Home Trends & Inspiration

As people become more aware of the negative effects of Christmas consumerism on the environment, they want options that are eco-friendly while still looking festive. 

A designated home workspace enables creativity and efficiency, and creates a boundary between work and home.

The return of this once-forgotten space is a response to the seclusion of lockdown-life that saw families and friends separated for months on end.

After purchasing the property in one of her favourite towns, Gale and her partner Shaun Hampson decided to share their holiday retreat with others. Dollywood, as it's known, is a renovated modernist 1940s bungalow with attitude.

For the interior stylist, domestic organisation always has represented our most valuable currency – time.

"Embrace the brown" became the motto during the renovation of a near-original mid-century home designed by Alistair Knox - and it's paid off.

While location and other key factors still dominate homebuyer’s priorities, energy-efficient features can help seal the deal, according to one expert.

Wombat Park, outside Daylesford, is just one of the beautiful gardens which will be open to the public during the National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association’s Virtual Garden Day.

Whether invited or not, wherever you live, some sort of insect or animal pest will be attracted to your garden at some point, so it’s important to know who to allow residency and how to cohabit with them. 

A home in the Sunshine Coast hinterland has kerb appeal of an unusual kind: the cafe operating within its picket-fenced front garden serves up freshly brewed coffee, cakes and pastries to local customers.