How to mix and match furniture styles in your interior

Living room with mix and match furnitures

Over the years, we tend to accumulate possessions. The dining table you first bought when you moved out of home or the dresser that has been passed down from generation to generation. Chances are you have a mixture of styles in your furniture.

Tips for mixing traditional and modern furniture

 Living room with a fireplace, cream sofa, turqouise curtains and decorative chandelier.

Mixing styles from a different era can create a dynamic interior full of texture and visual interest, yet getting it right can feel daunting.

How to overcome a decorating rut

Modern white living room

Found yourself in a decorating rut? If you feel stuck in a dated 80’s interior, your kids have moved out of home or you're simply no longer house proud, you’ve found yourself in a decorating rut.

10 ways to makeover your interior in a weekend

Living room with orange armchairs, fireplace, TV and modern Chandelier

We’ve all found ourselves feeling bored and tired of our interior. Where coming home no longer feels exciting, the interior is looking a little warn or you’ve completely outgrown the space. Maybe your personal style has evolved and your interior just isn’t keeping up.

Decorating your home in one shop at Nunawading Home HQ

 Decorating your home in one shop at Nunawading Home HQ

Shopping. Some people love it and some people loath just the thought of it. Regardless, we can all agree shopping for the home can take a lot of time and energy. Whether you’re furnishing a new home, updating your décor or looking for one or two special items to complete your interior, homewares and furniture shopping can be a challenge.

Buying furniture when you’re downsizing

Navy blue velvet sofa in a formal sitting room with a white occasional chair

It may sound crazy to consider buying furniture when you’re downsizing, but the reality is many people find their oversized pieces simply won’t fit into a smaller home.

We share with you a few tips to buying furniture when you’re downsizing so you don’t need to refurnish your entire house and can avoid expensive mistakes.

Open Home: A family apartment decorated in neutrals

Neutral toned furnishings in a family home

Love neutrals, but have kids or pets? While neutral colours often get a bad rap when it comes to family homes, decorating with lighter tones isn’t just reserved for singles and empty nesters... 

7 ways to turn your house into a home

Woman hanging framed photos in wall to ceiling grid gallery style.

Feeling like your home is lacking a bit of personality? There’s something alluring about walking into a house that feels like a home and reflects the owner’s personality so perfectly. Your interior may present beautifully, with well-designed furniture, high-quality finishes and a practical layout, but could be missing that homely vibe. 

6 ways to warm up white walls in your living room


Elegantly designed formal white walled sitting room with sunny windows and fiddlers fig trees

All-white interiors can sometimes feel bland, even stark and may lack personality. So, while it may be an easy colour to pick on the paint swatch, you still need to consider how you can warm up your space and make the most of this popular hue. 

Here’s our 6 tips to bring warmth into your white living room

Tips to renovate without destroying the planet

 

Otway dining table with black chairs in a beautiful, contemporary Australian home

Today more than ever we’re conscious of the impact our footprint has on the environment. As a result, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of environmentally friendly products and sustainable practices available to renovators. 

Here’s our tips on how to renovate without destroying the environment:

Don’t lose your bond: styling tips for rentals

Light filled living room with soft grey contemporary sofa, with soft grey furnishings

Living in a rental property doesn’t mean you can’t inject your own personal style or disguise parts of the home you don’t like. There are plenty of temporary ways you can style your rental property without running the risk of losing your bond and upsetting your landlord.  Here are a few of our favourites.

How to get your living room layout right

How to get your living room layout right

Getting your living room layout right can not only improve your space’s functionality, but also enhance how it feels. A well-arranged living room is inviting, pleasing on the eye and encourages daily use. Regardless of how beautiful your interior style is, it will all seem lacklustre if your layout’s off.

Here are our tips on how to get your living room layout on point