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

YOUR H&G • With my paramedic husband on night shift and our three children (all under the age of five) asleep, I’m enjoying a little me time. Sitting by the fire, cup of tea in hand – and simply devouring the latest issue of Australian House & Garden. I’m a first time subscriber and I have to say, I’m regretting not subscribing earlier! I’m drawing so much inspiration for the extension/renovation that has just got underway. What a beautiful magazine! This is bliss. Jannalee Bollinger, Bonville, NSW

H&G social • The posts that made your month

FAMILY TIES • After finding this sleek Mid-Century home listed online, Zuster’s Fleur Sibbel discovered an added attraction: it had been built by her own father more than 40 years before.

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

Praising Dads • Seeking something special for Father’s Day? We’ve done the shopping for you.

Houses • FAMILY HOMES WITH SPACE, GRACE AND STYLE

Simply the best • When the team from Three Birds Renovations decided to create a namesake project home, they put all their favourite elements together under one roof.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Mission accomplished • A Melbourne home with great bones has been sensitively tweaked to enhance its Spanish-inspired beauty – no reinvention of the wheel required.

THIS IS THE LIFE

STYLE COUNSEL • Plans for a cosmetic revamp of this late-Victorian terrace evolved into a whole-house makeover that truly restored its splendour – and then some.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Let there be light • Thanks to a considered upgrade, this early 1900s cottage makes the most of its compact lot in sweet, sophisticated style.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Double take • A striking addition to a once-derelict Perth cottage delivered a dramatically different old-meets-new home.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Practical MAGIC • Thanks to a family-focused makeover, this Federation beauty in Sydney’s east is all set for a lifetime of laidback living.

THIS IS THE LIFE

Gardens • PLANT-FOCUSED SPACES THAT INVITE AND DELIGHT

GARDENS COTTAGE INDUSTRY • Pretty as a picture, with colourful beds of roses and foxgloves, this idyllic retreat in rural Victoria evokes the delights of the English country garden.

Feature plants

SPA TREATMENT • A small, challenging site has been transformed into a wondrous pocket garden complete with a ‘plant bathing’ experience in the heart of the city.

Kitchens & Bathrooms • SHOWCASING LUXE LOOKS, BRIGHT IDEAS & SMART MATERIALS

Shaping up • Curved cabinetry and a subtle colour palette come together seamlessly in the kitchen of this Art Deco apartment.

KITCHEN design notes

Arch of triumph • Striking yet supremely functional, this kitchen allows form and colour to claim its rightful place in the spotlight.

KITCHEN design notes

Drama queen • Thanks to some thoughtful planning, a compact footprint proved no impediment to achieving a fully functional kitchen that really packs a punch.

KITCHEN design notes

Easy does it • When interior designer Carole Whiting came to design a kitchen for her own weekender, the plan was to keep it simple.

KITCHEN design notes

Modern family • A sophisticated colour scheme and...