jamie durie rug collection

This morning I headed across to the Botanic Gardens for the Launch of Jamies latest venture a collection of rugs, He has brought the outdoors in with his signature collection for the Rug Collection. with a bright collection of rugs inspired by Australian flora. photo thanks to chic traveller

may garden shoot behind the scenes

For the May issue of Real Living, I headed to Woollongong for the day with photographer Maree Homer, we had a lovely time (avoiding the rain) with the garden’s owner Cortney and her super cute dog sprocket (thanks for the tea and biscuits!!), here are some shots of our day, to see more of the […]

black velvet

On friday I headed to Designex and spotted this hot new Smeg fridge -LOVE it, it’s beautiful in its matt black finish with an almost rubber look.

dare gallery ad shoot behind the scenes

A little while ago Dare Gallery approached me to style 3 lounge room “looks” for them using the same sofa in each room, I came up with contemporary, rustic and eclectic the results are in the May issue of Real Living.  It was a big day shooting with Maree Homer but a fun day at […]

MAY cover behind the scenes

Its a great day when you get to shoot a beautiful  house on a sunny day in Sydney, designed/furnished by a clever designer (Tim Leveson), that belongs to a lovely (good looking) couple with a very cute kid, we in magazines couldnt ask for more, well except for a cover and hey presto we got […]

30 days of home and entertaining NOW OPEN

Today the 30 days of home and entertaining house opened its doors. The house looks AMAZING and its a truly exciting event, be sure to register for an event and take a took inside the house purpose built by a team of brilliant creatives spear headed by Carolyn Innis, with styling by Matt Page, Katy […]

the commons

It’s where I get my coffee every morning on the way to work, I love their duck liver pate with cornichons (they make in on site) and their chicken parmigiana is delicious oh and they make and excellent G&T. The Commons is my new favorite local, these guys have created a new way of dining […]

top dog for blog

A brief stint house sitting by the coast has its perks but one of the biggest is dog sitting my new BFF Olive, here we took a walk in the park, wearing best in park an online store for your four legged friend by my Melbourne sweetheart and friend the fabulous Christina Teresinski. Being a dog […]

my style – tamara maynes

         What best describes what you do? Juggling! Essentially I am a designer of products and craft, but I’m also a specialised maker. As a product designer I develop products in house for Orson & Blake which can be anything from fashion to ceramics. My most recent personal venture into product design is Bus Roll […]

pool rules

Today i was shooting with the wonderful Michael Wee (photographer) It seems whenever i shoot a house or garden with a pool, without fail the sun shines (even if the past few days have been wet and miserable) and of course i A. never have the time for a swim or B. have forgotten my […]