This Couple DIYed or Built Something in Every Room of Their Australian Home
From the dining nook to a dog bed to ceramics, to even a functioning turntable that doubles as a zen garden.
Sep 18, 2020
An Artist's 1920s Home Mixes Natural Woods, Muted Colors, & Interesting Forms
This home features wooden windows, a lovely fireplace, sunlight, and beautiful creations by the artists who live within it.
Sep 11, 2020
It's Impossible to Pick a Favorite Element in This Colorful Australian House
It's literally impossible to pick a favorite element in this colorful Australian house... from the fun furniture, the plywood kitchen, the STUNNING Art Deco bathtub, and the open floor plan.
Sep 9, 2020
A Small Rental Apartment Is a Great Example of Styling Vintage Finds
Ryan and Emily (plus cute dog Eve) are a creative couple that have created a vintage-style home in their two-bedroom rental, which is situated in a quiet pocket of inner-city Melbourne above a business.
Sep 8, 2020
A Melbourne Townhouse's Big Plant Collection Includes a 16-Foot Fiddle Leaf Fig
"You can never have too many plants. The greatest reward of setting up your home aesthetically is to improve your mental well-being. Plants are just artwork!"
Sep 1, 2020
This Cookie-Cutter Apartment Is a Colorful Cornucopia of Renter-Friendly Decor
Thanks to 3M removable wall hooks and some serious styling skills, Kitiya and Matt's Melbourne rental apartment is colorful and personal.
Aug 12, 2020
A Happy Melbourne Home Features a Hot Pink Drum Room and Lightning Bolt and Rainbow Headboards
The World at Home
Kate Forsyth and Dave Bunting are co-founders of Good Day Club, their home has cool art, bold colors, fun patterns, and even a hanging ceiling garden.
Jul 31, 2020
This Artist's Colorful House Is filled with Light, Books, Sofas & TONS of Art
Julia Gorman Ioves anything with intense color or pattern, and she loves to throw them all together without any careful placement. It makes for a messy beautiful space!
Jul 16, 2020
An Artist's Australian Home Has an Envy-Inducing Sunroom and Art Studio
It's got an airy, chilled coastal vibe.
Apr 10, 2020
A Horticulturist's Small Home Is as Plant-Filled and Green as You'd Expect
Thomas Denning and his partner live in this small Melbourne apartment absolutely brimming with lush green plant life.
Apr 1, 2020
An Artist's Australian Home Shows How to Blend Color and Pattern Like a Pro
Maria Flores of SAY HOLA describes her Australian home's style as "color-bomb transitional."
Mar 26, 2020
Katrina, Draz & Eddie’s Melbourne Home
Name: Katrina & Draz, their son, Eddie, and Yoshi the dog Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Size: 120 square metres (1,292 square feet) Years lived in: 5 years; Owned Katrina and Draz are absolute fans the 1950s, rock-n-roll and vintage Americana, so it’s no surprise that their home reflects all of these things.
Feb 27, 2020
This Home's Soft Pastels, Patterns, & Textures Are the Epitome of Coastal Style
Briony, the founder of decor and linen label Society of Wanderers, renovated this Australia house using soft pastel colors and coastal living vibes.
Feb 26, 2020
This Modern Australian House Will Give You a New Appreciation for Concrete Blocks
Originally built in the late 1970s, this house features a design with an open kitchen, huge walls of glass, and concrete block walls.
Feb 21, 2020
Bird Portraits, Abstract Paintings and a Red Kitchen Make This Home Colorful
When two artists redesign a 1980s house, it comes out looking incredibly colorful and bold.
Feb 20, 2020
This Australian Ceramicist's Style Is 'Maximalist Wanting to be a Minimalist'
Chela is the founder of Takeawei ceramics, and her Australian home is colorful, warm, and eclectic.
Feb 19, 2020
This Bold Modern House Features Fabulous Color Combinations
Julia Green experiments with color combinations and finds great joy in pairing opposites.
Feb 17, 2020
This Colorful Home Isn’t Minimalist or Maximalist—It’s “Mediumlist”
All white walls and floors plus a lot of pops of color: this home is just the right balance of serene minimal vibes and bold maximalist details.
Jan 17, 2020
Every Room of This Remodeled Australian Home Will Inspire You to Choose Handmade Decor
The couple handled much of the home's renovation, designing and renovating the kitchen, putting in custom cabinetry, and adding new flooring throughout the home.
Dec 19, 2019
A Florist’s Dreamy Art Deco Apartment Is the Opposite of Minimal in all the Right Ways
Art Deco details about in this florist's gorgeous Australian apartment, like high ceilings, picture rails, brick walls, and wooden sash windows.
Dec 19, 2019
This Gorgeous Australian Home Has the Most Beautiful Plant Covered Wall We’ve Seen Yet
Everything else in this house is stunning, as well, including all the art and the handmade furniture!
Dec 19, 2019
This Colorful Australian Home Is Bursting With Art
Artist and illustrator Madeleine Stamer's Australian home is full of art, color, and cute cats.
Dec 19, 2019
Madeleine & Karl’s Colorful and Creative Melbourne Home
Name: Madeleine and Karl Stamer Location: Caulfield; Melbourne, Australia Size: 110 square metres (1,184 square feet) Years lived in: 2 years; Owned for 10 years The minute you walk into this wonderful family home- filled with color and beautiful artwork, much of it created by Madeleine- you wish it was your own. The mixture of vintage, new, and handmade/handcrafted has been collected over time and is well thought-out and displayed so effortlessly.
Dec 19, 2019
An Australian House Masters Warm, Minimal Modern Style
Interior stylist Gina Ciancio her family designed and built their marvelously modern house four years ago.
Oct 21, 2019
A Sunny Melbourne House Is Full of Light, Art, and Charm
Color and patterns are constant decor elements here, and lots of things are made from local designers. If they don’t love it or use it, they lose it!
Oct 3, 2019
It’s Another Amazing Australian Tour You’re Going To Want to Save Every Image From
It's Scandinavian-inspired, but with the joy and bolder colors of Australian homes we've seen.
Sep 12, 2019
A Colorful Melbourne Home Has Tons of Vibrant Art and an Extremely Photogenic Dog
Letitia Green's Australia home is filled with bright, vibrant color, beautiful artwork, decor, and her own collaborative designs.
Aug 20, 2019
This Children’s Book-Inspired Australian Home Can Only Be Described as ‘Crayola Modern’
Anyone who's ever wished for their own 1960s slice of rainbow will love this Australian house, featuring disco balls, neon, and a custom pink laminated glass entryway.
Aug 15, 2019
An Australian Country Home Has Beautiful Built-Ins, Colorful Kitchen Tiles, and More
This 1980s brick veneer house was updated with built-ins, craftsmanship, and art.
Aug 7, 2019
Antique Dealers Transformed This House into a Colorful, Quirky Home
This house features bold colors, signs, and other interesting objects... and best of all almost everything in the house is preloved!
Jul 16, 2019
This Melbourne Rental Home Is Fun and Pastel Colored
Candice and Eddie's colorful and happy apartment is housed in an old warehouse in Melbourne, Australia.
Jul 9, 2019
A Designer’s Australian Home Is an Explosion of Pink, Plants, and Quirky Decor
And her home studio is like an explosion of pink and sparkles at the end of the dark hallway.
Jun 20, 2019
This Creative Melbourne Home Has the Most Envy-Inducing Collection of Colorful Art
This home is an utter treasure trove of art and objects collected over time.
Jun 17, 2019
This Australian Home Is Earthy Natural Style Meets Modern Minimalism, Perfected
This home's style is: "eclectic, usually dusty, mostly reused/ pre-loved, makeshift, and sometimes dangerous (sit on old stools at your own risk)."
Jun 7, 2019
This Australia Home Features Washi Tape Used in Two Simple But Striking Ways
Name: Katie Riddell, her husband Hamish, 9-year-old daughter Sophie, and Matilda their rescue dog. Location: South Eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia Years lived in: 16 years Katie Riddell is a former lawyer-turned-interior decorator and lives in a three-bedroom, late 1960s renovated brick veneer home with her husband Hamish and daughter Sophie. Their home is filled with treasured items collected on travels, or created by their daughter or Katie.
May 22, 2019
Vibrant Art and Rugs Add Color to This Rental House
Name: Kate, Nick, Otis, and Zephyr, with dog Bucket Location: Frankston South — Melbourne, Australia Years lived in: 3 years, renting Kate—who runs the Instagram account The Little Beastie—has a love of interior design, decor, and craft, all of which can be seen throughout the rental home she shares with her family.
May 16, 2019
An Organic Modern Melbourne Home Was Beautifully Designed on a Budget
Name: Dan and Prue and 2 young children Location: Coburg, Melbourne, Australia Size: Around 1,075 square feet Years lived in: 10 years, owned Dan and Prue’s home is a work in progress. They purchased the house 10 years ago and have renovated over time slowly—room by room—when they have had the spare time. Impressive, as many parents know there isn’t a lot of spare time to work on big projects when there are two young children around!
May 15, 2019
A “Sentimental Maximalist” Australian Home Has Disco Balls in the Bathroom
Name: Gaylene and Johnny Krajewski Location: Melbourne’s CBD (Central Business District), Australia Size: Around 800 square feet Years lived in: 13 years, owned Gaylene and Johnny’s apartment is situated smack bang in the middle of Melbourne’s CBD, located in one of the city’s first tall buildings built in 1924—as an office building in the Palazzo style. It’s even classified by the National Trust as a notable building.
May 3, 2019
Denis, Caz & Cherry’s Vintage & Modern Melbourne Home
Name: Caz and Denis Leadbeater and their daughter, Cherry Location: Brunswick; Victoria, Australia Size: 200 square meters (2,153 square feet) Years lived in: 4 years; Owned Denis and Caz recently sold this home, after spending four years renovating the Victorian double-fronted weatherboard house in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Brunswick. The home is spacious, with its open-plan living, dining and kitchen area in the back and three bedrooms at the front.
May 1, 2019
Natalie and Scott’s Electric Neon Melbourne Home
Name: Natalie Jarvis, husband Scott and children Matilda (3) and Stella (8mo) Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Size: 90 square metres (969 square feet) Years lived in: 1 year; Rented Natalie, her husband Scott and their two small children live in a leafy bayside pocket of Melbourne in a ground floor, three-bedroom apartment. Both are originally from New Zealand and they made the move to Australia just over nine years ago.
May 1, 2019
Sisters Share a Playful, Patterned Melbourne Home
Name: Alice and Lucy Oehr & Otto the cat Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Size: 75 square metres (807 square feet) Years lived in: 5 years When sisters Alice and Lucy Oehr first took possession of their single-fronted brick cottage in the inner north of Melbourne it was an absolute “renovator’s delight.” Bought in 2011, Alice and Lucy set to work on a three-month summer holiday building project.
May 1, 2019
Saskia & Tony’s “Sprinkled With Art & Toys” Style in Melbourne
Name: Saskia Ericson, Tony Ericson, and their sons Louis and Sidney Location: Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia Size: 145 square meters (1560 square feet) Years lived in: 14 years, owned Saskia and Tony are graphic designers and run Hatch Creative in St Kilda in Melbourne. Saskia is also a food fanatic in the kitchen and online—she somehow finds the time to run her food blog 1=2. Tony loves to paint. They have two young boys, Louis and Sidney.
May 1, 2019
Irene & Peter’s Amazing Art Deco, Art-Filled Australian Home
Name: Irene Grishin Selzer and Peter Selzer Location: Victoria, Australia Size: 1200 square feet Years lived in: 8 years; Owned Irene, Peter and their two young children live in a bay-side suburb near Melbourne in an amazing Art Deco house, which they have restored and renovated into a spacious family home. Irene and Peter are the duo behind Iggy and Lou Lou—creating beautiful ceramic jewelry and homewares from their home studio.
May 1, 2019
Kirsten’s Creative & Quirky Melbourne Apartment
Name: Kirsten Perry Location: Preston — Melbourne, Victoria Size: 140 square metres Years lived in: Owned 4 years Ceramic artist and educational designer Kirsten lives in a one floor apartment in a suburb of Melbourne. Built in 1979, the brick apartment is filled with quirky ceramic artwork, decorative objects and totems, as well as planters to house her amazing collection of indoor plants.
May 1, 2019
Colorful, Low-Key Retro Style in Melbourne
Name: Chris and Neil Bellamy Location: Bayside Melbourne — Victoria, Australia Years lived in: Owned 15 years Chris and Neil Bellamy with their two children Denie and Rhys live in a quiet bayside suburb of Melbourne. Chris is a full time artist who also dabbles in interior design and styling. Neil works in building and finance. They designed and built this house together—living in the home while they renovated, with small children in tow. A challenge in itself!
May 1, 2019
Eclectic Maximalism in Melbourne
Name: Sandra Eterovic Location: Inner-city Melbourne, Australia Size: 861 square feet Years lived in: Owned 20 years Sandra Eterovic is a talented visual artist whose work encompasses painting, illustration, textiles, knitting and all-round making of amazing things—as seen throughout her colourful and creative inner-city Melbourne home. Her home is situated in a narrow street and is an old single-fronted Victorian worker’s cottage that she bought 20 years ago.
Apr 30, 2019
A Former Harpsichord Studio in Australia
Name: Genevieve Wearne Location: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia Size: 70 square metres Years lived in: Owned 5.5 years Genevieve and her husband Sonny made the move from Melbourne to Kyneton, in country Victoria (approx 1.15 hours from Melbourne), almost six years ago.
Apr 30, 2019