Australian Home Beautiful

Home Beautiful is every home decorator's best friend. With more pages dedicated to homes than any other Australian title, Home Beautiful guides readers towards transforming their own homes into the kind of showplace they see within the magazine.  We demystify the rules of decorating and empower readers to become their own savvy decorators. Covering 5 main pillars - indoors, outdoors, renovate, decorate and food, Home Beautiful is a magazine catered to those who love the home they’re in.

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Calabrating 100 YEARS

Face Value • More than just a pretty picture, Home Beautiful’s early cover images were cultural statements about the beauty in everyday living

The Edit • The latest decor drops and noteworthy design finds

The Edit FROM ELLE • Editor-in-chief Elle Lovelock on timeless style, from designing and decorating her home to how she approaches fashion

Backyard Brushstrokes • In celebration of our 100th issue, artist Emily Raubenheimer brings a favourite cover to life in a custom piece that captures the creative spirit we love to embrace

What makes YOUR HOME BEAUTIFUL? • Since the very first issue of HB in 1925, readers have sought to beautify their homes, inspired by architects, designers, celebrities, tastemakers and, of course, other homeowners. As we ask ‘What makes a home beautiful?’ it seems there is often a common thread. Through every decade, and as trends come and go, all anyone really wants is to feel at home. We ask interiors industry heavyweights for their thoughts on the past, present and future of home design.

Heritage renovation OLD & NEW • This mid-century Melbourne home is once again a joy to behold following a thoughtful renovation

DESIGN through the DECADES • Over the past 100 years, Home Beautiful has seen an immeasurable amount of change. As society progressed, our abodes evolved and reflected our shifting priorities and lifestyles. From the trends we try to forget about to the styles that transport us back to our childhood homes, these are the design directions that defined each decade.

Raise a Glass • Celebrate in style with our favourite Champagne glasses

Cult classics • Beauty trends come and go, but these everlasting essentials have stood the test of time

Treasure Trove • Chyka and Bruce Keebaugh’s maximalist Melbourne penthouse is a veritable jewel box filled with colour, curiosities and many happy memories

Living Legacy • This iconic slice of Australia’s architectural history in Castlecrag has been exquisitely restored and extended, channelling the ideology of the original architects

Golden Glory • A sensitive renovation took the beautiful bones of this heritage home and infused them with timeless style

100 Beautiful Rooms • Celebrate a century of style with us as we reveal the design secrets behind some of our favourite, fabulously fashionable rooms

Dear Gardeners • Let us meander through garden designer Edna Walling’s Bickleigh Vale – a magical village she created in Mooroolbark, Victoria – named after her hometown in England

A Lunch on the Lawn • EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ELLE LOVELOCK INVITES YOU TO ATTEND

Party Pieces • No matter what the special occasion is, these stunning showstopper cakes step up to the plate to say “let’s celebrate”

Lasting legacy • Through cherished memories, Sue Walker tells the story of her grandfather, Home Beautiful’s visionary first editor