Get the appJoybird is discounting many of its couches as part of its Semi-Annual Sale, which is due to end on November 1. Discounts reach 30 percent site-wide and up to 40 percent on best-selling items. Joybird furniture is custom-made, so pieces not marked Ready to Ship take longer to dispatch. A WIRED reviewer praises the Eliot Sleeper Sofa for its comfort and built-in pull-out mattress, noting some quirks such as buttons that catch crumbs.
Three people have been charged over an alleged plot to import 120 kilograms of cocaine into Melbourne. The trio was arrested on Tuesday and charged with importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug. Australian Border Force officers found 120 packages of suspected drugs hidden in two cabinets declared as household furniture, shipped from Greece. Police will allege a 49-year-old Pascoe Vale South woman was the consignee and coordinated collection of the shipment at an Essendon storage facility.
Luxury furniture and homeware brand James Lane Design opens its first Western Australian store in Osborne Park on Thursday, 22 October. The Sydney-founded brand has expanded to more than two dozen showrooms. Two further WA stores are planned, in Joondalup in November and Midland in the summer. To mark the opening, the brand is offering 30 per cent off storewide and complimentary treats during the opening weekend. The Osborne Park store will open from 9am to 5pm on Thursday.
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Get the appBrisbane has been named Australia's renovation capital, with approved residential renovation work averaging $88.5 million a month over five years. A study by furniture retailer The Furniture Trader, using Australian Bureau of Statistics building approvals data, found Brisbane also recorded the biggest rise nationally, up 71.7 per cent. Northern Beaches ranks second and the Gold Coast third. Sydney recorded the largest fall in approved renovation value of any council area, down 29.1 per cent over the same period. Nationally, approved renovation value rose 27 per cent to $15.3 billion.
A home office guide suggests ways to match a workspace to popular interior design styles. For mid-century modern spaces, it recommends a dark wood standing desk, a bright lamp, an Eames-style chair and Bauhaus-inspired artwork. For a Scandi look, it suggests light colours, a light oak or teak desk, a cordless lamp and wall-mounted storage. For a colourful office, it advises limiting the palette to two or three hues, with blush and sage given as an example. The guide stresses balancing practicality with appearance so the workspace stays comfortable to use.
A unique Zenith Defy Chronograph USM watch and matching furniture set will be auctioned at Phillips New York on 5 December 2026. The one-of-a-kind piece features a mirror-polished dial with USM's signature colours and a sideboard designed to hold up to 24 watches. Proceeds from the auction will support the Swiss Institute, a non-profit promoting experimental art. The watch is powered by Zenith's El Primero 400 automatic column-wheel chronograph movement, with a 55-hour power reserve.