Hi, I'm Tara Kennedy

Founder of The Design Hub

A little bit about me

From a young age, I loved making my room beautiful. I grew up with a Ken Done doona, a pastel pink bed frame and lots of soft blues around my room. Funnily enough, pink and blue is still my favourite colour combination. I find them cool and calming (you’ll see from my website that white is also a pretty clear favourite of mine these days). As a kid, I was constantly rearranging and redesigning my bedroom – once, to my parents’ horror, at 2am, complete with a vacuum to finish it off. Let’s just say I kept my bedroom makeovers for daylight hours after that. But not even Mum and Dad’s not-so-pleased reaction could dull my passion for interior design.

It was actually my parents who instilled my appreciation for beautiful homes. Growing up I lived in a house with stunning cathedral ceilings. My parents built and renovated many times throughout my childhood, and each time I was fascinated with the different architecture. But despite my keen interest when I was a young girl, it wasn’t until eight years ago that I realised how much I still loved the design process of creating a home.

I worked in beauty therapy for a decade. Along the way I met my husband, had three beautiful boys and built, bought and renovated a few houses ourselves.

Our biggest renovation to date was a stunning 1940s red curved brick home. In seven-and-a-half weeks – in the midst of the pandemic – we removed eight walls and converted the three bedroom, one bathroom house to a four bedroom, two bathroom home with open-plan living. I documented our journey on social media and that’s really where my design career all started. I knew I’d found my passion and my purpose and became a qualified interior designer.

Most recently, my husband and I built our dream home on the Surf Coast where the beach meets the bush. It was the perfect location to showcase my love of coastal neutral style – and even better, I now have my very own cathedral ceilings.

I’ve been lucky enough to work on some incredible projects, helping clients create their own beautiful spaces in their homes, from kitchen re-designs to sourcing furniture, homewares, artwork and selecting paint colours.

When I meet with a client, my sole objective is to help them achieve their dream space, whether it’s warm and cosy or open and airy. I love getting to meet new people and discovering what styles and trends they lean towards. Everyone is different and I feel privileged to be the person to bring their visions to life.