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.

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Australian House & Garden

H&G social • The posts that made your month.

Your H&G

Fine vintage • Thanks to a Hamptons-inspired renovation, this Art Deco apartment in Sydney is perfectly poised for a fabulous future.

LIFE & STYLE • Ben shares some firsts and favourite things.

Decorating

Outside INTEREST • Set the scene for a relaxing summer with these cool, casual and comfortable pieces for outdoor areas.

The Boathouse • Taking cues from picturesque coastal villages in Europe, interior designer Emma Buchan restored a dilapidated beach house in Sydney’s south to its former glory – and then some. Here’s how...

DREAM WEAVES • With wicker furnishings, bringing the outdoors in is a breeze, writes Kate Nixon.

Fresh ideas & easy updates

OR TRY THESE…

On trend PORTUGA L • An intriguing blend of old world and new, Portuguese style really delivers on rustic charm.

On trend LIMONCELLO • Evoking summer on the Med, this bold hue brings a ray of sunshine into the home.

2020 Future Design Classics • Beautiful pieces that stand the test of time are always a wise investment.

Shopping

LET IT OUT • Everything you need for alfresco entertaining is right here.

9 by design BEACH CHAIRS

9 by design PICNIC BASKETS

Buyer’s guide BARBECUES • Fire up one of the latest feature-packed grills and get set for a sizzling summer, writes Georgia Madden.

SQUEAKY CLEAN

LUXE APPEAL

Design moment THERMOS • An innovation for retaining temperature evolved into a household name, writes Chris Pearson.

Insider

AUSTRALIAN STORY ROBERT PLUMB • A GAP IN THE MARKET LED LANDSCAPER WILLIAM DANGAR TO DESIGN HIS OWN RANGE OF OUTDOOR ACCESSORIES.

RETAIL NEWS

ADESIGN STUDIO

That holiday FEELING • Summertime and the living is...? Here, six cultural movers and shape-makers share what they’re planning, reading and thinking about this holiday season.

Houses • INSPIRING HOMES FROM THE COAST, COUNTRY AND IN-BETWEEN

BUENA VISTA • For Sydney interior designer Annie Benjamin, a slow-and-steady approach to renovation delivered a magnificent old-meets-new home.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Let there be light • In Sydney’s east, renovating from the inside out gave this 1980s home a fresh new face and a sunnier disposition.

THIS IS THE LIFE

View finders • A relaxed, beachy beauty runs right through this freshly extended home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Infinite joy • A spectacular site in WA’s south-west inspired a considered renovation and delivered a new, more relaxed, way of life for the home’s well-travelled owners.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Modern love • A bit of a rough diamond when purchased, this Mid-Century home in Melbourne positively sparkles after a sensitive renovation.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Follow the art • Treasured collections take pride of place in these Melbourne downsizers’ compact new home, an abode that easily adapts to use and the time of day.

THIS IS THE LIFE

A new turn • The renovation project was incredibly complex, but perseverance has reaped beautiful rewards for the owners of this home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Gardens

Living history • The Myer name needs no introduction, but not so well...