Everyday Living

Comfort, order and small spaces that work harder

Rooms that feel better to be in, accessories that earn their shelf space and small homes that cope with real life. Practical ideas for the places you spend most of your day.

4 stories in Everyday Living

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Everyday Living

Simple Ways to Make Everyday Spaces More Comfortable

Comfort at home is rarely one big purchase. It tends to come from small adjustments to heat, light, softness and clutter, made room by room and season by season.

Feature · 4 min read

Sunny brick hallway with a timber shoe bench, woven baskets, a plant, and a straw hat and canvas tote hanging from wall hooks beside a glazed timber front door.

Everyday Living

Choosing Practical Accessories for a More Organised Home

Hooks, baskets, trays and shelves do not organise a home by themselves. A short tour of the usual stations, with one question for each before anything goes in the basket.

Curated picks · 4 min read

Close-up of a person's hands adjusting a textured cushion on an armchair with a folded knit throw, a brass desk lamp and small plant by a sunny window.

Everyday Living

Everyday Comfort Products: What Features Actually Matter?

Spec sheets for comfort products can run to dozens of lines. Most of them fall into three groups: how it performs, how it is built and what you can rely on afterwards.

Explainer · 4 min read

Compact sunlit apartment living space with a drop-leaf timber table, wall shelving and a green sofa while a woman in linen summer clothes carries a potted plant toward a balcony with gum trees.

Everyday Living

Making Small Living Spaces More Functional

A small flat or compact house works hardest when each square metre has a clear job. Here is a step-by-step way to find those jobs, with safety points for tall furniture and rentals.

Practical guide · 4 min read

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