Tabla de contenidos para April 2022 en Inside Out

Sometimes we need to be reminded that humans are wonderful. But we probably didn’t need the reminder to be this painful. All the lost homes – and we still don’t know how many – of the people in southern Queensland and northern NSW (the Northern Rivers, Hunter Valley, Sydney, and all the other pockets under water along our east coast) is heartbreaking. But the human response has been extraordinary. Losing a home with all your possessions in it must be the most confusing, painful experience. For those of us who work on homes magazines, where we spend all our time thinking about creating dream spaces and buildings, and obsessing over details, fixtures, furniture and materials, the idea is terrifying. To lose everything – my mind goes dark even trying to…

The rise of public spaces – specifically stores, hotels, bars and restaurants – as the vanguard of new and exciting residential design ideas has never been stronger. Why are these public spaces so inspiring for our homes? It’s because all the fresh ideas (for shapes, colours and materials) appear there first. Public spaces such as these generally have healthy big-launch budgets, which translate into top design teams, and the understanding that a hotel or bar is not anyone’s forever home and means that the designers, architects and stylists involved can go for gold and add some joy and fun. Here are four projects we’re loving right now. In Bed store Melbourne DAVID FLACK, PRINCIPAL, FLACK STUDIO The newest In Bed store has just opened. What was the most important design…

Preparing and cooking for a large Easter celebration is easier with the KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor. Generous capacity allows for large quantities of ingredients while the convenient 3-in-1 wide mouth feed tube and hinged lid let you add more ingredients while working. Comes with a multi-purpose blade, dicing kit, dough blade, and reversible fine and medium shredding discs. KITCHENAID 13-CUP FOOD PROCESSOR – BLACK MATTE (5KFP1319ABM), $449. FIND THE RECIPE AT HN.COM.AU/RECIPES…

fresh start Healthy Abode has a new address in northern NSW Clean-living advocates Lee-Anne and Lee Stevens help clients to build homes that are as eco- and people-friendly as possible. When they found this property in the hills behind Byron Bay, they realised it could be both their home and a model of detoxifying design. One of their most basic but important principles is good ventilation, which is easy to achieve here by throwing open the doors and windows, and elsewhere with ceiling fans or air purifiers. Plants are another way to improve air quality, and the Stevens’ are literally surrounded by them. Turn the page for more details.…

+ Thoughtful zoning “In this home, the dining and living areas are very close together. The beautiful timber window, pendant light and artwork all came together to frame the space. For the living area, we used furnishings to define the zone: a rug, a chair placed on the corner, a sofa in the centre and so on. The floating limestone plinth also helps to mark out the edges, with sheer curtains to separate the living zone from the outside.” + Family functionality “The kitchen has a generous pantry and the overhead cabinetry wraps right around, providing endless cupboard space. More opportunity for storage exists below the island. Also, instead of a separate powder room and laundry, the architect opted to combine them by including a WC in the laundry. We designed…

Set behind paparazzi-deflecting hedges in an exclusive Hollywood enclave that Elizabeth Taylor once called home, this modern Spanish villa is a blockbuster of a rebuild. Perched in the Hollywood Hills along a glamorous and highly sought-after strip called the Bird Streets (a cluster including Nightingale and Robin), the 1930s-era property was in poor shape when celebrity interior designers Cortney and Robert Novogratz purchased it in 2019. The dynamic husband-and-wife team, known as The Novogratz, have been designing spaces for 25 years. They transform interiors worldwide, own an eponymous homewares and furniture range, curate pop-up stores and exhibitions, publish design books and are reality-TV stars. Add the seven Novogratz children to the mix and you rightly get the sense that fountains of inspired energy flow from the couple. In 2014, after…

Setting up a design business takes time – and the right portfolio. This was the challenge facing Alexandra Mowday, who left a large studio a few years ago to start a new architectural practice. “I was wanting to build up my practice, but it’s quite difficult to get new projects,” she explains. “So I thought we could take all of the money we have – and all the money we don’t – and build a house in Mosman so I could start hitting up my network.” Alexandra and her husband, Hylton, sold their apartment in the area and started searching for the right project, eventually coming across a dilapidated 1920s bungalow just a few streets away that was ripe for renovation. Hidden in a valley, the house had the potential…

next big kin A new fashion and textile design destination has landed in Melbourne’s Collingwood. Located on Peel Street, Kin Fashion is a First Nations Fashion Accelerator Project supported by Kinaway, the Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Chamber of Commerce. It has a studio with high-digital capacity, so designers can innovate for global markets, and a retail space will be open by June. Shown is 5kms, an upholstery fabric by mixed-media artist and Koorie woman Taylah Aimee Cole, who’s based the design on flora and fauna she saw on walks during lockdown. kinfashion.com.au…

Earn your STRIPES by making a statement with a key piece of furniture PAINTING your cabinets is cost-effective and easy — perfect for introducing colour and contrast in an otherwise white kitchen For an unexpected FLASH OF COLOUR, paint your pantry’s internal walls CURTAINS can be a really useful decorating element so treat them as part of your initial design, not as an afterthought Painting an ARCHWAY or door frame is a subtle way to add interest Use an architectural DETAIL such as a dado rail to guide your scheme…

Transport guests to Italy. The Breville Pizzaiolo Benchtop Oven makes it easy to cook woodfired pizza everyone will love. The compact countertop oven can reach temperatures of 400°C with specific heating settings to ensure an even, classic char finish. The design replicates the heat of a traditional brick oven so the base maintains perfect crispness, the crust develops a signature ‘leopard spot’ and convective heat ensures perfectly melted and baked toppings. Buon appetito. BREVILLE THE SMART OVEN PIZZAIOLO BENCHTOP OVEN (BPZ820BSS), $999. FIND THE RECIPE AT HN.COM.AU/RECIPES…

Prepare a huge range of recipes handily with the retro-styled Smeg Hand Mixer. Featuring nine different speeds and an LED display on the handle to show the settings and timing, it’s easy to control your output and mix quickly and thoroughly. Comes with a pair of whisks, aluminium flat beaters and dough hooks to allow diverse preparation options. An intuitive automatic smooth-start option also helps to reduce splatter as you begin mixing. SMEG HAND MIXER – PASTEL BLUE (HMF01PBAU), $209. FIND THE RECIPE AT HN.COM.AU/RECIPES…

When you’ve been involved in more than 150 home projects of various shapes and sizes, a sense of ‘seen it all’ can set in. Yet designer and clean-living advocate Lee-Anne Stevens says she was genuinely awe-struck when she first stepped onto this hinterland property near Byron Bay. “It was rolling hills and bushland in every direction, as far as the eye could see,” she says. “We put in an offer immediately.” Lee-Anne and her husband Lee run Healthy Abode, a design and consulting firm that specialises in non-toxic living. Much of the work they do with clients involves selecting building materials, decor and products that do no harm. However, Lee-Anne says basics such as air flow, natural light and the surrounding environment are every bit as important for both physical…

+ Living area “Layers of natural fibres and a pop of greenery work every time — and don’t forget to add touches of black! If your home doesn’t have architectural details, white walls aren’t going to help you, so try out a deeper colour palette or a texture such as the grasscloth wallcovering we chose.” + Kitchen “Mix it up in here. Light and dark, lines and curves and a mix of metals create contrast, which keeps your eyes engaged.” + Dining area “Need more seating? A 120cm-wide dining table allows for two chairs at each end. In addition, having a bench seat in a patterned fabric will really personalise your space. A knockout lamp will provide a focal point and cast a beautiful glow over the setting in the evening.” + Main…

With envy-inducing coastal views, it’s hard to believe that this beautiful home on Sydney’s northern beaches was built way back in the 1950s and then blighted by a series of poorly configured additions. However, when Anna Williams and her husband Matt discovered this diamond in the rough six years ago, they saw real potential for a forever home in the property’s solid brick bones. “This is our fifth renovation, but the first one where we can see ourselves staying long-term,” says Anna, who’s the director of Balgowlah-based residential design studio Your Beautiful Home. “We needed to change the spatial planning to add a fifth bedroom, create a main bedroom with an ensuite, add a large balcony to the rear of the house to capture views of the beach, and to…

+ Building on a sloping block “Tackling a site like that can trigger stress, no matter how seasoned a design professional you are. Los Angeles construction can be very challenging and building into a hillside is not for the faint-hearted. That was definitely one of the main challenges of this renovation.” + Renovating an older home “Try to keep the character of the home while at the same time making sure you have everything modernised and working perfectly. Sometimes you can’t save old things, or homes, due to issues such as mould or asbestos. We feel a clean slate is the best way to recreate a canvas and bring back the old charm through textiles, fabrics, antiques and art.” + Transforming a room with colour “Paint is the best way…

Lisa and Steve Booth have had an appreciation for the land since they were children. In Lisa’s case it was nurtured through family camping trips and weekends spent at her grandfather’s farm in Victoria. When the couple got together, they initially tackled another project that they hoped would become their forever home, but were limited by how eco-friendly they could go with it. “Conversations would often arise about how we might be able to create a home that worked with nature – and the free resources it provides – rather than against it,” says Lisa, who has qualifications in science and education. It wasn’t until 2014 that the pair really started to pursue the dream of a sustainable home for them and their four children: Bodhi, 19, Charlee, 18, Xan,…

SHAPE SHIFTER Captivate your child’s imagination with functional furniture that changes shape and purpose. The Nook Nest play-sofa frame set can be arranged as a sofa, armchairs, cubby house or day bed. From $675 for the raw birch frame (cushions sold separately). mynook.com.au MOOD LIGHTING Finnish lighting brand Innolux is known for its timeless designs, and you can finally get your hands on them at Great Dane! Our top pick is the Senator table light, $4450. greatdanefurniture.com cool slides Premium Melbourne sleepwear label Masini has now expanded into bedding, chic unisex loungewear and footwear. We’re particularly fond of the Shearling Slides, $149 each, in all their bright hues. masinistore.com hit the hay Need a children’s bed? Eva’s award-winning timber bed frame made from ethically sourced timber is available in king…

med to measure A new garden brings home a holiday feel In Melbourne’s bayside suburbs, a Spanish mission-style home complete with rendered walls and terracotta-tile roof is in perfect harmony with its new modern-Mediterranean garden. Succulents and grasses adorn rendered planter boxes while hardy shrubs front up in chalky white ceramic pots. Meanwhile, groundcover spills out across limewashed bricks, with the result as beguiling and welcome as a sun-soaked holiday in Majorca. More details over the page…

twice-cooked pork belly yakitori skewers with purple carrot miso SERVES 6 4 garlic cloves4 spring onions, cut into 4cm lengths250ml (1 cup) mirin125ml (½ cup) soy sauce2kg piece boneless pork bellyshiso leaves, to serveyukari (shiso rice seasoning), to serveblack sesame seeds, to serve PURPLE CARROT MISO 1 bunch Dutch purple carrots, peeled and chopped1 teaspoon finely grated ginger1 teaspoon sesame oil40ml (2 tablespoons) rice vinegar40ml (2 tablespoons) red miso 1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Place the garlic, spring onion, mirin, soy and 60ml (¼ cup) water in a deep-sided roasting dish and mix to combine. Add the pork, skin-side up, cover with baking paper and aluminium foil, place in the oven and cook for 2 hours. 2 Remove the pork from the oven, reserving the cooking liquid and garlic cloves.…

STYLE MOMENT MOVERS AND SHAKERS Architecture and design practice Design Office has transformed a former hairdressing salon in Melbourne’s Armadale into a pastel-hued place of beauty for Mud Australia’s new store. High ceilings and abundant natural light allow the porcelain pieces to shine, while custom timber joinery, Vitsoe shelving and a tactile scheme anchor the warm, welcoming space. MUDAUSTRALIA.COM little black table German furniture brand e15 is celebrating 25 years of its sleek Backenzahn side table. To mark the occasion, the label has released a new black oak edition, $2140, which is exclusive to Living Edge. LIVINGEDGE.COM.AU INDUSTRY LEADER MANE EVENT Mitch Studio (left) is a sustainable hair salon in Melbourne’s Ashburton taking an eco-friendly approach to beauty while offering high-end services, all in a playful space designed by Danielle…

If you haven’t yet succumbed to the mouth-wateringly healthy results from an air fryer, now is the time. The new Tefal Easy Fry & Grill Air Fryer also offers dual functionality to make it a hard-working kitchen essential. With high-quality design and features, it offers superior performance compared to budget air fryers. Features include adjustable temperature control, die-cast aluminium grill for tender meat and vegetables, plus a built-in timer to manage cooking times. TEFAL EASY FRY & GRILL AIR FRYER (EY5058), $349. FIND THE RECIPE AT HN.COM.AU/RECIPES…

As we spend more and more time at home, preparing quality coffee for you and your guests is more important than ever. The Swiss-made Jura E8 offers flawless grinding, state-of-the-art brewing technology and feather-light milk foaming as well as an enviable range of automated features to make 17 different coffee types. This unit also includes a handy automated milk cleaning system. JURA E8 DARK INOX COFFEE MACHINE (E8INOX), $2390. Jura milk jug is sold separately. SHOP ONLINE WITH YOUR LOCAL STORE HN.COM.AU/SMALLAPPLIANCES OR CALL 1300 464 278. HARVEY NORMAN STORES ARE OPERATED BY INDEPENDENT FRANCHISEES. PROMOTION ENDS 24/04/2022. FIND THE RECIPE AT HN.COM.AU/RECIPES…

+ Natural light and crossventilation “If you’re building or doing a large renovation, engage a building biologist to assess your building site and establish its weather patterns and micro climate. Then work with an architect on the design and position of the windows to maximise natural light and cross-ventilation. For me, there must be a window in every bathroom to prevent condensation and mould.” + Eco-friendly advice “If you would like to gain a further understanding of a material or product, contact the supplier and request a material safety datasheet, which will disclose any hazardous ingredients. Also, read Healthy Home, Healthy Family by Nicole Bijlsma on how where you live could be affecting your health. Here are some additional certifications to look into: geca.eco; global-standard.org; oeko-tex.com/en.” + Low-tox paints “Paints marketed as…

+ Living area “A television may be an essential part of a family home, but you don’t want it to be the focal point of your space. I painted a wall in Taubmans All Black to make the TV less dominant, and also to highlight the beautiful grain in the timber-veneer joinery.” + Kitchen “Benchtops are a major decision — they are often the key visual feature in the room but need to be easy to maintain. In my house, a benchtop has to deliver on both aesthetics and function. Natural marbles are a stunning choice, but require more ongoing care. Choosing a surface that is resistant to scratches and stains, and which allows hot pots and pans to be placed directly onto it, is essential for me so I…

point of difference A forward-thinking architect reinvents her own home On Sydney’s north shore is a house that was renovated with two key factors in mind: its bush-meets-bay location and the owners’ love of music. The result defies convention and demonstrates how well things can work out when you commit to a brief and proceed bravely. While there were no limits to the imaginations of those involved, the budget was far from huge, making this project even more spectacular. Turn the page for more details.…

It’s hard to believe that Mariam Abdelkarim is a self-taught interior stylist, and that she didn’t fully explore her passion for design until the launch of her Inventory Interior Instagram account in 2019. In its wake, Sydneybased Mariam grew her online community and started taking on clients, before launching her own website and booking platform in August last year. “Interiors became more important to me when I purchased a home,” explains the busy mother of three. “It was an opportunity to create my own sanctuary by being true to my [Middle Eastern] cultural background of welcoming spaces and also including more contemporary and Scandinavian elements. As a new mother spending more time at home, it was important for me to create a satisfying sanctuary.” Researching different interior designers, design methods…

KITCHENAID STAND MIXER TRIED BY Deputy editor Kate Hassett It’s hard to picture a more iconic benchtop accessory than the KitchenAid stand mixer. The perfect blend of retro and now, its presence sparks a flutter of culinary imagination for any level of foodie, and the brand’s latest Colour Of The Year release – Beetroot – is no exception. Deliciously dressed in the new colour with a lush satin finish, the new kid on the Artisan Series 5 block is seriously impressive. It comes with all the accessories you need to create whatever you fancy; in style, of course, with 10 speeds and a selection of beaters, whisks and hooks to whip, mix and knead to your heart’s content. One of the best features is the genius pouring shield that stops any…

The owners of this house in Melbourne’s inner south bought the handsome Spanish-mission property in 2019 and embarked on a Spanish mission of their own. With cherished memories of the Mediterranean flowing through their minds, Damien and Holly Ross wanted an exotic garden that echoed their new home’s classic architecture, and asked Andrew Panton of Andrew Panton Design to create it. There wasn’t much to work with, so a fertile imagination was required to see how this would ever become the garden of their dreams. “The generous block – hard to come by in this area – was what first attracted our attention,” says Damien. “But neither the house or the garden were in great condition.” Andrew agrees, adding, “It was desperate for a makeover, but had huge potential.” Damien…