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I have always loved big porches. When big enough they’re like a whole other room. To curl up with a book and a glass of wine, wrapped up in a blanket, enjoying the fresh air…..

photography: Joe Schmelzer

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.

It’s a long weekend for most Canadians and one of the last before not-so-nice weather returns. Everyone will be hanging out at a cottage, but I think I’d like to pack my bags and head to this villa on Mallorca. It’s incredible – sophisticated, luxurious yet understated. I especially adore the courtyard complete with pool that you can see from every room. It looks so peaceful….I could spend hours and hours out there soaking up the sun, lounging in the pool and re-energizing. Thanks to Stephen of ecoDESIGNfinca for sharing his creation with us.

The sea, the sky, the view. Luxury and lifestyle dreams, Kloof 151 by SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects and ANTONI ASSOCIATES. Reach out and touch the sunset from this 3 storey home in Clifton, Cape Town. Clean lined, contemporary and with SAOTA‘s signature inside out living. Al fresco elegance where the sky meets the sea.

Just as Australian architects and interior designers are creating fabulously stylish and liveable homes our landscape designers are reworking the concept of a patch of grass weeds and a few mismatched potted plants as urban garden. Our outdoor spaces are an extension of our homes. We spend almost as much time in outside in the warmer months as in our living rooms. The boundary between inside and out is blurred and the great outdoors isn’t way out in the bush. No it’s just a few steps from our back door. Whenever I need inspiration for amazing urban outdoor living I just head over to Secret Gardens. It’s no secret they are the best in the business.