Inside Out

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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Inside Out

THE CUT

THE CUT

evergreen • Turn up the energy levels with intense pops of nature’s finest

retro • This season, we’re kickin’ it old school with a 1970s revival

tamsin johnson • Known for her ability to blend old and new in a uniquely cohesive way, this well-travelled interior expert reveals what drives her

raising the standard • Years of investing in sustainability are reaping rewards for designer furniture retailer Living Edge

hot piece • The nautically inspired Zephyr Lounger by Australian designer Charles Wilson is Tait outdoor furniture’s most desirable water-side accessory

PATTERN PLAY • Opposites attract, so get a bunch of contrasting elements together and let the fun begin

how colour changed my life • Australian colour obsessive and ex-Inside Out stylist Sara Silm’s colour journey led her family across the globe to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwest France, where she’s renovating a petit chateau and revelling in the local palette

rainbow connection • Life is far from ordinary for US renovation duo Cortney and Robert Novogratz, with seven kids, pets galore and an eye for the colourful and quirky that has to be seen to be believed

Ecoya • A trans-Tasman triumph, this dynamic company has moved beyond soy candles to become a major player on the global fragrance stage

A BONUS ECOYA LAUNDRY SET • Wash days will become a sensory experience with Ecoya’s Wild Sage & Citrus fragranced laundry liquid and linen spray

Aboriginal Art Co • It’s about art with heart for Amanda Hayman and Troy Casey, who dreamed up a better way for Indigenous artists to be represented and their work admired and collected

TECHNICOLOUR DREAMS • DESIGN EXPERTS CAN WORK WITH ANY PALETTE BUT THEY ALL HAVE A FAVOURITE…

INSIDE

labour of love • In leafy suburban Melbourne, a young builder spent a year renovating a heritage-listed terrace for his fast-growing family

WILD SIDE • In a warehouse space on Sydney Harbour, this apartment was packaged up as a characterless shell until the owners peeled back the gyprock and reimagined it with bolder elements

SECOND TIME LUCKY • After plans to renovate their Victorian cottage fell through, a Melbourne couple decided to have another go

OFF THE CHARTS • An inspired approach to colour and design has breathed vibrant new life into a Sydney couple’s heritage home

GREY AREAS • The American owner’s love of colour, pattern, art and dramatic contrasts are writ large in this grey-scaled Berlin apartment, where the strongest accents are purple and mauve

RENOVATE

space maker • INSTEAD OF TRADING IN THE SMALL HOME WHERE THEY STARTED THEIR FAMILY, A MELBOURNE COUPLE DECIDED TO WIDEN IT AND NOT THEIR SEARCH

kitchen • This month, the spotlight is on beautiful looks, ultra-chic homewares, coffee culture and naturally great tastes

back in black • Nothing makes a statement like black, whether it’s a little black dress, a dark coffee order or your own private jet. Black is dramatic, cool and has sophistication in spades. But it’s not so easily introduced in residential settings. The misconception is that using lots of black can make a home feel small, dark and miserable, but our own Shannon Vos has proved that, used in the right circumstances, a darker palette can actually lift and create interest like no other ‘colour’

THE 2022 COLOUR TOOLBOX • Your three...