On the hunt for some home inspiration? The amount of resources available these days is impressive, but it can also be overwhelming, especially if it’s coming into your over-stuffed inbox.
So here are some wonderfully curated digital resources that I actually look forward to using as procrastination, I mean, inspiration. I prefer Australian-based sites because any advice you get, or products you see, will be much more relatable. Plus, I love supporting local! So, in no particular order, here’s a list of my favourites.
Hunting for George
Hunting for George has cemented itself as an authority in design in Australia. It creates unique stories to inspire, educate and engage with ‘honesty and a whole lot of fun’. The ‘Let Us In’ home tours are a highlight. One of the founders, Lucy Glade-Wright, walks you around with her energy and sense of curiosity. Who doesn’t love a good nosey around a beautifully designed home?
Habitus Living
Habitus Living explores the best residential architecture and design in Australia and the Asia Pacific. Be it interiors, architecture or products, they curate the stories behind the stories. There is an emphasis on Design Hunters – stories about the people who are the ‘shakers, makers, thinkers, doers and disruptors’ in architecture and design.
The Local Project
A publication, blog and magazine, showcasing a diverse range of local architecture, interiors and product design. They create high quality video features, which I love, where you get to tour homes while hearing from the architects and builders who created them. The website also has a ‘Marketplace’ to champion local Australian furniture and products.
Est Living
Est is a little more high-brow, in a good way! With a passion for sharing the world’s most beautiful design, Est is ‘fastidious about thoughtful design and great craftsmanship’. A great feature of their website is you can sort by spaces so if you want to read about kitchen designs, you can target and sort the articles. Genius.
The Design Files
Founded by Lucy Feagins, the Design Files calls itself a design blog, but really it’s a great, big, juicy box of inspo! It covers real Australian homes, gardens, art, architecture, craft, interior design, furniture, textiles, homewares, food and more. With lots of lifestyle content, the Design Files is really down to earth and relatable.
Yellowtrace
The brains behind Yellowtrace is Dana Tomic Hughes who admits to having an ‘unhealthy passion for design’. The content is carefully curated, cutting-edge, and highly researched, covering interiors, architecture, art, photography, travel and design culture. If you want international inspiration, Yellowtrace presents examples from around the world. As Dana says: refuse to settle for mediocrity!
Homes to Love
This one’s a bit different to the others. More mainstream, Homes to Love is the digital mash-up of the giants from the newsstand. You know the titles: Inside Out, Home Beautiful, Belle, Real Living, Country Style. The short, lightweight articles, with their pretty pictures, are easy to digest. Just be careful you don’t get caught up in the stuff about dramas on The Block!