Cool, calm and collected. Not quite. More like colourful, vibrant and fun. Zest and zing from Perth-based interior design firm Collected. Family homes with style and personality. Modern mixes with rustic, touches of industrial sit well with texture and tribal and all meet with a splash of colour and a dash of midcentury. Just the way Australians love to live.

Photography by Joel Barbitta of D-Max Photography.

Late summer in Sweden. Seamlessly connecting with sky and sea and rock. A summer house but definitely no shabby shack. Contemporary luxury. Ah the perfect escape. Kristiansand Summer House by New York and Oslo based Heiberg Cummings Design.

Climb the stairs from the bluestone lane way in Richmond, Melbourne. Certainly can’t miss the street number. From the ground floor all the way up to the heated pool on the third this modern townhouse is a great example of contemporary inner city style. What would normally leave me screaming for more… more personality, more layering, more sympathetic photos… is saved  by what I always love in a home… more art. Although I am suspicious that this is styled for sale and not an actual home (no fridge in the kitchen) I’m sure we can figure something else to keep the drinks cold when we party on the roof during the open for inspections 😉 Link here while it lasts.

What can we expect from the latest issue of Inside Out magazine? Fabulous homes and inspiration of course. Like the home of jewellery designer Megan Perkins. Or should I say her parents’ home. That’s right. She moved back in with her parents but when your oldies have such an amazing house (her dad actually built it) where’s the problem?! Writer/stylist Natalie Walton and photographer Chris Warnes of Warnes & Walton take us inside this stunning family space.

Aussie readers will of course be heading to the newsagents to pick up their copy out today. (That’s if you don’t already subscribe.) Don’t fret if you aren’t in Australia though because you can read along on Zinio, Google Play and the Apple Newsstand!

I needed to dip back into the portfolio of Milan-based Studiopepe. Edgy, confident, passionate and rich. Inspiration aplenty in these retail installations. Enough to make me want to move in. Coveting is a sin right?