Australian House & Garden

Australia's number one home design and decorating magazine, filled each month with gorgeous houses and gardens to delight in, homewares to covet and food to savour. Plus, you'll find loads of travel ideas, health and beauty news, expert advice and much, much more.

Welcome to summer.

Your H&g

Masthead

All Together • Stylist Imogen Naylor on creating a festive summer and an impeccably styled home for her young family.

Decorating

Merry Giftmas • Shower those you love with beautiful offerings from our holiday gift round-up, while not forgetting to indulge yourself with a treat or two.

The edited • WE ASK AUSTRALIA’S MOST STYLISH CREATIVES TO REVEAL WHAT’S ON THEIR FASHION, HOMEWARES AND DESIGN RADAR. THIS MONTH, KIRSTIE CLEMENTS, AUTHOR, SPEAKER AND FORMER VOGUE AUSTRALIA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF IS GETTING INTO THE SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVE SEASON.

Pride of place • Stylist Steve Cordony serves up advice for setting a seasonal table, with the relaxed elegance of his Rosedale Farm home as inspiration.

Stroke Of Genius

Under wraps • Make your gifts even more tactile and memorable with patterned papers, linen and velvet in the freshest greens and natural tones.

Material world • Tigger Hall’s global edit of textiles and her own Nine Muses collection has a found a new home in Sydney’s leafy Woollahra.

House & Garden

Entertaining

Festive feast • A show-stopping menu from The Cordony Kitchen with a magnificent centrepiece that will be the crowning glory of your table.

Houses

Home again • It was love at first sight when the owners first laid eyes on this cosy and characterful 1850s house in Sydney’s Lower North Shore.

Escape Route • A relaxed beachside abode situated in a lush oasis of greenery offers this family welcome respite from the bustle of the city.

Seeing the Light • A California bungalow in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs has expanded upwards and outwards to accommodate a young family in an easy, laid-back fashion.

Sweet Petite • A fuss-free home in the style of a London terrace was the brief from this seasoned owner in need of a change.

A Moment In Time • A grand Federation home is thoughtfully modernised, accommodating historical character features and the owners’ extensive art collection with aplomb.

State Of Wonder • The Real Housewives of Sydney’s Victoria Montano transforms the interiors of her harbourside villa with a Mediterranean twist on coastal style.

Heaven sent • A classic Queenslander in Brisbane is transformed by a first-class design team into a serene family home where football-mad kids and their Labrador have plenty of space to stretch out.

Gardens

Finding Neverland • This lush, densely planted garden in Sydney’s Inner West is a special escape, straight from the pages of a storybook.

Oh, Christmas Tree • Make the season merry and green with a longer-lasting tree and sustainable gifts, writes Mike Booth.

H&g Essentials

Vianney Hunter • Innovative architecture, eclectic music tastes and delicious eateries inspire the director and founder of Hunter Candles.