Lambley Gardens & Nursery in Ascot listed for sale for $2.5m-$2.7m
A huge, towering maple tree welcomes visitors to the bluestone cottage that Criss Canning and her husband, David Glenn, have been living in for 36 years.
Dural acreage for sale, complete with a floodlit football pitch
On about two hectares within an hour’s drive of Sydney’s CBD, 30 Derriwong Road, Dural, is the best of rural living with the city close by. Completely customised, the home was built from scratch, managed and designed by the owner.
Inside a young family's thoughtfully-renovated 1990s cabin in Thredbo
Cedar Cabin is perched on the river, right in the heart of town, and offers enviable vistas out to Thredbo’s Crackenback Supertrail. The views are captured by huge windows that evoke a camping-like spirit, the water rushing below and peaks glistening off in the distance.
JD Lee Furniture owner to sell beautiful Brunswick Heads home
Tucked up in the hills behind Brunswick Heads beach, a home centred on nature, family life and simplicity has been created by married couple Jeremy Lee and Hana Taninaka.
Collecting art with heart
Art can make a home, especially
original pieces with stories
to tell. But even for the most
avid art-lover, starting or adding to a
collection can come with accessibility and
affordability woes. Until now.
A new type of contemporary art market has emerged over the past couple of years – one that grants easy access to the artworks, whether by reducing costs
or breaking down the barriers between artist and buyer. Here are some galleries enabling ownership and supporting artists at a grassroots level.
A new type of contemporary art market has emerged over the past couple of years – one that grants easy access to the artworks, whether by reducing costs
or breaking down the barriers between artist and buyer. Here are some galleries enabling ownership and supporting artists at a grassroots level.
The power of repurposing: Australian designers transform history for a new generation.
The Australian Interior Design Awards’ Sustainability Advancement Award divulges how we can push past the simple fabric of a building for a sustainable future and, instead, transform history for a new generation while reinventing communal living and social housing.
All Summer Long
Summery pieces for the home
'Frivolously festive': Setting the Christmas table this year
From food to style, the Christmas table is centred on bringing people together through memories and delicious dishes – a tablescape can set the mood and intention, evocative of nostalgia and new traditions.
"It's with a heavy heart we're selling": An art-filled Footscray home just listed
The vivid yellow door is the first sign of the colour beckoning from within Freddy Grant’s Footscray home. Together with his husband, Burt Reynolds (yes, his real name), Freddy Grant has been in Melbourne for eight years after moving as a backpacker from Poole, Dorset, in the UK.
'Have fun with it': Creating child-friendly spaces that don’t compromise on style
In an era of lockdowns and home-schooling, child-occupied homes can turn into play centres. Luckily there are brands making beautiful objects that don’t compromise on style while encouraging creativity early – and ensuring the home stays somewhere adults feel at peace too.
The Boathouse Hotel Patonga is a place to make treasured holiday memories
Evoking Australian beach-shack nostalgia, The Boathouse Hotel Patonga is an expression of designer and owner Pip Goldsmith’s iconic coastal aesthetics.
The secret is out: Welcome to The Keep, Tasmania's luxe off-grid getaway
If you are looking for time and space in which to relax and switch off from the world; to disconnect from technology, and bathe in the pure Tasmanian wilderness – completely off-grid – The Keep in our Island State is for you.
Home Away From Home — Larnook
Freshly opened in December 2020, Larnook is the perfect hideaway from the city. Though, tucked away in the Dandenong Ranges, you would never guess its proximity to town, only an hour outside of Melbourne.
Barranca — Domain Living
Barranca, located in the picturesque Kangaroo Valley, a couple of hours south of Sydney, is centred on returning to nature for peaceful retreats.
'Mecca for unwinding': Relax at the architect-designed Soma retreat in Byron Bay
Nestled in the sweeping views, Soma Byron Bay is just far enough away from the centre of town to escape from the busy and settle into tranquillity.
Home Away From Home: Live the country dream at Daylesford Longhouse
Inspired by the UK’s River Cottage and Babylonstoren Hotel in South Africa, the Daylesford Longhouse invites a holistic and sustainable way of living.
The luxurious hotel bringing MONA vibes to the Mornington Peninsula
Bringing MONA vibes to the Mornington Peninsula, Jackalope Hotel is the Home Away From Home treat we have all been waiting for in 2021.
Home Away From Home: Sky High retreat in Mount Franklin offers ultimate relaxation
Perched on top of Mount Franklin, Sky High looks out over Victoria’s spa country views from every room – including the laundry. It’s a pure escape away from the city, and the simple, minimal design enriches the spectacular landscape and mountain ranges.
Wallis Lake House: An architecturally-designed home celebrating materiality and our natural landscape
Wallis Lake House is not your usual beach shack, although its location overlooking the Booti Booti National Park, the lake from which it gets its name and its proximity to nearby famous surf breaks at Blueys, Boomerang and Seven Mile beaches would be reason alone to visit. However, the architectural magic that intersects the pristine environment on NSW’s mid north coast almost outweighs the landscape.
Home away from home: Treat yourself to old English charm at Mona Farm
Mona Farm is a home away from home that feels like an escape to an old English estate, even if you are only three hours south of Sydney.
Cabin in the woods: An architecturally designed escape in Thredbo
After a tough few months, it’s never been more important to stay local for an escape from the city. Lucky for Canberrans and Sydneysiders, Thredbo is an easy visit, with sweeping views as you climb the Snowy Mountains into town.
Courtyard House by COX architects
Courtyard House: The transformation of a former boarding house into a family home
Spend the night in an 80-year-old warehouse in Sydney's Surry Hills
Paramount House Hotel is one of those places that resist the classical notions of a hotel, in that they greet you like it’s a (very stylish) home away from home.
An old school master's cottage turned into a welcome escape - The Old Schoolhouse, Milton
Just over three hours’ south from Sydney or east from Canberra lies a favourite spot for city-siders to escape from the big smoke. For those craving the tranquillity of the country, fresh air and clear waters, Milton is ever popular as a historic village perched between Pigeon House mountain and the South Pacific Ocean.
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