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A house and a tiny apartment. Both perfectly imperfect. Yes there are gaps and cracks. White paint unites disparate surfaces and eras. Art draws the eye. Style and personality and something I can’t put my finger on. The frisson of wabi sabi? One thing I do know. There are not enough photos! I need to see more. The first house is in Avalon with the link here. The second is a bijou home in Potts Point. Who needs a sofa when friends can gather round your table. Link here while it lasts.

Rough and sleek, old and new, neutral and black. Walls softened by fabric and mezzanine of OSB. Even a false door. Big on style and small in square metres. 29sqm by Polish architects 3XA.

So here’s the premise. You fall in love with a home in a magazine and want to buy it all. Right now. Lock, stock and barrel. Or you’re at an open for inspection and take a liking to the sofa or the vase or that print. Now you just can’t take it with you. Or can you? The Cross Street Project by C+M Studio allows you to buy into that impulse. You can buy the apartment empty, you can buy it all or you can shop the amazing objects that fill the space. Open for 3 weeks only from October 25 the apartment is in Bronte, Sydney but you can find all the details here.

A trifle, a trinket, a gem of a studio apartment by Marianne Evennou… chez Duncan… 25m²… Paris. Bigger is not always better.

How do you describe one of Australia’s most popular reality TV shows? I cheated and consulted Wikipedia.

The Block is an Australian reality television series broadcast on the Nine Network. The series follows four or, more recently, five couples as they compete against each other to renovate houses and sell them at auction for the highest price.

Except this time it’s an old office block they gut and convert into 5 apartments. I’ve been stalking and the latest Block renos are listed ready for auction. Welcome to Dee and Darren’s apartment. Link here while it lasts.