Renovating and redesigning can be stressful, which is one reason why it can be so good to use a designer. To make a project work well, information sharing between the designer and the client is critical. But what information is of most importance? What does...
There are several words to associate with the indomitable presence that is Megan Morton: curious, passionate, creative, giving, but perhaps the most important is inspiring, to me and many, many others. Megan - aesthete, stylist, author, teacher, mother, wife (etc.) – has worked in styling...
The highly connected world we live in has many advantages and one of these is how it helps us busy people achieve a work-life balance due to the fact that we can work more from home. That, however, raises issues of how to integrate work space...
Welcome back to Marylou Sobel Interior Design for 2016. I hope you had a meaningful and peaceful holiday season. I cherish that time of year for the opportunity it allows me to spend time with the most important people in my life. The start of the...
As an event architect – indisputably, one of Australia’s finest – Philip Carr not only has an exceptional eye for style and flair, and exceptional creativity, but he also has an incredible eye for detail and head for business. Philip is a true designer –...
Everyone loves a beautiful room of course, but there is something that designers are often asked to achieve that goes beyond making a room look lovely. One of the more common ‘briefs’ from a client is to maximise space in a room, and there are...
If I had to choose one thing to use in a room to take its style, elegance and cohesion to a higher level, it would be a beautiful work of art. Art is particularly important to me as a designer as it is the perfect...
I'm so honoured and delighted that I get to speak to the most amazing people at marylousobel.com.au for my Influencer interviews! This week I chatted with one of my favourite style icons - Melissa Penfold. I hope you enjoy getting to know this inspirational woman as...
There is a feeling that can come over us, a feeling of calm – and possibly envy - when we look at those beautifully styled homes in magazines. And often, we wonder, how can we get a home that looks like that, when we have...
I would describe my design aesthetic as timeless, classic; but interior design – like all the fields of design – experiences trends; fashions in décor that come and go. My design motto has always been, 'buy once, properly' and, while, on the face of it,...