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In the main bedroom, floor-to-ceiling windows connect to the landscape while the bagged brick wall frames an over-scale paper lantern.

Staying in character: Creating a family home by blurring the new with the old

There is no better real-estate story than when a down-at-heel house with an architectural pedigree finds sympathetic buyers.

  • Karen McCartney

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Steel-framed glass doors replaced a wall between the sitting room and bedroom.

A light touch: Creating a sense of expansiveness in your space

By stripping back interiors while keeping important bits – think cornices or fireplaces – you’ll help retain the inherent character of a place.

  • Karen McCartney
The living and dining quarters open to a generous garden.

The architect’s family weekender that doubles as a prototype kit home

Hannah Tribe’s beach house was designed as a retreat from the city, and to promote a slower way of living.

  • Karen McCartney
Anour’s Donya pendant.

Living the beam: transforming a space with good lighting

Radiant beauties from some of design’s leading luminaries.

  • Karen McCartney
The Spence & Lyda showroom, with an experimental wall-hanging using the felting skills of the creatives at Sydney’s The Happenstore.

Why comfort has proved king in interior design this year

The way forward is to embrace the notion of small, local and handmade.

  • Karen McCartney
A vignette from Kate Hume's French holiday home: pairing a bronze sculpture with a charcoal sketch, both by artist Tim Bickerton.

Using movie magic to give the personal touch to interiors

Her new coffee-table book, Élan, is layered with objects and art, fabrics and furniture, much of it custom designed.

  • Karen McCartney
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This apartment in St Kilda has stone called Ice Green that comes from a Chinese quarry.

What the right coloured stone says about you

Once confined to kitchens and bathrooms, stone and marble are today used in everything – even candle holders.

  • Karen McCartney
Nickolas Gurtler’s one-bedroom apartment in Richmond.

Pocket-sized apartment packs a big punch

What’s inspiring about Nickolas Gurtler’s one-bedroom apartment is just how much character he’s managed to pack into its 40-square-metre footprint.

  • Karen McCartney
A display suite created by interior design practice Richards Stanisichfor Wicks Place.

How display suites build a case for property

This traditional marketing tool is a more hands-on way to promote a space.

  • Karen McCartney
Redesign of a Victorian-era house in Ballarat in which the original working fireplace in the formal lounge room has been artfully contemporised.

Come on baby, light my fire

The fireplace is finding a new expression in the hands of interior designers.

  • Karen McCartney

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