Living colour

Recreate our cover look with soft spring tones and touchable textures

EARTH & SKY

Thonet ‘GmbH S 285/0’ desk, $3485, and ‘GmbH 210 R’ bentwood chair, $2465, Anibou. Couple lamp, $425, Future Collective. Framed artwork, Office Elias. Japanese blue cup, $29, The DEA Store. Brass vessel, Office Elias. Kristiina Head II sculpture, $1250, Curatorial + Co. Ferm Living

paper organiser, $179, The Lost & Found Department. Postcard, paint brushes and books, stylist’s own. Livistona australis plant, $40, Garden Life. BZippy ‘Wide Scallop’

vase, $650, and ‘Wiggle’ vase, $800, Jardan. Match carpet by Greg Natale, $185 per sq m, Designer Rugs.

SECOND NATURE

Vintage Japanese basket, $185, The DEA Store. Iris Hantverk broom, $85, Pappa Sven. Top shelf from left: Maru washi paper lantern, $120, Provider Store. Pot Belly cup in Ochre, $40, Kura Studio. Iris Hantverk vegetable brush, $17, Funkis. Books and enamel containers, stylist’s own. Bottom shelf: Brush and Japanese wooden boxes, from $28 each, Provider Store. Soy Boy pourer, $68, Kura Studio. Gidon Bing Ceramics citrus juicer in French Green, $59, Good Things.

Mugs, stylist’s own. Elke Lucas wide stoneware bowls, $59 each, The DEA Store. On benchtop: Deborah Sweeney soap dish in Toi Toi, $55, and Kura Studio utensil holder,

$80, both Makers’ Mrkt. On soap dish: Sphaera pomegranate seed

oil and pink clay soap, $25, Good Things. Cooking spoons, $70 each, and chopsticks, $30, Opus Lab. Turner + Turner wooden spoon in Marri, $80, Good Things. Turner + Turner small serving bowl in Jarrah, $90, Good Things. Ferm Living kitchen rod in Brass, $169, Lost & Found Department. Iris Hantverk scouring pad, $14 for two, Funkis. Tea strainer, stylist’s own. Traditional bamboo brush, $15, Kura Studio. Ferm Living ‘Bon’ wooden tray, $149, Arrival Hall. Ikigai glass teapot, $160, Mette Collections. Linen gingham napkin, $116 for four, Bastille & Sons. Ghosted terrazzo tiles, from $170.50 per sq m, Fibonacci Stone.

LIGHT & SHADOW

L’Art de Vivre lounge chair, $3260, Fomu. Stool, The Lost & Found Department. On stool: Cereal Paris city guide book, $35, and Inari Japanese mug, $36, both Provider Store. Dua medium pot, $250,

CLO Studios. Acacia rug in Fawn (200cm x 300cm), Armadillo & Co. On top shelf (from left): Shinichi medium bowl, $55, Provider Store. Second row: Vintage Japanese Kokeshi doll, $255, The DEA Store. Antique Japanese washi fan, $29, Provider Store. Lotus Leaf dish, $65, Opus Lab. Third row: Relic vessel,

$135, Tantri Mustika. Tabletop broom,

$35, Provider Store. All other books,

from a selection at Office Elias.

PERFECT PALETTE Our market editor, Natalie Johnson, immerses herself in this season’s must-have colours OUR COVER The colours featured are from The Capsule Collection by Porter’s Paints. Front wall: Eggshell paint in Timberline, $130 per 4L. Front-wall trim: Eggshell paint in River Stone, $130 per 4L. Back wall: Eggshell paint in Old Stone Wall, $130 per 4L. Natalie wears Ines blouse in Sky Blue, $198, and Madras corduroy pants in Baby Blue, $264, both direct from Marie Louise de Monterey. Sol Sana ‘Mila’ slides in Ivory, $99.95, The Iconic. THESE PAGES (clockwise from centre top) Ferm Living ‘Collect Angle’ shade pendant light in Light Grey, $659, Asser & Co. Agra rug (2.4m x 3m) in Pearl, $4300, Armadillo & Co. Starts With A Trickle diptych artwork by Sharon Candy (122cm x 203cm), $3800 for two, Art2Muse Gallery. Star blanket in Grey, $550, Hay. BZippy ‘Wiggle’ vase in Cream, $800, and ‘Cloud Klein’ planter in Cream & Baby Blue, $650, both Jardan. Eggshell paint in (from top) Timberline, River Stone and Old Stone Wall, all $130 per 4L, Porter’s Paints. Abode Prime flooring in Chambery, from $59.40 per sq m, Choices Flooring. Slit table in Black, $390, Hay. Hein Studio ‘Ikigai’ glass teapot, $160, and 101 Copenhagen ‘The Sphere Bubl Medio’ vase in Sand, $100, Mette Collections. Velvet cushion in Sage, $100, In Bed. Eclectic cushion in Dusty Pink, $230, Hay. Mags Soft sofa in Linara 443 (shown in Petal on cover), $6950, Hay.

armadillo rug sofa in any colour is okay