Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2016 i Real Living Australia

THIS ISSUE IS PACKED WITH HOMES to make you smile, daydream and scheme. There’s loads of inspiration to transform, revive and refresh your home just in time for the holidays and entertaining the hordes of family and friends about to descend. I’m completely revved up by the blues on our cover, and loving all the shades mixed up in a beautiful blue crush of aquamarine, turquoise, teal, pool blue and deep navy. Together with crisp white they shout summer and holidays. They’re all so easy to add to any space in a few cushions, a wall print, even a cluster of vases – and are the perfect way to refresh your home in time for Chrissy drinks and parties. I’d also want to move into the house on page 76…

@EVERYCORNERASTORY Need to curb your holiday blues? Take a trip to this refreshing Insta feed to ogle at pics of azure seas, pebble beaches, crimson island sunsets and European architecture. #summervibes @MRKITLY BROWSE HOMEWARES STORE MR KITLY’S OFFERINGS ON THE ’GRAM, OR V ISIT THE STORE IN BRUNSWICK, MELBOURNE. @CHILDRENOFTHETRIBE THESE KIDS HAVE STYLE! CLOTHING LABEL CHILDR EN OF THE TRIBE, BASED IN BYRON BAY, MAKES STYLISH OUTFITS FOR FREE-SPIRITED LITTLE PEOPLE ; LACE, A NIMAL PRINT, PAISLEY, PATTERN… @ALBUSLUMEN Once you’ve checked out where your next holiday will be, both above, swing by this boutique fashion label’s Insta for resortwear inspiration. Pictured is the Fluted short skirt, Lace-up top, and Lace-up V-neck tunic top. @RESIDENTGP_HOMEWARES Summer is in full #bloom! And so is this beautiful print by @ilovemytype from…

KATE HEPPELL, HAYLEY PANNEKOECKE AND ALEX VAN DER SLUYS OF BEDDING AND LIFESTYLE BRAND KIP & CO SISTERS KATE AND HAYLEY DABBLED IN A FEW BUSINESSES FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE STARTING KIP & CO WITH BEST FRIEND ALEX, BRINGING VIBRANT COLOUR INTO THE BEDROOM! What did you want to be when you were a kid? Kate: “Maybe an artist or a florist. Our mum was a watercolour artist and a big green thumb so I guess I was just modeling myself on her as a youngster.” Where did you grow up? Kate: “Hayley and I were born and raised in Upwey, at the base of the Dandenong Ranges. Our two big brothers are Trent and Daniel. Our folks passed when we were 12 and 14 so we are…

TAMARA MAYNES, DESIGNER AND CRAFTING QUEEN THINGS WERE ALWAYS BEING MADE IN TAMARA’S CHILDHOOD HOME: TRAYS OF ENAMELLED JEWELLERY CAME OUT OF THE OVEN BEFORE DINNER COULD GO IN AND HALF-STITCHED QUILTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE KITCHEN TABLE BEFORE DINNER COULD BE SERVED. CRAFTING IS IN HER BLOOD. What did you want to be when you were a kid? “A big-city gal!” Where did you grow up? “On a sheep and cattle farm in rural NSW, hence the big-city ambitions.” Were you a creative child? “Crazily so. The environment my young, artistic parents provided was highly conducive to it and I soaked up their own individual creative practices – such as leatherwork and macramé – like a sponge.” How did you get to where you are now? “I had big…

Blue crush Creating a simple vignette of vases is one of the easiest ways to switch up your interior. Turn the page for cool ideas and plenty to buy in the colour of the moment: blue blue crush VIBRANT BLUE HUES AND CLASHING PATTERNS INJECT THIS LIVING ROOM WITH A FRESH, ISLAND-HOLIDAY VIBE PANTONE ® 313 C Ocean dip Joe 3-seat sofa, $3150, MCM House. Cabo coffee table, $1375, and Tango Leaf occasional chair, $360, Globe West. Tray table in Brass, $ 485, Life Interiors. LS Collections “Swilla” stool (used as side table), $219, Milan Direct. Bubble Saucer pendant light, $ 345, Clickon Furniture. ON SOFA Cecile linen throw in Monaco, $149, Kate & Kate. Greg Natale “Palm Springs” cushion, $159.95, One Duck Two. ON COFFEE TABLE Variopinte enamel dinner…

WHO LIVE SHERE? ANNA KARIN PUNTI, A MODEL, WITH HER PHOTOGRAPHER HUSBAND OLIVIER AND THEIR TWO KIDS, NILS AND CLEMENTINE. THE HOUSE IS A WORKING B&B. LES-SARDINES.COM BEAUTY IS OFTEN FOUND in imperfection. Take this 17th-century farmhouse in Gattigues in the south of France, for example. Its crumbling exterior stone walls, untamed vines, rough interior walls and faded floor tiles are all part of the home’s unique charm – just ask its owners, Anna Karin and Olivier Punti. The model and photographer, respectively, discovered the neglected farmhouse in the small village of Gattigues about 15 years ago, and it has been a labour of love ever since. Before it was safe for the family to move in, the two-storey structure needed to be restored from top to bottom, but that…

BEFORE MOVING TO BYRON BAY and its surrounding beach suburbs is a dream for many. It’s always been a magnet for beachy types but, over recent years, it’s also become a hub for creatives. About five years ago Kelli Wharton, the founder and creative director behind the fashion brand Talulah (Talulah.com.au), relocated her business from Brisbane to the Byron area. The move was with her husband Bradley Lloyd, managing director of the label’s parent company The Locale Group. While the couple hadn’t started a family at that point, they were looking for a place were they could live for years to come, and that would easily absorb and withstand the pitter patter then rough and tumble of little feet. As it turns out they found the perfect place. Although many…

MAKE THESE DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS RECIPES THEN HEAD TO YOUR LOCAL BOWL FOR AN AFTERNOON OF FUN , FOOD AND (FREE!) ENTERTAINMENT Summertime eats After a day in the skatebowl (or on the beach or at the park) hungry bodies need refuelling. Turn the page for our easy recipes. Kick, push, coast Grab your skateboard and meet your friends down at the skatebowl for an early dinner. Flip the page for five recipes SUPERGREEN SALAD WITH NUTS A SEEDS Serves 6 to 8 Prep time 15 mins Cooking time 5 mins Equipment Sharp knife; chopping board; small bowl; baking tray; jar with lid; large serving bowl 2 tbsp each coarsely chopped almonds & pistachios 2 tsp each sunflower seeds & sesame seeds 1½ cups each small kale leaves & wild…

1 Blue is one of Australia’s favourite hues – maybe because it’s the colour of the sea and the sky here much of the time. We all seem to be especially attracted to indigo blue – so it’s no surprise the shibori dyeing trend, which features just that hue, is here to stay. It fits the laidback Australian lifestyle to a T. The word “shibori” comes from the verb root “shiboru”, which means “to wring, squeeze, press”. 2 SHIBORI IS THE JAPANESE “RESIST” DYEING TECHNIQUE THAT INVOLVES FOLDING AND TWISTING CLOTH, BINDING IT AND DYEING IT IN INDIGO. THE BINDING WILL “RESIST” THE DYE, CREATING A MASK ON THE FABRIC, WHICH RESULTS IN AREAS THAT REMAIN WHITE (OR UNDYED) AND AREAS OF FABRIC THAT TAKE THE DYE, CREATING A PATTERN.…

Does your bathroom need a makeover? Enter this competition! Renowned Australian bathroomware company Dorf is giving away a package of seven must-haves that will make your bathroom feel like a luxury hotel suite. Go for it! ENTER TO WIN ! Use the free viewa app and scan this page with your smartphone or tablet to enter this real living /Dorf competition. The prize pack contains… Dorf products: Villa basin mixer, $176, Villa wall bath mixer, $239, Villa bath shower mixer, $189, Bliss rail shower with overhead, $996, Madi sink mixer, $520; Caroma “Urbane” inset basin 1TH, $349, and Urbane wall-hung Invisi Series II toilet suite, $1305; and Clark “Fusion” 1.5-bowl undermount sink, $1320. Total prize value $5094. HOW TO ENTER 1. GO ONLINE to Homestolove.com.au/competitions and follow the prompts. Tell…

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Song book Perfume bottles have been arranged like a still life on the spacious windowsill of this Copenhagen apartment. Turn the page for more pretty ideas and cool style inspiration REPOSITIONED PENDANT CORD – GREAT IDEA! IT’S A GIVEN THAT MUSICIANS ARE CREATIVE, and it follows their homes often reflect their artistic flair. This is evident in the apartment of Trine Jørck and Torben Guldager, whose light, spacious and minimally decorated 83-sq-m apartment is like a beautiful, mellow composition, full of sublime pauses. MUSIC MAKERS Furnishings may be few, but musical paraphernalia abounds. The minute you step through the door of the home – situated in a late-1900s building just a few minutes’ walk from the centre of Copenhagen – it’s clear music plays a huge role in the lives…

What are the key features of a charming coastal dining area? Obviously, a great dining setting is important, but as for distinguishing features, it’s all about the material and colour palette – materials like weathered-style timber and woven textiles, light pastel hues, plus white – lots of white! Where do you start? Think about how many people you want to seat on a regular basis as this will guide your dining table purchase. If you like to entertain family and friends, I recommend an eight-seater dining setting as a versatile option, like this Le Franschhoek dining table we’ve used here. So, what are the other key pieces? With this style of dining area, the chairs will really make the look. Nothing says “coastal” quite like white cross-back chairs. Lanterns, too,…

project cost $13 PROJECT Rope ottoman Step 1 Clean tyre and allow to dry. Step 2 Place cake board on one side of tyre so it covers the open hole. Use drill and screws to attach board to tyre at three points around the edge of the board. Repeat on opposite side of tyre. Step 3 In the middle of one of the boards, apply some glue (the size of a 10-cent piece) using the hot-glue gun. Working quickly, attach the end of your rope to the glue. Once glue has dried, start coiling the rope around itself, applying glue to the disc as you go. Ensure the rope is flush with previous coil. Step 4 Once top of tyre is covered, flip upside down and continue coiling until the…

Di-vine Greenery plays an important role in the design process of this tropical home. Turn the page for more SOMETIMES YOU CAN have too much of a good thing. Casper and Hein van der Merwe know this all too well. After running a busy guest house and restaurant for eight years, the couple grew tired of the “always a party” lifestyle and wanted to retreat to a quiet oasis away from the hustle and bustle. After searching high and low for the perfect property to build on, they found one perched on a hill just outside of town, fringed by a lush mangrove forest. Casper and Hein imagined an elegant, clean-lined house where everything could open up. “With a superb climate such as this, we wanted to make the most…

AFTER A BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY in the countryside, where the scent of pine trees filled the air and the sight of lavender fields was a feast for the eyes, city residents the Robinsons – Mark and Lisa and their daughters Lily and Emma – were keen to buy a house there. Craving the quieter life, it was important that the home was private, as well as old and have a garden allowing for relaxing outdoors. As soon as the real estate agent showed the family this property they knew it was the place for them. It was charmingly isolated – situated just outside a village – and was suitably old, well over 100 years. It also had an expansive garden of 1200 sq m – plenty of space for the adults…

climb a tree Green pieces The simple things in life are often the best. Turn the page for ways to connect with nature. grow an avocado tree Taking a seed and helping it to grow into a beautiful fruit-bearing plant is an easy way to help nature along. The seed (or pit) of an avocado is perfect for this – though be prepared to exercise your patience, as some pits never split open and sprout, so try growing a few at once. Avocado pits can be germinated in soil, or in water. This water-sprouting method is arguably the more common (and more charming) of the two, as you get to watch the sprout emerge, unfurl and flourish. Gather Avocado pit; toothpicks; a glass; water PROPAGATE THE PIT Step 1 Remove…

CURE YOUR CHRISTMAS HANGOVER Get yourself a 0% balance transfer card but watch out for the ones that charge a balance transfer fee. As many as 22 balance transfer credit cards now charge a transfer “handling” fee. The total cost of transferring, say, a $5000 debt to a 0% balance transfer deal that charges a 3% transfer fee and say an annual fee of $199 is actually 10.19% not 0%. Don’t be blinded by headline rates, ask if there are any other fees and charges and get them to calculate what the effective rate is based on the amount you want to transfer over. CURRENCY CONVERSION WITHOUT THE PAIN Still getting over the bad exchange rate you got for your Aussie dollars? Or maybe you got stung by a ridiculously…

DESIGN & DECORATION ESSENTIAL MASTERCLASS NO (PAVING) STONE was left unturned at the recent School of real living Design & Decoration Essential Masterclasses in Sydney and Melbourne. The experts were on hand with a tonne of info to help students through the process of building, renovating and decorating HEAR THE SPEAKERS Use the free viewa app and scan this page to hear interviews with several of the masterclass speakers.…

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PAINT PLACE makes decorating easy and exciting with their latest collection of on-trend colours, including the new Softly Softly range showcased here. Raw and textured, soft and dreamy. A pared back mix of chalky whites and greys makes this palette the perfect backdrop for chunky knits, bleached timbers, tactile linen, smooth marble and rough-luxe concrete. Bring warmth and a subtle touch of colour with soft furnishings and accessories in soft shades of blush pinks and muted lilacs. With the help of the Paint Place Trend Colour Collection, the experts from Paint Place will show you the best and simplest way to incorporate these Softly Softly colours into your own home – whether it’s repainting with New Look paints and styling an entire room or concentrating on creating a focal feature.…

KUSAMA by LOUISE NERI & TAKAYA GOTO ( 304pp ) You know those black and yellow polka-dotted pumpkin sculptures in Japan? They were created by artist Yayoi Kusama. So, too, were the tentacled window displays in Louis Vuitton back in 2012. See them, plus more from Yayoi’s career, in this spotty tome. Rizzoli; $149.99. INDOOR GREEN by BREE CLAFFEY(208pp) The subtitle – Living With Plants – says it all. Here is a world of houseplants in inspiring spaces, courtesy of the team at Mr Kitly and photographer Lauren Bamford. Fact-packed and fun, it’s both a helpful resource and a really good read. Thames & Hudson; $49.95. GELATO MESSINA by NICK PALUMBO & DONATO TOCE ( 352pp ) From Bondi to Vegas, Gelato Messina has created a sensation. If you are…

ikea stool $14.99 Project cost $82.65 STOOL BENCH Makes 1 Time 45 mins + drying You will need 3 Frosta stools in Birch Plywood from Ikea; plywood sheet (45cm x 1.7m x 2.1cm); pencil; drill; jigsaw; medium-grit sandpaper; paintbrush; paint in colour of your choice (we used Dulux “Spartacus”) Step 1 Assemble stools as per instructions. Lay plywood on floor then sit stools upside down on top of plywood making sure they are evenly spaced. Trace around seats of stools with pencil. Step 2 Drill a small hole inside one of the traced circles on plywood close to the edge of the circle – this is where you will insert the jigsaw. Use jigsaw to carefully cut out circle along marked line. Repeat to cut out remaining circles. Step 3…

RENOVATING ON A TIGHT BUDGET, Lauren Li still managed to employ a whole host of great ideas to make her Melbourne, 1970s brick-veneer unit a comfortable, light-filled home – and include a few luxury items to boot. The 68-sq-m, two-bedroom unit is also home to husband Phil and daughters Indigo and Coco, so practical, space-saving, airy solutions were a must. “We took out the laundry to open up the kitchen/dining area, and removed a cupboard to extend the bathroom to include a Euro laundry,” Lauren explains. “We use every inch of space so I’m really pleased with the minor alterations we made to the floorplan.” While the front door opens to the living room, Lauren created an “entry” with wall-mounted shoe storage, mirror, hooks and rug. In the living area,…

Holiday at home Steal the style of the divine CasaCau hotel apartments in the heart of Rome – they’re both super-stylish and super-comfortable, with a place for everything. Flip the page for lots of attainable ideas STYLE STEAL WALL-MOUNTED BOXES MAKE FOR GREAT STORAGE IN A COMPACT SPACE. PAINT THEM INSIDE AND OUT TO SUIT YOUR INTERIOR SCHEME STYLE STEAL CREATE AN UNEXPECTED PLACE SETTING WITH TRADITIONAL CROCKERY, CONTEMPORARY GLASSWARE AND BLINGY GOLD CUTLERY HOTEL INTERIOR DESIGNERS often want to create a home-away-from-home feel for guests, but the sparkling clean, uncluttered rooms and luxe touches – not to mention room service and housekeeping – are far removed from the reality of many homes. It’s more about creating a dream home-away-from-home, and it works! For lots of people, the best bit…

G&T with a Twist 30ml Tanqueray London Dry Gin 120ml tonic water 1 grapefruit wedge 1 mint sprig Cucumber slices in ice cubes 1. Fill glass with ice cubes 2. Add 30ml Tanqueray Gin 3. Top with tonic water and stir 4. Gently squeeze grapefruit wedge into the glass before dropping it in 5. Garnish with a mint sprig Contains 1 standard drink Set the mood for your next get-together with these tips, making your gathering one your guests will remember. • Experiment by freezing mint in ice cubes too. It will add extra flavour to classics like this G&T • Serve your Welcome Drink in retro cut glass tumblers and jug, teamed with an on-trend tray and cutlery Make your next gathering a little more special. Share your creations…

REFRESH YOUR BEDROOM S T YL E FOR AN AT-HOME SUMMMER ESCAPE In need of a break? Get away from it all and escape to your own tropical haven... in your bedroom! Create a resort-style vibe with bright colours, eclectic accents, and fun prints to enjoy from the moment you wake up. The next step is to bring some greenery indoors and get a bit of a jungle happening with lush palms and ferns. If you’re after more style inspo and on-trend buys to decorate your room, check out myhouse.com.au.…

MARIA ROUSSOS chose to study at iscd to help her make a career change from the fashion industr y into interiors. She now has her own successful business “Whether students study on campus in North Sydney, in Melbourne’s CBD or by distance from home, everyone receives the support they need to realise their creative potential” Lucy Sutherland General Manager MARIA ROUSSOS WHAT COURSES DID YOU STUDY? Certificate IV in Design and Diploma of Interior Decoration and Styling. TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS? My business is called schemes & spaces (schemesandspaces.com.au). I design, decorate and style residential interiors. I put together colour schemes, floorplans and layouts then select and source products to create new home environments for my clients. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ISCD? I wanted to have firsthand advice from…