Articles by Joanna Tovia

Irene Coveney and Niall Browne met while studying architecture in Dublin and later moved to Australia with a shared dream — to design and build their own home in the country where they could raise a family and keep horses. That dream came true when they moved into their home near Perth, which they designed…

When your main residence is a clapboard-covered house that dates to the early 1900s and your vacation home is a brown brick eyesore from the ’70s, it’s easy to imagine going for something sleek and modern if given the chance to rebuild. That’s exactly what these Australian homeowners did when they decided…

Letting in the light, blurring the boundaries between inside and out, and creating communal areas to gather with family and friends are almost always at the top of homeowner priority lists when it comes to renovating. But adding a box-like, open-plan living, dining and kitchen area isn’t always the way…

Populating your workspace with things that move you is a known way to help you keep your eye on the prize. When you’ve identified what you want — career goals, financial milestones or even a dream vacation — then photos, clippings and symbols can serve as motivating prompts to keep you fired up and moving…

Populating your workspace with things that move you is a known way to help you keep your eye on the prize. When you’ve identified what you want — career goals, financial milestones or even a dream vacation — then photos, clippings and symbols can serve as motivating prompts to keep you fired up and moving…