ABOUT THE HOUSE

Floorboards are painted with an exterior paving paint. Berger Jet Dry Gloss in Black. 132 525; berger.com.au The herringbone parquetry was sanded and then stained with a Cabots Stain and Varnish Oil in a custom-mixed colour of Walnut with black. 1800 011 006; cabots.com.au. It was then finished with Polycure Naturoil 3115 Modified Low Sheen floor coating oil. (02) 9795 3700; polycure.com.au Interior paint colours are Wattyl Grey Ember (132 101; wattyl. com.au) and Dulux Vivid White (132 525; dulux.com.au). Natasha and Michael sealed the earth wall with Earth Binder, a non-toxic dust sealer. (03) 9699 8202; techdry.com.au The shipping container is from Dial-a-box. 1800 819 663; dialabox.com.au. Natasha designed the interior with Caitlin Perry of Setsquare Studio. 0401 914 388; setquarestudio.com Window openings in the container were cut by a metalworker, and sliding doors and windows are from Kyneton Windows & Glass. (03) 5422 6639; kynetonwindowsglass.com The interior is insulated with R3 foil-backed bubble wrap and lined with ply on steel studs. It is heated with a Ned Kelly wood heater. (03) 5348 2586; woodheaters.com.au Track lighting is from Mica Lighting. micalighting.com.au