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A Pint-Sized Melbourne Apartment Packed With Personality
A Pint-Sized Melbourne Apartment Packed With Personality
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A Pint-Sized Melbourne Apartment Packed With Personality

With clever storage solutions and sparing use of bold colour, designer Will Kelly has transformed a 1960s apartment into his dream Melbourne pad.
A Cinematographer's Storybook Cottage In Eltham
A Cinematographer's Storybook Cottage In Eltham
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A Cinematographer's Storybook Cottage In Eltham

There's no place like home for cinematographer Edward Goldner, who cherishes returning to his cosy mudbrick abode after travelling for work.
A Relocated + Renovated Queenslander, Brimming With Bold Colour
A Relocated + Renovated Queenslander, Brimming With Bold Colour
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A Relocated + Renovated Queenslander, Brimming With Bold Colour

Interior designer Jana Isaza-Smith transformed a relocated Queensland into her family's dream colour-filled abode.
A Family’s Storybook Mudbrick Home With Soul
A Family’s Storybook Mudbrick Home With Soul
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A Family’s Storybook Mudbrick Home With Soul

The 1980s mudbrick home of Effie Mann and Simon Hill is made with local, recycled timbers that tell stories of North Warrandyte’s history.
A Sensitive Renovation Of A Modernist Home, With A Few Twists!
A Sensitive Renovation Of A Modernist Home, With A Few Twists!
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A Sensitive Renovation Of A Modernist Home, With A Few Twists!

A thoughtful renovation by Kennedy Nolan further strengthens the mid-century charm of this modernist Kew home.
A Fairytale New Family Home In The Byron Hinterland
A Fairytale New Family Home In The Byron Hinterland
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A Fairytale New Family Home In The Byron Hinterland

The French and Moroccan-inspired farmhouse of photographer Jamie and Lisa Green is like stepping into a dream.
A Former Horse Stable Turned Charming Family Home In Byron
A Former Horse Stable Turned Charming Family Home In Byron
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A Former Horse Stable Turned Charming Family Home In Byron

Recipe author Carter Were and Musician Jack Crowther have created a cosy home for their young family.
Inside Missy Higgins' Cosy 1970s Home
Inside Missy Higgins' Cosy 1970s Home
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Inside Missy Higgins' Cosy 1970s Home

The iconic Australian singer-songwriter shares a look inside her evocative 1970s Melbourne family home.
A Shared South Yarra Apartment With An Eclectic, Parisian Feel
A Shared South Yarra Apartment With An Eclectic, Parisian Feel
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A Shared South Yarra Apartment With An Eclectic, Parisian Feel

How housemates Nicole Williams and Ethan Wairau styled a 1920s South Yarra apartment with a mix of French, Scandi and Japanese influences.
An Alistair Knox-Inspired Reno Of A 1980s Inner-City Home
An Alistair Knox-Inspired Reno Of A 1980s Inner-City Home
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An Alistair Knox-Inspired Reno Of A 1980s Inner-City Home

The potential of 1980s brick houses has been unlocked in Monty Mullooly-Hill's renovated Fitzroy North home.
Inside A Surprising Reinvention Of A Northcote Heritage Home
Inside A Surprising Reinvention Of A Northcote Heritage Home
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Inside A Surprising Reinvention Of A Northcote Heritage Home

A major renovation inspired by a former local quarry has reimagined this heritage home hidden behind its 1890s facade.
How A Melbourne Couple Lovingly Updated This 1970s Gem
How A Melbourne Couple Lovingly Updated This 1970s Gem
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How A Melbourne Couple Lovingly Updated This 1970s Gem

The Merchant Builders home of interior designer Hannah-Lee Hughes is a true retro gem, complete with treetop views.
Courtney Adamo’s ‘Modern Mid-Century’ Beachfront Holiday Home
Courtney Adamo’s ‘Modern Mid-Century’ Beachfront Holiday Home
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Courtney Adamo’s ‘Modern Mid-Century’ Beachfront Holiday Home

The beachside holiday house of Courtney Adamo and her family is the opposite of their Bangalow home, in the best way possible!
A Family Barn House In Bangalow’s Rolling Hills
A Family Barn House In Bangalow’s Rolling Hills
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A Family Barn House In Bangalow’s Rolling Hills

The Bangalow home of Claudia Martin and family is both instantly familiar, and like nothing you've seen before!
A Retro Revival Of A Mid-Century Melbourne Apartment
A Retro Revival Of A Mid-Century Melbourne Apartment
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A Retro Revival Of A Mid-Century Melbourne Apartment

A retro revival of a 1940s apartment in Toorak's famously coral-coloured Caringal Flats building.
A California Bungalow, Elevated With Designer Flair
A California Bungalow, Elevated With Designer Flair
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A California Bungalow, Elevated With Designer Flair

How interior designer Alison Lewis turned a monochrome California bungalow into this divine family home, in a major eight month renovation.
A Fashion Designer’s Romantic 1860s Family Farmhouse
A Fashion Designer’s Romantic 1860s Family Farmhouse
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A Fashion Designer’s Romantic 1860s Family Farmhouse

FME Apparel owner Maddy Maeve Dawe and Brodie Doyle Jones made a tree change to Castlemaine for this rambling country farmhouse.
A Charming Australian Beach House Made For Year-Round Coastal Living
A Charming Australian Beach House Made For Year-Round Coastal Living
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A Charming Australian Beach House Made For Year-Round Coastal Living

This cosy, cabin-like renovated Shoreham home champions earthy tones, comfy furnishings and lots of timber, both inside and out.
A Family’s Dreamy Sea-Change Home + Coastal Garden
A Family’s Dreamy Sea-Change Home + Coastal Garden
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A Family’s Dreamy Sea-Change Home + Coastal Garden

Home of the month: the coastal house and garden of Sally Smith and horticulturalist Stuart Fahey on the Mornington Peninsula.
A Mid-Century Melbourne Home With Glamorous European Flair
A Mid-Century Melbourne Home With Glamorous European Flair
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A Mid-Century Melbourne Home With Glamorous European Flair

Interior designer Tali Roth and family live in a 1969 mid-century Caulfield North home, renovated in Tali's eclectic and sophisticated style.
A 1980s Timber Beach House Where Every Day Feels Like A Holiday
A 1980s Timber Beach House Where Every Day Feels Like A Holiday
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A 1980s Timber Beach House Where Every Day Feels Like A Holiday

Josephine and Paul Luczak's Mornington Peninsula beach house captures the nostalgic feel of summer holidays past.
An Early 2000s Melbourne Apartment Turned ‘Piccolo Palazzo’
An Early 2000s Melbourne Apartment Turned ‘Piccolo Palazzo’
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An Early 2000s Melbourne Apartment Turned ‘Piccolo Palazzo’

Eryca Green's renovated Carlton apartment is a true ‘room of one’s own’ — a warm, light-filled, and decorative sanctuary.
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Multigenerational Dream Family Home
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Multigenerational Dream Family Home
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Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Multigenerational Dream Family Home

Your first look at the gorgeous new family home of cook, best-selling author, and our very own food columnist — Julia Busuttil Nishimura!
A Stylist’s Under-The-Radar 1950s Modernist Family Home
A Stylist’s Under-The-Radar 1950s Modernist Family Home
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A Stylist’s Under-The-Radar 1950s Modernist Family Home

The 1950s family home of stylist Gemma Keil designed by prominent mid-century designer, Douglas Snelling.
Jumbled Founder Pip Brett’s Breathtaking Family Villa in Orange
Jumbled Founder Pip Brett’s Breathtaking Family Villa in Orange
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Jumbled Founder Pip Brett’s Breathtaking Family Villa in Orange

The savvy style-setter has built her dream family home in country NSW, but it looks straight out of the Mediterranean.
A Melbourne Architecture Power Couple’s Magic Family Home
A Melbourne Architecture Power Couple’s Magic Family Home
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A Melbourne Architecture Power Couple’s Magic Family Home

Inside the playful Northcote home of Wowowa Architecture directors Monique and Scott Woodward.
Photographer Eve Wilson’s Palette-Perfect Inner City Family Home
Photographer Eve Wilson’s Palette-Perfect Inner City Family Home
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Photographer Eve Wilson’s Palette-Perfect Inner City Family Home

Inside The Design Files' photographer Eve Wilson's incredible Melbourne home, designed by Studio Bright.