Domain Living: Home Trends & Inspiration
Read the latest home living & lifestyle trends and inspiration from Domain's team of industry leading professionals.
Inside Courtney Adamo's 'natural and earthy' beachfront holiday house
Lucy Feagins|July 12, 2024
Inspiration was drawn from the site’s original green fisherman’s shack and Adamo’s childhood mid-century family beach house on the San Juan Islands.
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What to sow, grow and do in the garden this winter
Tammy Huynh|July 12, 2024
Winter is here, but that doesn’t mean we must stop gardening. There’s plenty to do in the garden this season.
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How this 3.6-metre-wide terrace home fits it all in
Jessica Golding|July 10, 2024
When the owners first saw the property in late 2017, it was ”barely liveable”. Now, thanks to interior designer David Flack and architect Peter Knights, it’s a stylish two-bedroom, two-bathroom city pad.
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How burning the cladding of your home can actually protect it
Jessica Golding|July 9, 2024
Believed to have originated in Japan in the 18th century, this charred finish is becoming more popular among Australian architects and builders.
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Former bus depot is now a Tuscan-themed home for sale
Kristy Johnson|July 6, 2024
The million-dollar Adelaide property has a sleek grey-rendered façade and Mediterranean-inspired interiors.
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Ones to watch: You'll want these emerging Australian designers to build your next home
Jessica Golding|July 5, 2024
With fresh perspectives and original approaches, a new generation of designers is putting its stamp on our built environment.
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The iconic Australian brand that's been part of our homes for over 70 years
Jessica Golding|July 2, 2024
The company’s products – and the ads promoting them – are markers of design and societal trends that trigger feelings of nostalgia for many of us.
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What's behind the facade of this award-winning home will surprise you
Jessica Golding|June 27, 2024
From the street, it looks much like it did 143 years ago. But behind the heritage facade is an expansive harbourfront house beyond what the original owners could have imagined.
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The small room that can be a big talking point
Helen Hawkes|June 26, 2024
Consider a powder room as an opportunity to show off, in the most stylish way of course.
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How Sage X Clare's Pheobe Bell bought her Warrandyte home after a 'stickybeak'
Lou Sweeney|June 26, 2024
When she and husband Chris Monahan saw an open for inspection at Pigeon Bank Road six years ago, they couldn’t help but check it out.
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