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Interior Styling for Real Homes: Ideas, Advice & Inspiration

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I’m an interior writer with a background in styling and photography for leading interior magazines around the world, sharing ideas to help you style your home with confidence and ease.

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Styling with Spring Flowers - vase arrangements that look effortlessly chic

Bring the joy of spring indoors with effortlessly chic vase arrangements using both faux and real blooms. In this post I’m sharing my favourite styling tips—plus a real cross section of vases, from rustic terracotta and stone pots to vintage green-tinted glass and colourful statement pieces—to help you create a fresh, uplifting look in every room.

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Vintage-Filled Small Home Tour: Styling with Reclaimed and Repurposed pieces.

Step inside The Little Gate House, a vintage-filled small home built in place of an old garage. Interior designer Helena Impett has transformed this compact space using reclaimed materials, preloved furniture, and beautifully repurposed pieces to create a home full of character, texture, and timeless style. Discover how to style a small space using vintage finds and thoughtful interior details.

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14 Home Decor Items That Make a Room Look Finished

In the article I am going to look at actual interior home decor items that make a space look far more stylish and work alone or together. It’s the details that add style, personality and tell a story. I’ll introduce you to the key home decor items that make a space instantly far more stylish including rugs, table lamps, mirrors, cushions, throws, plants, books, vessels and vases.

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Shelf Styling Ideas: How to Decorate Different Types of Shelves

From floating shelves to vintage units and tiny picture ledges, shelves come in all shapes and styles—and when styled well, they can transform a space. In this post, I’m sharing some of my favourite shelving ideas, including how I’ve styled shelves in my own home and in homes I’ve photographed. Whether you're working with a kitchen nook, bathroom alcove, or living room wall, you'll find creative ways to decorate shelves that feel personal, practical, and effortlessly stylish.

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Styling your Home with Blue Accents: Different Ways to Use this Timeless Hue

From pale powder blue to bold cobalt blue, it is one of the most versatile colours and remains a timeless hue. In this post, I’m sharing various ways to bring in blue, whether it’s adding drama with a bold accent wall or lighting up a corner with a ceramic blue lamp. I’ll take you through different ways to bring this classic colour into your home.

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Stylish Home Tour: Inside the Vintage-Styled Captain’s Rest by Interior Stylist Sarah Andrews

In this stylish home tour, we step inside Captains Rest – the unique Tasmanian retreat styled by Sarah Andrews featured by Vogue as Tasmania’s best stay. From vintage finds to curated vignettes, discover how this former scientist turned stylist created a soulful, story-filled space that continues to inspire vintage style lovers worldwide.

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