Marie Claire Lifestyle

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Marie Claire Lifestyle

editor’s letter

TRENDS • This season, we’re embracing interiors that TELL A STORY. Interior architect Georgia Ezra shows us how tiles can create MEANINGFUL, authentic spaces. Stylist and designer Sarah Ellison wants to bring CHARACTER and CONNECTION to our homes. Plus, four TASTEMAKERS reveal what’s on their wish lists for winter

CURATED BY • The best, most beautiful things to enjoy indoors and further afield

GREAT TASTE • Four Australian creatives share their favourite pieces, design inspiration, dreams, daily rituals and more

THE TILE RULEBOOK • Why 2026 is all about colour, craftsmanship and using tiles where you least expect them

creative INSTINCT • After building one of Australia’s most successful design brands, Sarah Ellison is entering a new chapter – one that brings together decades of experience in styling, interiors and creative direction, while leaving space for the things that matter most

ART OF LIVING • Welcome some luxury into your interiors with pieces from Louis Vuitton’s stunning Home collection, featuring furniture, textiles, tableware, trunk pieces and celebrated designer collaborations.

RUNWAY to ROOM • The autumn/winter 2026 fashion collections aren’t just influencing our wardrobes – they’re providing plenty of inspiration for our interior spaces, too. From earthy hues to playful patterns, here’s how this season’s style codes can transform your home

DREAM HOMES • Take a peek inside some of the world’s most BEAUTIFUL and unique homes. From Collette Dinnigan’s ECLECTIC country retreat to a GRAPHIC Milan apartment and a Los Angeles home that captures the EFFORTLESS ease of California living, there’s no shortage of INSPIRATION. Get ready to update your moodboard

Collected living • Inside Collette Dinnigan’s soulful Bowral home, where fireplaces roar, flowers spill from the garden and a new cashmere collaboration captures the art of slow, beautiful living

DESIGN DREAM • Maria Vittoria Paggini’s renowned showroom, Casaornella, is a space where design becomes material and reverie takes shape

MODERN OASIS • Located in the Palmeraie on the outskirts of Marrakech, this harmonious villa is more than a holiday home – it’s a restorative escape

Word play • Fashion designer Bella Freud’s West London home blends a nostalgic colour palette with her love for clever typography

SUNSET, ANACAPRI • Tucked away from Capri’s glitzy scene, Villa Lucia seems to float between sea and sky. Here, Mediterranean tradition meets contemporary living – best enjoyed in good company

A MOVEABLE FEAST • In this sophisticated Left Bank apartment, acclaimed architect and designer Hubert de Malherbe cultivates the art of reinvention, constantly moving the many artworks that inhabit the space. It’s an interior in motion

COLOUR POP • Not into colour? Rixo co-founder Orlagh McCloskey’s home will change your mind. The fashion designer welcomes us into her vibrant family abode in West London

Coastal chic • When Frédérique Leclercq bought land in Le Touquet, a charming village by the French seaside, she wasn’t just building her dream home – she was reconnecting with her roots

CALIFORNIA DREAMING • Designer Jenni Kayne’s family home perfectly balances Belgian architecture, California ease and a...