15.3 C
Canberra
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Home

Calling all Canberra renters: here’s how you can renovate

Renting and renovations are not two words you’d usually see in the same sentence. But what if I told you there are some things you can do to spruce up your rental that don’t require your property owner’s permission?

Inside & out: Handmade Canberra and wearable hot water bottles

The latest in news, trends and happenings for the home... The Handmade Canberra market returns this 30-31 July for their annual Handmade Blanket Drive, and YUYU's wearable hot water bottles are set to suit your style and needs.

Spruce up your home in 48 hours during DIY July

During this chilly, mid-winter month, why not take the opportunity to stay indoors and zhuzh up your home with some good old fashioned DIY July projects. To help you on your journey, British Paints have compiled their top three DIY ideas that can be fully finished in just 48 hours.

Show Up! for NAIDOC Week with Aboriginal homewares

Aligning with this year’s NAIDOC Week theme, we’re highlighting the authentic talents of Aboriginal artists and designers. Getting behind, showing up for, and celebrating Aboriginal Australia is something we can do to amplify First Nations voices – and these exquisite homewares and art pieces speak for themselves.

Is it worth having an insulated garage door?

If you’re building a new house or doing some renovations on your current home, you may be wondering whether it’s worth the investment to install garage door insulation.

Celebrate Christmas in July with a dinner extravaganza

Why not pretend we’re sipping eggnog in a European village surrounded by twinkling lights and snow and celebrate a cosy Christmas in July? To bring this merrymaking to life, CW collaborated with Dirty Janes, to create a holly, jolly Christmas in July dinner extravaganza.

Fill your blank walls with marvellous art

Minimalism is over, folks! We’re doing maximalism again. Filling your space with items you desire is a beautiful embodiment of self-love, so CW has curated a beautiful assortment of wall art for your the blank spaces in your home.

‘Dine in style’ with Natalie Walton

Revealing tips and tricks of the trade, CW shares an extract from the timeless book 'Style: The Art of Creating a Beautiful Home' by Natalie Walton, to show how to enhance and transform your home dining space.

Inside & out: Mila Meets Koda, and gardening meets high fashion

The latest in news, trends and happenings for the home... A Canberra woman has your slobbery tennis ball solution, and Garden Glory have combined high fashion with horticulture.

Wonderful winter homewares

The days are short, the nights long and cold, and the mornings frosty – meaning winter is well and truly here! Here are some of the plushest winter homewares you’ll want to cosy up your home this snow season.

Inside & out: energy usage this winter and travel essentials

The latest in news, trends and happenings for the home... A recent study revealed ACT residents are more likely to reduce heating usage during winter and The Reject Shop's travel essentials.

Aboriginal artworks and wares for your home

In honour and recognition of National Reconciliation Week, we’re highlighting some incredible Aboriginal artists and designers’ homewares and artwork that would make beautiful additions to your home.

Inside & out: breathe easy and warm up your patio with a stylish fire pit

The latest in news, trends and happenings for the home... Lively Living’s latest diffuser and vaporiser range promises to bring holistic health and to save ourselves from the chill, a steel firepit from LuxoLiving is the perfect outdoor feature.

Colour of the moment: Pretty in Pink

A splash of dusty rose or a sprinkle of millennial pink is a trendy way to modernise and feminise your space, without overloading. Check out these blushing homewares that will add a touch of strawberry kisses vibes into your stylish contemporary home.

Create a cosy and comfy book nook

One of winter’s simple pleasures is curling up on a comfy couch with some fuzzy socks, a snuggly blanket, a hot cuppa, and a good old-fashioned book. Creating a comforting book nook in your home is the quintessential way to enjoy a cold and rainy winter’s day.

Bridgerton-inspired wisteria interiors

Bridgerton season 2 has once again sent all Netflix-aholics into a frenzy of Wedgewood Blue, luxurious stylings, and sumptuous regency furnishings. We’ve compiled a Bridgerton-inspired homewares selection with contemporary twists so you too can live like the ostentatious Featheringtons.

How to create ambience using lighting

An often overlooked yet essential feature, lighting is a simple way you can either make or break the ambience of a room. Here’s a selection of ambient lighting fixtures and lamps to spark your inspiration.

Runway to home: Adut Akech

From a Kenyan refugee camp to an international supermodel, Adut Akech is a Sudanese-Australian fashion icon. This week, CW has transformed the goddess’s top looks into a fit-for-a-celeb home makeover, top model-style.

Give the gift of craft this Mother’s Day

Looking for a gift you can handmake for Mum this Mother’s Day? Look no further! CW has found five cute, easy, and sustainable crafts that the kids will love to make themselves.  

5 free or affordable ways to spoil Mum

Mother’s Day is this Sunday (8 May), and not everyone is willing or able to fork out for a spa day or fancy dinner. Truth be told, these celebratory occasions can happily...

Mother’s Day homewares gift guide

Whatever your budget, here are some Mother’s Day gift ideas for mums who like nice things around the home.

Local glass artist Ngaio puts broken pieces back together

Canberra glass artist Ngaio Fitzpatrick took the initial leap into her artistic career with a degree in fashion design, spurred on by her innate inner desire to create.

Inside & out: Zero Waste Fest, Easter scents, and autumn gardening

The latest in news, trends and happening for the home... Check out the O'Connor Community Open Day, find out the best Autumn gardening tips, try a delicious Easter scent pack, and head down to the Zero Waste Festival.

Blue Sky House renovation revitalises 1960s cottage

A charming cottage nestled within a leafy, tree-filled garden in a quiet cul-de-sac is where you’ll discover the Blue Sky House, originally built in the 1960s. The renovation transforming it into a light-filled contemporary family home, is nothing short of wondrous.

Home renovation feature 2022

Check out the advertisers in this special Home Renovation feature to find out how they can help optimise your investment and bring your ideas to life.

5 egg-cellent Easter activity ideas

Desperately searching for activities to keep the kids occupied this Easter long weekend? Look no further! We've complied a list of both indoor and outdoor projects, crafts, and self-motivated activities that will keep the kids entertained for hours.

Inside & out: Tony Penguin, saturated wall colour, and M + Co Living

The latest in news, trends and happening for the home … Tony Penguin is helping fight MND, it's time to bring back saturated wall colour with Jono Flemming, and M + Co Living's new beside table range is reinvigorating the bedroom.

Easter egg crafts

This Easter, we’ve gone for a twist on the classic dyed Easter eggs – using foam and papier mache – thanks to two craft projects from Spotlight! Hang your finished eggs around the home, or decorate a tree outside, to celebrate the Easter season.

Inside & out: world’s first recycled collectable toy, and Dandelion

The latest in news, trends and happening for the home... recycled collectable toys for the kids and Bonnie and Neil's latest collection, Dandelion, is as sweet as honey.

1920s homewares in 2022

We’re bringing art deco back, baby! Now that we’ve hit the twenties again, it’s only appropriate to flaunt some of that retro décor so you can bring 1922 into 2022.
canberra daily

SUBSCRIBE TO THE CANBERRA DAILY NEWSLETTER

Join our mailing lists to receieve the latest news straight into your inbox.

You have Successfully Subscribed!