Situated in Northbridge, on Sydney’s North Shore, this attractive abode was overhauled just lately by inside designer Lauren Mahoney of Studio Trio. Tasked with updating the house’s dated 2000s aesthetic for a younger household, she embraced neutrals and texture to provide it a recent really feel whereas sustaining a way of homeliness and heat. “After I got here to the home, it had present options that have been very beige. I needed to work to gray it down a bit and used touches of black to anchor it and provides it an up to date look.”
A standout house within the house, and Lauren’s favorite room, the kitchen incorporates a monochrome palette of black and white that’s accented by heat touches – brass, timber, rattan and Moroccan Zellige tiles all work to melt the house. “The proprietor requested no overhead cabinets within the kitchen – primarily as a result of she isn’t very tall. However it meant that we might do a fantastic tile to the ceiling in addition to a shelf.”
The kitchen shelf is the proper styling spot and it’s complemented by a collection of Society Inc hooks beneath, which permit for simple entry to pots and pans. “The homeowners like to prepare dinner in order that they love having every thing at hand,” says Lauren. Brass tapware from Astra Walker, brass Mark D. Sikes wall sconces from LightCo, and a pendant gentle and bar stools from Boyd Blue additional elevate the aesthetic. “I really like the kitchen. It’s easy, not fussy and really lovely. I’m most pleased with that house,” says Lauren.
The close by eating room options new joinery and furnishings, and its present hearth was refaced with a bevelled mantle and timber prime. Oak herringbone flooring completes the luxe look.
The powder room options Schumacher wallpaper and a singular Carrara marble basin with burnished brass legs that was imported from America by Restoration {Hardware}. “The proprietor wished a glam powder room and I really like the house as a result of it’s fashionable however traditional,” says Lauren. A Moroccan formed mosaic tile from Terranova traces the ground whereas choosing up on the shapes within the wallpaper.
The ensuite options customized made black metal bathe screens and shaving cupboards in addition to a stunning function tile. “Mosaic tiles behind the shaving cupboard are a fantastic Calacatta Oro marble mosaics and the black bathe screens make the house really feel fashionable and add curiosity,” says Lauren.
The kids’s toilet was designed round a stunning terrazzo tile from Floor Gallery. “The proprietor actually wished terrazzo in there and we warmed it up with a pure oak vainness,” says Lauren. A double step, two-tone basin from Nood Co. in addition to Artedomus tiles and a customized mirror spherical out the trendy combine.
“The out of doors space was a large number. It had a concrete plinth that hid pool pumps and a horrible previous glass fence. It actually was disgusting,” says Lauren who ended up cladding the realm with cedar battening and designing out of doors BBQ joinery to create an area that the household use far more than they did earlier than the renovation.
“Total, the temporary was to create a house that was very impartial in tone and texture. One thing not extraordinarily fashionable however that was earthy and updated,” says Lauren, and I’d say the designer nailed the temporary!
Photographer: Maree Homer | Stylist: Jackie Brown
