Shine bright

Designer Patricia Bustos de la Torre has created an exuberant home that’s the perfect location for welcoming in the New Year

DESIGN PROFILE Kelly Wearstler

For someone with the moniker ‘the rock star of the design world’, internationally renowned designer Kelly Wearstler has a surprisingly free-spirited outlook on life, much of which can be attributed to the West Coast Beverly Hills locale she calls home.

In and out

THINGS TO DO, SEE AND HEAR – AT HOME OR OUTSIDE

House notes

PROPERTIES BIG AND SMALL THAT ARE RIPE FOR RENTAL

Chic goes cosy

The cool loft apartment of interior designer Laura Santos may have epic proportions but it’s still full of soul and warmth

10 Ways To Shake Up Seasonal Styling

Our panel of tastemakers reveal their decorating secrets

understated chic

All is calm in Solenne and Simon’s harmonious home, where French style meets English design under the roof of an elegant period terrace

paintbox

A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE SHADES FOR A FRONT-DOOR REFRESH, PLUS PRACTICAL THINGS TO CONSIDER FROM THE EXPERTS

the holidays reimagined

Matthew Williamson explains how to be kind to yourself this Christmas while losing none of the season’s beauty or wonder

it's a cracker

Stylist Marianne Cotterill designed a home full of soul that packs a sensational seasonal punch

wild

A fantastical tale of foliage and flora to bring a feeling of abundance and celebration to the home this Christmas

turn up the style

BRING WINDOWS INTO SHARP FOCUS WITH POWER PATTERNS – FROM TESSELLATING DESIGNS TO ANIMAL MARKINGS AND EXUBERANT IKAT PRINTS

the life of a legend

Celebrating Sir Terence Conran – the genius who democratised design

life.style.etc

Florist Hazel Gardiner on how illness led to a dream career change, keeping comparison syndrome at bay and Christmas floral ideas

bright spark

Christmas with Designers Guild supremo Tricia Guild is all about vibrant hues put together with many an unexpected twist

living with nature

Botanist Fem Güçlütürk is making it her mission to tame the spirit of the wild with tender loving care

pure pizazz

Vince and MelissaCiolino’s love of sensational design and colour (think pink) has ensured this home designed by Greg Natale has a happy and totally unique spirit

paintbox

THE NEUTRAL OF THE HOUR IS EARTHY BROWN AND EXPERTS AGREE IT'S A COLOUR THAT CAN BOTH SOOTHE AND STIMULATE

the high life

This clifftop home outside Melbourne, designed by architect Rob Mills, ticks all the boxes in terms of sustainability, design and understated luxury

sweet harmony

Minimalism and richness interact beautifully in this home designed by Giancarlo Valle

the big surprise

On the outside it’s a Victorian villa, on the inside Elizabeth and Keith’s home is a celebration of loft-style living

creative display

ART EXPERTS DEMYSTIFY THE WORLD OF FRAMING

next-level luxe

Designer Peter Mikic has reinvented a top-floor 1920s apartment with a contemporary take on glamour that also works for family life

elegantly sumptuous

Using serene colours, rich textures and original art, designer Katie Harbison has given an old-world apartment a new design language

case study

A CLEVERLY CURATED PALETTE OF SURFACES LENDS DEPTH AND DEFINITION IN THIS GORGEOUS KITCHEN

the great escape

FIVE TASTEMAKERS PICK THE PLACES THEY CAN’T WAIT TO GET BACK TO AND ARE ALREADY IMAGINING THEMSELVES, COOL DRINKS IN HAND

Hayley Robson of Day True on worktops and splashbacks

Interview

paintbox

MILKY NEUTRALS CAN BRING FRESHNESS AND BALANCE TO ANY SCHEME SAY COLOUR EXPERTS

still life

Artful furnishings and a peaceful palette are why Reena Sarwar’s busy family home is so serene

lookbook

LUXE AND LOVELY, MARBLE CAN BE USED IN MULTIPLE WAYS TO TRANSFORM A SPACE – FROM AN ELEGANT EDGING TO A FULL-ON WALL OF BOOK-MATCHED STONE