Janelle Edwards-Spear Interior Design

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Janelle Edwards-Spear Interior Design Interior design studio specialising in decoration and soft furnishings - always working with your special pieces.

British-influenced, layered interiors for Australian homes.

I think a lot about how a home should feel when you arrive.Perhaps it comes from my hospitality background where the exp...
26/09/2026

I think a lot about how a home should feel when you arrive.

Perhaps it comes from my hospitality background where the experience starts with the approach - the front door and that first glimpse inside. It all sets the scene.

Entrances are often overlooked but to me they matter enormously. They are the moment you leave the outside world behind and arrive home. As my friends and I say - ‘pull up the drawbridge’.

At Woven House I wanted the character of the house to begin here before you even stepped through the door.

The tiling idea was based on a design by BYZANTINE DESIGN - MELBOURNE TILE SHOWROOM which became the starting point for the entrance.

Photography by SUZI APPEL Photographer + Educator

Woven House. My client is a passionate quilter and that’s why the name has stuck. There is a similar quality to the hous...
24/09/2026

Woven House. My client is a passionate quilter and that’s why the name has stuck. There is a similar quality to the house: lots of different pieces, periods, patterns and colours, all sitting together.

They already owned so many pieces that were special to them, many hand-turned or collected by her father, so I leaned into that rather than trying to start again. I wanted the house to feel layered and personal, with a sense that things had been gathered over time rather than chosen all at once.

More to come.

Photography by SUZI APPEL Photographer + Educator Styling by Lover of all things design

Exciting and beautiful things incoming.
11/09/2026

Exciting and beautiful things incoming.

Sketching is not a talent question. It is an observing skill and a designing one.A conversation I keep having with my de...
09/09/2026

Sketching is not a talent question. It is an observing skill and a designing one.

A conversation I keep having with my design graduate. Everyone tells me they can’t draw. Everyone can. It is practice and it is understanding that the point is not to make art.

Without it you cannot transcribe the forms in front of you. None of these are finished drawings. They are records.

Drawing puts you inside the room rather than in front of it. You start reading proportion, weight, where the light falls. That is where the better options come from.

Fill the sketchbook. Nobody is marking it.

Nobody asked about the wallpaper. They asked about the cow. I bought her at an art show in St Ives and then spent a long...
09/09/2026

Nobody asked about the wallpaper. They asked about the cow.

I bought her at an art show in St Ives and then spent a long time in the car park working out how to get her home.

I grew up on a dairy farm. That’s why I fell in love. Not the pink, not the contrast with the wallpaper.

Most people buy art to suit a room. The best rooms are ones that evolve the other way around.

04/09/2026

Two things destroy outdoor furniture. Neither is visible when you buy it.

The first is UV. Polypropylene won’t hold dye so pigment has to go into the polymer while it’s still liquid. Look for solution dyed. The colour runs the full thickness of the fibre instead of sitting on the surface. Anything dyed after the fibre is formed will fade in an Australian summer.

The second is trapped water. Open cell foam inside performance fabric lets rain pass through and keeps air moving. A sealed cushion mildews from the inside out usually long before the outer fabric shows a thing.

I’m replacing my own outdoor furniture at the moment. If you’re doing yours, send me a message before you order.

27/08/2026

Working on a lighting design for the garden of my own house. Do you want to see more?

26/08/2026

A paved rectangle with furniture on it is not an outdoor entertaining space. Personality, layers and a link back to the house it belongs to. Outdoor fabrics now come in prints and trims so the same thinking can be applied as per your indoor spaces. Buy new or recover what you have. Either way spring is the time to start. At the Mt Eliza garden club with JACKA DESIGN 📷 by Kate Enno | Lifestyle & Interiors Photographer | Mount Eliza

31/07/2026

Such a fun day meeting new contacts to help specify for current projects and the ones that are ‘just in case’ I need something interesting. So many wonderful collections. Did you spot the vintage croquet set I have my eye on for a current client…..?

The first thing I do with a new client isn’t look at Pinterest. It’s ask them to describe the last time they felt comple...
04/06/2026

The first thing I do with a new client isn’t look at Pinterest. It’s ask them to describe the last time they felt completely at home somewhere. The answer is never about a colour or a fabric. It’s always about a feeling and that’s what I work hard to capture.

I have a small number of discovery calls open for projects beginning later this year. If you’re at the start of something or if you’ve started somewhere that doesn’t feel right feel free to reach out. 📸

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Mount Eliza, VIC
3930

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+61457981636

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