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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dining tables • Shapes and sizes for all manner of settings
floor lamps • Go bold with stand-alone styles for every room
twisted • Take a trip round the bend with this season’s spiral statements
charcoal • Dark grey is smokin’ hot with light neutrals or strong colours
CAREFULLY CONSIDERED • Applying a curator’s eye to personalised style is key when it comes to creating characterful spaces replete with enduring design elements and surprising additions
Amanda Talbot • The designer behind Studio Snoop is well known for her interior projects, but her dedication to environmental and social change may have even more of an impact
style masterclass • Amanda shares some of her design wisdom
KEN DONE 40 • For four decades, his colourful signature style has made Ken Done a superstar of Australian art. Amber Creswell Bell, the author of a new book on Ken’s life and career, reveals the fascinating stories behind some of his most famous works
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coastal cool • The design of this home reflects its beachside location
happy days • For a surf-loving family on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula, the decision to rebuild their longed-for beach cottage in a sensitive way meant the beginning of an endless summer
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FAMILY PROJECT • The renovation of a Sydney house owned by one woman for nearly 70 years is a multi-generational hit
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STYLE CENTRAL • Having the best global furniture at their fingertips meant the founders of WA’s Empire homewares had a surfeit of standouts for their new beach home
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BEYOND THE BRIEF • Heritage restrictions weren’t going to stop a NSW family from having the contemporary home their hearts were set on
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Is this Australia’s best house? • How a TV search for domestic design bliss led to a barn-style build in a Melbourne suburb
sense of space • Simple, smart design reigns in this updated terrace
heart of glass • Focusing its redesign on a new wall of windows has transformed this family home in Melbourne’s south
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WINDOW DRESSINGS • Add a layer of softness, texture or colour to your interiors with well-chosen curtains, blinds and plantation shutters
THE LATEST TRENDS
THE JOY OF AUTOMATION
FEELS GOOD • Summer loving had us pretty bad, but now it’s time to embrace the colder weather with open arms. That means ramping up the warmth at home with fibrous, textured materials and a moodier, earth-inspired colour palette
renovation revolution • Four years ago, friends Rebeka Morgan and Kribashini Hannon launched the BuildHer Collective, an online global community aimed at empowering women to build or renovate their own properties with confidence
finding inspiration • Rebeka and Kribashini share their expert tips for discovering your personal style and sticking to it
ask an expert • Stylish solutions for all your design...