Australian House & Garden

Every month, Australia's number-one home design and interiors magazine features a host of gorgeous houses, apartments and gardens, a curated selection of covetable homewares and purchases, and delicious food to savour. Elevate your home and lifestyle now.

A lifetime of knowing what matters. • For people whose experience of living, renovating and entertaining has given them a discerning eye for good design, considered detail and the way a home should feel.

HOUSE & GARDENS

This issue of Australian House & Garden is particularly special.

Creative spirit • THE BEST NEW AND NOTEWORTHY THINGS TO SEE, BUY AND DO

GOLDEN HOUR • Last year’s winners of the Top 50 Rooms Rising Star Award have shaped another inspired house renewal.

LIFE & STYLE • Michiru Cohen and Adam Higginbotham share some firsts and favourite things.

ENTERTAINING • ALFRESCO SUNDAY LUNCH IS SERVED

SUNDAY lunch • This spring lunch menu from The Cordony Kitchen means less time in the kitchen and more time with your guests.

SOFT SERVE • Perfect the long lunch table setting this spring with serveware and entertaining essentials in earthy tones that make hosting a breeze.

“I love combining dinnerware in colours and textures that complement and contrast.”

Design • CEILING-TO-FLOOR INSPIRATION FOR YOUR HOME

Stylescape

The inspiration • CREATE A MOODBOARD OF SOFT DETAILS AND WELCOMING PIECES

The boutiques • SNAP UP FURNITURE, LIGHTS AND FINISHES THAT MAKE A STATEMENT

The room • MAKE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION WITH PIECES THAT DEMAND ATTENTION

Kara Rosenlund • This Brisbane photographer keeps the creative juices flowing surrounded by her nostalgic photographic prints, handcrafted rugs and music.

FLAT CHAT • AVOID COLD FEET WITH OUR EXPERTS’ ADVICE ON HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT RUG BEFORE YOU COMMIT

101 illuminating IDEAS

Nicholas Barber • A commitment to craftsmanship and authenticity saw this architect create the designer showroom Dunlin with his wife, Taylor McGuire Barber.

THE RIGHT LIGHT • MASTER THE INTERPLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW WITH ADVICE FOR AN ATMOSPHERIC AND LAYERED LIGHTING SCHEME

SENSORY SANCTUARY • Explore softness and sensoriality that invoke calm into the room with the Sensory palette from the new Dulux Colour Forecast 2027.

Room of the Year • A GENEROUS KITCHEN HARNESSES BYGONE BEAUTY TO TAKE THE WIN

Best Kitchens • METAL,TIMBER AND STONE TAKE CENTRE STAGE

Best Bathrooms • FROM SLEEK AND POLISHED TO CLASSIC CHARM

Powder Rooms • SMALL SPACES WITH BIG PERSONALITIES

best Laundries • BEAUTIFUL ROOMS THAT MAKE WASHING DAY A PLEASURE

Best Bedrooms • HARMONIOUS HAVENS WORTHA CLOSER LOOK

Best Indoor-Outdoor • DESIGNS THAT EMBRACE THEIR NATURAL SURROUNDS

Best Garden Rooms • LIGHT - FILLED AND BREEZY OUTDOOR SANCTUARIES

Best Colour • SUBTLE , BOLDORVIBRAN THUESSET THE MOOD

Soft Furnishings • FABRICS AND TEXTILES PUT TO VERY GOOD USE

Best Materials • THOUGHTFUL FINISHES ELEVATE THESE STANDOUT ROOMS

Rising star • OUR DESERVING WINNER SPECIALISES IN LAYERED SCHEMES PUNCTUATED BY BOLD COLOUR AND PLAYFUL DETAIL

HOMES • THAT EFFORTLESSLY BALANCE STYLE AND COMFORT

MADE to measure • Tailored to its owner, this glamorous home in the NSW Southern Highlands is a homage to the skills of its late designer.

WARM welcome • Elegant and effortless, this home is now the perfect place for family to gather.

THE SOURCE • Easily transform a space with well-chosen decorative items.

gardens • BIG SURPRISES REALLY DO COME IN SMALL PACKAGES

MAIN event • A compact but...