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I have never done so much online shopping in my entire life than in the last two months, no thanks to the protracted pandemic and never-ending lockdown in our country.  When the supermarket in our hood was recently closed for two weeks due to a cluster detected, I had to switch to online mode for the purchase of most of my essentials. Online shopping is convenient but can be a tad time consuming as I sometimes need to wait for the prices of certain items (non urgent ones) to be reduced or wait for free shipping and cashback vouchers before...

s. So it helps that kitchen items just keep getting more stylish; here’s our favourite bench top-approved wares. Menu salt and pepper grinders: A cult item for good reason reason, these grinder sets are discreetly shaped like a bottle and come in a variety of gorgeous colours making them perfect for bench top display. $149.95. IKEA SUNNERSTA kitchen organiser set: If you’re someone that likes all of their high rotation kitchen items in one spot then this kitchen caddy is for you. $27.95. Bloomingville wood kitchen roll holder: Paper towel storage has never looked so stylish. $31. Designstuff The Frame...

Becky Bannar and Lana Rosenbaum started Mahlia Interiors four years ago in Melbourne and have quickly become one of Australia’s leading bone inlay retailers, amassing a dedicated community of fans along the way.  Image: Team Tonkin To anyone who knows the pair, this is no surprise. They live and breathe Mahlia and when you hear the way they talk about inlay furniture, you can’t help be drawn into this colourful world.  With a background in branding and marketing coupled with their experience and love of all things interiors and design, Becky and Lana launched Mahlia Interiors at a time when...

Let me paint you a picture of yesteryear. It’s 2006 when I was a young, naive 18-year-old moving into her dorm room. Back then, the world was different. The iPhone had yet to change (*cough* take over) our lives forever, Facebook was strictly for college students and Instagram and Pinterest did not exist. Let me repeat that last part. Instagram and Pinterest DID NOT exist until 2010. I was already out of college when those came on the scene. Also, I think online shopping was a thing but I was NOT partaking. Too risky if you would have asked me....