Inside Out

Australia's best interiors magazine, Inside Out delivers inspiring homes, clever design ideas and practical decorating solutions. Discover the latest homewares trends, stunning outdoor spaces, and what's new for the living room, kitchen, bathroom and garden.

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The High/ low: Lighting • In the first of her new regular columns, Heather Nette King explains how to mix contemporary lights with classic designs

In Living Colour • We are all here for the return of maximalism. But where to start? Interiors ace Lucy Fenton is a true colour aficionado in work and life – with a crack design strategy to help start your own colour revolution

Luxe Looks For Less • Upscale using pieces with a handmade feel and an unusual shape, plus big plants to add drama

Coffee Tables • Want a living-room centrepiece with wow factor? These designs are all hot right now

Going Up • A DESIGNER CARVED OUT A GORGEOUS PARENTS’ RETREAT IN THE ATTIC OF A SYDNEY HOME WHILE ALSO ELEVATING THE LOOK OF THE LIVING DOMAIN BELOW

Storage Solutions • When a young family needed more room, they created a multipurpose kids’ corner in their living space

Gallery Hang • How to showcase a collection of framed prints and canvas artworks at home

Denise Hojdyssek • Artists’ homes are always interesting, and Adelaide-based Denise Hojdyssek’s is no exception. Her 1900s bluestone cottage is all high and ornate ceilings and beautiful archways, leading to an open-plan living area, where its mid-century-inspired design perfectly sums up both her art and interior style. Close friend Michelle Attard of MAD Studio helped to bring a lot of Denise’s ideas to fruition in the space, which has views of a bamboo garden and is used for entertaining, relaxing and reflection. “It’s my favourite room because of the outlook, the light and the artwork we’ve collected,” says Denise. One of her own linen prints, Alma, acts as the centrepiece, alongside furniture with clean lines and curves in an earthy palette. Denise sells her work at fentonandfenton.com.au and directly through denisehojdyssek.com

Euro Vision • The revival of Silvia Colloca’s family home draws on the colour and vibrance of Italian summers and the famous foodie’s relaxed life on the Australian coast

Open Invitation • This light-filled contemporary home bears little resemblance to its former self, thanks to a successful partnership between friends

After Effects • A postwar house with no connection to its garden is reinvented as an entertainer that invites people outside

Slow Home • A young couple took their time renovating a tiny cottage that now meets the highest standards of sustainability

Palma Pile • Loading light plywood boxes onto a stone base was the only way to grow for the owners of this cleverly designed home in Mallorca’s capital

Press Play • An off-the-plan apartment was the perfect starting note for a musical family seeking a unique blend of form and functionality

Tinted Timber • Soften the look of bare timber with a coloured wood wash that highlights the grain and gives a totally unique finish

Pick Of The Bunch • Wildflower is a team of furniture specialists helping people to renovate with a mix of high-quality pieces

Flight Of Fancy • Under a canopy of yellow gums in Victoria, this enchanting garden is replete with bees, butterflies and some very familiar birds

Ellie’s Table • Chef Ellie Bouhadana honed her craft in cool Melbourne restaurants where perfection is secondary to pleasure

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