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David Hicks seated on a 1970s Uginox lounge chair. The sculpture is by Narelle White and the copper glass disc is from eModerno.

A Melbourne interior designer’s Sydney base is light, bright and cosier than any hotel

This light-filled apartment provides comfort and stylish appointments in equal measure.

  • Susan Redman

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The strength of this design is that it appreciates the garden through all the seasons. Autumn is extremely memorable as the Virginia creeper turns red.

This Yarra River home has one foot in the ’burbs, the other in the bush

An award-winning house designed by Studio Bright at just under 250 square metres punches well above its weight.

  • Stephen Crafti
Burgtec chief operating officer Michael Blatchford in some of the furniture designed and built for the Western Sydney Airport.

Best seats in the house: New airport brings comfort to the economy class

It could be the ultimate democratisation of air travel: Seats near departure gates that are as soft and upholstered as those in the posh private club lounges.

  • Julie Power
“The challenge was to respect its art deco origins while introducing modern touches,” says interior designer Scott Maddux.

An LA couple turned this art-deco London bolthole into an oasis of quiet luxury

The apartment blends art deco origins and modern touches to create a stylish home.

  • Susan Redman
Conceived as an ‘object in the landscape’, the three-bedroom Daylesford house gives little away when you approach up a fairly steep driveway.

Take a peek inside this architect’s Daylesford weekender

Architect Adam Kane used his property to test the boundaries of design before passing ideas on to clients.

  • Stephen Crafti
Cloaked House won two awards in the NSW architecture awards, fin the residential alterations and additions category and also in the sustainabilty, and won the award for 2025 Houses Awards: House Alteration and Addition over 200 square metres.

The photo album that saved a family-built home from demolition

The transformation of the Mosman house known has won awards, but its future was looking very different until a fateful knock at the door.

  • Julie Power
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“The timber panelling, tiles, textures, colours and finishes of this era felt so warm and interesting compared to other houses we’d viewed,” says Elise Honeybrook.

This retro inner-city cottage plays up its best original features

This lovingly preserved Sydney home fuses retro charm with vibrant tones, playful updates and personality at every turn.

  • Susan Redman
Eleni Taylor and interior designer Greg Natale transformed her Hollywood Regency-era home in Bellevue Hill into a European minimalist abode with marble detail.

Eleni had a vision for her Bellevue Hill reno. First she had to import 20 slabs of marble

Eleni Taylor’s home renovation doesn’t feature just any marble – and getting it here was a process.

  • Kristy Johnson
Soft, warm greens have become a popular choice for living spaces thanks to their associations with the natural environment.

The colours that will date your home (and what to choose instead), according to an expert

Choosing paint colours might seem like a personal decision but the truth, a colour expert says, is that our choices are influenced by a surprising range of factors.

  • Robyn Willis
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Sustainable luxury sails into new Docklands hotel

A new hotel stitches together Melbourne’s rich maritime history in a highly sustainable design.

  • Stephen Crafti