OK. OK. It’s a produce store, coffee stop, sandwich purveyor (sister store to Pope Joan) and not a domestic interior but look at it. It’s yellow. I’m still on my colour campaign as you can see. Besides I’ve always had a fantasy about living in a coffee shop. All that caffeine on hand! Hams and Bacon by Figureground.

You’ll find me here, in my dreams, reading a book, a record on the turntable, drink close by. Ah yes. By Commune.

Fat dogs and squealing, happy kids. The perfect kitchen accessories. Northcote Laneway House. Great family space designed by small Melbourne based firm Architected. Real living, real spaces, get real design.

Like a sunbeam tracking across a floor. Like birdsong breaking through the everyday white noise. Like a steaming cup of coffee and the time to savour it. I need this. By Southern Californian based SMID.

Zinc, concrete blockwork, marble and bluestone on the exterior of this two storey extension to a traditional, Edwardian home. White interior and timber floors with colour play from artwork and flashes of rimini blue. Contemporary living… that’s what’s hiding behind the facade. Malvern East House by Pleysier Perkins.