Tag: interior design
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Bec & Marie: Designing a Mediterranean-Inspired Home Anchored in Warmth
Longtime collaborators Bec, an Adelaide personality, and Marie, an interior designer — reunited to turn their shared passion for design and build into a stylish duplex project to showcase thoughtful, feel-good living. From soft white tones and organic curves to a mix of textures and golden accents, the home feels refined yet effortless. But it’s…
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Play with palettes and get inspired at Classic With A Twist’s new Brisbane showroom
Located on Doggett Street, Classic With A Twist’s new light-filled showroom brings together an inspiring edit of indoor and outdoor furniture and homewares. The collection includes pieces from celebrated European brands including Tectona, Sika-Design and long-time French favourite Fermob – known for its original, durable and joyfully designed outdoor furniture. Fermob has been a cornerstone…
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Interior decorating for luxurious spaces with personality
In the world of interior decorating and design, Lin Wang is looking to do something brighter. “I enjoy adding colour, pattern, texture and personality to spaces,” Lin says, a statement that captures the interior decorator and designer’s approach to transforming bare rooms into luxurious, tranquil and inviting spaces. For Lin, the principal and owner of…
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The finer things in life
When Malcolm and Gail Wicks decided to downsize, they searched far and wide for a property that ticked all the boxes. They’d been comfortable in their Springfield home for more than 30 years and loved the area. “We looked for five years, going to every suburb, and every time we came home and didn’t want…
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Clever little butcher
People say the devil’s in the detail, but Adam Johnson – director of multi-disciplinary design firm Xtra Shiny – will tell you that’s where he finds god. Actually, he’s an atheist and we’re putting words in his mouth, but Xtra Shiny’s treatment of the Springfield Butcher brand is something close to detail worship. From the…
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Green thumbs
It’s coming up on twelve years since Wendy Alstergren and John Kirkwood moved into their beautifully converted warehouse on North Street. The semi-retired couple, who had only been an item for a few years before investing in this property, came from what John calls “very different architectural cultures”, with Wendy living in an old cottage…
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California in the country
If you’ve ever bought anything made in Adelaide it’s pretty likely you’ve come across the work of Frame Creative. The team, led by brothers Tim, Sam and Simon Pearce, have been shaping the look of some of Adelaide’s most iconic brands – including Mismatch Brewing, Birdcage Boutique, Coal Cellar + Grill, and the Little Miss…
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New JET store has everything you didn’t know you needed
Jane Egerton has an uncanny ability to see the opportunities often obfuscated by risk. In the mid 1980s she surprised and potentially dismayed her employer, IBM, when she took a voluntary redundancy package designed to cull some of the company’s dead wood. JET 188 Sturt Street, Adelaide Open By Appointment or follow JET here Jane is…
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Career path: Blake Sanders of Patrick Johnson Tailors
Blake Sanders knows his grandfather and great grandfather. One served in the Australian airforce, the other had a friend named Lord Heywood. Blake has made it his mission to live in a way that gives respect to both of their memories and, indeed — on the cusp of turning 29 — he has all the poise and elegance of…