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Style Hunter Blog - November 19

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:50:46 -0800

Stephanie Powell, HB Senior Stylist

I've been milling over the 'animalia' trend that popped up at the Milan Furniture Fair this year, and wondering whether I could live with it. Animals are continually appearing everywhere in design. ...

What's Inside the December Issue

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:54:48 -0800

What's inside this month's HB....

Made with Love
Make this Christmas one to cherish forever with our selection of beautiful decorations, gifts and treats that you can make yourself. From traditional hand-stitched stockings and Santa sacks to bespoke tree decorations, garden wreaths and crackers, you'll find all you need for the perfect personalised Christmas here. ...

December Letter from the Editor - Home for the holidays

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:35:43 -0800

Christmas is most definitely a time for savouring tradition. Rather than the customs that come from other places and times before our own, it's the traditions that are completely unique to our families that mean the most - the ones we've grown up with and built on, year after year. ...

Style Hunter Blog - November 11

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:51:07 -0800

Lisa Thomas, HB Deputy Editor

My money-saving tricks

Despite being surrounded by creativity, inspiration and beautiful things on a daily basis, sometimes I - like most people, I like to think - need a little extra encouragement and advice to work out my own style and interpret it within my home. ...

Australian Home Photography Competition

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:58:44 -0800

Last month we asked you to send us a single photo that visually encapsulated what you thought made a home uniquely Australian in our ‘Celebrating the Australian Home’ photography competition.

Now that we’ve received all your creative and inspiring submissions, it’s over to you to choose your favourite in our People’s Choice Competition!

Here’s our pick of the top 19 entries. ...

Style Hunter Blog - November 2

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:13:00 -0800

Sarah Ridley Burman, HB Chief Sub-Editor

As a child, I was in happy possession of a much-loved porcelain bunny, who was almost forgotten until I gleefully spotted the sweetest woodland creature of them all hippity-hopping its way back into our hearts. Starting on the catwalk with Marc Jacobs' 2009 collection for Louis Vuitton, the trend is proving to have bouncy little legs, having made the jump to hankies, fabric and even bunny-themed cushions and jewellery. ...

Style Hunter Blog - October 26

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:30:17 -0800

HB Senior Sub-Editor Shelley Tustin

Christmas comes early at the HB office, with the team finding themselves surrounded by bonbons, baubles and mince pies as early as August. While this inevitably leads to premature Christmas anxiety (imagine having that panicked week-before-Christmas feeling in September!), it also means that we get to spend plenty of time admiring the more beautiful (and tasteful!) yuletide accessories, such as Christmas cards. ...

Spring Fling

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:12:23 -0800

RECIPES JARED INGERSOL STYLING IMOGENE ABADY PHOTOGRAPHY NICKY RYAN

Prosciutto with chardonnay & melon salsa & sage biscotti

Serves 6

180g flour
30g polenta
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
A pinch of salt
A few grinds of black pepper
1 bunch sage leaves, chopped
3 eggs
6 tbsp olive oil
24 slices prosciutto

Salsa:

200g rockmelon flesh, finely diced
200g watermelon flesh, finely ...

Product of the Year 2009 Winners!

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:14:37 -0800

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