Real Living (Australia)

Real Living is a genuine lifestyle brand that promotes a stylish way of living. It resonates with its audience by being trendy and playful, always ready to challenge the norms. Real Living embraces creativity, freedom, and enjoyment in areas like home décor, lifestyle choices, and food, encouraging readers to express themselves boldly.

National, Consumer

English

Magazine

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Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#176729

Australia

#4857

Home and Garden/Home and Garden

#34

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Monthly visitors

Articles

Steve Cordony's Edit Of What To Shop From Castlery

2 days ago | homestolove.com.au | Danielle Grover

For the first capsule collection from Castlery, acclaimed Australian interior stylist, author and H&G contributor Steve Cordony lends his creative vision to the brand, curating an exclusive edit from the Autumn/Winter range. The collection epitomises Steve’s luxurious yet approachable design aesthetic blended with Castlery’s versatile designs for everyday living, and the result is a richly textured, cohesive capsule where the brand’s signature elevated simplicity shines through.
A soft and grounded palette anchors this zen-inspired holiday home

5 days ago | homestolove.com.au | Carli Philips

When they’re not juggling the footy, kids, social events, work and the hectic to-and-fro of weekday appointments, this young family is decompressing at their newly built holiday home on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. A Covid purchase where a green fibro shack once stood, the plot is close to the beach with no through traffic, which was a great selling point for the owners who have two young kids.
This Spanish-Style Avalon Home Feels Like A Warm Embrace

1 week ago | homestolove.com.au | Carli Philips

Radiating a European sensibility, this glorious home in Sydney’s Avalon is, say designers Dominique Brammah and Shannon Shlom of interiors studio Duet, “completely transportive”. While it may call to mind a Spanish estate, its web of established Sydney red gums, tree ferns and cabbage tree palms makes it uniquely and unequivocally Australian.
Interior Decorating Mistakes Our Editors Have Made

1 week ago | homestolove.com.au | Danielle Grover

As interiors writers and editors, we spend much of our time immersed in the world of home design – spotting trends, analysing spaces, and discussing what’s trending and what’s timeless. But that doesn’t mean we’re immune to the occasional decorating misstep. With the gift of hindsight (always 20-20 of course), we can now look back on some of our past decisions with a mix of amusement and affection, grateful for the lessons, and quietly confident we won’t be making those choices again.
19 Stylish Country Bathrooms With Rustic Edge

1 week ago | homestolove.com.au | Tahni Mesann |Grace Flynn

Unlike their sleek and shiny urban counterparts, country bathrooms feature hard-worn surfaces like rustic timber and aged brass over precious marble and natural stone. These washrooms have been created to withstand country living and life on the land. In period homes, these spaces were constructed to last a lifetime, rather than be ripped out and replaced as trends demand.
12 Stylish Furniture Pieces From Freedom

1 week ago | homestolove.com.au | Lisa Panetta

Your home is the place where you can allow your personal style to roam free, incorporating key pieces that can help transform your space into a true reflection of your style. Expressing your individuality can take shape in a range of ways. Whether through the addition of elevated furniture and seating, playing with unique lighting and textiles, or simply by utilising a range of décor and tableware.
From Pile To Underfoot

1 week ago | homestolove.com.au | Melissa Field |Anna Delprat

Comfort, practicality, budget and style all need to be considered when it comes to how to choose the best type of carpet for your home. Get it wrong and you could be regretting that shows-every-mark white shag pile for years to come. With so many types of carpet available, it can be confusing and overwhelming. So when it comes to choosing carpet for your rooms, what to look for when buying carpet for your house, and more importantly what to avoid, here’s the lowdown.
Simpson Cottage Bundeena: Stay At A Historic Home Near Sydney

2 weeks ago | homestolove.com.au | Bella Westaway

Walking through the white picket fence that leads to Simpson Cottage feels like crossing a threshold to another time. You step off a suburban street and onto an idyllic property surrounded by nature, complete with a historic house that feels plucked from a storybook. It comes with a story, too. It started in 1863, when George Simpson, an Irish migrant who was one of the first pioneers of the area, was granted 50 hectares of crown land near Bundeena.
11 Spectacular Homes Where Stained Glass Is The Showpiece

2 weeks ago | homestolove.com.au | Danielle Grover

Once reserved for Federation-era homes, stained glass and leadlight windows are enjoying a resurgence in contemporary interior design. A relic of yesteryear, the luminous panes bring a sense of artistry and permanence to the homes they occupy, all the while instilling an air of timelessness and grandeur into its interiors. In this edit, we step inside 11 showstopping homes where stained glass takes centre stage.
It’s A Two-Storey Bungalow From The Front. Inside Is Anything But

3 weeks ago | homestolove.com.au | Chris Pearson

Coming home is always an occasion for the lucky owners of this home on Sydney’s Lower North Shore. From the front, it’s a familiar two-storey bungalow, but inside it’s anything but. A traditional hallway ushers them towards a revelation – a sweeping spiral staircase, the backbone of the house, which leads to a luminous courtyard and on to a living room with a soaring cathedral ceiling, bathed in soft light. “It’s all so beautiful – that staircase is quite the centrepiece,” says the owner.