Natalie Jeffcott

After El lost her husband, she fell out of love with this house. “What started off as a small project to take my mind off my grief turned into a passion and a love of painting and color!”

This modern loft reno features concrete columns, high ceilings, exposed beams, great brickwork, and cool plywood shelves.

Eishi describes this home’s style as colorful, silly, and fun. “It’s definitely a bit over the top, which we love, and it definitely cheers us up and lifts our mood.”

Tour a sustainably minded, two-bedroom apartment in Melbourne's Collingwood neighborhood that has an absolutely dreamy outdoor area that's small but functional.

See how the kitchen, dining room nook, bookshelf, and more have been beautifully updated in this colorful 1920s cottage in Sydney.

Writer Jessica Bellef’s house was built in the 1970s and is located in Royal National Park, which many consider to be the second oldest national park in the world.

Tour musician Georgia Mooney’s 560-square-foot home that favors florals, lace, velvet, fringe, and retro wallpaper.

Nicole Nelius’ 1960s home in Australia still has its original character, like a big wall of beautiful mid-century windows.

Charlotte Ree’s apartment may be small, but it comes with over 400 square feet of private rooftop in the middle of Sydney.

Bertie Ocampo pulls inspiration and ideas from favorite movies, books, YouTube videos, and Pinterest pins to design her cute Sydney apartment.

Peta Nind owns the Australian plant store Living Gifts Bendigo, and shares this rental house with her sons, dog, cats, and, of course, a lot of beautiful leafy plants.

Because this mid-century modern house hadn't been looked after, Samantha and her husband Dave had the opportunity to update areas for their own needs and "not feel bad about tearing down a recently renovated kitchen or bathroom. It was truly a blank canvas."

Carrissa Leary is the founder of the Instagram-based vintage furniture company, Hendrix and Willow. She shares this large rental house with her two kids, her two dogs, and a ton of stunning vintage furniture and decor pieces.

When Wendy and Fred Butterworth moved into their home, they knew updating everything would be out of their budget. So instead, they started to look at how they could embrace the style that already existed in the house.

Jason Odd and Kristina Sostarko are both visual artists and the founders of Inaluxe, and their art studio is based at their home, this 1950s four-level house in Australia's Grampians Region they purchased six years ago.

Fenella and her family moved into their Melbourne home under a year ago, and they've been busy at work at colorful, unique pieces that give their house character. Fenella says she could spend hours scouring Etsy for items that bring their home together in an interesting way that speaks to her style.

After losing their mother, Sarah decided to move closer to her sister in South Australia. When an old church went on the market, she and her family decided to convert it into a home featuring their eclectic tastes and warm, welcoming energy.

Jo Dabrowski, a children’s book author and illustrator, shares this Melbourne home with her husband and two sons. Each room has its own distinct color that gives the house texture and life.

Phebe and Michael share this rental in Victoria, Australia. They both bring their own unique styles to the house, not shying away from maximalist items that create a fun, whimsical spirit.

Handweaver Mary Burgess has lived in this townhouse in Melbourne for 22 years, filling it with beautiful textiles, art, and lots of unconventional storage container ideas that embrace secondhand sustainability.

Designer Emily Green, also the co-owner of a gift and homewares shop called Pinky’s, shares this three-bedroom weatherboard house in Melbourne with her family.

Ginger Tayler's home's style is "Old Hollywood and Palm Springs architecture, Jayne Mansfield's house, the Playboy mansion, 1970s decor, log cabins, and old motels. Particularly American ones."

Josh and Matt struggled to decorate their home while ensuring they didn’t damage their rental... so they make their own home decor and art that's easy to install AND remove.

When clinical nutritionist, cook, and educator Angel Munro and her family first moved in to this home, the original house was very dark, and so their renovation’s aim was to make it as “white, airy, and light as possible.”

Marita McCausland, the owner of interiors and indoor plant store Into the Wild, shares this renovated 1940s weatherboard home with her husband Stuart, two young daughters, and two pet spoodles.

Blogger and fashion stylist Hayley Hughes describes her Australian rental home's style as "Think modern 'Golden Girls,' heavily pink with lots of vintage and quirky pieces and lots and lots of art!"

Julia is the painter behind Summer Svenson, a colorful collection of creations ranging from canvas, to baubles, to plant pots featuring energetic abstract patterns and an array of adorable motifs, like tigers, fish, cats, dogs, faces, and much, much more.

Artist Paula Mills' home is filled with vintage furniture and decor, cool collections, and her own beautiful artwork by Paula.

Built in 1975, it features incredible wallpapers, wooden feature walls, curved corners, modern floral artwork, and neon signs.

Anna Castles' house is designed around an internal courtyard, which means they have natural light flooding their living area all day; they can look out at their beautiful mural and feel connected to outside.

Lee Alford has done wonders with this once-featureless, bland, modern, open-plan house. It's now an eclectic bohemian maximalist paradise.

With two loft spaces, a full-size kitchen, a comfortable bathroom, and lots of clever storage that includes a washing machine, Dolly has designed and created a beautiful home!

Kate Scanlon has converted an office space into her very own indoor greenhouse in the middle of her home!

From the dining nook to a dog bed to ceramics, to even a functioning turntable that doubles as a zen garden.

This home features wooden windows, a lovely fireplace, sunlight, and beautiful creations by the artists who live within it.

It's literally impossible to pick a favorite element in this colorful Australian house... from the fun furniture, the plywood kitchen, the STUNNING Art Deco bathtub, and the open floor plan.