Name: Darcie Location: East Geelong — Victoria, Australia We bought our cute two bedroom, weatherboard dutch-gable house in East Geelong around seven or eight years ago as first time home buyers, and saved like mad for years to renovate. Its been over 12 months since the work was finished, but because everyone knows houses are NEVER finished, it’s still a work in progress! The yard is next..
Name: Darcie Location: East Geelong — Victoria, Australia We bought our cute two bedroom, weatherboard dutch-gable house in East Geelong around seven or eight years ago as first time home buyers, and saved like mad for years to renovate. Its been over 12 months since the work was finished, but because everyone knows houses are NEVER finished, it’s still a work in progress! The yard is next..
It took Isabella Walker-Smith just two weeks to turn a Sydney rental into a stylish home.
Name: Darcie Location: East Geelong — Victoria, Australia We bought our cute two bedroom, weatherboard dutch-gable house in East Geelong around seven or eight years ago as first time home buyers, and saved like mad for years to renovate. Its been over 12 months since the work was finished, but because everyone knows houses are NEVER finished, it’s still a work in progress! The yard is next..
Explore my Australian native cottage garden in pictures with this photo gallery. I hope it inspires you to plant more flowering native plants in your garden.
The influencer takes us into her "clean maximalist" home, complete with a banana-shaped rocking chair.
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Ben Callery, a Melbourne-based architect, designed his own sustainable family home around a simple idea, have it more in touch in nature. He looked to achieve this by using as much natural material as possible which were sustainably sourced, and of course, having vines and plants.
One of South Yarra’s tightly held 1930s homes has hit the market, featuring a masterful renovation by its interior designer owner.
Koichi Takada Architects has designed a three-storey modular building that has over 1,000 native Australian plants and flowers on its facade.
Name: Paula Mills and familyLocation: North Melbourne, AustraliaSize: 3 bedroomsYears lived in: 5 years, owned Artist and illustrator Paula Mills had initially dismissed even going to look at this house—a three-bedroom, double-fronted brick Edwardian built in 1916—because it’s located on a busy street corner in North Melbourne. However, once she stepped inside during an open house, she could see the potential in creating a private sanctuary for herself and her family of five.
A wrong turn in the Hunter Region of NSW led chef Armando Percuoco and his wife, Gemma, to the valley of their dreams. Over a century old and in a state of disrepair, the historic Australian farmhouse on the property was dangerous to set foot inside and was in need of a new design and renovation.
A kindergarten shaped like a cat, a skyscraper shaped like an elephant, a hotel shaped like a crocodile — these are just a few of the forms that...
Inspiration F.A. Stow used modern building designs for inspiration for his home plans. He liked the use of bay windows for light and curved exterior walls. Like current building companies, Stow would have a selection of plans for his clients to choose from and which he would modify to suit their needs. Modern Australian Home Paper, ink G.H. Harris c.1930 AlburyCity Collection ARM 12.755
This rear garden was designed for a beloved client in 2019 and built in 2021. The garden has been designed around the majestic Jacaranda, which was in dire need of attention. Originally the ground was paved underneath and was uneven and slippery due to the roots and leaf litter. The raised deck platform protects
