Grand Designs Australia

This issue, we’ve switched the focus to interior design with a whopper of a feature. Our writer, Steph, chats to Michelle Macarounas from Infinite Design Studio and Hana Hakim from The Stella Collective about how to style your home like a professiona

01/ Remodern’s new showroom in Melbourne We definitely want to live in Remodern’s beautiful new showroom. Located in Cheltenham, one of Melbourne’s up-and-coming areas for designers, it offers a curated collection of furniture, lighting and accessori

This quirky, modern home made our jaws drop for all the right reasons. One of Sydney’s best-kept secrets, this home is warm, full of life and sophisticated. Located in the picturesque suburb of Manly, it projects a polished and refined, yet lived-in

Interior designer, creative powerhouse and all-round star Hayley McCunn is a creative force to be reckoned with. It’s hard to speak of the designer without using the word chic. Her work exudes a timeless elegance that has made her one of the most sou

Australian artist Angus Martin was late to pursue an artist’s life but when he did, he dived in wholeheartedly. Intent on capturing the feelings and emotions that arise from love and relationships, and informed by his background in graphic design, ha

After studying fine art and illustration at the Chelsea College of Arts in London, Hana Hakim began her design career with a strong interest in sculpture, architecture and interiors. Her passion for interior design was strengthened when GHD Woodhead,

Getting back to nature with soothing natural hues and textures. The growth in popularity of a more natural aesthetic has seen a significant increase in the appeal of timber flooring. National Tiles has responded to the demand for beautiful natural ti

we’re so excited to introduce you to our new Special Feature. In our reader survey last year we asked what you wanted to see more of, and greater in-depth content was a resounding frontrunner. It got the team thinking that because we’re lucky enough

The start of the new year is best celebrated with all manner of refreshes. As we honour earth’s revolution around the sun, we embrace new resolutions, set new goals and, of course, seek out new trends. For the design lovers and homemakers looking for

On a windswept King Island sand dune, thousands of kilometres from their previous home in Arnhem Land, artists Dianne and Andrew Blake sit protected behind huge glass windows and doors in a new home in the shape of a whale’s tail. The couple purchase

HOUSE Compound House LOCATION Brighton, Victoria DATE COMPLETED March 2017 Like many opulent suburbs, the Brighton streetscape is arguably closed off and unfriendly. With 2m-tall fences in your face and electric gates with security features as sop

Transforming Brisbane’s heritage-listed Church of Transfiguration into a comfortable hillside home took planning, prayers and plenty of hard work. Blessed with sweeping city views, the elevated parcel of land was awash with religious revelry in 1924

HOUSE Tess & Michael’s House LOCATION Eden Hills, SA DATE COMPLETED 2017 FINAL COST $320,000 Tess Pritchard had a dream; a dream to purchase a patch of paradise and design her own home to live in with her husband, two dogs and any potential futu

at first glance, the renovation and extension of this St Kilda East home is deceptively straightforward. However, its genius lies in this perceived simplicity. Each and every detail was considered, restrained and measured. From the finishes to the fi

the old double-fronted Victorian weatherboard home is a typical sight in Melbourne, and this little beauty in Richmond was recently given major alterations and a modern addition by DX Architects. The home’s young owners asked for a light-filled home

A universally designed home aims to create inclusive living spaces that make life simpler and safer for residents young or old, able-bodied or mobility-challenged. These homes are easy to enter, navigate and adapt to changing circumstances. In essenc

A home without adequate flooring is like a foot without a shoe. It looks okay for a while, but things get messy (maybe even a little mangy and smelly) quicker than you can say, “Where’s the mop and bucket?” Thankfully, keen renovators Rachael and And

the previous ensuite was divided into two zones with a separate toilet and a shower wedged between two walls. It was a very tired-looking bathroom with limited use of space, and the tiles in the wet area dated the room. The original area had a double

these days, most family members have smartphones, tablets and laptops (and all their accompanying chargers and cords). And with your virtual assistant device on the kitchen counter, plus Bluetooth speakers in the living room, you might wonder sometim

Experience the supremacy of home technology with this nifty invention. The award-winning home automation offering from the Luxaflex Window Fashions range has been extended, with the launch of the next generation of PowerView Motorisation. The world’s

being eco-friendly can be so much more than recycling your plastics and reusing your coffee mug. Every day we hear about climate change and the lack of unsustainable resources and, as a result, more and more homeowners are opting for eco-friendly des

The Spagnolos have always known how to create a modern, on-trend home without being caught by fly-by-night fads. With their new Hunter Valley home, they zeroed in on the Hamptons look, cleverly identifying it as a style that’s here to stay. Their las

If you’re hoping to save the environment or save some cash, the home is a great place to start. Sustainable living has well and truly become mainstream and in the ACT, all new homes are now required to meet a minimum energy-efficiency rating of six s

In a perfect world, we’d all live in well-designed homes with excellent cooling features, but that’s not the reality for most. On those extreme summer scorchers, some form of mechanical cooling is a tempting option. An increasing number of Australian

What questions should homeowners ask themselves before beginning their grand design? There are three ingredients that go into any design. The site: The most important thing to understand is where north is in relation to your block. This establishes

Have you outgrown your home? Is it shabby and no longer suiting your needs? Renovating your existing digs, selling up and buying, or building elsewhere are three possible solutions to these common housing conundrums, but there’s a fourth option that’

What questions should homeowners ask themselves before beginning their grand design? • What is it that we are trying to achieve? • Are we doing this for short-term gain or to build life-long memories? • From where can we draw inspiration? • What is

If you’ve been thinking about building your dream home, you have probably already narrowed down your list of wants and have an idea of which style you would like. When building your home, carefully consider the major architectural elements you select

Perched on the peninsula of Turkey, the quaint city of Bodrum is perhaps one of the least likely places you’d discover the influences of big cities. But the Y House from Ofist is a melting pot of modern style that’s a worthy competitor to the water v

the most common misconception about making your home energy efficient is that it only pertains to electricity consumption and relevant items. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Efficient use of energy usually refers to reducing the amount of po

Only once in a lifetime does an opportunity like this come along. The opportunity to live the way you want, where you want. To live differently. The Sovereign marks the start of a new chapter; to own the unrivalled in an address shared by the elite f

Over summer I spent a day on Sydney Harbour, my heart lifting as we sailed past the Opera House. This year marks 60 years since construction began on arguably the greatest feat of architecture in history. The building, based on both ancient and moder