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Matching Dining Tables & Chairs

Matching Dining Tables & Chairs

Recently, I heard a wonderful expression “The dining table and chairs should be sisters, not twins” and I have to say I couldn’t have put it any better myself! I hope you’ll agree after reading these tips on how to avoid the package-deal “matchy-matchy” look. I know it’s all too easy to go to a… Read more…

Coastal Meets Industrial Style

How to Merge Coastal and Industrial Style

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard “I want Hamptons Style” I’d be a very rich woman. But I’m not! And while it is my job to ensure my clients get what they want (it’s their house after all) I do also feel its important to help them inject a little of… Read more…

How To Style a Coffee Table

How To Style a Coffee Table

Your coffee table is the perfect space which allows you to display items that mean something to you and showcase your personal style. How do you strike a balance between interesting/overcrowded and bland/boring? For everyday, you need to leave enough clear space for coffee cups or glass of wine but with the use of trays… Read more…

Styling You The Label Shop Pops Up

Styling You The Label Shop Pops Up

The beautiful Nikki Parkinson from Styling You The Label has just opened her latest Pop-Up Shop in Latrobe Terrace, Paddington and stylish Brisbane women are excited! Likewise, my stylish clients will also be when they read this and discover they can access an automatic 10% discount just by mentioning that Style Counsel (or Alison Triffett)… Read more…

7 Habits To Guarantee More Stress

7 Habits To Guarantee More Stress

We all know life wasn’t meant to be easy. We got that brief long ago. But you know what? We also contribute to the degree of stress we experience on a daily basis by continuing to repeat old, negative behaviours and putting up with our own worst habits – like these: 1. Not letting go… Read more…

A Tribute To Emma Betts

How Emma Betts Taught Us All How to Live

Over the last three years, I was privileged to get to know a beautiful young woman. Her name was Emma Betts. Emma Simic. I’m sure you already know her. She’s really become quite famous – but in a way, NONE of us would ever want to be. When I first met her, I naively thought… Read more…