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A Life In Pattern
$59.99
A Life In PatternAnna Spiro is the founder of Anna Spiro Design and co-founder of Anna Spiro Textiles, and has been working as an interior designer for more than two decades. Her distinctive style and approach were launched onto the world stage with her highly lauded re-design of the boutique hotel, Halcyon House. In 2014 Anna published her first book, Absolutely Beautiful Things.
Batsford
A Year Of Garden Bees And Bugs
$37.99
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Dear Village
An Insect A Day
$39.99
<p><strong>Fascinating and richly illustrated stories of insects in 366 daily entries, from dancing honeybees to the largest spider webs in the world.</strong></p> <p>In this beautifully produced guide, entomologists Gail Ashton and Dominic Couzens present a look at hundreds of insects, as well as what makes each one so important. With a fascinating, bitesize entry for every day of the year, you can learn all about insect behaviour, migration, protection mechanisms, their involvement in folklore, history, literature, and more. Learn what the scientific name for each bug is, find out what people have had to say about them over the years from poetry to scientific papers, and see what they look like for yourself with a detailed image to accompany each entry.</p><p>Discover the story of the gnat, whose wings beat at 1000 times a second, the glowworm, who has captured the power of light, and the sacred scarab beetle, worshipped in Egypt thousands of years ago. </p><p>Illustrated with stunning photographs and works of art, showcasing the colours, textures and strange and unique features of these fascinating creatures, this collection is a celebration of insects and their special place in our ecosystems and culture.</p>
Dear Village
Australian Dreamscapes
$80.00
In Australian Dreamscapes, Claire Takacs showcases the varied gardens found in the Australian landscape, from lush green oases to semi-arid settings. Claire profiles Australian gardens, gardeners and garden designers who are drawing on the international movement towards a more naturalistic approach to planting design. Similar to the New Perennial movement and Prairie-style, these gardens take into consideration how plants grow in the wild and have created highly textural, visually pleasing gardens that appeal not only to our love of beauty, but that sit gently in their surrounding landscapes, giving a strong sense of place. Across 15 chapters and 22 gardens, Claire's stunning photography is accompanied by essays written by the garden owners or designers. The chapters detail the journey to establishing the gardens, their motivation, and the struggles and rewards the gardens bring day in, day out. Beautifully presented, Australian Dreamscapes is a stunning journey through the diversity of gardens in Australia.
Dear Village
Backyard Bees
$39.99
Backyard BeesFully revised and updated bestselling beginner's bee book, now with information on the Flow Hive and bee-friendly planting. Includes more on native bees and the latest advice on Varroa.
Dear Village
Beautiful Coastal Homes
$44.99
Australia's most established interiors and architecture magazine, Home Beautiful, launches its next book, Coastal Homes. This beautifully edition is the second chapter in the brand's curation of beachside style. Packed with inspiration, the 288-page hardcover book invites readers into the most beautiful coastal homes, both in Australia and abroad, with a focus on elevating everyday style. It's a tome for all beach lovers and coastal dreamers. From classic blue and white to a more earthy and bohemian palette, there's a look to suit everyone. Dive into the stunning photography and be carried away by the story of each home and the people who live there. Whether by the beach or near a bay, these homes all showcase the beauty, ease and laidback luxury of living by the coast, a lifestyle that is eternally timeless and coveted.
Dear Village
Bellissima
$100.00
When one enters a Collette Dinnigan-designed home there is nowhere else you would rather be. Her style is one of simple yet sophisticated beauty. Bellissima: An Australian–Italian Affair takes you into Collette’s world of beauty – interiors, gardens, food, friends, curiosities, art and travel – in Italy and Australia. It shows us Collette’s remarkable eye for detail, vignettes, texture and colour. She shares her design inspiration and reveals stunning photos never before published of her homes in Bowral and Darling Point, along with a Rome apartment and holiday house in Puglia. Collette and her photographer, Earl Carter, travelled the length of Italy, from Naples to Turin, to capture the essence of what inspires Collette that she then brings home to Australia, the ‘great Southern light’. ?Collette not only takes us into her own private worlds but also those of her friends such as Mimi Thorisson in Turin, Neil Perry in Sydney, and Louise Olsen and Luke Sciberras in country NSW, where they share their recipes and art. This is a book of inspiration and delight, a joyous journey of creativity with one of Australia’s foremost fashion designers. Full of glorious imagery, it is a must-have book for those who love travel and interiors.
Dear Village
Best Of Country Style Homes & Gardens
$49.99
Best Of Country Style Homes & Gardens The most beautiful country homes and gardens in AustraliaFor 36 years Country Style has been the leading authority of living a beautiful, considered country lifestyle. In this hardcover book, we've collated the very best houses and gardens that have appeared in Country Style magazine in recent years.Filled with full-page images in Country Style's ubiquitous style, this book is filled with inspiration so you can create a Country Style home.
New Society Pub
Building Natural Ponds
$37.99
Building Natural Ponds is the first book to walk through the steps required to design and build a natural pond without the need of pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals. Coverage includes pond ecosystems and natural algae control, planning, design, aesthetics, and siting, maintenance and troubleshooting, and large ponds and pools.
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City, Coast & Country: Australian
$90.00
City, Coast & Country: Australian Interiors by Adelaide Bragg invites readers into a private world of elegant homes shaped by a distinctly Australian aesthetic: authentic, refined, and effortless. Written by Robyn Lea and featuring her photographs alongside superb images by Lisa Cohen, the book is a curated collection of interiors by leading Australian designer Adelaide Bragg - a name synonymous with 'classic contemporary' style. Whether it's a clifftop coastal retreat, a rural homestead, or an elegant city residence, every home is tailored to its owner. Adelaide's aesthetic underpins each unique space, highlighting the finest artisanal work crafted from carefully considered materials. Raised on a vast sheep and cattle station in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Adelaide's sensitivity to color, texture, and light was shaped by the Australian landscape. Her mother's English-style garden, which skirted the family homestead, offered an alternative color palette. Her design language draws on this duality, where earthy, antipodean tones meet the softness of curated florals. Natural fibers, textiles, and materials such as wool, linen, grass cloth, leather, and wood are transformed into timeless furniture, fixtures, fittings, and wall features, reflecting Adelaide's unique outlook. Organized thematically by color, the book's six chapters reveal the raw materials and creative influences that continue to guide Adelaide's work. Drawing inspiration from materials ubiquitous in her rural upbringing, such as dirt, straw, and fine merino fibers, to create interiors that are as inviting as they are inspiring, Adelaide offers the reader a path forward in their own spaces defined by comfort and pleasure. This is not just a book for design lovers and creative professionals; it is for anyone who appreciates that home is a haven to be enjoyed to the full. With its rich imagery and thoughtful prose, City, Coast & Country is a celebration of interiors that speak to the heart and the spirit of the Australian land.
Dear Village
Colour House
$34.99
Colour HouseA stunning celebration of bold colour design in our homes.Many of us are too afraid to introduce bold colour into our clean, white homes. Yet colour is an essential part of human existence and life on Earth. Colour inspires. Colour enhances. Colour connects.Featuring stunning full-colour photography, this is the ultimate guide to creating rooms full of personality.
Dear Village
Cunningham's Encyclopedia Of Magical Herbs
$37.99
Cunningham's Encyclopedia Of Magical Herbs is an expanded and revised comprehensive guide that features magical uses of over 400 herbs and plants from all parts of the world. With over 500,000 copies in print, this reference book is a must-have for all who perform natural magic. It includes illustrations for easy identification of every herb, along with common names, uses, and rulership.
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Curated Style
$69.99
Curated Style Kerrie-Ann Jones is a leading interior styling expert and lifestyle presenter based in Sydney, Australia. Kerrie-Ann curates homes for private clients and designers with her signature style - a curated and evocative approach to interiors, balanced with a neutral colour palette. Together with her husband Andrew they source vintage and rare furniture and represent contemporary artists. She is the co-hosts of the podcast House of Style, interviewing industry leaders and creative about their design journey. Kerrie-Ann also founded the online styling school The Stylist Lab, teaching styling enthusiasts across the globe how to style their home. @kerrieann.jones | www.kerrieannjones.com.
Dear Village
Decluttering At The Speed Of Life
$24.99
Decluttering At The Speed Of LifeYou don't have to live overwhelmed by stuff—you can get rid of clutter for good! Decluttering expert Dana White identifies the emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter and provides workable solutions to break through and make progress.While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, many of us simply can't purge it all and start from nothing. Yet a home with too much stuff is difficult to maintain, so where do we begin Add in paralyzing emotional attachments and constant life challenges, and it can feel almost impossible to make real decluttering progress.In Decluttering at the Speed of Life, decluttering expert and author Dana White identifies the mindsets and emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter. In her signature humorous approach, she provides workable solutions to break through these struggles and get clutter out—for good!Not only does Dana provide strategies, but she dives deep into how to implement them, no matter the reader's clutter level or emotional resistance to decluttering. She helps identify procrasticlutter—the stuff that will get done eventually so it doesn't seem urgent—as well as how to make progress when there's no time to declutter.In Decluttering at the Speed of Life, Dana’s chapters cover:- Why You Need This Book (You Know Why)- Your Unique Home- Decluttering in the Midst of Real Life- Change Your Mind, Change Your Home- Breaking Through Your Decluttering Delusions- Working It Out Room by Room- Helping Others DeclutterAs long as we're living and breathing, new clutter will appear. The good news is that by following Dana’s advice, decluttering will get easier, become more natural, and require significantly fewer hours, less emotional bandwidth, and little to no sweat to keep going.
Dear Village
Dopamine Home
$49.99
Dopamine Home Create a joyful, mood-boosting home through the transformative power of dopamine decor. Bold use of colour, energetic patterns, a mixture of textures: dopamine decor is all about getting your neurotransmitters pumping to unlock joy and showcasing your personal style. In this inspirational book, interiors expert Rachel Verney (aka @the_shoestring_home) shares the core principles of dopamine decor, her creative ideas and hacks, colour theory, and DIY projects for every budget. With easy-to-follow steps, get started on upholstering a headboard, painting tiles, upcycling a cocktail cabinet, or building your own pergola. Filled with stunning interiors photography, this is your ultimate guide to creating your very own colourful, dopamine-inducing haven at home.
