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A Mid-Century Inspired New-Build That Looks The Real Deal! – The Design Files | Australia's most popular design blog.

Looking at this Brighton East house, one might assume it’s an authentic, tastefully renovated mid-century home, but it’s actually an entirely new build!

Achieving this feel in a new home isn’t easy, so we asked designers and builders InForm, and their collaborators Pleysier Perkins architects, how they did it!

A Micro Flower Farm In Trentham Decades In The Making

Sandy McKinley lives and breathes roses. The self-trained florist has a lifetime of experience in flower growing and wedding design, and she also has her own tiny flower farm!

With her heart set on a weekend country house surrounded by flowers, in 2007, Sandy set out to transform a humble miner’s cottage in Trentham, Victoria and its surrounding paddocks into her own micro flower farm and dreamy country retreat – and so came about the idyllic Acre of Roses. After a recent upgrade in 2018, Sandy and her partner Rob have transformed the property into boutique accomodation.

Though those of us in metropolitan Melbourne aren’t going anywhere for the next little while, bookmark this delightful gem for future travels. And for those of you who can get out and about, this is the perfect weekend getaway!

A Designer’s Colourful + Curvaceous Coogee Rental!

After frequently moving over the past 10 years, Ana Piteira and Jonathan McFarlane went in search for a longer-term place to call home. They found it in this Coogee home, which they’ve been decorating ever since. 

Step inside and you’ll find a suite of curvaceous new and vintage furniture pieces, set amongst a punchy colour palette. Complementing the entire scheme are items from Ana’s home, accessories and clothing labels Reliquia Jewellery, Blanca Studio, Valet Studio, Aeyre Home and Respiro, all encompassed under her company, Reliquia Collective!

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A Warm And Wonderful 1950s Home In North Warrandyte

The 1950s house of designer Vy Costen, marine scientist Andrew Costen, and their three boys is located in North Warrandyte, where many of Melbourne’s underrated mid-century gems lie! 

The house is situated on the former Koornong Experimental School site, which operated here in the 1940s. Following its closure, the site was subdivided into 12 blocks, with Vy and Andrew’s house completed on one of four vacant lots between 1953 and 1955. 

Many of the home’s original features remain today, including the wonderful exposed stone walls, timber panelling, and charming retro kitchen!

Revisit the original story here

A Warm And Wonderful 1950s Home In North Warrandyte. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli


A Warm And Wonderful 1950s Home In North Warrandyte. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli


A Warm And Wonderful 1950s Home In North Warrandyte. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli


A Warm And Wonderful 1950s Home In North Warrandyte. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli


Life In One Of Melbourne’s Best Mid-Century Homes! Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli


Life In One Of Melbourne’s Best Mid-Century Homes! Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli


Life In One Of Melbourne’s Best Mid-Century Homes! Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files. Styling – Annie Portelli


Are You The Third-Ever Owner Of This 1970s Masterpiece? Photo – courtesy of Gary Peer


Are You The Third-Ever Owner Of This 1970s Masterpiece? Photo – courtesy of Gary Peer


An Original Mid-Century Queenslander With Millennium Modern Flair. Photo – Mindi Cooke.


An Original Mid-Century Queenslander With Millennium Modern Flair. Photo – Mindi Cooke


THIS Is How You Renovate An Architect-Designed, Mid-Century Home. Photo – Jacqui Turk. Styling – Jono Fleming


THIS Is How You Renovate An Architect-Designed, Mid-Century Home. Photo – Jacqui Turk. Styling – Jono Fleming


Photo – courtesy of Sydney Sotheby’s International Reality


Photo – courtesy of Sydney Sotheby’s International Reality.


This Unparalleled Mid-Century Masterpiece Is The DREAM Home. Photo – courtesy of Morrison Kleeman


This Unparalleled Mid-Century Masterpiece Is The DREAM Home. Photo – courtesy of Morrison Kleeman


A Mint Condition Mid-Century Mansion Goes Under The Hammer. Photo – courtesy of Gary Peer


A Mint Condition Mid-Century Mansion Goes Under The Hammer. Photo – courtesy of Gary Peer


A Mint Condition Mid-Century Mansion Goes Under The Hammer. Photo – courtesy of Gary Peer

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