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The Beach Club by Sarah Ellison
Superstar stylist Sarah Ellison has collaborated with Teranova to launch her very own range of tiles. Here’s a look at The Beach Club collection, inspired by her travels abroad.
Having just released a collection of furniture and homewares, Sarah has again delighted us with her new The Beach Club range of tiles available through Teranova. These gorgeous encaustic cement tiles were inspired by Sarah’s love of coastal travel destinations both local and overseas. With product names such as Wategoes, West Coast and Cinque Terre (to just name a few), it certainly does conjure up all those summer holiday feels. Check out the full range here.
Top Finds: Sideboards
Sideboards are a great storage option for dining or living rooms, even bedrooms. We’ve rounded up our favourite styles in timber, metal and black.
1 TIMBER
Timber sideboards can work super well in a whole host of different decorating types – it’s all about selecting the right shape, and timber stain for your individual style. A versatile style that would work well in contemporary, Scandi or coastal homes is Life Interiors’ Koto sideboard pictured above. Its clean lines and solid American white Oak finish has the big tick of approval from Adore. Plus it’s under $1000, so it’s well-priced.
Looking for something a little more unusual with a Scandi-influence? Harto’s Cesar sideboard from Clickon Furniture
(pictured at the top of blog post) is a mighty fine contender. This would make a real statement piece in a dining or living room!
More options below.
2 METAL
Metal sideboards give a contemporary-meets-industrial flavour and are also highly durable. Pictured above is Muuto’s Enfold sideboard from Designstuff. Made from a lacquered steel that gently enfolds the top and bottom in solid oak, this sideboard fuses cold and warm materials for the perfect balanced look.
Life Interiors have also released a new Dawn range featuring cabinets, sideboards, entertainment units, and bedside drawers. This Dawn sideboard pictured opposite would be a practical storage solution in both living and dining rooms. I love the perforated metal screen on it.
3 LUXE BLACK
There’s something quite luxurious and sophisticated about these two black sideboards – perhaps its also the fact that they both have brass detailing. The Brighton buffet from Coco Republic pictured above has a clean, streamlined design and the natural timber detail in black is so sexy!
There’s also the Audrey buffet from West Elm pictured below. The honeycomb pattern on the doors give a nice texture.
Kara Rosenlund Goes Extra Large
Australian freelance travel photographer and author, Kara Rosenlund, has released a new extra large size in her photographic prints range. Oversized has never looked so good.
Photography + styling: Kara Rosenlund
I’ve long been a fan of Kara’s work – in fact one of her beautiful Bondi Beach photographs graces my dining room. I can attest to the quality of her prints, the colours so vibrant, and the clarity - so crisp.
The new Extra Large print size is an effortless way to create an atmosphere of understated luxury. In my opinion, when it comes to art, the bigger the better – especially if you have high ceilings. Art always feels more generous when it’s larger in scale.
Adds Kara: “When you scale up a photograph to these proportions there is nowhere to hide and I’m proud that my work holds its integrity and quality at this extra large size.”
Want to read more on how to style Kara’s Extra Large prints? Click here to read her blog post.
FOUR AUSTRALIAN TRENDS TO EMBRACE
We’ve looked to OZ Design’s latest campaign for four hot Australian trends to embrace this winter.
1 TIMBER ACCENTS
A touch of timber in the home is a great way to warm up a space. Whether it’s a solid piece of furniture – like this beautiful Violet buffet, or just a touch of timber – like in the legs of this Atticus sofa (both pictured above), it can really inject a natural touch to a space. The key to getting this look right? Don’t overdo it. So for example if you opt for a timber dining table, don’t pair it with matching timber chairs - offset it with a contrasting colour/material to prevent it looking too matchy-matchy.
2 FLORALS AND VELVET
There’s something quite romantic about floral prints – they’re a massive trend at the moment. And do you know the perfect accompaniment to florals? Velvet. The look is oh so chic. And velvet also has a really soft feel to it. In winter, it’s so nice to be surrounded with lots of soft, cosy textures so be sure to add a touch of velvet to your home this winter.
3 NATIVE FLORA PRINTS
Aussie flora and fauna art prints art big right now in interiors – and we just love these ones pictured, available from OZ Design. In particular photographic prints with colours of pink and green are so popular, we just can’t get enough of those pretty pink tones. Our hot tip – pair one of these prints in a front entry with a blush pink door (like above) – dreamy!
4 COASTAL BOHO
It’s not hard to see why so many Australians love coastal, boho and Hamptons styles. It totally suits our climate and our relaxed way of life. This look works well with lots of white, and a splash of natural elements like jute and cane. If you can’t go a white sofa, opt for soft neutral tones like this Ashton sofa. This look will never date, and is in, no matter what the season.
Magazine Stocktake Sale
We’ve got a massive stocktake sale on right now – all back issues are down to just $6! Be quick, quantities are running low and once they’re gone – they’re gone for good! Click here to shop.
Trend: Peaches & Cream
CUSHION / THROW / PRINT / PENDANT LIGHT / PILLOWCASE / BED / BEDSIDE TABLE
HURRICANE / CHAIR / QUILT COVER SET / ROUND CUSHION / MIRROR / BENCH / TRAY
My apartment is for sale!
My one-bedroom apartment in Chermside is up for sale! Here’s a full home tour. It’s going to be sad saying goodbye, but I’m excited for what the future holds, and eventually buy a house.
After just over two years of living in my apartment, I’ve decided to put it on the market. Why? Well it’s only one bedroom and as both my partner and I work from home, we need the extra space. I also crave to have a proper backyard and garden. I thought it would be a good opportunity to share the full home tour with all of my readers – and well who knows, maybe one of you might be in the market for a lovely new apartment!
I’m really happy with the final look – when we moved in it was a standard cookie-cutter apartment (like most off-the-plan apartments in the area) that lacked personality or soul. What it did have going for it was a great flow in the open-plan living/dining/kitchen area, dual-access (via the front door and courtyard) and soaring ceilings over 3 metres in height. With a few tweaks, now it feels much more contemporary and I think that’s due to things like updating the kitchen by changing the kitchen splashback, cabinetry handles and tap, adding shelving to the study nook and living room, installing a vertical garden in the courtyard, and removing the oyster lights in every single room to either pendant lights or downlights.
I have decided to list the property through BuyMyPlace.com.au as I don’t love the idea of paying a real estate agent a whole lot of money to do something I can quite easily do. I can feel the eye rolls from real estate agents reading this lol, but honestly, would I get someone else to sell my car or my computer? No. So why is it different for houses? And yes it’s 100% legal to sell your own home – you still need to have lawyers draft up the contracts, so I don’t see any difference. I just won’t be paying any commission. I will be on hand at open for inspections, and well, who is better equipped to answer questions about the property than me, the home owner.
If you’d like to take a look at the real estate listing click here. Also there will be two open inspections this weekend for anyone looking to buy a spacious one bedroom apartment in Chermside.
Top Finds: Dining Chairs
1 WOVEN CANE / RATTAN
There’s something timeless about a cane or rattan chair, don’t you think? They look great in just about any style home including coastal, boho or Hamptons-inspired interiors. When I first laid eyes on this dining room designed by Donna Guyler (pictured above) I was immediately drawn to those gorgeous Kulu chairs from Uniqwa Furniture. They really do add a lovely natural element to the room.
I also adore these bistro chairs from Naturally Cane in Maddy Evennett’s home pictured below (as featured in the new Winter edition of Adore).
This other bistro chair option from Provincial Home Living (pictured opposite) is also a great option if you’re looking to achieve a classic coastal/Hamptons vibe.
And here's 6 more great cane/rattan dining chair options...
1 ST TROPEZ CHAIR / 2 PACIFIC CHAIR / 3 HOFFMAN CHAIR
4 CANE CHAIR / 5 BLEND CHAIR / 6 CEBU CHAIR
2 VELVET
If you’re looking to add a touch of elegance to your dining room, a velvet chair is the way to go. It’s luxurious, soft, and also a great way to inject some colour into your interior.
GlobeWest have a number of velvet pretties – their Claudia dining chair (pictured below) comes in dark green, navy or grey. Meanwhile their Daphne and Lucille chair in navy velvet (both pictured above) are more oh-so-glamorous options. I can't decide which is my favourite!
I also adore this Jane chair from West Elm (pictured opposite) – it comes in a lovely soft blush colour or this vibrant teal pictured, and well those brass legs offer a touch of glam too.
Here are our top 6 favourite velvet dining chairs...
1 MID-CENTURY CHAIR / 2 TORINO CHAIR / 3 HALO CHAIR
4 FENNY CHAIR / 5 CLAUDIA CHAIR / 6 DAPHNE CHAIR
3 LEATHER
Whether you go for real deal or a faux look-a-like, leather chairs can bring a nice warmth and masculinity to any dining room. Whether your style is contemporary, coastal or industrial, there’s a leather chair to suit you!
The Seth chair from Clickon Furniture (pictured above) is a great option – it has curves in all of the right places and a super slick black sled base.
If it’s something a bit more industrial in style, Industria X’s Canteen chair (pictured opposite) is a winner. And its powder coated metal frame can be painted in practically any colour you fancy.
Woven leather chairs are another popular option – these are a perfect match for coastal homes. The Seed chair from GlobeWest (pictured below) is a personal favourite of mine.
These 6 leather dining chairs have caught our eye...
1 BOSTON CHAIR / 2 HUDSON CHAIR / 3 SLOPE CHAIR
4 SADDLE CHAIR / 5 FENWICK CHAIR / 6 STRAPPING CHAIR
Cosy rugs for Winter from Early Settler
The quickest way to warm your home this winter is adding a cosy, textured rug. These beautiful new rugs from Early Settler are not only on-trend, but soft underfoot.
Photography Mike Baker / Styling Heather Nette King
Creating a cosy winter atmosphere doesn’t require a big budget – just big ideas. And it all starts from the ground up, which is the essence of Early Settler’s 2018 rug collection. Both contemporary and traditional, the warm, welcoming rugs are ones you can literally sink your toes into, as you gently ease into the peace that comes with returning home.
Here is a few of our favourite styles from the new range – we’re equally impressed with the styles on offer and the affordable price tags. Shop the collection by clicking here.