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

AUSTRALIAN HOUSE & GARDEN

Grand vision • Architect and TV host Peter Maddison has always loved Melbourne’s Modernist houses. After waiting for the right property to come up, he and his wife Andrea secured a 1969 home they’ve now sensitively updated.

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

BLANC CANVAS • Make all the white moves with these chic and oh-so versatile homewares.

Buyer’s guide ARMCHAIRS • Some things are best enjoyed solo, writes Georgia Madden.

COMFORT FACTOR

EXPERT EYE

MIRACLE RUGS • The right rug can be the perfect starting point or finishing piece. Georgia Madden explains everything you need to know.

Size guide

9 by design ELEGANT RUGS

9 by design HOT WATER BOTTLES

In Good Taste • Redefining the instant coffee experience at home, NESCAFÉ Gold challenges expectations with a choice of mild, rich and intense coffee experiences.

Trend GOLD • Everyone’s a winner with these lustrous accessories.

Trend WOVEN • Sit back and let texture do the talking...

Ask an expert WINTER WARMERS • A little chill needn’t impede enjoyment of your outdoor spaces, writes Kate Nixon.

Fresh ideas & easy updates

OR TRY THESE…

10 steps to SPOT- ON LIGHTING • Give thought to placement and mood and the rest will follow, writes Romy Alwill.

YOUTHFUL SPIRIT • INDUSTRY NEWS PEOPLE DESIGNS WE LOVE

DECOR + DESIGN • Melbourne plays host to one of the biggest events on the design calendar as thought leaders and taste makers converge for the Australian House & Garden International Seminar Series.

HIGHLIGHTS

LOCAL HERO Danielle Leedie Gray • The commercial Indigenous artist uses digital techniques to create amazing graphic works. She designed the beautiful gift wraps included in this issue of H&G.

RETAIL NEWS • HATCHES, MATCHES…

BESPOKE BEAUTIES

AUSTRALIAN STORY Earp Bros • Established in 1883, this versatile company shifted focus over the decades to arrive at being a tile specialist espousing the highest possible sustainability credentials.

Design moment BAUHAUS • A radical experiment in creative exchange shaped the modern design landscape, writes Chris Pearson.

ON HOME • For this novelist, ‘home’ is not a place measured by possessions, it’s a place defined by the people with whom you share the everyday.

MILAN 2019 • The world’s finest furniture fair, Salone del Mobile, outdid itself this year with 386,236 design lovers, editors and buyers descending on the super-stylish city for a truly bellissimo week. Here, just some of the highlights…

Living • Living areas were open to interpretation – retro was given a dash of today with oversized florals and vibrant fabrics. Neutrals were not idle, sitting pretty in curvaceous designs in bouclés, leathers and shearling.

Dining • Sculptural pieces reigned supreme. Light-as-air chairs, tables with wafer-thin tops, elegant consoles and dreamy accessories aplenty.

Lighting • Lighting outshone everything else at this year’s Fair. Like statement jewellery on a little black dress, these pieces really finish a room.

Outdoor • Alfresco offerings were simply superb. Thanks to advances in fabric technology, indoor and outdoor pieces are virtually...