“The owners’ brief was to update and refresh the galley-style kitchen, opening it up to the adjacent living and dining spaces with modern appliances, smart storage, ambient lighting and a sit-up bench,”
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House & Garden
Every time the owners of this five-bedroom home on Sydney's Lower North Shore open their raw-timber gate, they travel to a special place. With its arched colonnade, timber beams, terracotta-tiled roof, crazy-paving and romantic courtyard, this handsome hideaway has the allure of a Spanish hacienda.
Now stripped of extraneous additions, this Sydney home feels calmer, more comfortable - and truer to its architect's original vision.
STORY Chris Pearson
STYLING Kate Nixon
PHOTOGRAPHY Maree Homer
About Kate Nixon
Kate Nixon is an Australian designer, stylist and long-standing interiors editor of Australian House & Garden magazine.
Our full-service, multi-award winning interior design studio creates dream homes with decorating and styling through to large-scale renovations and new build designs.
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