Ethos Interiors

Ethos Interiors Distinctive and refreshing interior design in Queensland. Learn more at ethosinteriors.com.au.

Ethos Interiors is an interior design firm based in Townsville, Queensland, and services all of Australia through our online services. We specialise in a clean-lined style with carefully considered finishes and selective use of colour to create a beautifully polished space. With a focus on collaborative design, we like to help you understand your style, guiding you through important decisions and

working with your builder or architect to create the best end result. From classic to contemporary interiors, or commercial design, we love seeing our finished projects come together, creating a space you love to be in.

24/08/2026

Nobody needs an aircon in their walk-in robe. You'll want one anyway.

Here are six upgrades that will never make the 'must-have' list, but you will never regret if the budget is there. Some are practical, some are indulgence.

This is the part of the design process that we love most - the part where the home stops just being functional and starts being genuinely yours.

You don't need to know what travertine or limestone are. You need someone who does.This home mixes natural stone, timber...
21/08/2026

You don't need to know what travertine or limestone are. You need someone who does.

This home mixes natural stone, timber and concrete; three materials that clash easily in the wrong hands. Here, they're balanced so the whole thing reads calm, not competing.

No second-guessing at 9pm with a tile sample in each hand. That's what the process is for.

Architect Counterpoint Architecture
Built by Catobuilt

19/08/2026

A folder full of saved images tells us your instincts. It can't tell you how those finishes actually sit together in your home.
Here's what a materials board does that a mood board can't:

— Shows you every finish together in one place before anything gets ordered

— Reveals how your tile reads under your actual light, not showroom lighting

— Catches the combinations that look right online but wrong in real life

— Saves you from the most expensive mistakes before the build starts

Most clients change at least one finish after seeing the board. That's not a problem. That's the point.

If your designer hasn't shown you one before your build starts, ask for it.

You do a load before work. You do another one on the weekend. There's a basket on the dining table waiting to be folded,...
18/08/2026

You do a load before work. You do another one on the weekend. There's a basket on the dining table waiting to be folded, and a pile on the spare bed that's been there since Tuesday.

The laundry is the room you use most in the house. It's also the one nobody designs properly.

A few things we think about before drawing a single design.

How many loads a week. Daily households need a different laundry to weekly ones. A drying rail, a hanging space, a second hamper - the difference between coping and not coping.

What lives in there beyond washing. The iron. The vacuum. The dog towels. The school hats. The cleaning products. A laundry is also a utility room, and the storage needs to know that.

How tall you are. Bench heights and overhead cupboards are usually specified to a standard. If you're shorter than average, the top shelf becomes dead space. If you're taller, your clothes drag on the bench while drying.

This is what we mean when we say a laundry should be designed around how you actually use it.

Not the laundry from a magazine. Yours.

The mirror is never just a mirror.Get the size wrong and the whole bathroom feels off. Not in a way you can immediately ...
18/08/2026

The mirror is never just a mirror.

Get the size wrong and the whole bathroom feels off. Not in a way you can immediately explain. Just a nagging feeling that something isn't quite right every time you walk in.

It needs to relate to the vanity beneath it, sit at the right height, and feel like it belongs in the space rather than something that got hung wherever was convenient.

It's one of the last decisions most people make in a bathroom renovation. It should be one of the first conversations.

17/08/2026

This is what it looks like when you hand the brief over and trust the process completely.
No second-guessing every tile. No decision fatigue at 10pm on a Tuesday. No wondering if the benchtop will clash with the floor once it's all in.

Just a home that feels exactly right because every decision was guided, every detail was thought through, and you didn't have to carry any of it alone.

That's what we're here for.

13/08/2026

We knew the dusty pink tile would be the conversation starter. We paired it with a deep maroon vanity to make it a bathroom worth talking about.

Both colours are pulled straight from the client's favourite element: a statement Calacatta Viola benchtop which has the dusty pink and maroon running through it.

A family bathroom still has to work hard. But that doesn't mean playing it safe.

If you were going to add a colour to your space, what would you choose?

11/08/2026

The before is always humbling. The after is always worth it.

What nobody shows you is everything that happens before either photo gets taken. The material decisions, the layout changes, the details worked through on paper, weeks before anyone picks up a tool.

That's the work. A stress-free build is just the proof it was done properly.

The blue cabinetry sets the tone for everything else in this kitchen, bold enough to have some fun with.A modern farmhou...
10/08/2026

The blue cabinetry sets the tone for everything else in this kitchen, bold enough to have some fun with.

A modern farmhouse base: dusty blue joinery, white shaker uppers, and a herringbone splashback for texture. Large rattan pendants hang overhead, warming up all that white and blue.

We love a kitchen with some personality.



09/08/2026

The mirror that holds more than your reflection.

Behind it, a full medicine cabinet, so nothing has to sit on the vanity. Strip lighting underneath gives you a softer glow for evening routines, no overheads required.

Clean and calm because the clutter has nowhere to live.

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Address

27 Mitchell Street
Townsville, QLD
4810

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+61744015034

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