Artwork : hero piece

A large artwork is a wonderful way to add colour and life to a living space.

Image: Jolson

White kitchen with concrete floor

The perfect kitchen if you need lots of bench space!
Images: Jolson

Apartment living

Even in a small space, you can pack in a lot of style. Keeping it to a few colours and materials can unify the space. Here white and timber are key.
Images: Bower Architecture

Mirror Mirror

Sometimes you might have a corner of a room that you don't know what to do with.
Here is an example of how to add interest to a corner of a room. The mirror here is a feature and quite a sculptural piece.
Images: Travis Walton

White Kitchen with black highlight

This kitchen is clean and functional with lots of natural light and space. It can easily be styled with different colours and textures to create different feels. Lovely pendent lights too.
Images: Bower Architecture

Bathroom with a view.

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Living room style

Add in a unique piece of furniture, like these chairs, to add a personal touch to a room.

Images: Travis Walton

Bedroom and ensuite with lots of natural light

A paired back approach with this bedroom / ensuite. The bricks act as a lovely feature in the bedroom and the tiles in the ensuite. There is a nice link with the plants outside, the green and yellow highlights in the bedroom and the vase of flowers in the ensuite. An easy way to connect the rooms.

Image: Bower Architecture

How to hide an ensuite.

Easy, pop in a dividing wall (and make it a feature!) and there you go.
Image: Jolson

Living Room in Black and White

Start with a base of black and white, add in a few textures and highlights to add warmth and interest.
Image: Travis Walton

Who doesn't love a butlers pantry.....

Hidden away behind a sneaky wall, is the best thing to happen to kitchens ever... the butlers pantry. What's not to love. It is pure genius. You get to have all your stuff in a room that no one else needs to see, and you get to have a stunning kitchen like this one. Stone benchtop, copper lighting, green view, lots of natural light and lots of bench space. The clean white kitchen is offset by the warmth of the timber floor and timber stools. Love. x


Images: Bower Architecture

A room with a view.

Nothing beats a great view. It doesn't have to be overlooking a beach from a clifftop or New York city from your Penthouse apartment (although that would be amazing.....) to be a great view. A simple garden can be just as beautiful. See more lovely views on our Pinterest page.

Images from Pinterest.

A simple, yet effective sideboard display.

Using repetition to create interest. A simple bottle used in a cluster makes a lovely statement piece on a white sideboard.


Images: Jolson

Living Room : Neutral Tones

The neutral tones create a light, yet warm colour palette for this living space.
A great example of using tones of one colour to add depth and texture.

Images: Jolson

And the winner is...

Thanks so much for all the responses to my survey, we had some great feedback.

Congratulations to Nicole from New South Wales on winning the fantastic, Limited Edition Art Print from our friends at Printspace.

Nicole's winning comment was: "Can't afford someone to stand in my house but would love a generic feel or moodboard to follow and have help sourcing items."

White Kitchen

A nice way to contrast a white kitchen is with a textured splashback.

Image: Travis Walton

Neutral Bathroom: Simple and Dramatic

Sometimes a simple idea can be the most effective. Repeating colour and materials here, lead to a unified look.

Images from: Travis Walton Architecture

View from the kitchen / dining

Image: Martin Friedrich Architects

Sculptural Staircase

This stunning staircase reminds me of the Guggenheim Museum in New York. As the Guggenheim is one of my favourite buildings, I am loving this staircase. What a beautiful way to add movement sculpture to a space.

Image: Martin Friedrich Architects

Layers of warm greys

This home office / study is layered in soft, warm greys. It creates a sense of calm and peace.

Image: Jolson

Mixing materials in a bathroom

There is a lovely mix of materials and colours used in this bathroom.

Image: Jolson

A living area with a great use of space

For me, this living space is perfect. From the kitchen you can see the whole room. The dining table is directly in front of the kitchen and easy to access, and the living space is to the side but still part of the whole room. The windows running along the back wall unifies the space making it appear bigger.
Lovely use of natural stone, and neutral colours.
Image: Bower Architects

Indoor outdoor living space

A lovely example of an indoor / outdoor space, with light bright furnishings.
Image: Bruce Stafford Architects

Bedroom with a view

Simply a stunning view. Floor to ceiling windows are the only option when you have this kind of view!
Image: Hassell

Living Room : with a view

Ok, so this is a pretty amazing view. But, the room is also stunning. A paired back colour palette combined with strong pieces, like a timber cabinet and charcoal sofa adds layers of texture to this open space.


Image: Hassell Studios

Kitchen: Elegant and Simple

This kitchen uses soft whites and natural timbers, to create a unified warm feel.


Image: Bruce Stafford Architects

Dining Room: light and warm

Making a statement with a pendant light and natural timber panels on floor, wall and ceiling.

Image: Bower Architecture

Bathroom: tiled feature wall

Something different, turn the tiles on their side.

Image: Bower Architecture

Living Room - mixed materials

The use of black, white and natural timber is a perfect combination.
It has warmth in the timber and clean lines from the white and black.

Image: Bower Architecture

Contemporary Living Space

A beautiful example of a living room spilling out into the garden. A natural colour palette of timber and greys is highlighted with some simple red chairs. The use of a highlight colour to add some punch.

Image: Bower Architecture

Kitchen : contemporary feel with layered texture

Layers of texture and subtle colours. Soft white kitchen, with concrete floor. Teamed with the natural timber of the table and the matte black chairs. These elements work together to create a complete story.

Image: Bower Architecture

White bathroom

Simple idea, and effective result. Use of an rectangular tile adds interest to this lovely bathroom.


Image: Bower Architecture

Adding a timber floor to black and white space

A stunning simple black and white space. Adding the timber floor gives the room warmth and interest.

Image: Elenberg Fraser

Amazing feature wall

Amazing feature wall, with simple lighting.

Image: Elenberg Fraser

Lovely black and white room

Stunning use of black and white, with a hint of natural timber.

Image: Elenberg Fraser