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Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake – The Design Files | Australia's most popular design blog.

Well, a month of Chocolate-themed recipes just wouldn’t be complete without a classic chocolate cake, would it? Today our resident chocolate maker, Jade Bentley of Monsieur Truffe shares with us her rich, fudgy and not-too-sweet chocolate cake.  This one is EPIC.  I would know, I tasted it… and the rest of it ended up in my ‘fridge for a week after this shoot.  Let’s just say… that was a great week!  – Lucy

A Slow And Thoughtful Garden Designed With Functionality In Mind

This suburban family garden in Hunters Hill has been tended to by the same owners since 2004, whose stewardship oversaw planting of an excellent foundation palette over the last decade. These loving efforts of the amateur gardeners have now been built upon by landscape architect Hugh Burnett.

The clients engaged Hugh and Ballast Landscape builders to add some structure to their beloved green space, uniting the many functions of this high-use space with its lovingly nurtured character.

Go Exploring for These Hidden Travel Gems

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A Mountain-Top Holiday Spot That Floats Above The Clouds

Interior designer Josie Simpson of Altus Design Studio purchased this Blue Mountains property in 2019. While the settlement took longer than expected, she used the time to collect all her ideas and inspiration buzzing around her head for a unique new accommodation offering.

Cloud Parade is the result of all that planning. With sublime escarpment views and a clean, contemporary interior scheme, Josie has created a cosy and sympathetic companion to the spectacular national park surrounding this home.

Making the most of potentially the best views in the country? Mission accomplished!

Are Protein-Packed Desserts Better For You?

Protein is an important macronutrient for losing weight, building muscle and recovering from tough workouts — and many people don’t get enough. Because protein is viewed as healthy, many compani

Flower Farm Collective – The Design Files | Australia's most popular design blog.

As you probably know, TDF is a tiny team, but we are so lucky to have a wonderful network of contributors from across Australia that help us to bring you coverage of creative happenings from outside our Melbourne base. Today we’re excited to welcome writer Karen Locke and photographer Honey Atkinson of Will Work For Food to the fold.

Each month, the duo will be travelling to rural and regional areas across the country to bring you insights into the lives of those living sustainably, on and from the land.

Today Karen and Honey visit the Hunter Region of New South Wales, where they meet Vanessa Garcia and Dominique Northam of The Flower Farm Collective.

10 Things to Know Before Trying the Paleo Diet

While you may never want to live like a caveman (Who regularly lives in fear of animal attacks?), many people aim to eat like one and follow the Paleo diet. The gist is you only eat what cavemen

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Winter Garden Tips With Phillip Withers!

Even though it feels like winter only started about five seconds ago, somehow we’ve passed the halfway point and spring is somewhat in sight! Now it’s time to consider how to get your natural landscape ready for early spring, as the soil starts to warm up and the wattles burst into flower.

Legendary local Landscape Designer and our good friend Phillip Withers is here with some sound advice for taking care of your winter garden and prepping for the coming months! 

How Small Businesses Can Attract and Retain Employees

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Cat Alley – The Design Files | Australia's most popular design blog.

Today our gardens columnist Georgina Reid introduces a brilliant example of communal gardening in inner city Sydney.

Welcome to McElhone Place, Surry Hills, aka ‘Cat Alley’, known for it’s lush street garden, planted and maintained by local residents.

 

Aging with Vitality, Grace and Confidence

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This Converted Warehouse Apartment Is The Dream Melbourne Rental!

There aren’t many Melburnians who’ve rented the same inner-city property for eight years, but when your place is this good… you do everything you can to hold onto it!

Writer and founder of beauty brand Fluff, Erika Geraerts, is the proud long-term renter of this converted warehouse in Collingwood. The apartment is part of the old Foy & Gibson complex – a circa 1887 factory that provided goods to the Foy & Gibson department stores, and employed over 2000 people at its peak.

Today it’s a close-knit residential community, and one of the few true ‘New York-style’ warehouse conversions in town. Take a look inside!

A Day In The Life of ‘Hamilton’ Star, Chloé Zuel

People say that even if you don’t recognise a famous face when you pass one in the street, they still have a superstar quality about them that turns your head. ‘They must be a celebrity,’ we mutter under our breaths, and scorn the lack of reverse-Google Image search in the real world.

The innate starpower of these born performers gives them an aura, a glow, a whiff of godly magnetism. If you don’t believe me, scroll on through these photos of actor, Chloé Zuel, who plays Eliza Hamilton (the lead female role!) in Australia’s production of Hamilton.

Despite this seemingly inexhaustible energy that comes with a performer’s confidence, stage work is a gruelling, exhausting and nerve-wracking job. But it’s also an exhilarating one, particularly when it’s in a musical at the forefront of a pop culture reckoning. When it debuted on Broadway in 2015, Hamilton swept up a record 16 nominations at the Tony Awards, winning 11 of them – plus a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for its writer and star, Lin Manuel Miranda. Its world domination has continued steadily, with the production landing on Sydney’s sunny shores last year and now making it’s way to Melbourne in the coming months.

Amongst this heady mix of glamour and the grit, we followed Chloé around for a day in her hardworking shoes to see just what it’s like behind the scenes of the world’s most famous musical. Between morning meditation at her home in Clovelly to battling nerves and navigating upside-down days (she has dinner at 5pm and starts work after!) – we talked self-doubt under the spotlight, making musicals cool again, and, of course, work!

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