A whole new chapter...

I've been out of the design world for a good 6 months now (by personal choice as I just simply needed a break) so in order to find a bit of inspiration I decided to begin where all my best ideas come from, my bedroom.

I wanted to begin exercising the right side of my brain again and decided a constant reminder of what I love doing was the way to go. I saw from a design friend of mine, a photo of the word 'design' spelt out in his room sitting on his bookshelf and so instead of simply buying the letters straight out I went to spotlight and decided to do a bit of DIY arts and crafts.

I bought the letters of the word 'design' and decided to spray paint them black, all except the letter 'i'. The reasoning behind this was because as an interior design graduate, I wanted to remember that I am not just a designer, I am an interior designer, hence not spray painting the letter 'i'.


The positioning of them was carefully thought out as I wanted to be reminded of it so above my bed was the way to go as I would be it last thing I saw before I went to sleep and first thing when I woke up.


I know that spray painting a few letters and sticking them up isn't much but it certainly reignited my love for design.

Greg Hatton

Melbourne furniture designer/landscaper/stonemason, Greg Hatton.

The simplest way of understanding Hatton's design philosophy is through the materials he uses in all his designs.

Where do you shop in Melbourne for the tools of your trade? (ie recycled materials, hardware, fabrics etc?)
Hatton: Side of the road for materials apparently its illegal but what isn’t these days.

Timber from Bowerbird timbers out towards Warburton, recycled and windfall timbers, lovely people to deal with …worth the drive.
Recycled Timber and things from Hughes demolition in Oakleigh I actually scrounge most of my materials, it’s part of my business plan , reuse recycle repair. It’s amazing what people throw away.


I love the floor lamps, the play on light and shadow. I love the quirky ways Hatton works, placing a light which you'd usually hang from the ceiling onto the floor instead, using tree branches as a lamp stand.

Love this chair and the room itself. Looks like you're sitting in an indoor park or forest.

What a cool creation!

The four poster bed looks amazing but I wouldn't want the chandelier of sticks of fall on me during my sleep.