CATEGORIES

FLYING HIGH

A contemporary refresh and small but smart expansion has allowed this heritage home to spread its wings.

LIQUID ASSETS

A luminous, airy extension has elevated a boxy, ho-hum home into an organic showpiece for its owners.

MOOD BOOST

A colourful palette and quirky custom designs put a playful vintage spin on this Byron Bay holiday house providing the Melbourne owners with a great escape.

MASTER STROKES

While interior designer Greg Natale applied his masterly brushstrokes to this grand Georgian Revival home in Melbourne’s southeast a decade ago, the owners invited him back in 2019 to dab more lavish layers onto its vast canvas.

EURO VISION

A glamorous new home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs boasts a European ambience with ideas, influences and sensibilities drawn from around the globe.

Inner glow

Reinvigorated for robust family living, this Sydney house has a soft centre that is warm and nurturing encased in its crisp architectural lines.

Remote control

The cohesive blend of Australian esprit and US west coast sensibilities in a San Francisco home is a triumph for the Sydney design studio that masterminded the project long distance.

SPEAKING VOLUMES

His new home's tiny footprint was a supersized challenge for this designer, leading to inventive solutions that won hearts and minds.

Interior dialogue

A lifelong love of well-crafted things brings joy to this artist’s painterly tablescapes.

CHANCE ENCOUNTER

Keeping things fluid, embracing chance and being open to the unexpected keeps these architects in delight.

BROAD RANGE

Bringing this vast home in Melbourne back down to earth required fresh furnishings on a human scale.

Match fit

A tennis court was the icing on the cake for this luxurious home that boasts an impressive suite of facilities for both exercise and entertainment.

BREAKING BLAND

Courting a handful of challenges with a clutch of bold ideas in hand, architect Scott Weston freed this Victorian terrace from a drab existence.

LAYERS of INTRIGUE

Rationalising a century of alterations and forging a coherent design language for this heritage cottage effected a vibrant, contemporary family home.

CLASSIC FIT

Due to a dexterous makeover, a family home in Sydney's east lets its hair down while still retaining its timeless appeal

Inner calm

Peace and simplicity reign in the interior of this grand, historic Melbourne home where a discerning rollcall of eclectic pieces catches the eye.

AIR PLAY - [Sydney]

LIGHT AND AIRY INTERIORS boost the sense of spaciousness in this compact one-bedroom warehouse apartment to maximise the dwelling’s opportunities to deliver quality of life for its inhabitants, in a project helmed by Eva-Marie Prineas, principal of Studio Prineas.

CHEER SQUAD - [ Melbourne ]

A LUMINOUS COLOUR PALETTE, high-gloss finishes and beautiful detailing devised in a creative collaboration between architect and designer infuse this apartment, a “jewellery box in the sky”, with subtle sparkle and light.

PRIMARY VOTE - [Sydney]

WITH LIVING AREAS and the main bedroom drinking in the harbour view, which is the unifying star of this sub-penthouse apartment in Sydney’s

CLOUD NINE - [South Yarra]

HARNESSING GOLDEN and earthern tones to enrich and ground the light-filled space of this penthouse, designer Brahman Perera worked alongside developer Fortis.

VOLUME CONTROL - [South Yarra]

FROM THE COSY, INTIMATE library in warm, smoky ‘linseed’ tones to the lush botanical -themed interiors, all the elements in this home tell a magical story, says interior designer and art consultant Swee Lim of Swee Design.

FRONT OF HOUSE

Spaces reserved for hosting and rear rooms zoned for family are clearly delineated in this refined Melbourne home.

Green screen

Swathes of glazing reveal a breathtaking wall of verdant foliage in this light-filled city pad.

MONASTIC MINIMALMISM

La Manufacture Royale de Lectoure is a home-scale retreat experience that is restorative, stylish and quietly simmering with French art de vivre.

Rhyme and reason

Simone Haag brings an international sensibility to a home in a very Australian setting, creating a lyrical and sophisticated domain for the family who lives there.

STREET SAVVY

An inspired makeover has brought glamour and luxe to this home in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, which was already bathed in light and bush views.

FLOUR POWER

A lush, generous central garden surrounded by an elegantly converted bakery factory make for a rare find in creating this spacious inner-city home.

VERY RALPH LAUREN

Sydney’s new Ralph Lauren boutique is an ode to the maestro of timeless chic.

SEAMLESS SPIRIT

Storytelling through style, Farage’s new concept store is as well turned out as its immaculately tailored clothing.

CONCRETE VISION

Spying the potential in an off-the-plan apartment, Tecture director Ben Robertson manifested his minimalist dream home with ample room to display a burgeoning art collection.