ACCORDING
VISION BOARD
Contents in this issue
3 WELCOME
Get comfy because this edition of ‘Style at Home’ is full of autumn winter home inspiration.
5 INSIDER KNOWLEDGE
Why you need a vision board before home styling, according to our Centre Stylist Kylie Tyrrell.
6 TOP 10 DESIGN TIPS TO LIVE BY
With interior design expert and former contestant on The Block, Dani Wales. You heard it here first!
8 STORE SPOTLIGHT
Tuck yourself in because Focus on Furniture is going to help you create a cosy bedroom haven.
11 INTO THE BLUE
Simple ways you can infuse the Pantone colour of 2020 into your home. Do you know what it is?
12 WHAT’S YOUR HOME STYLE?
Defining your home style will help you to choose the décor that will make you smile every day.
15 THE LION’S DEN
Easy additions to your little one’s cubby house for an educational space to play and learn.
16 LET’S TAKE A SHELFIE
Clear-out and curate your autumn winter wardrobe with help from an organisation expert.
17 3-INGREDIENT WEEKNIGHT DISHES
All you need is an air fryer and three ingredients to make these deliciously simple weeknight dinners.
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We love bringing you the most beautiful and inspirational ideas that you can recreate at home. T his edition is packed full of style! We’ve spent the last few months searching for the top home design tips to show you – of which former Block contestant Dani Wales weighs-in on (p6). O ur 27 retailers have also been busy working on some exciting partnerships, such as the recent Mark Tuckey and Adairs collaboration. Mark Tuckey is an Australian furniture company that designs timber furniture with integrity, simplicity and strength, using recycled and sustainably managed timbers. I t’s also that time of year for the Winter Solstice, bringing the opportunity to celebrate over lunch with friends and we’ve got some great recipes for easy weeknight dishes, plus a to-die-for low-carb chocolate and peanut slice recipe. We’re excited about 2020 and can’t wait to see how you’ll create the spaces you love at home.
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Create your ownvision board
When asked to style a home, Interior Stylist Kylie Tyrrell, considers many factors. Plus, discover her favourite visual tool and #1 source of inspiration.
What do you love about using Style Sourcebook to create a vision board?
I love how easy it is to use, it’s fun and the end product looks amazing. It really allows me to use and show my creativity.
How important is a vision board in keeping to a certain style?
A vision board helps my clients and I to stay focused. With so much choice on offer, it’s so important to know what you like and more importantly, what you don’t like. So, we’re always coming back to our vision boards throughout the process. The vision board also acts as an interpretation tool. It makes the process of styling much easier when I can visually understand my client’s requests.
Where do you start when creating a vision board?
Usually, I like to ask the client for some things they love – that is a style or colour. I then spend some time getting to know the client, how they live and what the space looks and feels like currently. From there I generally have a good idea of what the client is trying to achieve.
Which room should you start in if you’re planning a whole-house revamp?
I love starting in the main living space, that is the kitchen and family/living room. This is where you maximise impact and also get the biggest bang for your buck. Some of my other favourite spaces to
How would you describe your home style?
My style is hard to define – it’s essentially about using a neutral base with lots of colour. Art is so important to me and I love crisp white walls and timber flooring. If I had to define it, I’d say my style is eclectic because I love mixing things up, using old and new pieces.
Where do you find home styling inspiration yourself?
I love using Instagram as a creative inspiration tool. And I love a great interiors book or magazine! Trade shows, showrooms, and product launches within the industry also inspire me greatly, but my favourite source of inspiration is travel.
work on are the entrance, powder room and the master bedroom – you can really have some fun in these spaces if you put your mind to it.
How easy is it to use Style Sourcebook and how do our readers get access? It’s probably one of the easiest tools I have used and the more I use it, the more I discover. I love that I can inject my brands’ personality into every board I create, and they are easy to share with clients. Just head to the Nunawading Homemaker HQ website and create an account – it’s free!
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A clean vision
Much like creating a clear and defined mood board, having a clean home to wake up to each day puts you in a good headspace. But let’s face it, with little people in our lives, keeping our homes in tip-top shape can be a challenge. Let the team at Godfreys lend a helping hand with their Ecovac Deebot 600 Robot Vacuum for only $349.
PHOTOGRAPHY: SISTER SCOUT
10 design tips to live by
ACCORDING TO
Dani W ales
The process of designing a home isn’t so much about how you want it to look, but how you want it to feel according to interior design expert, former contestant on The Block, co-host of Healthy Homes Australia and owner of Red Door Project, Dani Wales. Discover her 10 essential design tips and find your ‘why’ behind the design.
Colour trends
Don’t think too literally about how you should use and apply “trend colours”. On-trend colours could be incorporated in other areas of the space through internal joinery, decorative items, artwork, soft furnishings , and more.
RED DOOR PROJECT
If you’re about to begin renovating your home, designing a space or simply re-styling, Red Door Project are there to bring your vision to life, with a glass of red wine in-hand!
Visit the Red Door Project website reddoorproject.com.au or email them at ohhey@reddoorproject.com.au to find out more.
Let there be light
Window furnishings should be considered as early as possible if you’re building or renovating and are just as important as all the other fittings in your home. Window furnishings create softness, movement, warmth, and light diffusion , and help to finish the overall space.
PHOTOGRAPHY: ELIZABETH ALLNUTT
Finding inspiration
Creating a home is about designing a space that reflects your personality and celebrates you! And magazines, Pinterest and the likes are great referencing points to gain inspiration.
Create personality
We love the use of plants and art to really bring personality out in a space. Find pieces that speak to you and invoke a sense of “you’ness”.
A nod to tradition
Consider reinstating period features and elements back into the home when redesigning, renovating or even redecorating.
Celebrate character
Too often we see people stripping character and not celebrating the history of a home – don’t be afraid to work with what’s already there (unique features etc).
All in the layers
Create colour and depth through layering in your bedroom – this is the space you want to feel the most relaxed in, where you want to feel that you are escaping the world – so it should reflect a space that can be considered your sanctuary.
Plan ahead
Lighting: it’s not about illuminating a space, it’s about creating an ambiance and correct use of functional lighting. DIY ambiance
Real vs faux
Home sweet home
TOP 10 HOUSEWARMING GIFTS THAT THEY’LL ACTUALLY USE!
A personalised welcome home mat
A wooden chopping board that can double as a kitchen-styling piece
A Nespresso coffee machine
So me plush bath towels
Mo nogrammed wooden coasters
A h ousewarming hamper in a basket that can be reused as homewares and includes: tea towels, a photo frame, a candle, a selection of delicious Lindt chocolate from the Lindt Clearance Store and a succulent
An eco-bag or two (you’d be surprised how handy these are!)
A s et of celebratory wine glasses
A N unawading Homemaker HQ gift card and a day out shopping for their new home, with a coffee and cake stop at Big Cafe of course!
A set of amber glass handwash bottles. You’d be surprised how chic they look in a bathroom and it’ll feel like an indulgent mini-spa for their hands every time they use it
For spatial planning and functionality purposes, work with a home and lifestyle organisation expert to really understand what you have, what you need, and why you need it.
There are misconceptions out there that natural stone automatically costs more than reconstituted stone. This isn’t always the case. Explore this with your designer or stone supplier. Who wouldn’t prefer a natural stone over the faux stone?
The colour palette of your bedroom should be reflected in your artwork. Furthermore, a white frame is always a crisp and practical choice as it doesn’t crowd the room and shrink the space.
tucked in All
When the temperature dips, creating warmth in your home is more important than ever as Focus on Furniture stylist, Melissa Gullifer, explains. Find out how she styles her bedroom for the cosy months. Psst, check out that pendant light. We need it ASAP!
Cocoon yourself in cushions
“There’s a smorgasbord of choices out there when it comes to frames. We have a huge variety of different timber choices and colours, including that of our very own Australian hardwood. Consumers can feel good about their purchase knowing that our timber is sourced from sustainably-managed forests!” Melissa says.
Bedside blooms
Be sure to include task lighting in your bedroom styling, as well as your guest bedroom. There’s nothing worse than getting comfy and having to turn the main switch off!
LITTLE
sleepy head
When designing a child’s bedroom, Melissa Gullifer reminds us to look for functional pieces that offer practical storage solutions, as well as aesthetics. #twobirdsonestone
What are the important factors to consider when choosing a big bed?
“Go for beds that come with storage drawers. That way you don’t have to worry about keeping the dust off when you shove things under the bed. Built-in storage drawers provide loads of storage for bedding, clothes, sheets or blankets. It’s a smart choice and great design for small-to-medium size bedrooms,” Melissa says.
In saying that, while practicality is important in a little one’s bedroom, focus should also be placed on choosing a bed that they’ll be able to grow into as Melissa explains.
“We all want functional furniture to store those pesky toys that we end up tripping over every night, but we also want superb comfort, quality design and an amazing looking bedroom to enjoy for years to come.”
How beautiful is this Hamptonsstyle bed with timber accents?
DID YOU KNOW that, aside from the kitchen, the master bedroom is the second most sought-after space for potential home-buyers?
“It’s becoming more common for homeowners to spend money on transforming their bedrooms into a relaxing and pleasurable space to unwind. With our busy lifestyles, the trend continues to invest our time and energy into making our bedrooms the most relaxing spaces in the house,” Melissa says.
When you’re renovating or redecorating your home, it’s important that your finishes, fittings, furniture and homewares all work together to create a cohesive look, and a key first step is to create a mood board.
A mood board can help you to:
• Define and refine your vision
• Explore different decorating styles and colour palettes
• Mix and match products across different retailers to streamline your selection process
• Save a centralised shopping list for future reference
Nunawading Homemaker HQ now has a selection of products from participating retailers available in Style Sourcebook, a free mood board tool helping thousands of Australians to bring their interior decorating ideas come to life. With an easy to use drag and drop interface, you can mix and match cross-category products to help visually define your style. Simply go to the centre’s website at www.nunawadinghomemakerhq.com.au and select “Style Board” to start digitally planning your next project.
Little by little
Piece together your autumn winter haven with soft comforts like fluffy slippers, a cosy robe and reading chair. Styling tip: for an extra plush bed buy a second quilt and style it like a throw blanket.
Into the blue
Santorini anyone? It might be robe and slipper weather but the Pantone colour for 2020 has us daydreaming about those crisp whites and Mediterranean blues bouncing off the walls. Dive into this trend and infuse blue into your home using textured rugs, vases, artwork and bedding.
Spinal Range
What’s style? your
D efining your interior style will direct the look and feel of your home
ECLECTIC
Characterised by layers of fabric, unique patterns, contrasting textures, warm leather accents and artwork, an eclectic home has the personality of a gypsy. A collection of stories intertwined into the furnishings to create a contemporary look and feel.
HAMPTONS
Do you dream of living an uncomplicated life? One that includes calm, palette cleansing tones of sage, mist blues and milky whites? Your home vision board is awash with crisp cabinetry, warm pendant lighting, textured décor and natural fibres. We’re exhaling the day’s stresses just thinking about it! Your home style is: Hamptons.
Throws are a must have!
Left to right: Adairs Gibson Tufted Cushion $59.99
Nick Scali Kukulu Pendant RRP $199
Bay Leather Republic Zen Sofa 3 Seater $3,499
Left to right: Urban Rhythm Nellie Sofa 2.5 Seater from $2,415
Fair Price Furniture TT Book Case $599
Adairs Malmo Linen Throw $119.99
KINSMAN KITCHENS AT THE GOOD GUYS
BED BATH N’ TABLE
MODERN TROPICAL LUXE
Rust-coloured earth bursting with deep green foliage and grounded with jungle-like timbers – this style has us feeling a little wild! Tropical luxe has been given a modern edge with velvet occasional chairs, contemporary artwork and funky cushions.
Velvet adds luxe texture
COUNTRY HOME
Just like the soft sound of rain on the roof and the fresh smell of grass after a downpour, a country-styled home is about simple pleasures. You gravitate towards provincial-yet-practical homewares, with fine details and warm wooden accents. The kitchen truly is the heart of the home in your eyes and faux blooms are a necessity.
Left to right: Nick Scali Maliante Coffee Table RRP $790 Urban Rhythm Tropical Foliage Art from $579 Focus On Furniture Allie Armchair $599
Left to right: Provincial Home Living Paros
Build a better sleep pattern
After a blissful night's sleep? Choosing the right pillow can make a world of difference.
WRITTEN BY JODIE THOMSON, HOME BEAUTIFUL FOR BEVMARKS
Ever woken up stiff and tired? With a sore neck or a headache? Or maybe you’ve wondered why you have such a restful night’s sleep in a five-star hotel? The answer might be your pillow. The wrongsized pillow for your body size, or one that’s worn out or in poor condition, can have an enormous impact on the quality of your sleep, and your back and neck health. We spend big on comfy mattresses, beautiful bedlinen and decorating details, but often fail to consider the quality of the surfaces on which we lay our heads.
Most people would be surprised to learn that the most commonly purchased pillow, the standard synthetic pillow, should be replaced every 6 to 24 months. Beyond that, they tend to go lumpy and flat and carry a build-up of dust and allergens. But if you’re buying new, how do you work out what’s right for you? High, low or contoured? Feather, down, polyester, latex or wool?
Yo ur first decision needs to be what type of pillow material to go for. There’s a vast range, from natural products like comfy feather and luxurious down to high-tech resilient foams. The quality also varies largely within each material type, so personal preference for a particular feel plays a big part.
You can find Bevmarks on Level 1 at Nunawading Homemaker HQ
Choosing your perfect pillow
WOOL
Wool pillows offer great resilience and softness, plus they absorb moisture effectively.
LATEX
Latex pillows are 100 per cent natural and sustainable, offering long-lasting firmness and resilience. For a little bit of luxury, try our Latex Dual Contour Pillow!
FEATHER AND DOWN
The appeal of a feather or a down pillow is the natural softness and squish. Usually taken from duck or geese, feather and down offer good support. Feather is usually heavier and cheaper, while down offers superior softness and is more expensive.
FOAM
Foam pillows offer resilience and are a great option for those looking for extra support. The most popular kind of foam pillow is memory foam, like our Smart Foam Pillow, that has a visco-elastic polyurethane material with a gel-like feel. Sensitive to temperature, memory foam adjusts and forms to a head’s shape and pressure to distribute weight evenly.
POLYESTER
The biggest selling pillows are polyester, made from a variety of man-made synthetic fillings. Polyester pillows are generally a popular choice because they are inexpensive and can be easily washed. Not all polyesters are the same though, and the density of fill in each pillow affects the feel and firmness. Brands such as Jasper and Herington, Denton’s and Eco Active have various blends that can lend themselves to a firmer cushioning or one that can be moulded, similar to a feather pillow. It’s up to your personal preference!
The l ion’s den
Let your child’s imagination run wild as they step into their jungle-themed cubby house this autumn. Filled with bits and bobs to spark their inner Leo the Lion and cute-as-pie flourishes like window-sill pot plants, they won’t want to venture out anytime soon!
How sweet are these pots?
Garden pride
Teach the kids about gardening and sustainability through play, with a few cubby house pot plants and easy-to-grow herbs.
BASE Camp
You’ll have one happy camper after a visit to BASE Camp at Nunawading Homemaker HQ! With a massive multi-level indoor playground, workshops, parties and more, the little ones won’t be able to contain their excitement. And they look after parents too with an on-site cafe. Find out more on their website www.basecampkids.com.au.
BED BATH N’ TABLE
Mark Tuckey Throw $179.99
Java Jute Rug from $89
Mark Tuckey Kids Wall Art from $59.99
Mark Tuckey Printed Basket from $39.99
Let’s take
a shelfie
C urate your autumn winter wardrobe with Howards Storage World organisation expert, C athy P layer
WHAT IS YOUR #1 ORGANISATION HACK?
Target unused space! For example, if there’s airspace in your wardrobe under your t-shirts, then install a double hang rack to win back the use of that space. Likewise, putting tubs with lids on the top shelf enables you to utilise the space on top of tubs for additional storage. You always have more space than you think if you use it wisely.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE STORAGE PRODUCT?
Wit hout a doubt my favourite product is the Elfa shelving system. It might be a little more expensive, but it’s made from epoxy bonded steel with a 10 year guarantee and designed to give you total control over your space. The system is super strong and the design is flexible enough to accommodate changing needs. With only the top track attaching to the wall, your options are endless. Plus, you can spec it up with specialty components like gliding drawer racks and timber finishes as your budget allows. 10/10!
Stack em up
De-tangle and display your fine jewellery with this gorgeous keepsake jewellery stacker.
A little luxe
For a luxe feel, finesse your wardrobe with a small plush rug in a neutral shade.
Soft lighting
Let in the natural light without the world seeing in, with Filtered Light Roller Blinds from Kresta.
Hanging out
Oh, the frustration when clothes fall off the rack! Make life easier with these handy hangers.
Apply your makeup with expert precision using a ring light mirror from Howards Storage World. Mirror, mirror
Left to right: Howards Storage World Jewellery Stacker $99 DecoRug Shag Rug from $38 Kresta Curtains and Blinds Filtered Light Roller POA
HOWARDS STORAGE WORLD
ingredientweeknightdishes
You won’t find quicker, more delicious weeknight recipes than these air fryer faves. Oh, and they only use three ingredients!
Stuffed chicken breast
METHOD
Season chicken breasts before cutting a pocket in the side for filling. Stuff with goat’s cheese and sundried tomatoes and place in air fryer. Cook at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.
METHOD
Place salmon fillets in air fryer, before pouring sweet chilli and diced spring onion over the top. Marinate using your hands and cook in air fryer at 200 degrees for ten minutes.
lambSaucyshanks
METHOD
Brown shanks in a saucepan until skin is slightly crispy then place in air fryer. Cover with soup and can of diced tomatoes and cook in air fryer at 200 degrees for two hours.
LOW-CARB CHOCOLATE and peanut slice
Chocolate and peanut butter are meant for each another. Here, they’re presented in perfect harmony with some toasted nuts on top for crunchiness!
INGREDIENTS
100g dark chocolate with a minimum of 70% cocoa solids
4 tbsp butter or coconut oil
1 pinch salt
60ml peanut butter
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp (3g) liquorice powder or ground cinnamon
60g salted peanuts, finely chopped
METHOD
Step 1 Bring saucepan to a medium heat and melt chocolate and butter (or coconut oil), before spooning into a mixing bowl. Set the melted chocolate aside to cool for a few minutes.
Step 2 Add all remaining ingredients except the nuts and stir until mixed.
Step 3 Pour the batter into a small greased baking dish lined with parchment paper (no bigger than 4×6 inches).
Step 4 Top with finely chopped peanuts. Place in the refrigerator to chill.
Step 5 When the batter is set, cut into small squares with a sharp knife. Remember, keep these and all treats small – no more than 3x3 cm squares. Enjoy!
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