HERITAGE UPDATE
Balancing tradition with the demands of a modern family, the refresh of an 1889 home in Victoria included updating the original drawing room. Deep blue walls and crisp white trims lay the groundwork, and the coordination of library shelving, indoor planting and contemporary light fittings respects the original architecture while allowing new intervention. “We love this room. It allows us to retreat but also to gather, in the same way that families did in a ‘drawing room’ in traditional times,” say the owners.