A Home Tour of Interior Designer Xanthe Highfield

It might sound like a fairytale to say you were the sole bidder on a coastal property with a background big enough for kids to run around in — especially with today’s market — but for interior designer Xanthe Highfield (of Studio Highfield) and husband Sam Clayton, it was reality.

It was also 2015.

Oh, and did we mention that when she saw the place, it was the first home she actually wanted? Xanthe wasn’t kidding when she told us “We lucked out!”.

If it makes you feel better, it did take six

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A Tour of Alyce Tran's Paddington Terrace

For anyone who can recall the monogrammed trend that took hold of all our accessories, tech and otherwise, in 2014 — well, you’ve got Alyce Tran to thank. A wildly popular entrepreneur, not only did she co-found The Daily Edited — the vogue of personalisation — she’s also the founder of In The Round House, a sleek, stylish and tongue-in-cheek lifestyle brand. If you’ve seen a quirky plate or platter adorning a tabletop whilst scrolling social media, it’s a good chance Alyce Tran was the brains b

A Tour of Bailey Jones' Beverley Hills Apartment

Moving into your first *owned* house can be just as challenging as it is exciting — and that’s not even touching on the decor.

At least, that’s what content creator and revenue data analyst, Bailey Jones, seems to have found, telling Sheridan Life candidly, “Truth be told, after getting a mortgage it’s difficult to part with lots of money for interiors.”

But unlike some of us, Bailey has a secret weapon on hand — her mum, Paula, owner of Melbourne-based slow fashion label, Jonei. When it came

A Tour of Interior Designer Natalie Walton's Byron Bay Cottage

There are man caves, granny flats, and then — well, Natalie Walton’s Still Studio.

A shed-cum-studio-cum-cottage-cum-future holiday rental, the space is as multi-hyphenate as Natalie herself.

An interior designer and stylist, you might recognise the name Natalie Walton from her podcast, as a best-selling author, or one of her several styling masterclasses. She also runs Imprint House, a curated collection of homewares — and she’s a mother of four.

The aforementioned Still Studio came part and

A Tour of Julia Busuttil Nishimura's Melbourne Home

If you type the name ‘Julia Busuttil Nishimura’ into Google — or even if you search by her Instagram handle, @juliaostro — the suggested searches and related queries provided to you will be delicious (well, they’ll sound it anyway). Results like “julia ostro banana bread”; “julia ostro greens pie”; “julia busuttil nishimura tiramisù” are provided — alongside the all-encompassing “julia ostro recipes”. Not exactly surprising, when you’re a cook with over 100,000 followers on Instagram, and the au

Considered Fibre Series: The Benefits of Linen

Linen needs little introduction. It’s known and loved for its beautiful qualities that stand the test of time.

Our 100% Belgian flax linen is crafted from fibres derived from the flax plant. It’s a strong fabric that ages beautifully, and has the ability to breathe and assist with temperature regulation. Renowned for its longevity, linen is a more sustainable fabric choice because it can stand the test of time with the correct level of care.

3. Harvesting: Pulled from the ground with roots, pr

Considered Fibre Series: The Benefits of Recycled Polyester

An alternative to virgin polyester, recycled polyester helps reclaim plastic waste and make treasure from trash — while using less energy than its counterpart.

Sheridan uses recycled polyester from recycled plastic bottles (rPET); known as recycled polyethylene tetraphyte. Recycled polyester is functionally versatile, durable and strong.

1. Sorting: Plastic (PET) bottles are sorted, separated, sterilised, cleaned, dried with all secondary materials removed 2. Grinding: Ground into small chips,

Considered Fibre Series: The Benefits of TENCEL™ Lyocell

Accountability is an important factor in designing our products, which is why we choose TENCEL™ — with Lenzing’s approach to a more sustainable future, it aligns with our goal of making tomorrow beautiful.

TENCEL™ Lyocell is an innovative cellulosic fibre; its raw material derives from wood pulp, sourced from sustainably managed forests. It’s known for its versatility and combines well with other fabrics.

1. Forest: Trees from certified sustainable forestry and plantations are grown

5. Yarn:

Curated Colour: Here’s How to Style Cumin in Your Home

You’ve definitely seen cumin on an ingredient list, at the supermarket, or even used it in a recipe, but now it’s time for cumin — the colour, not the spice — to take centre stage.

If you’re wondering “what colour is cumin”, like the origin of its name suggests this hue is inspired by nature. Sophisticated and rich, cumin is based on hues of brown and green, with hints of yellow. With a touch of earthiness, this shade is a grounding one — calm, welcoming and secure.

Not only is cumin a cousin

Eight Benefits of Belgian Flax Linen, for Your Bed and for You

Linen goes a long way back. Like, whatever time you’re thinking of now — double it. Triple it even. Crafted from the fibres of the flax plant, linen has a host of benefits that makes it great for wearing, sleeping in, resting on — think of an element of your life, and linen can definitely help make it better. And although we don’t hold a candle to the length of time linen has been around, our Abbotson Linen Collection has been a part of Sheridan for over a decade now. That’s how beloved it is by

How Do You Style a Brown Bedroom

Bringing justice to brunettes everywhere — sorry blondes, but you’ve long had your moment to shine — brown is this season’s trending colour, set to become a new neutral. Seen on runways throughout fashion month, Emilia Wickstead and Tibi utilised the shade ‘Dark Oak’. An alternative to black, brown is both sophisticated and rich. The Zoe Project and Refinery29 called brown out as the fashion colour of the season, helping everyone who’s ever wondered “How do you style brown?” Over in our interior

How to Create a Safe Environment in the Nursery

Whether or not you’re expecting, you might have a secret Pinterest board (or two), hidden away in the depths of the internet, with ideas for setting up a nursery. Perhaps you’ve chosen a colour palette, a theme, or even looked into some potential artwork for the walls.

It’s imperative to have the nursery set up before your little one makes their way into the world. As you may have been told already, you’ll be just a little busy once the baby arrives.

Although style is a factor, the most import

How to Mix Patterns on Bedding

From clothing to home interiors to bedding, it seems like there are definitive rules when it comes to mixing patterns. There’s the “60/30/10” approach — which advises you to stick to 60% of a favourite pattern, 30% of a secondary pattern, and then the remaining 10% as an accent. Even Buzzfeed laid out ways to go about it clothing-wise, back in 2014.

As you may have guessed, we’re less about rules than we are about throwing out the rulebook. From styling linen bedding in clashing colour combinat

How to Practice Self Care at Home

When it comes to self care, what do you think of? Is it more of a “treat yourself” moment, a la Donna & Tom from Parks & Rec, or is it a more radical act of “self-preservation”, as written by activist and poet Audre Lorde, in her essay collection A Burst of Light? It’s safe to say that the topic is everywhere — in 2020, the year that wasn’t, a third of consumers increased their self-care behaviour. It’s also safe to say that, as an industry, it’s growing astronomically — by 2026, the industry is

How to Safely Swaddle and Wrap Your Baby, With Red Nose

Wrapping, swaddling, or a third, entirely different word? Whatever you call it, there’s no denying that it’s a useful method to assist your baby to settle, self-soothe and to stay asleep.

And when your little one may sleep for up to 17 hours a day — well, that’s (potentially) a lot of time spent wrapped (or swaddled) up.

Oh, and Red Nose Chief Midwife Jane Wiggill adds that wrapping can “reduce crying time.”

It also helps provide stability, helping keep babies “nice and stable in the back sle

How to Style Bed Linen with Scalloped Edges

From Instagram to Tiktok, Pinterest to — well, any social media platform, really — it was likely that, throughout 2021, you were unable to escape the homewares trend of twisted candles and wavy mirrors. Soft geometrics ruled interior design: we saw squiggles, curves, rounded edges, arches. Etsy called out the homewares trend of organic shapes dominating last March; shoppers increased searches for wavy candles by 28,236% and wavy mirrors by 5,296%. It was featured everywhere from Vogue to Refiner

How to Style Green in Your Interior Design

The saying may be “the grass is always greener on the other side” — but not after you’ve finished decorating with this shade. Although colours like cumin have had their time in the spotlight, it’s now time for green — true greens, lively and refreshing — to have their moment. Not only is it a trending gender-neutral colour for babies, according to, well, us, it’s also a colour that can be incorporated throughout the entirety of your house, and then some. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. If

How To Style Your Sarong Five Ways

Summer’s on its way — even if the weather outside is hinting that it’ll start with more of a whimper, than a bang. But us Aussies aren’t ones to let a little rainfall get us down — give us an hour of sun, we’ll give you a day at the beach. And with beach towels a-plenty to choose from, and even loungewear sets you can wear down to the sand, there’s one vital (and versatile) accessory that has, so far, been missing from the conversation. It’s been said by WhoWhatWear that it’s the swimwear cover-

New Year, New You — For Your Home

There’s many a cliche, idiom and famous quote about keeping your space clean. There’s the classic “Tidy house, tidy mind” and all its variations. You can go slightly more moral (or biblical), with “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” You can keep a place spick-and-span, or as clean as a whistle. People have made multi-faceted careers from their love of cleaning, organising and decluttering — just look at Marie Kondo who proclaims to “love mess.” Libby Sander, an Assistant Professor of Organisatio

Sheridan Autumn/Winter '23 Press Release

Sheridan Reveals Sleep Statistics Australia 2022

Did you know that only a third of the people reading this sentence right now are getting enough sleep? Or, at least, the amount of sleep they think they should get. That’s what we here at Sheridan discovered with our ‘Real Deep Sleep’ white paper — a survey that assessed the sleeping habits of Australians across the country. From our bedtime rituals, to what we wear to sleep, to how many hours of sleep we’re actually getting a night, and even popular sleeping positions — we got under the covers

Sheridan's Guide to Your Best Bath Towel

Whether you’re a shower person or a bath person, prefer to wash yourself morning or night, wash your hair once a week or once a day — there’s no underestimating just how good it is to wrap yourself in a warm, plush towel afterwards.

The simple joy this brings makes it worth your while to invest in the best bath towels Australia-wide…we’re talking about ours, of course. But how do you know what the best bath towel for your needs is? Not only is there style and colour to consider — it has to go w

Sheridan Spring/Summer '22 Press Release

Six Ideas for Planning Your Perfect Night In, in Our Best Loungewear Sets

How to Plan Your Perfect Night in, in Our Best Loungewear Sets

Wearing loungewear — or even pyjamas, if you’re bold enough — out of the house is a pretty established fashion trend by now. But sometimes, and especially when there’s just a hint of cold weather, nothing beats staying in. But just because you don’t have big plans for the evening, doesn’t mean you have to have no plans at all. So whether it’s a night on your own, with a partner or pals, we’ve got exactly what you do need for the per