Heidi Swanson

They say that a change is as good as a holiday, and BOY do we need a vaycay right about now! After staring at the same four walls for what feels like an eternity, now is the time to bring some holiday vibes to your home with colour.

Melbourne stylist Bree Leech has worked with Dulux on some seriously impressive before-and-after colour transformations, using not much more than a fresh lick of paint from the Dulux Colour Forecast 2021 ‘Reset’ palette for Summer.

To help reset your space, we’ve got a Dulux Online Colour Consultation plus 20L of Dulux paint to give away to three lucky TDF readers!

Everyone loves the life of the party; you know, that house guest who’s always a little bit late, but arrives brandishing an armful of cocktail ingredients, and brings the party VIBES as soon as they arrive. You could say that the following homes share this sort of energy – filled with vibrant colour, pattern, artwork and enviable collections that appropriately reflect their creative owners’ big personalities.

From the audacious and ostentatious to the fabulously flamboyant, these are the most extroverted homes we featured this year. As the old adage goes: there’s no show without punch!

There was always plenty to love about this Edwardian in Fitzroy North, but the previous interiors were basic, and the garden almost entirely devoid of foliage.

With the architectural expertise of Buck & Simple and garden prowess of Inge Jabra Landscapes, the home now is open and airy, showcasing a design as distinguished as its gorgeous Edwardian facade.