There’s A New Room Replacing The Kitchen. It’s A Borðstofa!
Interiors and Design Penelope J. Herbert Interiors and Design Penelope J. Herbert

There’s A New Room Replacing The Kitchen. It’s A Borðstofa!

In Iceland, the word Borðstofa refers to the dining area of a home — specifically, the idea that this space is where the household truly gathers. Not the kitchen, with its noise and heat and perpetual motion. The dining room: slower, more deliberate, designed for the pleasure of being together rather than the efficiency of getting food on the table.

Australian homes have been obsessed with the kitchen for thirty years. Open-plan living gave us kitchen islands the size of aircraft carriers and benchtops that cost more than the family car. But something is shifting. The dining room — properly designed, properly considered — is reclaiming its place as the room where life actually happens.

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5 Signs Your Home Needs a Redesign
Interiors and Design, Renovating and New Homes Penelope J. Herbert Interiors and Design, Renovating and New Homes Penelope J. Herbert

5 Signs Your Home Needs a Redesign

Your Home is Crying Out for Help! (And No, More Beige Isn't the Answer). Alright, rebels, rule-breakers, and lovers of homes with actual SOUL. Let's have a brutally honest chat. Your house? It’s talking. And if it’s whispering "safe," "inoffensive," or (God forbid) "greige," then it’s basically screaming for an intervention.

These are the Top 5 Design Demons we're slaying.

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Casual and Classy Table Setting Ideas You Can Recreate At Home
Interiors and Design, Outdoor Living Penelope J. Herbert Interiors and Design, Outdoor Living Penelope J. Herbert

Casual and Classy Table Setting Ideas You Can Recreate At Home

Whether it's brunch with friends, a lazy Sunday lunch, or a Friday night feast just for you, a casual and classy table setting transforms the everyday into something extraordinary. In this video, you’ll find a collection of casual and classy table settings, each one thoughtfully styled. Think layers of linen, glimmers of glassware, earthy ceramics, and flickers of candlelight – all effortlessly arranged to elevate your home and reflect your personal style. This isn’t about being perfect – it’s about creating a moment.

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Window Treatments Love: Celebrating 70 Years of Luxaflex Window Coverings

Window Treatments Love: Celebrating 70 Years of Luxaflex Window Coverings

Transforming Australian homes since 1954. Now that’s something to celebrate! Window treatments finish off a home and beautifully frame windows in a variety of ways.

Window treatments as fashion! That’s what Hunter Douglas may have been thinking when Luxaflex Aluminium Venetian Blinds were introduced to Australia in 1954. Luxaflex Window Fashions aimed to transform homes with products that delivered revolutionary style and functionality for every Australian home.

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