Ch-ch-changes
Kelly is the designer for her own fashion label, Augustine, and if you’re a fan of her beautiful clothing you’ll be familiar with her fondness for colour. She isn’t afraid of bold hues and patterns so it’s hardly surprising to see colour and texture feature heavily in her home. The couple took possession of their St Heliers house in
June last year but decided to give it a makeover before moving in. “The house was only eight years old when we purchased it so it was perfect in many ways, but unfortunately the decor was dated and not to our tastes, so we gave it a fresh new look inside,” explains Kelly.
Although the couple made no structural changes, a team of contractors spent six weeks repainting every wall, installing new fireplaces, re-staining timber floors and laying carpet upstairs, hanging wallpaper, replacing lights and fitting new kitchen cabinetry and benchtops. “It was a very tight timeframe as I was 38 weeks pregnant when we moved in,” says Kelly. “Pretty much every wall and ceiling was repainted as we didn’t like the paint colours that were there. But the layout was absolutely perfect for us.” The couple also made a few changes outside, adding new decking and several playground features – including a fabulous flying fox – for the kids.