RAMBLINGS

In Australia we live outside for most of the year, so why do we still treat the sun lounge as pool-only furniture? Here is the case for taking it off pool duty and giving it a home wherever you actually slow down, whether that is a terrace, a courtyard, a balcony or the backyard.

The best small apartment furniture in Australia is not simply smaller furniture. It is furniture that earns its footprint: a round coffee table that keeps movement easy, a vertical bookshelf...

If your balcony feels cramped, the fastest fix is bench-first seating: a bench can stay pushed in (or tuck under the table), while chairs usually “live” pulled out and eat...

Standard dining table height: 71–76 cm (28–30 in), with 76 cm (30 in) being the most common. Chair pairing (seat height): most dining chairs land around 40.6–50.8 cm (16–20 in),...

Everyday: Lay a linen runner, build a simple triangle of heights (tall/medium/low) with the centrepiece ≤ 30–35 cm, and keep a 30–40 cm clear lane down the middle for weeknight...

Lay a runner that echoes your room palette, build a balanced centre using three heights (tall/medium/low) while keeping sightlines clear, and leave a 30–40 cm serving lane down the middle....

Place your coffee table 35–45 cm from the sofa for easy reach, keep 45–60 cm of walkway so people can pass, choose a table height ≈ your sofa seat ±...

Keep 35–45 cm between sofa and table for easy reach, maintain 45–60 cm walkways, choose a table height about your sofa seat ±5 cm, then style with the Triangle of...

For a rectangular coffee table, keep 35–45 cm from sofa to tabletop (comfortable reach), allow 45–60 cm walkways (easy pass-through), set table height ≈ sofa seat ± 5 cm, and...

Choose a coffee table that’s ≈ two-thirds of your sofa length, sits within ±5 cm of your sofa seat height, leaves 35–45 cm between sofa and tabletop, and keeps 45–60...

We’ve styled hundreds of tables in Australian homes and in our Sydney studio. This guide compresses our design method into quick rules you can act on today, plus a simple chart, a step-by-step chooser, and links to shop the exact looks at Seek & Ramble.

At Seek & Ramble, we’ve always believed furniture is more than function — it’s an expression of mood, imagination, and the way we live. So, when we had the chance to collaborate with Pool Party Agency, known for their surreal, cinematic visuals, we knew it was the perfect way to reimagine two of our most-loved pieces: the Xara Chair and the Delos Side Table.