Image Source | Hogg and Lamb There are some amazing design trends emerging in 2020, with everything from throwbacks to the anything-goes 1970s, to peach velvet cladded curved sofas. Terrazzo that's bolder in colour and shape than ever before is making its way onto everything from bench tops to floors, but the arches are reigning supreme. I for one have always had a soft spot for arches, as they were one of the best features of the 100 year old home I grew up in. However, not

Love is in the air, or is it? With Valentine's Day upon us, romance and relationships are front of mind. Which as an interior designer, got me thinking about the number one design challenge my clients come to me with time and time again: How to merge opposing decorating styles! When you live with someone, it’s inevitable that you will have some differing opinions on how best to decorate. Maybe you’re moving in with your partner or have been married for years. You might have a

It's officially been a year since my last trip to Melbourne and I have to say, I'm really feeling the urge to go back. Don't get me wrong, Sydney really knows how to turn on the charm during the summer months but there's something about Melbourne's cultural vibrancy that draws you in as soon as you land. The newest development by Melbourne developer, ANGLE, is making my Melby cravings all the greater. By melding all things beautiful and luxe into a pristine ten-residence deve

If you live in, or near a major city, then you know that space these days is at an absolute premium. People paying well over a $1,000 a month to be cramped into studio or one bedroom apartments with several flatmates is no longer the exception but the rule. I've even heard one story of people paying $250 a week to rent out apartment balconies in Sydney! From the crazy to the absurd, there's no shortage of stories demonstrating that housing is near, or at crisis level in many

It's no secret that the Modern Farmhouse look has been done a lot but it's a trend that surprisingly enough, I've yet to get sick of seeing. There are certainly trends within this trend that I wouldn't mind saying goodbye to (mason jar-everything, I'm looking at you!), but overall the Modern Farmhouse look keeps evolving and merging with other designs in such new and interesting ways, I just can't seem to get enough of it. Most of the interpretations of Modern Farmhouse that