Marie Claire Lifestyle

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Marie Claire Lifestyle

Editor’s letter

TRENDS • Explore the season’s coveted interior trends: TEXTURE renaissance, sinuous CURVES, and big personality-filled spaces. Leading designers share essential guides for TIMELESS interiors. Plus: mastering the art of ANTIQUE shopping.

CURATED BY • Six of the best, most beautiful things to enjoy for the indoors and further afield

WINTER TRENDS • Dive into our fabulously curated treasure trove of decor must-haves

GREAT TASTE • These innovators share their go-to guides for all things style, and the luxe items and destinations they’re dreaming of this winter

Ask Chloe • The founder and director of interior design studio Matters + Made, Chloe Matters, answers all your design questions

trend SPOTTING • Why are trends trendy? Often it’s because they are new, fresh, clever solutions to old problems, and worthy of consideration. By Kerrie-Ann Jones

The ultimate guide to ANTIQUE SHOPPING • Forsake the flat pack and instead forage for finds you will treasure for generations. Whether you’re looking to shop sustainably, add to a collection or simply indulge in the thrill of the hunt, antiques salvaged from a junk shop or the finest dealer can bring character and craftsmanship to your home.So, for the less-seasoned buyer, discover the sources, and search terms and styles to unearth the ultimate treasure

THE JOY OF STUFF • ‘Curated maximalism’ is interiors talk for having more things, albeit carefully chosen. But how much is too much? And what if lean and clean floats your boat?

THE BIG RESET • There’s nothing quite like the feeling of refreshing your home without breaking the bank. Here, six affordable ways to give your home a chic makeover

DREAM HOMES • Let your CURIOSITY run wild. Step inside the world’s most SPECTACULAR residences, from Miranda Skoczek’s ART DECO Melbourne apartment to Chloe Fisher’s Balinese PARADISE and Sophie Coote’s CHIC abode. Discover Emilia Wickstead’s ELEGANT London home and JJ Martin’s Italian HIDEAWAY.

Melbourne, Australia Collector’s Edition • The art deco apartment of Melbourne artist Miranda Skoczek is labyrinthine, carnivalesque, and full of delight (especially the art)

WEST LONDON, ENGLAND OVER THE SEAS • Fashion designer Emilia Wickstead’s international influences – which include New Zealand, Italy and England – find perfect harmony in her home

Lake Como, Italy lap of luxury • Californian-born JJ Martin has called Italy home for 24 years, starting the clothing and lifestyle brand La DoubleJ, and delighting in this sumptuous lakeside resort

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA A TRIP TO TOWN • After years of seaside living, fashion designer Sophie Coote upped stumps for a pad in Sydney’s inner city, seamlessly fusing her passion for new and old

Thoughtful touches and curated ART pieces make her escape in Bali a HOME away from home for AUSTRALIAN creative Chloe Fisher

Amsterdam, Netherlands ECLECTIC LIVING • The home of Jeanne de Kroon has all the vibrant, global influences one might expect from the founder of boho-luxe fashion label Zazi Vintage

North London, England CELESTIAL TOUCH • Gathering her creative passions of sculpture, jewellery and furniture-making, Lara Bohinc’s five-storey house is mesmerising

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