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Creative Studio —— Australian Made. Furniture, Soft Furnishings, Design & Custom Work.
Melbourne & Beyond

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There has been a few "pinch me moments" lately. Let's go down memory lane and walk through our home.

1. The burgandy hall. A controversial decision at first. It is a very small and narrow space and the decision to go a dark colour was not recieved well by many. However, I had the vision that it would be a frame for when you enter the kitchen and the first thing you see was the Calacatta Viola wrapped kitchen bench. I thought this would make our kitchen pop as a statment.

2. The colour transition. This space makes me happiest in the morning. The sun is glaring through the large windows and make the paint colours glow. We chose all 3 colours in a matter of minutes at the @porterspaints showroom in Fitzroy after choosing our stone selections. It was one of the first decisions I made in our renovation.

3. The french doors in our living are waiting for some sheers to adorn them. In the meantime, the afternoon light floods this corner where Malcolm loves to nap. It really makes my upcycled marketplace chair the star of the show and making a moment in this random corner.

4. This curved rug seriously takes the cake. It is a seamless way to separate zones within an open living area without the awkwardness of corners (tripping hazard). It has made the flow from living to dining and kitchen feel considered. One of our most exxy purchases but honestly have no regrets.

5. Our custom dining nook is the most used space in the entire home. It's where we chill, we eat, we play Uno. This is where our family and friends gather, making this spot the most loved. It also has the best view of the entire home! We just need a piece of art to sit above this nook and it will be 🤌.

6. For a moment, I was worried there was too much colour. Everyone knows the 60, 30, 10 rule when using colour in interiors. You have a dominant colour, a secondary colour and an accent colour. Don't think I followed this rule but somehow I think it's worked?

7. The Marble arch. An afterthought that turned out to be our biggest statement in the home. Using the offcuts from our vanity marble slab was the best decisions. This is a reminder to use your offcuts and never waste marble.

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Snug Club in print!🍸

Back from an incredible holiday to finally get my hands on this one!

So very exciting to see Snug Club featured in print in @domain.com.au magazine, with a beautiful double-page spread in Saturday’s Grand Final edition of The Age.

I was overseas when it came out, but thanks to everyone who sent me messages, I knew to send my mum straight to the newsagent to secure me a copy!

A huge thank you to @elizabethclarke_ for such a lovely interview and feature. It was also really special to have my client Kelly interviewed for the piece and to read her perspective on the space and the process of creating it together.

“Expressive yet practical and magically atmospheric, Snug Club proves that even the smallest spaces can create an entire other world.”

Very proud of this little world we created together with our key collaborators @narrowwindow @lucymurphyinteriorstudio_ @dylanjamesphoto and @ethanwairau

Words: @elizabethclarke_
Photography: @dylanjamesphoto
Editorial styling: @ethanwairau

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Armadale Residence for @alyssaowens_design

Featuring the Bedhead crafted by @narrowwindow in @sisterbystudioashby fabric, and bedding from @cultiver_goods

More soon
Editorial styling by @ethanwairau
Captured by @dylanjamesphoto

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I’ve never met a surface I didn’t want to wrap in @sisterbystudioashby fabric. So it was a total dream come true when my client said yes to Afua in Walnut for a custom master bedhead.

Executed beautifully with pale blue piping by @narrowwindow, just a taste of what’s coming from our Armadale project xx

editorial styling @ethanwairau
photography @dylanjamesphoto

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Before and after ❤️‍🔥

This one started with a call about a conversation pit in Fitzroy, and took six stages and ten months to arrive at the moody after.

There are the things you can see: new furniture, layered lighting, art and objects that feel considered. Then there’s everything you can’t - hundreds of fabric swatches narrowed down to the handful that made the cut, a paint colour tested and retested before the lighting was even in, hours spent tracking down one-of-a-kind vintage pieces, and always, underneath it all, managing trades, suppliers and the budget to get it done just in time for my client to host her NYE party 🎉

📸 @dylanjamesphoto
Editorial styling @ethanwairau
Conversation pit upholstery @narrowwindow
#interiordecoratormelbourne #conversationpit #seventiesinterior interiordesignmelbourne

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She didn’t enrol to change careers. She enrolled to create a home she loved. 🤎

When Trisha Ruiz joined Design School, she was working as a Heart Transplant Clinical Nurse Consultant, raising a young family and preparing to renovate her 1920s Victorian home.

She had a clear vision for how she wanted it to feel. What she didn’t yet have were the skills to confidently bring that vision to life.

Through the course, Trisha learnt how to develop concepts, design her own kitchen, bathroom and joinery, and communicate those ideas to the cabinetmakers and trades building her home.

Today, she’s still working in healthcare while sharing her beautifully unfiltered renovation journey through @trisharuizdesign.

More than 13,000 people now follow along, with one of her renovation reels reaching almost 350,000 views.

Trisha’s story is a reminder that studying interiors doesn’t have to begin with a perfectly mapped-out career change.

Sometimes it begins with wanting to create a home you love.

And sometimes, that one decision opens doors you never expected.

Read Trisha’s full Creative Career Story via the link in our bio. 🤎

Applications for our August 2026 Certificate IV in Interior Decoration close this Friday, 17 July.

MSF40122 Certificate IV in Interior Decoration
RTO 40889

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Q2 HIGHLIGHTS. Between the flu, the hand foot and mouth and yes, the gastro… we managed some beauty and bright spots.

1. San Francisco dining room coming together
2. A new akari friend at Helen
3. @acehotelsydney for @auinteriordesignawards
4. Secured an epic @dan_mcauley_art piece for Seattle via @hake.
5. @lost_profile_studio
6. A dreamy @designerrugs @catherinemartindesigns selection for a formal lounge in northcote
7. Gave our living room couch some new life with an @etsy fabric find
8. Pink couches forever and ever
9. Bathroom selections
10. Finally visited the @sixsix.store and walked away with my dream crystal, rose tinted aviators
11. A whirlwind 8 days in paris and london (more soon)
12. When your client loves @kvadrattextiles argo as much as you do
13. Said textiles on her epic @dooqdetails dining table
14. Special delivery @auinteriordesignawards
15. Sweetest little bedhead with @narrowwindow
16. @nobilis_paris @redelman_fabrics_melbourne

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One of my favourite glow ups from Marketplace.

Don't ask me how much I ended up spending...

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Before and after 🪄

What was once a blank white box studio apartment is now Snug Club - a moody, immersive retreat centred around a seventies-inspired conversation pit.

With the bones of the pit already in place, I was engaged to transform the space through colour, soft furnishings, layered lighting and a curated collection of furniture, art and objects.

Without a single structural change made, this transformation is truly a testament to the power of decoration ✨

📸 @dylanjamesphoto
Editorial styling: @ethanwairau
Conversation pit upholstery: @narrowwindow

#interiordecoratormelbourne #conversationpit #seventiesinterior #interiordesignmelbourne

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Before and after 🪄

What was once a blank white box studio apartment is now Snug Club - a moody, immersive retreat centred around a seventies-inspired conversation pit.

With the bones of the pit already in place, I was engaged to transform the space through colour, soft furnishings, layered lighting and a curated collection of furniture, art and objects.

Without a single structural change made, this transformation is truly a testament to the power of decoration ✨

📸 @dylanjamesphoto
Editorial styling: @ethanwairau

#interiordecoratormelbourne #conversationpit #seventiesinterior #interiordesignmelbourne

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We’ve been talking about this project ever since we sat in the pit! 🤎

Back in April, Ally took us behind the scenes of The Snug Club as part of our Colour + Curate + Procure immersion day in Fitzroy.

We can now finally share a few of our favourite bts moments from one of the most memorable spaces we’ve toured.

Nearly two months later, we’re still thinking about it.
The considered colour and details. The feeling when you walk in. The mood. The craftsmanship. The originality.

And perhaps it’s the nostalgia in us, but there was something special about gathering together in a conversation pit — slowing down, sharing ideas and talking all things design.

Congratulations to our talented DS Alumni @alessandrasmith_design on a beautiful project and another well-deserved feature in @thedesignfiles 👏🏻

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P.S. Should we organise another immersion day?

Bonus points if there’s a conversation pit. 😉

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Not only are you saving coin, you are also creating a space that is curated with injections of individuality and personality.

We love a good marketplace find!
And how I used my finds to transform my space:

1. Add character back into the home with ceiling roses. Driving 3 hours to Warnambool for this beauty was so worth it. Marketplace ventures are always so memorable.
2. Adding old items and mixing with new. This one is core for me in everything. I love bringing life back into old pieces. There is something so much more special than store bought items.
3. Add layered lighting - creating an ambience was so important for me in this renovation. I refused to have downlights and I think it has definitely served.
4. Adding pattern to bring personality. This was is new one for me. I never was a huge pattern person but have learnt this gives so much visual interest even with the most subtle patterns. And so much fun!
5 Add a statement marble for the DRAMA, and boy there is so much of it!

If you are a marketplace addict, drop a comment and/or DM your latest find.

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