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As seen in Home Beautiful magazine this month

Our March issue is brimming with great reads and fresh decorating ideas for your home.
An alfresco area covered by a pitched roof with decorative wood details.Photography: Julien Fernandez

Take a closer look at Home Beautiful magazine this month as we share wonderful design and decorating ideas to shop, style and create to make your house a home.

Our March issue has a bounty of decorating stories and ideas for you to sink your teeth into. Here’s a sneak peek.

From the editor

In our March issue, we take a deep dive into kitchen design along with some breathtaking home tours, from Brisbane to France, with clever extensions and colourful styling offering inspiration. For home cooks, our best-ever pizza recipes are bound to delight, while a glimpse into homewares brand Block and Print shows the potential of handmade textiles.

“There really is nothing quite like homemade pizza.”

Elle Lovelock, editor-in-chief, Home Beautiful

A much-needed refresh sees this Brisbane cottage revel in colour

The pool area with white sun loungers and interior designer Tori.
The resort-style pool of this bright Brisbane home. (Photography: Mindi Cooke / Styling: Tahn Scoon)

Many dream about renovating a home and letting their imagination take full flight, only to find themselves erring on the side of caution. Not so for Tori, an interior designer and the founder of Banbury Design Company. Beyond the emerald green front door of her home in Brisbane’s leafy south-east awaits a mesmerising world of colour and style.

A historic Brisbane home renovation full of light and charm

A classic white kitchen with a glass chandelier, island and striped window coverings.
A classic white colour palette and antique lighting fills this Brisbane kitchen with refined elegance. (Photography: Mindi Cooke / Styling: Tahn Scoon)

For this Brisbane couple, the only way to go was up after buying a character home at auction four years ago. Leaning on the expertise of Baastudio Architecture, the couple agreed to plans that lifted and extended the existing structure to make room for a new level of living space underneath, creating a modern family home that retained the heart and character of the original house. 


This French holiday house is a masterclass in coastal style

An alfresco area covered by a pitched roof with decorative wood details.
The facade of this holiday home draws the eyes up for a sense of openness. (Photography: Julien Fernandez)

This property, located south-west of Bordeaux in France, initially had a home on it that didn’t suit the homeowners. So the first thing Deborah and her husband did was knock it down so they could create their own dream holiday home for themselves and their two sons. Now, it is filled with light and views of nature come through all the windows. 

Inside the design studio with Holly Firth from Block & Print

Holly Firth Block and Print Portrait
Holly dreams up new designs in her studio/office space. (Photography: Alana Landsberry)

A love of block printing, discovered in the Himalayas, led Holly Firth to start her range of quilted bags and linen homewares. Now, despite the challenges and being busy with their three daughters, the business is flourishing both online and in boutiques who stock the beautiful products.

How to make homemade pizza dough

Cut pieces of pizza dough.
After overnight proofing, this pizza dough is ready for stretching. (Photography: Con Poulos / Styling: Steve Pearce)

The perfect pizza comes down to the dough with this slow-proof recipe needing only six ingredients to make. Add a little time and patience and you’ll have delectable homemade pizza dough in no time.

Home Beautiful March 2024

For more great ideas to relax with, pick up the March issue of Home Beautiful magazine, on sale now. Or subscribe here and never miss an issue.

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