Together, writer Meghan McTavish and photographer Dominic Loneragan are Citizens of the World, blogging about 'people and their places' and making a range of soy candles. We caught up with Meghan to find out more about the interiors they shoot, and their favourite destination.  


The home of Heidi Carter, blogger at Paddo to Palmy.

What inspired you to start blogging?
Wherever we go, Dom takes photos non-stop. He's relentless. The sad thing is that most of those shots would just end up on his computer. We figured blogging was a great creative outlet and finally give him a place to put his images.

Life can't all be about work. You'd be amazed at how enriching it is to just corner off a little section of the web that's just your own, completely for your own fancies and interests.

What do you look for in the spaces you feature?
We actually care a lot more about the person than how their house looks. Often though, their personality transcends into their space and you end up with a great insider peek at their personality through what they choose to put in their place.


Meghan and Dominic recently featured T&W HQ, the workspace of our Creative Director Chris Deal and Head of Styling Jessica Bellef.

What do you think are the key elements of an inspiring interior?
To make a house a home? Artifacts and treasures from your travels make the grade BUT to make a home beautiful you need to really strip back to the special ones that are important.

It's about being able to traverse the thin line between hoarder and cleaning lady.


The beachside home of Luke Stedman and Kym Ellery.

How would you describe your own personal style? What are your influences?
Like most people, we're a bit of a mix rather than a single aesthetic. We have  giant prints of Dom's on the walls, giant elephant heads from Bali, old 60s movie posters we love and very vintage American flags covering some of the tears in our old chesterfield couches.

So you could say we're eclectic (such a great word).


Travel posts include shots from a recent trip to Africa.

You've covered some amazing destinations around the world. What has been your favourite so far?
When you've been in one place so long it's easy to just focus on the microcosm of your personal life. That's why it's so important to travel.

We just got back from Africa and there aren't enough words to explain how much that place affected us on a spiritual and emotional level; the nature, the people, the long expanses of wilderness, the wild elephants roaming around. It'll give you perspective like nothing else.


The home of Sydney-based typographer and illustrator Gemma O'Brien.

What's next for Citizens of the World?
At the moment we are just trying to balance our blog content with the production of our Citizens of the World candles, which are our major passion. Not many people know we produce them but we are across that side of the business every day. It's a true labour of love!

Follow them on Instagram via @citizensoftheworld.