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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Fabric of life • Years of travelling, collecting and working in the design industry have given Tigger Hall’s Melbourne home layers of rich, tactile history.

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

Decorating • DREAMY SCHEMES TO HELP YOU REST EASILY

Good NIGHTS • For a next-level sleep sanctuary, ramp up the comfort with sumptuous fabrics and elegant details.

SLEEP RIGHT • There’s no need to feel like you’re losing at the sleep game: set your room up well and the rest should follow, writes Sarah Pickette.

PILLOW TALK

NATURE’S GIFTS • Organic shapes, raw textures and landscape-inspired colours – there’s more than one way to bring the outside in. Interiors whiz Hans Blomquist shows how.

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STORE & ORDER • Beautiful, organised storage can increase household efficiency too, writes Kate Nixon.

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On trend PERSIMMON • There’s nothing like this juicy hue for brightening up your life.

On trend ISLAND ESCAPE • Homewares to help you get away from it all without leaving the house.

Shopping • LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE LOVELIER

SHELF HELP • Beautifully arranged shelves turn simple storage into a display.

9 by design LUNCHBOXES

9 by design QUILT COVERS

Buyer’s guide SHOWERS • Fittings that combine performance and water-efficiency will help you start the day with a smile, writes Georgia Madden.

STYLE FILE

WATER WISE

Driver’s SEAT • Motoring expert and WhichCar presenter Elise Elliott visits classic-car lover Jen Eagles in her equally magnificent Melbourne home.

THE KNOWLEDGE

Meet the makers SO WATT STUDIO

RETAIL NEWS

AUSTRALIAN STORY WYNSTAN • SECURITY DOORS AND STYLISH WINDOW TREATMENTS WERE JUST THE BEGINNING FOR THIS FAMILY BUSINESS.

Design moment DUALIT • The greatest invention since sliced bread is perhaps the machine that toasts it just so, writes Chris Pearson.

Less is more • Few would argue there’s too much plastic in our lives. But how to cut down? Molly Furzer has made a conscious effort to reduce its presence. Here’s what she’s learnt so far.

EASY WAYS TO DITCH PLASTIC

Houses • INSPIRATION LIVES HERE

Home away from home • A lovingly renovated bush-meets-beach property in Sydney captured the hearts of its owners, a well-travelled family of four.

Grand central • Splendid vision transformed a tired 1880s terrace in Sydney into a glorious, glamorous and comfortable home.

THIS IS THE LIFE

ROOM TO MOVE • Designing this family-friendly ‘forever home’ in Geelong was a true passion project for its design-savvy owners.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Harbour beauty • Design ideas came in waves when the owners of this Sydney apartment decided to freshen up its interior.

THIS IS THE LIFE

BESIDE THE SEASIDE • After a thoughtful makeover, this 1930s home on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula is as spectacular inside as it is out.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Quiet time • In Sydney, a clever reworking of the floor plan and deliberately restrained furnishings have achieved a wonderfully peaceful home for its busy...