going small doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice on style.

8 studios that prove size doesn't matter

Bryna Howes - Houzz

Slow-cooker pumpkin pie cheesecake.

Slow-cooker recipes: spicy stew and pumpkin pie cheesecake

Adam Liaw

It’s all there, in black and white… a monochromatic palette and luxe finishes give this large, sleek family home a bold edge.

A once beige home gets a stylish makeover

Words and styling Heather Nette King; Photography Armelle Habib

A photo-print of rap artist Kanye West hangs in Tabatha's bedroom.

A monochromatic palette and luxe finishes give this large, sleek family home a bold edge.

Bathroom

7 luxe indoor-outdoor bathrooms

Lisa Higgins Houzz

Don't have a view? Paint one on.

When homes embrace street art

Tess Dolan - Houzz

"The backyard was a jungle of buried car bodies and old sculptures - crazy stuff!" says Matt. "We only finished putting ...

A beachside cottage bursting with creativity

Words Andrea Jones, Photos Jennifer Soo

A bee gets down to business in an image from <i>The Bee Friendly Garden</i>, by Doug Purdie.

Busy bees need our help

Megan Backhouse

It's not ruinously expensive if you know how to keep your costs down.

Fourteen moves in 28 years: 'I'm addicted to moving house'

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Lowri Turner

Put your proudest possessions on display with these great storage ideas.

11 genius storage solutions for your home

Houzz

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