Some design movements come and go, but others have a timeless quality that keeps them firmly in the spotlight.
Step into many of Australia’s early colonial buildings and you’ll often find yourself looking up. The plasterwork — from simple walls to ornate ceiling roses — tells its own story about how architecture developed here. While these designs reflect European traditions brought by settlers, they also sit within a much larger and more complex history of colonisation.
Daily Telegraph Home Magazine - Seemingly disparate design styles can be blended together beautifully.