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The April 9 Edition

This week, in our special homes edit, we take you into two wonderful renovations: a sensitively restored beach shack in South Australia and a clever warehouse conversion in Sydney’s Marrickville.

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“Some people buy a fast car, James got this couch from BDDW for his birthday. A beautifully crafted piece of furniture,” says Simpson.

A clever renovation turned this Sydney warehouse into a magical apartment

Under the watchful eye of its owner, the work space for homewares company Mud Australia has become a flexible, light-filled home.

  • Jennifer Soo
Sisters Emma Read and Sarah Hall

These sisters quit their 9 to 5 to restore a beach shack in remote SA

A rustic home on the Yorke Peninsula takes its owners back in time to lazy days and quiet nights.

  • Susan Redman
Sing

Why singing might be the key to mental wellbeing

It is an ability we can call on when other physical and mental attributes are falling away.

  • Julia Hollander
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Who knew it would be a towel rail that would finally break me?

It’s a privilege to be able to renovate a house, but I was reminded I lack a fairly critical home-renovating skill: being able to make a decision.

  • Jo Stanley

Coco Republic’s creative director on his four pillars for everyday style

And what Anthony Spon-Smith won’t wear? Flip-flops, Crocs or a backpack.

  • Georgie Gordon

The skincare treatments that do their best work when you’re sleeping

Take advantage of the skin’s innate repair system.

  • Stephanie Darling

The agony (or ecstasy) of becoming an empty nester

While many mourn the time their children leave the family home, there are many upsides.

  • Evelyn Lewin

What this star of new series Class of ’07 eats in a day

Sana’a Shaik’s day also ends with a four-kilometre run with her dog.

  • Nicole Economos
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A shift in seasons calls for warm tones and cool linen in your home

These interior finds will bring warmth to autumn evenings gathered around the table with friends

  • Georgie Gordon
Adam Liaw’s clean-the-fridge pasta bake. Styling by Hannah Meppem.
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Clean-the-fridge pasta bake

Turn whatever you happen to have in the fridge into a crowd-pleasing vegetarian pasta dish.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw’s big, fat Easter egg cookies. Styling by Hannah Meppem.
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Big, fat Easter egg cookies

If your household is anything like mine, Easter eggs are a major annual leftover. Put them to good use in these decadent cookies.

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Libra: Time to recalibrate

Free weekly forecast in life, love and career from renowned Astrologer Hedy Damari.

  • Hedy Damari

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