This freestanding Victorian home had been converted to an aged care hospice the Victorian design & features were lost or concealed, including the beautiful arch in the entrance hall of the home. The hallway & the 3 bedrooms at the front of the house were kept, restored & remodelled. The back of the...

The brief was to restore the home to its former glory whilst accommodating existing cherished furnishings, to include the Chesterfield sofa, coffee table, dining table & chairs, Persian rug & hall runners. To make the quirky furnishings work with the Victorian restoration I balanced bold colours &...

An expansive butlers panty hides in the corner & makes clever use of an awkward corner. Storage is a plenty as we made good use of the 3.5m ceiling height.

As per the panty my intention was to make use of the 3.5m ceiling heights in the living room. With the use of the blue poly/2pac backing board, used for the kitchen the open plan living & kitchen gel. The reupholstered vintage armchairs another key to the balancing act.

Simple, eclectic, contemporary, no fuss style.

The expansive main bathroom is predominantly contemporary in style, the touch of bronze detail provides all that this space needs to tie it in with Victorian style.

Clever interior design & collective thinking can help with solving problems that arise during the demo. It was far too expensive to demolish the disused chimney stack so we improvised & built a bedhead out of V board & created bedside niches lined with tin, reflective of the Victorian era. The...

Bright & bold colour & pattern are prominent throughout the home & even so the house has a real sense of calm & solitude.