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AUSTRALIAN HOUSE & GARDEN | 93
Text by Janice Hogg.
Inspiringarchitectureand
interiorstomesforeveryhome.[
DESIGN
]Oneofthepleasuresofsummeris relaxingwitha good
book.Here,wepreviewsomeofthelatestdesign,cookery
andgardeningofferingstohelpyouhatchanescapeplan.Bibliostyle
JoininteriordesignerNina
Freudenbergerasshetakes
herloveofbooksbeyondthe
pageandcelebratesthem
asdecorativeobjects.Access
privatelibrariesofbooklovers
viaphotographybyShade
DeggesandtextbySadie
Stein.($50,HardieGrant)TRAVELHOME
AuthorsCaitlinFlemming
andJulieGoebelbringyou
traveltipsfrom 20 design
leadersfromalloverthe
world,alongsideinspiring
waystocurateyourcollection
ofspecialfindsandweave
themintoyourexisting
decoratingschemefor‘global
spirit’.($55,Abrams)Individual
JessicaBellefcorallsbehind-the-
scenesimagesandinspiration
fromherforayinto 15 very
personalAustralianinteriors
tobringyousuchdelightsas
‘Awonkyhome,handmade
withlove’and‘Ahigh-voltage
creativeworldbythesea’.
($49.99,MurdochBooks)DOWNTOEARTH
USinteriordesignerandblogger
LaurenLiessdemonstratesways
toachievekeyelementsofher
aesthetictoconjurea creative
andfunctionallifestyle.Seeher
guidingprinciplesinactioninsix
homesrangingfromtheclassic
toa contemporaryclifftophouse
anda newfarmhouse($59.99,
Thames&Hudson)>Iconic: Modern Australian
Houses 1950–2000
As well as combining her
bestsellers 50/60/70 and
70/80/90 into one volume,
Karen McCartney has
added another decade to
her edit of groundbreaking
Australian residences.
($59.99, Murdoch Books)AUSTRALIAN
DESIGNERS AT HOME
Expand your concept of what’s
achievable at your place by following
the lead of Australia’s best-loved
interior designers, no matter what
kind of home you have.
($59.99, Thames & Hudson)BEDTIME
This lavishly illustrated book
offers inspiration for our most
intimate resting place. Bunking
down in the fabulous bed
chambers of royals, including
Marie Antoinette, and stars such
as Marilyn Monroe, author Celia
Forner also reveals ideas from the
sleeping spaces of designers and
decorators. ($100, Vendome)